They carried all the emotional baggage of men who might die. Grief, terror, love, longing—these were intangibles, but the intangibles had their own mass and specific gravity
As they are walking, they cannot help but worry about their soldiers lives being at risk.
Shrugging, Kiowa pulled off his boots. He wanted to say more, just to lighten up his sleep, but instead he opened his New Testament and arranged it beneath his head as a pillow.
Kiowa feels that the bible is important to him; it represents hope in the situation, something to look up to.
ertha had been in town three months now. Sykes was still paying her room rent at Della Lewis'--the only house in town that would have taken her in. Sykes took her frequently to Winter Park
It Doesn't make any sense how Sykes is paying for Berthas room when he doesn't even do anything for his own wife.
She better if she wanter eat," said Moss. "Syke Jones aint wuth de shot an' powder hit would tek tuh kill 'em. Not to huh he aint. "
They know that she needs to work hard in order to make a living due to Sykes selfishness
Sho' you kin have dat lil' ole house soon's Ah kin git dat 'oman outa dere. Everything b'longstuh me an' you sho' kin have it. Ah sho' 'bominates uh skinny 'oman. Lawdy, you sho' is got oneportly shape on you! You kin git anything you wants. Dis is mah town an' you sho' kin have it.
Sykes thinks that whatever Delia owns is his when in reality she puts up the most
Delia's work-worn knees
Shows that she is exhausted for working because shes the only one who can contribute for herself
Two months after the wedding, he had given her the first brutal beating. She had the memory of his numerous trips to Orlando with all of his
It seems that Delia won't leave sykes due to fear. She was getting beat by him before and after the wedding. Sykes doesn't seem to care for her considering the selfishness he shows.
Leaning on the solitary table, his head cupped in one hand as he pages through one of the comic books, is Sam.
Sam seems bored. He reads comic books in order to pass the time
She prints out a copy of the flag and tapes it to her dorm window. She calls the reporter from the student paper back and tells him she is simply celebrating her heritage, like any number of groups on campus encourage students to do.
She feels right for putting a confederate flag on her window; but once she post a picture of it she starts to regret it. This is due to her not thinking about her decisions before she makes them
They try hanging out at his house once, but Claire feels shamed by his mother’s scrutiny, assumes she wants to know what’s damaged or defective about Claire that has her screw-ing a high-school boy.
It is shown that Jackson's mom can be nosy about their relationship and might feel a certain way about her son dating a girl in college.
They stood in the aisle, grunting and gesturing at each other, eachin his own uncertain T stance as the bus lurched over the potholes. The driverseemed to be putting some effort into keeping them off balance. Still, their gesturesstopped just short of contact—mock punches, hand games of intimidation toreplace lost curses.
They are using body language to communicate in a negative tone. It eventually leads to physical contact