Topic: Key Ideas and Details (ELA - Reading: Literature)

"All through his boyhood and young manhood George Willard had been in the habit of walking on Trunion Pike." (paragraph 4)

"On the station platform everyone shook the young man's hand." (paragraph 7)

"Tom Willard carried his bag. The son had become taller than the father." (paragraph 6)

"One looking at him would not have thought him particularly sharp." (paragraph 13)

The townspeople wish George well, but their attention makes him uncomfortable.

The townspeople and George will miss each other, but he is comforted by their heartfelt goodbyes.

The townspeople eagerly await George's departure, and he is glad to be seeking new adventures elsewhere.

The townspeople support George's ambitions, and he resolves to fulfill their hopes for him.

Leaving home is a common rite of passage that can be marked by a variety of emotions.

Major life changes are generally accompanied by a focus on important events in one's life.

Leaving familiar surroundings can prompt one to place added importance on family and friends.

People who choose to pursue a new life elsewhere can cause resentment in those who stay behind.

" ... he could hear a woman's fretful voice and the impatient jerk and jar of kitchen things, indicative of ill-temper or worry. " (paragraph 37)

"'I'll be in soon's I strain the milk and wash the dirt off my hands.,,, (paragraph 44)

" ... he stood there, ragged, ankle-deep in muck, his sleeves rolled up, a shapeless old straw hat on his head." (paragraph 42)

"A sickening chill struck into Howard's soul as he looked at it all." (paragraph 31)

through Howard's reactions to his past memories and present events

through Howard's longing to see his mother again

through Howard's interactions and conversations with William

through Howard's responses to the setting during his journey to Grant's house

One's upbringing can greatly impact relationships with others.

There is often a vast difference between memory and reality.

Nature can provide a peaceful place for reflection.

Sometimes it is comforting to be left alone.

"'They must have planned some good joke. Assuredly I am to be the victim of the joke."' (paragraph 5)

"Everything seemed quiet in the chateau." (paragraph 12)

"I scented a practical joke in the air, as a dog scents game. But what was it?" (paragraph 6)

"I said to myself: 'Look out, old ferret! They have something in store for you."' (paragraph 4)

He goes to bed later than the other guests.

He shares that he is fond of practical jokes.

He guards against a practical joke.

He pretends as though nothing is wrong.

"I do not care to know people who are not." (paragraph 2)

"Then I extinguished all the candles, and, groping my way, I slipped under the bedclothes." (paragraph 11)

"And I did not want to be caught." (paragraph 11)

"I dragged all these objects into the very middle of the room, facing the entrance door." (paragraph 11)

"If they were spying on me, as I supposed, they must .... " (paragraph 11)

" ... the whole household came to escort me to my room." (paragraph 7)

"So I made up my mind to go to bed." (paragraph 11)

"The shutters, large wooden shutters, were open." (paragraph 10)

Acting on one's fears can cause them to come true.

The unexpected should always be expected.

One's first instincts should always be trusted.

Old friends can quickly turn into new enemies.

"I was going perhaps to receive a cold shower-bath from overhead, or perhaps, the moment I stretched myself out, to find myself sinking to the floor with my mattress." (paragraph 11)

"I thought: 'Here are people who have more than their share of amusement, and apparently without reason."' (paragraph 5)

"The precautions I had taken in closing the shutters and going to sleep in the middle of the room had only brought about the practical joke I had been trying to avoid." (paragraph 16)

"For at least another hour I remained awake, starting at the slightest sound." (paragraph 12)

how unconcerned Mr. Skimpole is

how unpleasant the strange man is

how amazed Richard is

how upset the maid is

"'He has been took, miss!"' (paragraph 2)

"'Odd or even,' said the stranger gruffly, 'I tell you, not a bit on it!"' (paragraph 25)

"'Our friend Mr. Skimpole-don't be alarmed!-is arrested for debt."' (paragraph 6)

"'My dear Miss Summerson,' said he, shaking his head pleasantly, 'I don't know."' (paragraph 10)

"'Did you know this morning, now, that you were coming out on this errand?"' (paragraph 35)

"'Some pounds, odd shillings, and halfpence, I think, were mentioned."' (paragraph 10)

"'I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free. Mankind will surely not deny to Harold Skimpole what it concedes to the butterflies!"' (paragraph 28)

"'I don't know what the business name of it may be, but I suppose there is some instrument within their power that would settle this?"' (paragraph 22)