2) "Wait!" he called, fighting through bushes and hillocks. "Wait!" he shouted foolishly with all his strength, his voice carrying through the thin air. The deer poised for a moment and then faded into the landscape. He watched them go, still calling frantically and running toward them. They were alive and at this moment he needed to be near something living, something besides endless stretches of hills and plains.
In the fifth sentence of the second paragraph of The Loner, find the phrase from the sentence that the author used to help you feel the boy's loneliness. Type the phrase into the box below.
Note: The phrase must be 7 words long. Remember that a phrase is not a complete sentence and shouldn’t include any capitalization or punctuation.
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Setting the Reader's Purpose.
In the following excerpt from the book The Loner, by Ester Wier, you will meet a boy about your age. If your began reading the story with no other clues to its content, you might think that you would be able to relate to the main character because of similar age and possibly gender. You may already have a purpose for reading because you like to read stories about kids your own age. As you read the story, however, you may find that there are some dramatic differences that separate his life from your life. You may be left with some questions that you will want to discuss with your family, teacher, or friends.
When the story begins, the main character has no name and no home, as the author suggests in the title, The Loner. At the start of the story, the boy is traveling with migrant workers who go from one agricultural area to another, weeding or harvesting crops in season. He briefly meets a friend but soon loses the friend in a terrible and shocking way. Stunned by grief, he pushes on, hoping to get to California. Instead, the boy's journey ends in Montana, in sheep country. Here his life changes. Through a series of events, people, learning experiences, and disappointments, he comes to be accepted in his own eyes and those of others. At the close of the book, he is no longer a loner.
Determining the Author's Purpose.
In the following opening section of The Loner, the author describes with expressive language the boy's loneliness before he reaches Montana. The author wrote carefully and chose language to portray the boy's isolation and loneliness. Appreciating the author's beauty of expression helps you to understand her purpose and meaning. Why do you think Ester Wier chose this theme for her story? Do you think she has experienced this same feeling of isolation?
As you read, challenge yourself to analyze your reading. To understand good literature, check out how an author captures a reader's attention. How does Ester Wier create imagery? Did she successfully create a believable setting?
You may later wish to enjoy reading the entire book by checking it out of the library. For now, read this excerpt and test it against the criteria for judging literature you have learned to use in previous lessons. Also, compare the author's message with truths and values taught in the Bible.