Bicycles, Muscles, Cigarettes

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   Father receives word that his son is in trouble (Physical place). Hamilton wants his wife to go in his stead, but decides to go anyways. To me this shows that he cares about his son and wants to be more involved in what his son does. (Emotional)


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   All of the parents meet (Physical) and we see that Hamilton sticks up for his son during the whole discussion. Again we see that Hamilton wants to be more involved in his son’s life. (Emotional)


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   Hamilton gets into a fight with Berman (Physical). This is an example of how the relationship between the father and the son gets even closer. The father defends his son when Gary Berman’s dad says that Hamilton looks like a jerk. (Emotional)


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   On pg. 30 the son shows concern for his father when he says, “But what if he’d picked up a knife, Dad? Or a club?” (Physical) The son shows great concern for his father because he loves his father and does not want anything to happen to him. (Emotional)


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   In the very last part of the story it says, “Hamilton left the door open, and then he thought better of it, and closed it halfway.” (Physical) This last sentence raised questions by the group. What was he trying to say? We believe that this is Hamilton, while trying to show interest in his son’s life, is also disconnected with him because he wants to be.