Antaeus by borden deal

Answer 1

In paragraph 30, what does the word laboriously mean

Answer 2

What does T. J.’s climb back up the fire escape in paragraph 28 reveal about him?

Answer 3

In the story "Antaeus," by Borden Deal, the main character T.J has three capabilities that make him different from his friends. First of all, T.J. is a very intelligent boy. His new city companions did not maintain the wisdom T.J. has about the world and how to deal with people around. T. J. is also a receptive boy, a soft-spoken person who feels an attachment to the land. Finally, T.J. is a tenacious boy who sticks to his plans once he starts it and who would reject to the idea about destroying what he has created.

The story is About a Boy named T.J. from Marion County, Alabama who moves to a city in the North. He organizes an effort by a gang of kids to grow a garden on the gang's hideout on top of a factory building. After long, painstaking work, the kids are successful in cultivating grass, but are discovered on the rooftop by three strangers, including the building's owner. The owner orders the garden to be shoveled off by one of the other strangers by the next day. Not wanting this to happen, T.J. destroys the garden himself, throwing the dirt and grass off the roof. After this sudden action he leaves and isn't found for another two weeks. When the police do find him he was walking on railroad tracks, heading home.

Answer 4

What is theme is revealed throughout the interaction between the adults and T.J. ?

Answer 5

What is a central theme of excerpt