The Road
Section 21 pages 253-270 Q 2
Why do you think the theif was an outcast? Suggest reasons why his fingers had been cut away.
Why do you think the theif was an outcast? Suggest reasons why his fingers had been cut away.
The man had belonged to a commune and was banished for some indiscretion or argument. We could surmise that he tried to steal food because he had his fingers cut off.