Saul explains that, "The Moose went from being jubilant boys to hard, taciturn men in no time at all" (Taciturn: reserved, uncommunicative in speech). Explain why this occurs providing at least three reasons given in chapter 31. Be sure to discuss what ha

The negative spiral begins when the boys start playing the white teams. They are regularly insulted, spit on, and humiliated by the white audience during games. The final conversion to taciturn takes place when the white men beat each boy and urinate on him behind the roadside cafe. Nobody says a word on the rest of the ride home: the boys are broken.