How does the connotation of the words in “Nightmare” match the events and mood of this section of the novel? AMC- The connotation matches the events and plot because they are all negative, like the horrible plot and eerie tone. An example of the connotation is in “Dust crept inside my ears…”. Crept is negative connotation. Use the poem “Devoured” to explain how the apple trees are symbolic of Ma. AMC- The trees are symbolic of Ma, because, like the trees, she became injured beyond repair by being burnt so badly. Do you agree with Billie Jo’s anger towards her father as described in “The Hole”? AMC- I definitely agree. I agree because her dad was the one who started the whole thing. Who puts gasoline next to a stove, and then leaves? He started it all, yet all the blame falls on Billie Jo when she was trying to be helpful. …show more content…
Answer in a few sentences. AMC- The title is appropriate because it tells of all the chain link of events that lead up to this big time of sorrow and depression. An examples is that if the great war did not happen, their heads would of not swelled. The example continues with: if their heads had not swelled, then they would of not bought bigger tractors that tilled up the land. Then if they had not tilled up the land so much, the dust would have not been thrown up and created dust