Hero: Post A : #7

VOCAB:

---Vestibule(380) any of various bodily cavities
---Aegis(381) shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena

ANALYSIS:
~~“I saw Dark Hero palm each of their heads like they were two coconuts and smash them together.”(381) This is an example of a metaphor because the author uses like or as while comparing heads to coconuts.

~~~“He whipped up Uberman’s cape, covering his head with fabric, and tried to steer him like he was riding a bull at the rodeo.”(395) This is also an example of a metaphor because the author uses like or as while comparing Golden Boy to a bull rider.

~~~“he plummeted toward the ground like he had at last found his purpose.”(396) This is also an finally another example of a metaphor because the author uses like or as while comparing Larry’s action to as if he had finally found himself.

QUOTE:

“I was fed up with waiting for people to tell me things, fed up with being scared of what might come next.”(373) This quote is important because it shows Thom realization that he cannot and should not be influenced by other’s actions and opinions. He also realizes that he is only afraid of what people tell him he should be afraid of, not of what he only thinks.