5Comments
- Joe's life is very complicated; seems like he's headed in different directions
- Williams is a nazi.
- This book in many ways is similar to The Color Purple by Alice Walker.
- MC apparently is associated with alot of Nazis
- Dying is "peaceful".
4Questions
- Why couldn't/didn't Joe and Mandy pay their rent?
- What did joe mean when he said "Always insist on the real McCoy when you can get it"?
- What is Joe trying to get at? Jim for a friend or his belongings?
- Who is Jim's Faberge'?
3Vocabulary
- Lustrous: Having a sheen or glow
- Amicable: Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly.
- Entourage: A group of attendants or associates; a retinue.
2Literary Devices
- Metaphor: "he was a glorified squatter but no one knew it at the time"(Berendt, 125).
- Metaphor:"Lord, you Yankees are something else... We do our best to set you on the straight and narrow"(Berendt, 124).
1Summarizing Sentence
- This sections is about Joe's luck with his new house and job; William's life as a nazi.