Tom by this time has already decided to hit the road to go find adventure. ... She is so stuck in her old fashion world she does not even know it. ... Amanda is clinging to her old southern past a little to hard. ... Even though he is basically telling the truth, that he is going to the movies. Amanda is truly stuck in the "Old South". ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

He was only able to escape while he was at the movies. ... Tom lives a new life, and his old one is the memory. ... In my opinion Tom went to the movies not only for adventure but to get away from Amanda. It appeared that every time Amanda started to pound Tom with question after questions and yell at him, he wanted to go to the movies. ... Amanda is too old to try to support her and Laura by finding a job. ...

• Word Count: 1193
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Also, Louise trades her jewelry for a beat up old cowboy hat. ... Possibly, it is the sense of adventure, excitement, and fear that radiates through them to make them look so lovely (Rolling Stone, 1991). ...

• Word Count: 2628
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School