Question

Both Ernesto from barrio boy and the boy in "A Day's Wait" interact with adults. Ernesto interacts with Miss Ryan, while the sick boy interacts with his father. Compare and contrast how the boys interact with the adults. Focus on how the boys think of the adults, how the adults react to the boys, and how the boys respond to them. Use details from the selections to support your idea. You probably have to look up the story.

Answer 1

Thane boy in A Day's Wait interacts with his father in nervous, polite and tired way (as he was sick). When the father finds out that he was afraid of his high temperature, he explains to him the differences between the thermometers the kid was using, and the kid finally understood  that despite what his classmates had told him before he was not gonna die of fever.

Answer 2

The boy in A Day's Wait interacts with his father in nervous, polite and tired way (as he was sick). When the father finds out that he was afraid of his high temperature, he explains to him the differences between the thermometers the kid was using, and the kid finally understood  that despite what his classmates had told him before he was not gonna die of fever.

In Barrio Boy, Ernest interacts with his mom in a lovely way. He is afraid of Miss Ryan (his english teacher) since he barely knows english and finds her quite intimidating.