Tuesday, July 21, 2009
The loner
The loner
The Loner is very shy, introverted and timid boy. He does not have the courage and is too shy to ask the children but expects them to extend an invitation to come and play. He “leans against the playground wall” as though it is his emotional support. Also, I think that he maybe envious of the children that are playing. He “smacks his hands the bricks” and does other “boredom beating tricks”. He does this for so long that he is oblivious to the pain. He goes to the playground every single day but “never plays”. So, I conclude that he is a recluse.
The childrenThe children are very mean and quite selfish. They always stick to their “familiar cliques” and whenever they pass him in their “slow huddled groups” they whisper to each other, not wishing for “The loner” to hear them. Also in the poem there is a line that says that “neither he nor we will yield”. This shows that the children are very selfish. They can approach the boy and ask him to play as the boy maybe shy to ask them. Thus, I conclude that the children are malicious and egotistic.
Sonali ♥
2:31 AM
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