Summary Of The Chase By Annie Dillard

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Olivia Drendel English 95 Mrs. Bening 6 October 2009 Focused Reading Response on “The Chase” 1. Vocabulary: Perfunctorily: Lacking in interest or enthusiasm. (Shows how kids had no respect for what the man had to say to them). Dismembered: To break up or tear into pieces. (The only way they would care what the man had to say, is if he was going to physically hurt them). Exhilarated: To make cheerful and excited. (Even though the kids were scared they still found it exciting). Labyrinths: A place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys. (Showing how this older man kept up with the kids even through hard alleys). Exalting: To raise in rank, power, or character. (The kids thought of him as powerful after catching them). 2. Summary:…show more content…
In the beginning, the group of boys are playing football and baseball together. They willingly invited the main character into their group. In the winter, when they couldn’t play sports, they entertained themselves by throwing snowballs at cars. One day while playing this game the boys hit a car with a snowball. Shockingly, the car stopped. A man came out of the car and started chaseing all the kids. All the boys split up except Mikey and the main character. The mad man decides to follow these two boys block after block and never gave up. As they were running, the man finally caught up to them and grabbed them by their jackets. The boys were expecting something really bad to happen to them for this man to chase them so far. Their expectations are crushed when all the man does is yell at
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