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Nearly the entire chapter is just between Edgar and his father and the dogs. What do you think the purpose of this chapter is in the larger plot?
Sunday, July 28, 2013
The Litter
Nearly the entire chapter is just between Edgar and his father and the dogs. What do you think the purpose of this chapter is in the larger plot?
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I felt like this chapter gave a lot of hints towards Edgar growing up and assuming more responsibilities. I feel his father felt Edgar was ready to start becoming a man. Taking care of one dog can be difficult at times, but his father making a dog that just had puppies his responsibility, plus the rest of the things he already does around the house is a lot more responsibility. In the next chapter, "Essence", I was still thinking about Edgar growing up and noticed his father let him drive when Edgar asked. putting someone in control of a machine that can kill someone is a huge responsibility, and his dad must have felt like Edgar was ready for these new responsibilities. Edgar is reaching the age where he can handle this, turning 14 a couple months before Iris had her puppies. He is now able to do jobs where more skill are required and the difficulty being an issue. I think His father probably also wants Edgar to have the knowledge and skill to take over if he were to pass away, opposed to Claude.
I think the purpose of this chapter was to show the relationship between Edgar and his father. Posting this after reading "Essence," I know that Edgar's dispositions towards his mom and dad differ greatly. When with Gar, Edgar acts more serious, dutiful, and formal; it seems to me like he tries to show his dad what he is capable of, although he's not afraid to ask questions, either. When playing cards with the family, Edgar is always on his mom's team. They joke around more often create a much lighter atmosphere (granted, Edgar was in a much more serious situation when spending the day with his father). This chapter, and the beginning of "Essence" include a lot of characterization, as well as present new characters.
This chapters purpose is to show the relationship Edgar has with his father, as well as Edgar's journey into manhood. Edgar's relationship with his father is more serious. When Iris was birthing, Edgar's father knew how to talk to Edgar so Edgar would be able to get through it without breaking down. It shows Edgar's father has enough trust in Edgar to let him control everything about a litter all the way up to the training of them. The chapter shows Edgar is ready for new responsibilities around the house and is ready to jump into the family business.
When I was younger I had to watch over a liter of kittens by my lonesome. I was nervous that I would hurt one for i was only a mere little lad. Being a kid made me want to just play with them all the time, but I knew what my responsibilities were and stayed in order. Also this chapter was like a section showing Edgar's development and how he has changed giving him more depth and being closer to the reader.
I had, actually, watched over my cat's kittens before. I would play and protect them from my other cats. Like Edgar, I named the kittens. What I think the purpose of this chapter is to show Edgar's maturity increase more, and how he starts to become more like his father. Edgar begins to learn more about the dogs and what training, discipline, and responsibility is all about.
I think the purpose of this chapter is to show how much Edgar’s father trusts Edgar. This chapter also shows that the father-son relationship is much stronger because of the responsibility and trust Gar is giving his son. I also think that it is explaining the big responsibility Edgar is given by being in charge of Iris’s pups and how much he is going to have to do in the near future with training and other jobs to care for these pups.
The biggest responsibility that I’ve had to do that is similar to this would be helping take care of my grandmother since her heart attack over six years ago. Learning to always watch out for her and include her at a young age was difficult, but now as I’ve grown up with her it has become easy and I now enjoy it much more. Taking care of another living thing is tough, but once you learn how to do it things become easier and it just becomes normal to your everyday life.
Any normal child thinks that having a pet is just the best thing. I learned the hard about caring for animals and taking FULL responsibility. Although I only have a cat and a dog, I know now that there is more to just holding and playing with an animal. Owning a pet or caring for an animal is a big responsibility. I think Edgar’s father taught his son a great lesson of responsibility and caring for others by having him take care of the litter. From here is where we begin to see Edgar grow.
I have never had the full responsibility of taking care of any of my pets alone. I think this chapter was to demonstrate Edgar' s responsibility and love for his dogs and his respect for his father.
Edgar keeps watch over Iris the next few days as Iris nears birth. Gar instructs him on how to help Iris with the birth. Eventually, four girls and three boy puppies are born. Edgar spends the night with Almondine and the dictionary in the search for names for the pups. To me, the chapter shows Gar passing the reigns on down to his son, giving him more responsibility. He trusts him and knows he can handle it. He hopes that as Edgar grows up and becomes a man, he will be taking over the farm one day.
