Hero: Post A : #2!

Vocab:
***Lariat(57)= long light rope (as of hemp or leather) used with a running noose to catch livestock
***Elated(59)=marked by high spirits

Analysis:
---“Screeeech!”(62)-This is an example of onomatopoeia because when “screeeeching”, you make this noise while you are verbalizing from a text.
---“two villains flew up into the air, attached to the bus like a kid’s balloon that had been tied there after a carnival.”(69)This is an example of a metaphor in Hero. This is a metaphor because the author is comparing two villains attached to a bus like two balloons after a carnival, while using like.
---“plink”(73)- This is an example of onomatopoeia because while you read this word out loud you will be making the noise that it implies.

Quote:
“My mother had been a hero. All these years, and I had no idea…Is this where my powers came from?”(57) This quote is definitely important in Hero because of two reasons. One reason is that throughout his whole life, he had not know what his mom had done with her life before he was born. This also explains to Thom how his parents met and feel in love. A second importance to this quote is that up to that point Thom could not connect his current life to his estranged mother. But now with this new discovery, he has many things in common with her and is able to question his relationship with her.

Theme:
The emerging theme from Hero is that even though many may disapprove of your actions, you can better learn from your own mistakes.