Chapter 8 questions

Chapter 8
Choose any three from Chapter 8
17. When Ethan comes back to the kitchen after checking the property, it is empty. He then finds a message Mattie has written to him on a scrap of paper with the words, "Don't trouble, Ethan." Write the interpretation you would put on the words that Mattie has written. Be detailed.
Answer: I think that she means don't be troubled by me leaving. She doesn't want him to be sad that she's leaving & get on with his life even though she loves him as much as he loves her.

18. We see the conflicts and choices Ethan is facing: his love for mattie is at war with his marriage to Zeena. After considering Ethan's thoughts, write what you think is the best thing Ethan should do and why you feel that way.
Answer: I think that Ethan should be with Mattie because he loves her & he doesn't love Zeena. I can't blame him, I wouldn't want to be with her either. She's just plain mean.

20. In the second to last paragraph in this chapter, we see Ethan's despair in as much as he can see no way out of the trap he feels his life as become. he seems to be a beaten, broken man. the term "devil's advocate" is sometimes used to describe a person who takes an opposite view for the purpose of an arguement. Imagine yourself as the "devil's advocate"; you feel that Zeena is the person who needs to be taken care of, that Ethan is emotionally immature and selfish, and that he deserves to suffer. Explain your point of view fully.
Answer: Zeena needs to be taken care of because she is very sick & needs someone to be there for her. She is always doing stuff for Ethan so it's time he do something for her. Ethan is immature and selfish because he wants to cheat on his wife & run away with Mattie even if it means sacrificing everything & hurting Zeena to be with Mattie.