Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Chapter Eight (p.63-68)

Summary:

-Manny's father is used to strict discipline and hard work
-He got upset because of the shoplifting -> everyone has to suffer from his anger
-He expects Manny to marry the daughter of his friend
-Manny doesn't has the opportunity to say no, though he doesn't want to marry a girl that he never met before
-His parents accuse him of ruining the familys' name

->Manny recognizes that he is supposed to marry the indian girl; he is disappointed about being the reason for his parents' grief -> he feels guilty

Characters:

-Manny
-His parents
-(Harry)

Vocabulary:

*sober - nüchtern
to tend - pflegen
*grief - feeling of sadness
*shoplifting - Ladendiebstahl
gear - (colloquial) clothes
to jumble sth. - to confuse sth.
*upbringing - Erziehung
*blackmail - Erpressung

by Alööööx

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