Brendan+B

Brendan Berg 1. I chose the word father because Eugene’s father was a major role in this book. Throughout this book Eugene is trying to figure out the mysteries of his father. His father was always a man of few words and Eugene always wanted to find out the secrets or words he was holding in. 2. I chose the word death because throughout this book Eugene has to deal with a lot of losses. in the small town of Frenchtown there is a lot of death that occurs. He loses a lot of family members from suicide. 3. I chose the word questions because throughout this whole book Eugene has a lot of questions about his father. He tries to figure out the answers to those questions by following his father and talking to him however he doesn’t have that great of success. 4. I chose the word airplane because in this book Eugene really likes airplanes. He sees an airplane and it lands in someones backyard. When he gets back with some of his friends its gone and nobody believes that he saw it. Also the airplane has a very symbolic meaning in this book. 5. I chose the word paper route because Eugene is the paperboy in his town. This word is important because it is the only normal thing in Eugene's life. He has a lot going on and a lot of things that are changing however the paper route is the only thing in Eugene's life that isn't going to change. 6. I chose the word mystery because there was a lot of mystery in the town. There were some murders and suicides in the town that were mysteries and nobody knew what happened. 7. I chose the word expeditions because throughout this book it describes a ton of Eugene's journeys with his family and friends. He had a lot of trips to the graveyard and the “Forbidden Territory”. 8. I chose the word disappearance because most of the things Eugene would get attached to would suddenly disappear. There was a circus that came to town every summer and a piano teacher called Sister Angela that just never showed up ever again. Eugene became very attached to Sister Angela who was his first love. He was very disappointed and sad when she never came back. 9. I chose the word tragedy because in this tiny town there was a lot of death. There was a few murders and suicides. This effected this town a ton. There was a vibe of sadness in the town from these tragedies. 10. I chose the word comb shop because the town of Frenchtown was strictly for just making combs and brushes. They had one factory that all the men in the town worked at. The comb shop is basically that the whole town revolved around and what kept that town there and people from leaving.