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House By Jane Rule
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House By Jane Rule
Characterization
Nina Mihajlovic
Thoughts
In House, the character Harry couldn't be more indecisive about the decisions he has made for his family by selling the boat and buying a house. He goes through a mixture of different feelings.
Thoughts
Thought #1
“I’m not kidding.” Harry, said a hurt in his voice that alerted and sobered them all. “I really think it’s time we all grew up.”
Page 23
Thought #1
Explanation:
He believes that their thinking like little kids with this dream of living on a boat or an island forever and being a unique family but he wants to think more realistically for the future of his kids and the family.
Adjective: Dull, Frustrated
Thought #2
“As a matter of fact I am thinking of selling it.”
Page 24
Thought #2
Explanation:
He has this idea to sell the boat and actually live on land for once with his family like the others do. This idea of living on land is something that he felt really strongly towards.
Adjective: Joyful, Brave
Speech
Harry has a lot of feelings and he expresses more of them through speech with his wife or family. He would not stop talking about living on the main land until his wife agreed to go look at houses.
Speech
Speech #1
Speech #1
“They don’t have to be dragged, screaming and kicking, into the middle of class and middle age. They take pleasure in it.”
Page 21
Explanation:
In this he reffers to his wife as a child as she enjoys living on a boat and the her thoughts on living on the boat forever or spending the money wisley and not wanting to live like other families.
Adjectives: amused, flustered
Effect on others
In this short story the protagonist (Harry)
has a big effect on the lives od the other characters in the story. He has a big effect on his family and their decisions in their lives.
Effect on others
Effect #1
“My kids are not living on an island”
Page 22
Explanation:
The point where he realized it was weird and not normal living on a boat for kids and for a family like theirs, he wanted to be more “civil” and “normal”
Adjectives: Dictatorial, aggressive
Effect #2
“What are you doing he shouted, peering at Anna through the ragged hole. Behind her on Joey’s bed, the two children sat, their attention fixed as it might have been on television.”
Page 29
Explanation:
He had a negative reaction before even knowing why and what Anna and the kids were doing and why they broke a hole through the wall.
Adjectives: Alert, devastated
Actions
In House Harry reacts to a lot of the problems he comes across differently and changes a lot throughout the story.
Actions
Action #1
“why don’t we go ahead and trade in the car”
Page 28
Explanation:
He had thoughts of getting. A better car to add on to buying a house and becoming a more conventional family.
Adjectives: Contumacious, somber
Action #2
“He stood with the wrecking bar in his hand, doubtful. Then he swung it at the wall and felt the plaster give. Over the sound of falling bits, he heard the kids cheering. That’s great he said and he did it again”
Page 30
Explanation:
He finally broke and realized that this family was not meant to be any average family. The uniqueness and that being conventional was not for them.
Adjectives: Relaxed, jocular, relieved
Looks
In House Harry portrays his feelings through his speech and actions as well as his physical apperence and feelings.
Looks
Looks #1
“I never thought I’d see the day when you looked like a candidate for ulcers. What’s the matter with you?” bills”
Page 28
Explanation:
The mortgage and the living expenses made him more tired and it was way more stressful than having and living on a boat.
Adjectives: Turbulent, Rebarbative.
Looks #2
“You could feel awful, and that’s what Harry felt”
Page 29
Explanation:
He felt guilty because he felt like he made the biggest mistake selling the boat and buying a house with the family.
Adjectives: Tremulous, indecisive
Descriptive paragraph
Descriptive
In House we come across a nice husband (Harry) who struggles with the feeling of being too unique in a world that is beginning to become more modern. His wife (Anna) and his two kids Joey and Doll however, have no problem with living on a boat. Harry wants a change. He wants to live in a house on the main land for the sake of his kids future and so everything is more accessible. The family agrees with him and follows along with some reasoning. He later on realizes that he made a bad decision and should have wanted to be who he is along.