I have never had a responsibility where I had to actually take care of something or someone to keep it well and alive, but in my workplace I have a big responsibility because if I mess up on my part I could cost the company a great deal of money. Edgar's father thinks he is ready for the next step so he allows Edgar to take a litter under his wing. He trusts Edgar more and he is teaching him the ropes so that hopefully one day he is able to pass the torch to Edgar. It is also a significant foreshadow though because it is like Edgar's father is teaching Edgar what he knows before he passes. So in a way he is passing to torch to Edgar already. Edgar's father is preparing Edgar for his manhood by giving him such a daunting task. Too bad they did not know that Edgar would have to enter his manhood so soon.
Responsibility is a very scary word with a lot of meaning behind it. A tremendous amount of responsibility is required of Edgar to take care of the pups the proper way. I have had slightly less responsibility when working with children at a camp and making sure they are okay and on track. That is difficult enough, let alone having to make sure someone stays alive and healthy. This is forcing Edgar to grow up quickly and prepare for his future life as a man. To take care of a family and provide. Edgar's father is working his son now to be sure that his son will be ready for whatever happens in the future. Unfortunately his fathers death is in the unforeseen near future. Edgar is thrown into a situation that hopefully he is prepared for.
I am a dog person, so I can vaguely imagine what it is like to raise puppies from a litter. It must be hard work for Edgar, and clearly a lot of responsibility. The closest I've been to having that much responsibility with something is raising 2 puppies that were already 8 weeks old. It is much easier than what Edgar has to do because I have my whole family to help with the puppies, so it's not like I have to watch them all of the time. Edgar clearly has much more responsibility than I do. The purpose of this chapter is to teach you that Edgar is growing. He is learning, and as people get older, they learn to take on more responsibilities. It represents what life really is- the older you get, the more responsibilities you will have.
There have been times where I have had responsibilities just like Edgar. I as a nanny have to make sure all the kids I watch are dressed, fed, bathed, and ready for the day. Along with keeping their every need above my own personal wants. I have seen a lot of growth in this chapter of Edgar; obviously his father saw it too after leaving him in charge of the litter. As many have said before, I too think there was a greater purpose to Edgar watching the puppies. I’m sure his father was trying to prove a point to his son. Showing him and giving him the confidence he needed to know he could do it. Edgar proved that he was as responsible as he seemed and could later take on any larger tasks that his father had in mind, maybe even taking over the farm.
My family has never really owned a pet before, so I don't know the full responsibility of owning an animal. It does seem like a huge commitment. I think that Edgar's dad was testing his responsibility by letting him take care of the puppies.
I feel as though this chapter was about responsibility. This chapter was about how his father knew the dogs, how to work with them, how to treat them, and how he was leaning some of the responsibility onto Edgar. Edgar is growing up and starting to put what he has learned from his mom and dad into actual work. The book is transitioning from Edgar's grandfather, to his dad, and now finally onto Edgar himself, and how he must take care of his own litter now. He must learn how to do things on his own.
This chapter is focused almost exclusively on Edgar, his father and the puppies because the author wants to portray the relationship between these people and animals. The events of this chapter show how Edgar has matured and earned the trust of his parents to give him such a large responsibility. It seems that something big will happen between these people at some point later in the book.
Edgar does take on a large load of responsibility in this chapter. I have a lot of respect and admiration for Edgar because I have gone through a similar situation. When my nephew was born, he had a lot of allergies and taking care of him was a difficult task because I was constantly tip-toeing around what to feed him or how to take care of him. Also when my niece was born, I took care of her a lot ore than I took care of my nephew because my brother had started a new job and needed extra help with babysitting. The problem with my niece was she was prone to holding her breath when she would panic so keeping her happy was a must. So Edgar does a spectacular job of taking care of the puppies and because he does inherit this responsibility, I believe it shows his father he is ready to take on adulthood.
The purpose of this chapter for the big picture of the novel is to display how Edgar grows and gains responsibility and that he learns to handle stress and frustration. It also helps to shows the readers that this is a turning point in Edgar's life.
