It is Summer Session and the boys in Gene and Phineas's class are free to do whatever they want. ... He is referring to the anguish that he was forced to go through during his days at Devon, and ended up with him killing his best friend. ... His paralyzation leads to his death when he falls down the stairs and breaks his leg another time. ...
I remember being so excited to go to college and see what its all about. ... FAMO is used to describe friends that would go to worlds end with one another just because we could. ... I think you earn the title FAMO once you have proved that you can be leaned on like a third leg when you really need it. Now looking back I have some friends that I call FAMO, but when putting into perspective of a third leg, they have not proved themselves worthy yet. ... Everyone has their own energy about them and everyone goes about things in a different way. ...
The title of the story, "The White Heron," is not just an ordinary bird but a "queer tall white bird with soft feathers and long thin legs. ... The pine tree transforms into a "great main-mast to the voyaging earth" making Sylvia feel as if she "could go flying away among the clouds" (57). ... Sylvia identifies with the heron that she's growing and is free to do whatever she wishes, she creates an unbreakable bond with the bird and witnesses the world beyond with it. ...
Nel goes to the cemetery and mourns at Sula's grave, calling out Sula's name in sadness. ... These actions, set the background of Eva's unconditional love and having allowed a train to cut off one of her legs to get the money to support her family, compounds her strength as a mother (Iyasere, 96). ... While Nel always valued the friendship that her and Sula had, she did not have to go out of her way to prove it in ways that Sula did early on in their relationship. ...
