This extract if from 'The Leap' by Louise Erdrich.
Explanation:
It is about a blind mother who is surviving about half of the blindfold trapeze act, the Flying Avalons. The daughter says how she was saved by her mother thrice.
First she was saved when a tent pole cracked and fell on the town square. The father and mother gave her life. the other incident was when their house caught fire, her mother saved her.
The girl trusted her mother and was saved.
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This makes him honorable because he wants to make sure that both him and Grendel have a chance at defeating the other.
Johnny is always "out in the open", along with the rest of the outsiders. This may resemble how easy it is for the boys to get hurt, as they do not have any protection and are an easy target.