I think at sometime in everyone’s life, people are taught responsibility through the care of another being. Sometimes it happens early in people’s lives, like a small child taking care of a box of kittens, or later in life, like taking care of a baby or an entire family. I’ve grown up around cats and dogs and rabbits all my life and just recently, we got a puppy. He’s a big responsibility, but like anything else that happens in life, it teaches you something—makes you stronger and harder to crack and sometimes it makes life feel a little easier and even a little more bearable. At first, it might just feel like a big pain in the butt, but it’s definitely a big task to take care of something that has value and worth and life. It’s better to look at the bigger picture sometimes before shirking from your duties or even throwing in the towel because someone somewhere will always depend on you.
Just like I said earlier, it’s all about the bigger picture. This whole chapter is encapsulated around Edgar and his father and the dogs because Edgar’s responsibility for them is important, just as, I would assume, the dogs’ responsibility for Edgar is important as well. Responsibility is a circle of give and take, much like trust. The dogs absorb the teachings of responsibility brought on by Edgar, and all the while trust is earned. In reverse, Edgar takes in the lessons of responsibility the dogs teach him, and still, trust is earned. It’s going to matter later, I can feel it.
The purpose of the chapter is to show the bond between Edgar and his father. To show that he believes in Oskar and trusts him with newborn puppies. I was left in charge of a resteraunt for a few hours it was very scary, but after it was all over you feel accomplished and happy
It seems like Edgars father wants him to learn more about the family business. I think Gar knows that someday Edgar will have to take over and he needs to start learning more aboout taking care of the pups. Edgar has earned the trust of his father, enough so that he gets to take care of this litter all by him-self.
I beilieve that the purpose of this chapter being strictly between Edgar, Gar, and the puppies was to show the relationship they had. When Edgar was helping Iris with the litter, Edgar's father was just talking him through it with his eyes closed. Gar trusted Edgar to do exactly as instructed. This chapter also showed the love Edgar had for working with his dad and the puppies. You could tell it was something Edgar had wanted to do for a long time. The chapter also shows that Edgar is a quick learner. This will help in the future when he has to run the family business.
A year ago I found a stray kitten at my porch, it was starving and was also wounded on its side. I was the one who found it so I had to take care of it. I kept it fed and gave it medication for its wound, after three weeks my parents took it off to an animal shelter. I was told that it was adopted not long after.
For a while, almost every weekend i was given the responsibility of taking care of 13 horses by myself. i had to take them in and out,feed them their meals(some having special diets) clean all the stalls, sweep the barn, give them hay,switch them in and out and prepare other horses to come in, and brush messy manes.Or teaching little kids and older kids how to cheer i've had to teach four different classes at once, by myself.The purpose of this chapter was to show the relationship between Edgar and his father.
The purpose of this chapter is to show the connection Edgar has with his father. Edgar's father is starting to see more maturity in Edgar and wants to trust him with a harder task that will prove whether or not he is responsible enough to take on an even bigger challenge. Edgar is growing up and needs challenges/problems so he can grow even more than he already is. A single puppy is a huge responsibility; however, an entire litter of puppies is even a greater responsibility. I have never been given such a dedicated task, however I do own a dog and he can be trouble sometimes. I can imagine several dogs would be very time consuming and would require a lot of energy from you. The closest responsibility to this that I have been given was from my boss when she hired me. I work at McDonald's and while the job itself may not be to difficult, it still can become exhausting and all the while you cannot show that exhaustion, while continuing to always have others in the forefront of your mind and displaying constant diligence.
I believe this chapter was meant to show the relationship between Edgar and his father. Gar is beginning to trust Edgar with more difficult responsibilities. Gar knows his son is becoming a man and wants to help Edgar learn. This chapter also shows how Edgar is growing up. He takes on bigger tasks than what he is used to.
As a child, I was once left alone with my dog and her eight newborn puppies. It frightened me because I was 10, but my mom still trusted me with this huge responsibility. They were wild and crazy, and I had to make sure they stayed inside their room. During that time, I helped the runt, Peanut, walk. She was so tiny compared to the other boxers, and she was trying to walk but couldn't. I felt so proud when Peanut started making her way around the room! Because of how I handled it, my mom gave me the opportunity to name the majority (Bosco, Princess, Gator, JLo, and Peanut).
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