'Tis Post: 1

Quote #1: Then I'd say to myself, Why should I care what anyone says about Limerick anyway? All I had there was misery. - page 13

Response: My response to this quote was almost the same as the quote below. He shows lots of personality in it.

Significance: This quote is significant because it gives the reader, kind of a heads up on his feelings and thoughts. Through out the story, it is him talking. He probably had bad memories in Limerick, and he showed a funny way of hating it, through the way he talked.

Character Judgment: So far in this story, the main character, (Frank) seems to be a knowledgeable boy who is curious about the unknown and precocious for his age.

Question for the Group: What do you think of Frank? Can you relate to him and his life?

Quote #2: And I'd start crying to myself on that deck chair with the gorgeous Atlantic all around me, New York ahead, city of my dreams where I'd have the golden tan, the dazzling white teeth. I'd wonder what in Gods name was wrong with me that I should be missing Limerick already, city of gray miseries, the place where I dreamed of escape to New York.

Response: My response to this was, “Wow, some times I feel that way to. Like, what is wrong with me to think like that.” I can really relate to that quote because I constantly think random things like that. It is kind of weird but funny that someone, so different would have the same small thoughts that others would have too.

Significance: This quote is significant because it is just another one of his thoughts that really opens you up to him. I thought it was excellent.

Question for the group: What do you think will happen next?