Star Food
Vocabulary
1.) Appease (p. 134)
Quote: "To appease my father I cleaned the electric star, and though he often came outside to sweep, he stopped telling me to come down." (Page 134)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): to satisfy someone
Synonym: pacify
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): To appeased the angered teacher, I'd tried to stop talking and make less distraction as possible,
2.) Competence (p. 137)
Quote: "For years my father had been trying to teach me competence and industry." (Page 137)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): to fill out the guidelines for qualification
Synonym: capacity
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My incompetence got me nowhere in life.
3.) Retrospect (p. 148)
Quote: "I was standing in front of the counter, hands in my pockets, my mother's eyes watering over, the guard looking out the window at a couple of girls, everything revolving around the point of calm that, in retrospect, precedes surprises." (Page 148)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): looking back from the past
Synonym:recollection, hindsight
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): In retrospect, I've should have known to always get a napkin when eating messy food,
4.) Precedes (p. 148)
Quote: "I was standing in front of the counter, hands in my pockets, my mother's eyes watering over, the guard looking out the window at a couple of girls, everything revolving around the point of calm that, in retrospect, precedes surprises." (Page 148)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): somethings that comes before in time
Synonym: predict, anticipate
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): The analyst from the NBA precedes that Miami Heats are going to make it to thee finals this year.
5.) Remorse (p. 148)
Quote: "This flushed me with remorse." (Page 148)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): emotion of feeling regret
Synonym: guilt
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): Feeling the remorse when breaking the vase, so I bought a new one
Quote: "To appease my father I cleaned the electric star, and though he often came outside to sweep, he stopped telling me to come down." (Page 134)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): to satisfy someone
Synonym: pacify
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): To appeased the angered teacher, I'd tried to stop talking and make less distraction as possible,
2.) Competence (p. 137)
Quote: "For years my father had been trying to teach me competence and industry." (Page 137)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): to fill out the guidelines for qualification
Synonym: capacity
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): My incompetence got me nowhere in life.
3.) Retrospect (p. 148)
Quote: "I was standing in front of the counter, hands in my pockets, my mother's eyes watering over, the guard looking out the window at a couple of girls, everything revolving around the point of calm that, in retrospect, precedes surprises." (Page 148)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): looking back from the past
Synonym:recollection, hindsight
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): In retrospect, I've should have known to always get a napkin when eating messy food,
4.) Precedes (p. 148)
Quote: "I was standing in front of the counter, hands in my pockets, my mother's eyes watering over, the guard looking out the window at a couple of girls, everything revolving around the point of calm that, in retrospect, precedes surprises." (Page 148)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): somethings that comes before in time
Synonym: predict, anticipate
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): The analyst from the NBA precedes that Miami Heats are going to make it to thee finals this year.
5.) Remorse (p. 148)
Quote: "This flushed me with remorse." (Page 148)
Definition (based on context/in your own words): emotion of feeling regret
Synonym: guilt
Sentence (underline the vocabulary word): Feeling the remorse when breaking the vase, so I bought a new one
Thinking Map
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Interpretive Questions
1.) Why does Dade spend so much time on the roof of the store?
Dade spends so much time on the roof by cleaning the star and is avoiding work. Avoiding his resposibility as well as daydreaming on what he wants while looking at the buildings, cars, etc. For example, "On the other hand, if I spent Saturday afternoon on the roof of my parents' grocery store staring up at the clouds instead of counting cracker cartons in the stockroom, my father took me to the back to talk about work and discipline, and my mother told me later to keep looking for things that no one else saw." (Page 129)
2.) Why does Dade try to confuse his father by looking at the clouds when his father speaks to him about his future?
Dade try to confuse his father by looking at the clouds when his father speaks to him about his future because Dade is making a decision by looking at the clouds which also e ddoesn't know the answer so he avoids it. For example, "'You're going to end up on one of those curbs,' my father told me. Usually I stared farther into the clouds when he said something like that." (Page 131)
3.) Why does Dade think that the discovery of what he wants will come to him when he is on the roof?
Dade thinks thatstargazing on the rooftop and letting his mind clear is what will give him answers. For example, "The air around me was as cool as water, the lighted swimming pools like pieces of the daytime sky. An important moment seemed to be rushing up. 'Tell me what I want,' I said again.
4.) Why does Dade finally tell his mother, “I’m not sure what my dreams are,…And I’m never going to discover anything”? (p. 147)
His realization is when he never thinks he will do great things in life, and that's why he's losing faith in himself; Despite the fact that he's listening to his mother's suggestion by looking into outer space. For example, "'All I've ever done on the roof is look at the clouds.'"
