rachel silva
Rachel Silva
English 212
Mrs. Jill Lane
Novel Questions:
“The Human Comedy”
1) The setting helps contribute to the story by giving the reader a vivid perspective on the time in which the story took place. It allows the reader to place themselves in the story creating apathy for the characters generating a greater impact on the readers.
2) The similarities to Saroyan’s real life that I found were: The number of sibling, the childhood job of him and his brother, the train and the man in the caboose, his rides his bike everywhere.
3) On page 31 the when Homer sings “the hymn, Amazing Grace”. The author says that assuming that people know what a hymn is and that they know the song and its significance. Throughout the story it’s mentioned that Mr. Grogan carries around a hardboiled egg for luck. It is never said what is supposed to be so lucky about a hardboiled egg. It’s a biblical reference to being yoked back up (strong emotional and mental state).
4) Mr. Grogan is a telegraph operator, Homers employer, and a positive male role in Homer and Ulysses lives. Mr. Grogan seems to be good man who has to bear bad news. Sometimes the message of another young soldier fallen and the devastation his family will feel at the news is just to much. He knows all the pain and loss of him community and the scale at which it is felt and sometimes that knowledge becomes a burden so he turn to a drink to take the edge off.
English 212
Mrs. Jill Lane
Novel Questions:
“The Human Comedy”
1) The setting helps contribute to the story by giving the reader a vivid perspective on the time in which the story took place. It allows the reader to place themselves in the story creating apathy for the characters generating a greater impact on the readers.
2) The similarities to Saroyan’s real life that I found were: The number of sibling, the childhood job of him and his brother, the train and the man in the caboose, his rides his bike everywhere.
3) On page 31 the when Homer sings “the hymn, Amazing Grace”. The author says that assuming that people know what a hymn is and that they know the song and its significance. Throughout the story it’s mentioned that Mr. Grogan carries around a hardboiled egg for luck. It is never said what is supposed to be so lucky about a hardboiled egg. It’s a biblical reference to being yoked back up (strong emotional and mental state).
4) Mr. Grogan is a telegraph operator, Homers employer, and a positive male role in Homer and Ulysses lives. Mr. Grogan seems to be good man who has to bear bad news. Sometimes the message of another young soldier fallen and the devastation his family will feel at the news is just to much. He knows all the pain and loss of him community and the scale at which it is felt and sometimes that knowledge becomes a burden so he turn to a drink to take the edge off.