My father grunted in a thoughtful way andsaid, “Don’t ever try this yourself.”
“I won’t.”
“That’s what you say now, but somedayyou’ll get your license and then you’ll think youcan do anything. Only you won’t be able to do this.You need, I don’t know—a certain instinct.”
“Maybe I have it.”
“You don’t. You have your strong points,but not this. I only mention it because I don’twant you to get the idea this is something justanybody can do. I’m a great driver. That’s not avirtue, okay? It’s just a fact, and one you should beaware of. Of course you have to give the old heapsome credit, too. There aren’t many cars I’d try this with. Listen!”
In this passage, the father strikes me as a caring character. In the Beginning of the story we find out that he is a risk taker. He decided on one more run even though they could have been late for the Christmas Eve dinner. And we see it again when he decided to risk the drive to go home. Yet this aggressive risk taker has a soft side to him that cares about the wellbeing of his son. In this passage he warns his son from repeating the same action which showed me a constant concern for his son, and demonstrated one of the main characteristics (in my opinion) of a good father. This passage also reminds of my risk taker older brother. We have had interesting adventures together, but at the end he would always warn me of repeating what he does.
The Central character is the Narrator when he was a kid. He starts out not trusting his father. He was worried that they would miss the Christmas Eve dinner that he was fantasizing about. And he had the right to be worried when they closed down the road. Yet the father decided to drive anyways which created even more problems due to his planning ahead trait. He was tense and worried, but he overcame this setback by being able to trust his father. He finally was able to “stop moping…(and) enjoy myself.”
My favorite item in TTTC would be Kiowa’s illustrated New Testament. I liked it because it would probably be the same thing I would carry. If I was ever in a situation of war, I would definitely be carrying my religious book. It would put me at ease feeling that I would have god by my side, protecting me.
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