Questions 88-94 (95-101)

Questions from pg. 95

1. I imagine a husband and wife saying goodbye to each other. The tone of the speaker is relief, but sadness too.

2. The speaker is relieved to be free from the confines of the relationship. "Cleanly" and "free" suggest that the speaker wants this to happen.

3. The author repeat himself over and over to put the idea across that they do not belong together. It seems like the author wants to pretend that the whole thing never happened, almost as if it was a mistake.

4. I would be hurt. It seems to me that the author is telling me that it wasn't worth it to him.

5. It seems to me that the author is going to miss the relationship. And he/she hopes to get over it.

6. The "you" in this poem could be anyone. It could be he/she telling the partner about how they feel about the break-up. 

7. The poem now seems like it was a poem describing how he felt about Anne. It seems Michael was sad that it couldn't be him. As much as he wanted it, it wasn't meant to be as so he must move on and support Anne like a friend would.

Questions from pg. 100-101

1. I can imagine myself laying in a hammock in the woods with my dog just letting time go by. As for me being the protector of my dog, it doesn't bother me at all. Not every dog is going to be the fearless type.

2. Paragraphs 3-6 change the mood a little. She can hear the wolves howling which reminds her of when she went to the zoo and saw the wolves and the bear.

3. She is a little spooked and is clutching herself in an effort of self protection.

4. The girl had compassion towards bears. She kept her stuffed animal by her side at all times. After her mom had took it away and burned it she lost her sense of comfort.

5. The bear couldn't be the size of a typical bear if the bear had come as close to her as it did. The girl never moved the sofa so it must not have been very big.

6. Bears have been given a great respect and a lot of power in past cultures. Knowing about these could have greatly increased sense of danger. Knowing the respect that the bear has gotten in the past.

7. The summer days are marked with X's because during the winter bears are hibernating. So the X's mean that bears will be out.

8. The girl seemed like she has a great compassion for bears and then those paragraphs talking about how she shot the bear and then was planning on how to finish the bear off just put her past out of the picture. But she does try and cleanse herself of what she did in the last paragraph.

9. It doesn't really surprise me, but what it does show is her respect for the bear by maybe keeping its claws safe as a sign of power or strength.