In my opinion the most significant event that transpires during chapters 13-19, occurs in chapter 14 when James is sent to live with his sister in Louisville, Kentucky. ... Chicken Man is a stark reflection of who James will become if he continues down the road he is currently on, and thus James's conversations with Chicken Man coupled with his overall time in Louisville become one of the most influential periods of James's youth. ... I do not like the fact that Chicken Man is stabbed at the end of the chapter, but I feel this profoundly affects James's determination to change...

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Objective Xavier de Maistre discovered a new meaning to life. Rather than looking right through something he would take the object and change the angle, so he could better see what its meaning was. Take for instance his sofa, which to most people would just be an object to sit ...

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In the next three chapters the human past is examined from a scientific viewpoint. ... It is notable to mention that he brings up the immense journey of man at the end of this chapter. ... At the end of the chapter he recalls a story when he is detained by peon soldier. ... The vagaries of the road may have a meaning, however; it is thus we torture ourselves." ... The final chapter is "The Secret of Life" examines the idea of the secret of life. ...

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There was a sharp bend in the road that led from the marketplace to the white man's court, and to the stream beyond it. ... At the end of the chapter it is said that people were frightened and asked why he did what he did. ...

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Whether it be something in the sky or on the road, or watching a musical concert when the climax of the performance reaches its end. ... In Chapter 2 of the book, a limousine passes by the people and each react to the car in a similar fashion. ...

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