Tom replies, "I go to the movies because I like adventure. Adventure is something I don't have much of at work, so I go to the movies" (668). ... Laura enjoys listening to old phonograph records that used to be her fathers". ... Tom retreats to his poetry and movies to experience adventure he cannot find in his ordinary life. Laura finds confidence playing old records on the victrola and controlling her glass collection. ...

• Word Count: 642
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

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". ...

• Word Count: 1235
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School