Spencer


 * Lit Circle #1, pgs 1-30**

- “If they got wet, there would be no fire to dry by. If they got wet, they would probably die.” I can relate to this because I go camping a lot, and one of the first survival skills to know is to stay dry or you can get hypothermia.

- “He looked at his father and then tilted the can and drank. He sat there thinking about it. It’s really good, he said. Yes. It is. You have some, Papa. I want you to drink it. You have some. He took the can and sipped it and handed it back. You drink it, he said. Let’s just sit here.” I can relate to this because when I was younger, I know this happened at least once with my dad.


 * Lit Circle #2, pgs 31-82**

"Following the stone wall in the dark, wrapped in his blanket, kneeling in the ashes like a pentinent" (pg 54) "He slung their knapsacks over his shoulder and they tore through the crumbling bracken" (pg 61)
 * pentinent (**//**adjective)** //** : ** a person who repents their sins or wrongdoings and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God.
 * bracken (noun):** An area overgrown with ferns.


 * Lit Circle #3, pgs 83-135**

**1.What is the importance of the son seeing the little boy?** Noah: It could mean that the boy is going crazy or that there actually is a little boy there Spencer: It shows that the boy only wants to be able to know what other people are like and see what someone like him lives like **2. What is the importance of the bunker?** Noah: A chance to start over, renewed hope Spencer: A remnant of something that no longer exists; it provides security and a feeling of home that neither the man nor the boy have had for a long time Jake: It shows the boy that the man is not just lying to him; there are now tangible things from the past that the boy can now see **3. What did the old man mean by "there is no God and we are his prophets"?** Noah: If there is God, then why is the world this way? Spencer: The old man is saying that there is no God, yet we take things in life that we don't know the answers to and say that it was God's will. We interpret nature as God's will, and when the world is in ruins, we begin to lose faith Jake: That people are beginning to lose hope and question why the world is the way it is

**Lit Circle #4, pgs 136- 185 **

**Spencer Connection 1: ** I can connect to the bunker thing in that on the Appalachian trail they have safety shelters but you never know how far the next one will be, its always nice to know that you have somewhere to rest and that there food and water near by that you can depend upon.

**<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia,serif;">Spencer Connection 2: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #181818; font-family: georgia,serif;"> If you've ever put down road or tar, it gets really sticky, and when there were fires it must have melted the road back into tar and people go stuck in it.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #181818; font-family: georgia,serif;">Lit Circle #5, pgs 185-end **

“See if you can find the first aid kit. The boy didn’t move. Get the first aid kit, damn it. Don’t just sit there.”(267).

When I was about 12, my dad and I saw a car crash and he told me to go get the first aid kit. I was in shock from seeing the crash, so just stood there, and my dad started yelling at me because he needed it to help the people in the car.

“Will I hear you? Yes. You will. You have to make it like talk that you imagine. And you’ll hear me. You have to practice. Just don’t give up. Okay?”(279).

This reminds me of the scene in The Lion King where Simba is talking to his dad and it’s basically the same discussion.