Remember, Johnny came from a terrible household. His parents either beat him, or ignored him. If Johnny became crippled, he wouldn't be able to come and go from that house as he pleased, which means he has to stay in that home where he was hated and unwanted.
Here is the excerpt from the novel:
"Even if Johnny did live he'd
be crippled and never play football or help us out in a rumble again. He'd have to stay in
that house he hated, where he wasn't wanted, and things could never be like they used to
be. I didn't trust myself to speak. If I said one word, the hard knot in my throat would
swell and I'd be crying in spite of myself." (Hinton, 87).
The lines that contain metaphors are:
1)“My thoughts of you are golden coins”
2) “Stamped in the mint of memory”
A metaphor is a literary device that makes an implicit comparison between unrelated items or ideas. Despite of the fact that they seem to differ in many respects, there is a hidden connection between them. It differs from others figures of speech; namely Simile as it refers to an explicit comparison (use of “like” or “as”) that is established between to ideas or items.
In this particular poem, the author says that her thought is a very valuable treasure to her, especially because they are related to a special person to her. For this reason, the author makes a comparison between her thoughts and the treasured golden coins. Then, she continues adding another metaphor. She says that these precious memories will never disappear as they kept in her memory as golden coins are safe and properly stored in a mint.
Answer:
The growth emphasizes God's promise to make the descendants of Abraham inhabit the whole wide world.
Explanation:
After the famine and Joseph managed to save his family and the nation from it, Pharoah gave permission for Joseph and his family to reside in any land they want in Egypt. In the land of Goshen where they chose to live, the Israelites began to multiply rapidly. This is in accordance to the promise that God made to Abraham that he will multiply his future generations and make them settle in all parts of the world.
