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Henry seems a bit uptight, in general. How does that go against what he's doing here? What would he be doing if he were as uptight as he seems? Why doesn't he do the "expected" thing?
What about Henry's dinner preparations makes Edgar think it's an invitation? Why does Henry go about it in this way?
Why doesn't Edgar tell Henry the word he needs to find to finish the crossword puzzle? (By the way, I've done a bajillion crossword puzzles and I have never come across words as difficult as these...)
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Henry’s name makes him sound like an ordinary, trustworthy guy. Though Henry pretends that he might turn Edgar in to the police, Edgar and the dogs can sense that he couldn’t do that if he wanted to. Henry seems a bit uptight at first but by harboring a runaway boy and his three dogs, he shows that he’s one of those individuals with a hard exterior but a good heart. If he was actually as stern as he first seems, then he probably would have turned them in the first chance he got. He doesn’t do this because he is lonely and he likes having Edgar and the dogs around.
I can only think of two reasons for why Edgar didn’t tell Henry that empyreal was the word he needed. Because empyreal also means celestial, it probably reminded Edgar of his father. Edgar also feels guilty about killing Dr. Papineau and his conscious wouldn’t let him tell Henry the word.
Henry sets dinner out like that because he's trying to signal that its safe for him to eat something. He goes through such a show because he wants to get him to see he knows he isn't far even if he can't see him. Henry I think is trying to do something out of the ordinary because he wants to break his habits, but also because he wants to find out what was going on and why he was traveling with three dogs.
When Henry realizes Edgar has vanished Henry basically taunts Edgar with food until he comes back. He sets out a table and two chairs outside, one for himself and the other for Edgar. He cooks brauts on the grill and sets all the sides out on the table. Edgar does resist the nice invitation, but his dogs do not. As soon as Henry see's the dogs Edgar has no choice but to accept the invitation. Henry sets dinner out like that because he knows that Edgar is around somewhere. He wants Edgar to know that he enjoys his company, and cooking the food outside creates an aroma in the air the dogs nor Edgar can resist.
Henry expected Edgar to run away, but also knew he was leaving without food. To try to lure Edgar and his dogs back, Henry made brats and potato salad for them. He set up a table and chairs in his back yard and waited for the dogs to catch scent of the cooking food. When Edgar returned and saw the table with two chairs, he knew Henry was waiting for him to join, but Edgar didn’t want to accept the offer. After seeing that his dogs were hungry, Edgar gave in and joined Henry at the table.
Henry’s name reflects his demeanor because he sounds like an all-around good guy. He seems very honest and it seems like he really cares about people. Not only did he take Edgar in, but after he left, Henry went out of his way to lure Edgar and the dogs back.
Henry's dinner preparation makes Edgar think it's an invitation because Henry put two chairs at the table. Henry also went out of his way to lure the dogs and Edgar back to his house by putting the food outside to make sure they smelt it. Henry's name reflects his demeanor because it's a simple trustworthy name. For example in the book he pretends that he will turn Edgar into the police but he never does. Edgar trusts Henry enough to know that he won't turn him in even though he says otherwise.
Henry is an honest, kind, trustworthy name. He doesn't turn Edgar in to the police. His dinner preparations seem like an invitation to Edgar because there are two chairs, and he lures him back by letting him smell the food.
Henry sets up with two chairs and two plated to entice Edgar to stay. He knows he ran away and wants to talk about it but first he has to get Edgar to sit down. Edgar’s dogs cannot refuse food, so Edgar decided that he should accept as well. The second way of getting Edgar to stay is cooking brats on the grill, with the lingering smell there is no way he can resist. Henry reflects his demeanor because he is indeed a good guy. Henry is kind, forgiving and honest. He gives off a trusting vibe that Edgar cannot resist. Even after Edgar left the first time, Henry found a way to bring him back.
when hearing the name Henry, the first words that enter my mind and Trustworthy, loyal and honorable. By not turning Edgar into the police, Henry honors his names value. Henry lures Edgar in by a nice home-cooked meal. He cooks brauts on the grill and sets all the side dishes out on the table. Edgar could resist the generous invitation, but his dogs, on the other hand, cannot.
Henry is just a common name that people tend to associate with a good person. Henry is clearly a bit up tight, but maybe because he is lonely. He may not see many people in his neck of the woods, so it is a nice gesture to leave food out for Edgar and his dogs. Edgar's dogs accept the invitation against Edgar's will, and they all ate with Henry. Henry originally seems uptight and may do the expected thing, but he is too soft. He is one of the hard on the outside, but a loving and caring person on the inside kind of man.
Henry is uptight but he knows the difference between right and wrong. He wants to help Edgar anyway he can but the reason he doesn’t do the “expected” thing is because he’s trying to adjust after his girlfriend left him. She said he was too ordinary and boring, by doing the “unexpected” he’s no longer either of those.
First of all Henry was prepared for Edgar to leave while he was in town, but that also means Edgar wouldn’t have a constant source of food. When Edgar was in the field he watched Henry prepare the dinner and set the table. The table may have just been a boring old card table but Henry did put out two chairs; one for himself and one for Edgar.
