week3 assignment: three quotes from 100-150

I get to find this book more interesting as I read through it . There are lots more happenings and events that the man and the boy encounter. I wish them luck always.

Pg.111
For the love of God will you come on, he hissed. Coming across the field toward the house were two bearded men and two women. He grabbed the boy by the hand, Christ, he said. Run. Run.

This is the situation when the man and the boy runs away from the house after seeing a bunch of people lying in the basement of the house they found. In addition to that, the boy saw two bearded men and two women coming across the field of the house toward where they are. So the man is very anxious and he forces the boy and himself to get out of that trance. The reason why I was interested in this part of the story was that the author expressed the keen atmosphere that the man and the boy are in very sharply. He used phrases like ‘for the love of God’, ‘Christ, Run. Run’ to not only show that the man is Christian but also to express the impatience that he might have felt in that situation. From this scene, I could also see how much the man loves the boy, always looking out for him and trying his best to protect his son.

Pg.116
He woke in the dark of the woods in the leaves shivering violently. He sat up and felt about for the boy. He held his hand to the thin ribs. Warmth and movement. Heartbeat.

This phrase is stated after the paragraph where the man carries the boy but soon gets tired and takes a rest. The man wakes up in the dark woods with some wind blowing. Then he sits up and tries to feel the warmth and the movement of the boy by touching the boy’s moving but very weak limb. The first thought that I had was that at this time, the man was probably eager to feel liveliness. He might have wanted to know that other people besides him are alive and that he has some hope of counterfeiting death and misery. Next, I could absolutely feel the love and care the man gives to the boy. Feeling the boy’s heartbeat and gently calming the boy by touching him would really be a great relief to the boy. Overall, I assume that the man is rather very relived and worried about his life that still persists.

Pg.141
One more.
I don’t want you to get sick.
I won’t get sick.
You haven’t eaten in a long time.
I know.
Okay.

Before these phrases were stated on the book, the man and the boy found a house and a bunker where they fulfilled their dreams of having lots of food to eat. The bunker was actually the place where the real owners stored food and some necessities for themselves in case of any disasters. But it came out being used by the man and the boy. In this scene the boy is willing to eat some more pears and peaches because he hasn’t eaten so much for so long. I was greatly interested to this scene because I could feel the desperation that the boy had toward eating more food. He hasn’t eaten for years so I could assume that he must have been really hungry and weak. Moreover, another reason why I was so appealed to this scene was because I also had this kind of situation. Once I didn’t have enough time to eat breakfast and lunch so I skipped those and ate a tremendous amount of food late in the day. At that time, even though I was full, I kept eating and eating which made me so happy and pleased. Next, this part of the paragraph, I could say, shows the unlimited desire of humans toward what they long for. Anyways, this phrase has lots of meanings and inferences in.