In this book, Moose's mom expects a lot from him. Although he is the younger child, he is expected to do a lot for his sister because she is mentally retarded. Now since Moose's mom cannot take care of her, she tells Moose to. On page 85, it says, " 'Gram doesn't live down the street anymore, honey.' My mom sighs. 'We can't do this without you. Being around kids is good for Natalie. Mrs. Kelly says so. And if she's to get accepted in the Esther P. Marinoff...' " I think this shows that Moose's mom trusts him. She is telling him that he should take care of Natalie, so she thinks that he can do this task. She thinks that Moose can take care of Natalie, even though she is mentally challenged. I also think that the quote shows that the mom believes that Moose is responsible. She is leaving Natalie in the care of Moose so she has to believe that he can take care of her and will not get her in any sort of trouble.
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I think this blog post told a lot about Moose's mom and how she think of Moose. It must be hard work for Moose to take care of his sister, especially since she is mentally challenged. You description of his mother's tone seemed right to me after I read the text. Why is Natalie not allowed inside Esther P. Marinoff?
ReplyDeleteNatalie cannot go to Esther P. Marinoff because they think that she isn't ready. However, the age limit is 7-12. Natalie is actully older than this, she is 16, and you can tell, but Moose's mom thinks that it is easier if Natalie stays younger than Moose, so she makes her 10. So I think that Mr. Purdy (he works at the school) can tell that ANtalie is older than 10.
ReplyDeleteOh, that makes sense, but why make Natalie's age younger? I mean, isn't that illegal? Did Mr. Purdy tell Moose's mom that she is not ready and how old is Moose? Sorry, I have a lot of questions.
ReplyDeleteMoose is 12 and Mr Purdy told his mom that Nat wasn't ready. His mom just thinks that it's easier that they act as of Natalie is younger then him because that's the way she acts.
DeleteSneh, I think you have a good feel of what the mother is feeling, but in that quote, what tone word would you assign to that? What feeling are you sensing from her? You provide a great description, but let's see if there's one word that would focus this in.
ReplyDeleteWell, I think that the mom is a little demanding. However, I think that she speaks in a kind or in a solicitous way because she isn't yelling at him. I also think that she is doing this because she wants Moose to do this for her and if she is mean then he won't do it. I think that she is being manipulative.
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