My parents seemed like a tyrant for a long time. They always tried to make me do things for them, like one time I had just got home from school and was trying to study for a test coming up and they started screaming at me for not having the house picked up, but they should’ve had it picked up before I got there. They would always try and take credit for the house work I’ve done, ever told me ‘thank you,’ they were very arrogant too. //I hope this works, sorry if it’s not usable
Homophones are the words that are spelled alike,but have different meanings.
R<span> is for Ravishing, an entrancing beauty</span>
A<span> is for Athletic, a sporting talent</span>
B<span> is for Beautiful, as god made you</span>
B<span> is for Beautiful, you take my breath away</span>
I<span> is for Incredible, amazingly awesome</span>
T<span> is for Tactful, ever sensitive</span>
D<span> is for Desirable, so very attractive</span>
E<span> is for Exemplary, a class act to follow</span>
E<span> is for Ethical, an upright person</span>
R<span> is for Ravishing, an entrancing beauty</span>
One theme of this story is coming of age, which is revealed through Kevin’s experiences at school and home. In the story, Kevin feels caught between his interactions with his father at home and his teacher at school. Waldo, Kevin’s teacher, humiliates Kevin because his father helped him complete his homework, which is incorrect. Consider the character interaction at the end of the story between Kevin and his father:
“How did it go today?” his father asked.
“All right.” They kept silent until they reached the corner of their own street.
“What about the Latin?”
Kevin faltered, feeling a babyish desire to cry.
“How was it?”
“OK. Fine.”
“Good. I was a bit worried about it. It was done in a bit of a rush. Son, your Da’s a genius.” He smacked him with the paper again. Kevin laughed and slipped his hand into the warmth of his father’s overcoat pocket, deep to the elbow.
Kevin has the “babyish desire to cry,” but he doesn’t let his father know about the problems at school. His restraint shows that through this experience Kevin has matured, and he is protecting his father from feeling the humiliation from his school experience.
He serenades her with a guitar and also bought her a barrel organ.
