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    Chapter 13  Allusions and other References All Excerpts From: S. A. Bodeen. “The Compound.” Janis Joplin “ She seemed a bit unsteady. She ushered me inside, not saying anything. Janis Joplin was loud on the stereo.”

Tic Tacs “Something rattled. “Tic Tac?.... That’s what was in your special treat box. Tic Tacs.” I picked up the container and shook several directly into my mouth. The refreshing minty taste was a holiday for my sheltered taste buds.”

Neil Young

“ The office door was closed. Music was playing. Sounded like Neil Young. At least it was loud, which made this as good a time as any. ”

Vocabulary and Concepts [|abstract mural / earthy tones] [|motif] [|extreme measures] [|collision] <span style="display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 35px; text-align: center;">[|confirmed] <span style="display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 35px; text-align: center;">[|chide] <span style="display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 35px; text-align: center;">[|read my thoughts]

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #e4be28; display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 55px; text-align: center;">Literary Devices <span style="display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 35px; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 35px;"> “He __//blew it off//__ with a toss of one hand, as if it were nothing; a mere //__gnat on an elephant’s ass__//. ”

<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 35px;"> “I studied the artwork more. She must have spent a lot of time on it. Strange to think such a change had occurred without my knowing about it. But then, the walls of __//my cocoon were thick//__.”

<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 35px;"> “I leaned forward, staring at my feet. My __//hair fell around my face so that I was inside of a tent//__. A shelter of my own making where I could hide. ”

<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 35px;"> “ I think I can get connected to the Internet. ... Dad told me it’s up, //__just a bit spotty__//. He won’t let me on it.”

<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 35px;"> “It all __//sounded pretty lame//__, even to me.”

<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 35px;"> “For a few moments, I sat there, not believing. The world was once again //__at my fingertips__//. What did I do first?”