The name Henry goes along with two stereotypes to me. The first being an honorable and noble person, or someone of royal standings. The second stereotype I typically think of is and intelligent but introverted person. The Henry in this novel is uptight but I associate him with my second stereotype because, typically, introverted people may come off uptight when they finally learn to socialize. Over time though, Henry appears to be lowering his guard towards Edgar, so he is learning to be more social and accepting of people.
Henry is helping out a boy and his dogs and not taking even a second thought about it. If he were upright, he'd probably not like the idea of not calling the cops and or ambulance. He wouldn't let the boy that's dirty with three dogs stay in hid house. That doesn't seem like the "uptight " thing to do. Hes doing all this though because hes trying be abnormal basically. No normal person would be going to the extent that Henry is to help out Edgar. Hes trying to take his ex finances advice and do something out of the norm. Normally you don't see a boy with three dogs, bloodied and muddy coming to your door. He took a jump at it.
What makes Henry's preperations look like invite is the fact that he sets a table up for two people. When he lives alone. He sets up a plate for Edgar. I think he does this because he wants to help. Maybe hes become a little attatched to the idea of being different.
Henry's stern and uptight personality is overshadowed by his actions. He is fostering a stray boy and his dogs because he has a interior. One could argue that this is because he feels responsibility for Edgar, but by the same token Henry would most-likely report Edgar to the police for his own safety.
Henry's dinner setup reflected how much he had already begun worrying about Edgar's well-being. Edgar took it as an invitation. Henry went about it that way because he wanted to help Edgar still.
Henry is a plain name belonging to an average guy and he seems like an average guy with a big heart. Even though he's uptight he stills harbors Edgar which shows that he is, in fact, very caring. That's also why he doesn't do the expected thing and turn Edgar in. Henry's dinner was an invitation to Edgar because he set two places at the table with two chairs even though he was the only one there. Henry cooked food outside so Edgar and the dogs could smell it, and that's not something he would do unless he wanted Edgar there. He actually cares about Edgar and wanted to show that.
When Edgar had run away, Henry need to figure out a way to bribe him back, so he decides to set up a table and chairs out for them while cooking on the grill hoping that the smell of the meat would bring him back. Although Edgar may have resisted the smells, the dogs on the other hand did not. And after Edgar sees that the dogs liked not only the smell and company, how could Edgar resist? Henry wanted Edgar to feel more comfortable around him, and he hoped that this plan would do just that.
Henry, I guess, is a pretty average name for a pretty average guy. He is very lonely and, after a couple days, grows very welcome to fact that he has someone to look after besides himself. I mean, who doesn't love a well trained dog? They all become somewhat close, and after Henry finds them missing I think he sets the table for a few extra just in case they are near by. Henry was really lonely before they came, Im sure he didn't want them to leave. Leaving Henry with two of the dogs was a very nice thing to do, but it also made me sad that Essay had to finish the trek home without her friends.
Henry is a plain name and henry is a very plain man. Hes just an average Joe with a big heart. Even though he's uptight he stills keeps and looks after Edgar which shows that he is, in fact, very caring. That's also why he doesn't do the expected thing and turn Edgar in. Henry's dinner was an invitation to Edgar because he set two places at the table with two chairs even though he was the only one there. Henry cooked food outside so Edgar and the dogs could smell it, and that's not something he would do unless he wanted Edgar there. He cares about edgar and wants to coax him in with tantalizing smells and sights.
Henry is an everyday name or a normal name that isn't uncommon. He seems like he's a plain man, but is willing to help someone out when needed, and shows that he cares because of helping Edgar and his dogs. He thinks it's an invitation because he cooks the food outside so that Edgar can smell it, cause he knew he'd come back if he did.
I'd say that Henry Lamb's name reflects his demeanor because he is gentle and nice like a lamb. His reaction to seeing Edgar in the first place was quite calm. Also, all he's trying to do is be hospitable and helpful. He's an all around good guy.
Henry's name is an ordinary name. For some reason when I think of the name Henry, the image of a farmer pops into my head, and I have always thought of farmers as kind, trustworthy, honorable, and hard working people. Henry doesn't turn Edgar into the police which I think makes him live up to my idea of the meaning of his name.
Henry's dinner preparations seem like an invitation to Edgar and his dogs because Henry puts two chairs at the table and puts the food outside so that Edgar and his dogs can smell it.
Henry's uptight demeanor and his quest to be "unordinary" actually go hand-in-hand given his history. The book points out that Henry had a fiancé, but she left him because he was too boring and "ordinary". His purpose in living in the woods is to prove to himself- through in a way that is a little extremes- that he is not ordinary. He is uptight because he knows that his frontiersman act is not really him, and that he hasn't proven to himself that he is extraordinary in a way that he desires.
Henry is a somewhat common name, which contributes to the "ordinary" way that Henry describes himself. Although he considers himself to be untrustworthy and ordinary, he is not either of those. He does the complete opposite of ordinary when he takes in Edgar and his dogs without even a second thought. To say that he is untrustworthy would be inaccurate because he has many opportunities to turn Edgar in, yet he never does. He feels at a state of ease with them and he allows them to stay.
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