How Does Annie Dillard Throw Snowballs

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The Delights and Distress of Snowballs Annie Dillard grew up as “one of the boys.” Dillard not only plays with the boys but she is welcomed at all sports because of her "boy's arm.” She had a tough arm for throwing baseballs that in the winter the boys from her neighborhood and she would throw snowballs at passing cars. Dillard states, “I got into trouble throwing snowballs, and have seldom been happier since.” The story is an exciting event that Dillard experienced when she was a child. Dillard was seven on that cold winter morning when she and the neighborhood boys enjoyed six inches of snow under their feet. While on Reynolds Street, they plan to throw snowballs at passing cars. While Annie and the boys have their ice balls ready, a black Buick driving in the distance headed their direction. When the Buick was about to go by, they spread out, took the snowballs, and flung the snowballs at the unsuspecting vehicle. Annie and the boys soon discover that throwing snowballs may not have been the wisest decision when one of the ice balls hit his car’s windshield. Suddenly, the Buick stops and the driver opens the door. The driver of the Buick is so upset that he starts to run after the children. The man finally catches them after running block after block. The man was…show more content…
Childhood is not all joy, of course, but Dillard captured the aspect of it. She used a lot of details and specifics in her story so that she was able to make her points without hammering them. Dillard frames her memoir to highlight the surprises that make the story meaningful. Dillard’s memoir teaches the reader to cherish childhood memories no matter how simple they are. Childhood memories are the happiest times in life because children have so little worries. Dillard explains this by writing, “I got into trouble throwing snowballs, and have seldom been happier
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