Sunday
Sunday meant a family dinner. Dara Lynn was “dipping bread in her glass of cold tea”, the way she liked, and Becky pushed her beans up “over the edge of her plate in her rush to get ‘em down.” Mother gave them “her scolding look”, saying that she would like to see “a bite of food go direct from dish into somebody’s mouth without a detour of any kind.” She was looking at Marty when she said it. The boy was looking at “the fried rabbit” on his plate, feeling sorry for the poor creature. He knew that his father had shot him and the thought about it made Marty feel even worse. Unlike his father, the boy never had “the slightest wish” to shoot “at anything moving.” This imagery evokes a feeling of compassion for both Marty and the little rabbit.
Reasons
The reason Marty didn’t like Judd Travers was “a whole lot of reasons”. First of all, he saw the man “cheat Mr. Wallace at the cash register". “Another reasons” the boy didn’t like Judd was that he spitted “tobacco out the corner of his mouth” and if he didn’t like you, he saw “just how close” he could spit to where you were standing. “Third reason” Marty didn’t like him was because he had been “at the fairgrounds last year” same day Marty and his family were. and it had seemed like “everyplace” Marty was, Judd was “in front of” him, blocking the boy’s view. Fourth reason Marty didn’t like him was that Judd Travers killed deers “out of season.” This imagery evokes a repulsive feeling.
Hungry
Marty fed the bigger part of his breakfast and lunch to Shiloh, thus he was constantly hungry. He couldn’t just open the fridge and take out water he liked, for either his Ma or his Dad would notice it and start asking questions. When he came over to David, he hoped that David’s mother would invite him to share the lunch. Mrs. Howard noticed “the way” Marty ate “every bit” of his “chicken sandwich.” The boy was “so hungry” that he hadn’t even saved “some for Shiloh.” Marty was so happy when the woman insisted on making him another sandwich, for that would be Shiloh’s dinner! However, the lunch wasn’t over yet! “After the sandwich” there was “tapioca pudding and chocolate-covered graham crackers,” which he loved almost “as much as Christmas.” Marty’s mother “would have blushed with shame” if she heard him ask for some more cookies, but the boy didn’t care. This imagery is supposed to show how hungry Marty is.
