Just in case. It won’t hurt to be braced.”
"Prepare for the worst, hope for the best."
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- Sep 2015
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He’s going to kill himself. You yourself should not be too sad about it, for at least I have found a few travelling companions to accompany me to the grave.
Heavy foreshadowing, important information reader know is going to come into play later but don't know how yet. Chills.
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He wants me to reassure him that he’s strong enough to leave me,”
This line got to me; the emotion it evoked, hatred, anger, loathing is just a glimpse of what Jo Ann is feeling in the story. This line shows character strength and growth to me.
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The face of love.
I love how Jo Ann Beard refers to the dog as "the face of love", it shows the dog's innocence in the story.
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