User:Lovelesslabrina/sandbox

BY: LA-BRINAAAA. QUOTE RESPONSES

#1 - "You know that question I asked you before," he said, "how a man is remembered after he's gone? I know the answer now. I know because I remember my father, who was a very poor struggling man all his life. I remember him as a man that I would never want to be" (75).

At this point in the story i began to realize how sad Guy must be. He clearly was very unhapppy with himself and the way he was living. This quote shows that he doesn't want to end up like his father and be poor. Although it shows how much he doesnt want to be like his father which is common among many people, i felt as though this was put in the story to highlight how much he indeed was like his father in the reality of it all. No matter how hard he tried and how much he wanted to work in the sugar mill he was struggling and poor, just the same as his father.


 * 1) 2 - "Sometimes I know you want to believe in me," he said. "I know you're wishing things for me. You want me to get a pretty house for us. I know you want these things too, but mostly you want me to feel like a man, That's why you're not one to worry about, Lili. I know you can take things as they come" (73).

After finishing the story and reading this quote over, it could have been a foreshadow as to what would occur in the end. It speaks to what his thoughts were before he comitted suicide. He said this right around the time he was telling her that his biggest dream was to fly the hot air balloon. I believe he wanted to fulfill his final dream before he left the earth and that in this qoute when he says "I know you can take things as they come" he means that Lili would be fine without him, that he doesn't need to worry about how she would deal with things if he was not with her anymore.