5.) Why does Dade feel “alone in the world” at the end of the story? (p. 150)
Dade feels alone because he has this stress of having to please his parents and also himself whih makes him feel undeniably alone. For example, "I felt alone in the world, in the way that makes me aware of sound and temperature." (Page 150)
6.) Why does Dade let the woman go after they go into the stockroom?
Dade had the idea of bringin justice unto the the store; However, he choked and let the pressure go by actually letting her go. For example, "Still we didn't say anything to each other. We kept walking beneath the pale violet of the lamps, and after a few more blocks I just stopped at one corner. She went on, crossed the street, and I lost sight of her." (Page 149)
7.) Why does Dade feel that the woman who is shoplifting knows something about him?
Dade conscience tells him despite the shoplifter stealing, she is doing this out of survival. For example, "She went right to the standup display of cut-price, nearly expired breads and crackers, where she took a loaf of rye from the shelf. Then she turned and looked me in the eye. We were looking into each other's eyes when she walked out the front door." (Pages 134-135)
8.) After he sees the air force jets, why does Dade decide that he wants the woman to be caught?
The jets can be a representation of justice in which Dade takes the jets as a sign to take action to catch the woman. For example, "I stood there while they turned again behind me and lifted back toward the hills, trailing threads of vapor, and by the time their booms subsided I knew I wanted the woman to be caught. I had seen a sign." (Page 146)
9.) Why does Dade feel “strong and good” when he catches the woman but then feel “flushed…with remorse”? (p. 148)
Dade is having a moral dilemma between the right thing and the wrong thing: right thing is to catch the woman, and the wrong thing is to let her go. follow between his dad or mom side. For example, "When I thought of this and the woman I was sad. It seemed you never really know another person." (Page 150)
10.) Why does Dade walk with the woman after he lets her go?
Dade walks with the woman after he lets her go because he just wantsinformation from the woman, so Dade can give the woman's background to her dad. For example, "We walked fast and stayed behind cars, and when we had gone a distance I turned and looked back....It seemed we would be capable of a great communication now, but as we walked I realized I didn't know what to say to her." (Page 149)
Dade spends so much time on the roof by cleaning the star and is avoiding work. Avoiding his resposibility as well as daydreaming on what he wants while looking at the buildings, cars, etc. For example, "On the other hand, if I spent Saturday afternoon on the roof of my parents' grocery store staring up at the clouds instead of counting cracker cartons in the stockroom, my father took me to the back to talk about work and discipline, and my mother told me later to keep looking for things that no one else saw." (Page 129)
2.) Why does Dade try to confuse his father by looking at the clouds when his father speaks to him about his future?
Dade try to confuse his father by looking at the clouds when his father speaks to him about his future because Dade is making a decision by looking at the clouds which also e ddoesn't know the answer so he avoids it. For example, "'You're going to end up on one of those curbs,' my father told me. Usually I stared farther into the clouds when he said something like that." (Page 131)
3.) Why does Dade think that the discovery of what he wants will come to him when he is on the roof?
Dade thinks thatstargazing on the rooftop and letting his mind clear is what will give him answers. For example, "The air around me was as cool as water, the lighted swimming pools like pieces of the daytime sky. An important moment seemed to be rushing up. 'Tell me what I want,' I said again.
4.) Why does Dade finally tell his mother, “I’m not sure what my dreams are,…And I’m never going to discover anything”? (p. 147)
His realization is when he never thinks he will do great things in life, and that's why he's losing faith in himself; Despite the fact that he's listening to his mother's suggestion by looking into outer space. For example, "'All I've ever done on the roof is look at the clouds.'"
5.) Why does Dade feel “alone in the world” at the end of the story? (p. 150)
Dade feels alone because he has this stress of having to please his parents and also himself whih makes him feel undeniably alone. For example, "I felt alone in the world, in the way that makes me aware of sound and temperature." (Page 150)
6.) Why does Dade let the woman go after they go into the stockroom?
Dade had the idea of bringin justice unto the the store; However, he choked and let the pressure go by actually letting her go. For example, "Still we didn't say anything to each other. We kept walking beneath the pale violet of the lamps, and after a few more blocks I just stopped at one corner. She went on, crossed the street, and I lost sight of her." (Page 149)
7.) Why does Dade feel that the woman who is shoplifting knows something about him?
Dade conscience tells him despite the shoplifter stealing, she is doing this out of survival. For example, "She went right to the standup display of cut-price, nearly expired breads and crackers, where she took a loaf of rye from the shelf. Then she turned and looked me in the eye. We were looking into each other's eyes when she walked out the front door." (Pages 134-135)
8.) After he sees the air force jets, why does Dade decide that he wants the woman to be caught?
The jets can be a representation of justice in which Dade takes the jets as a sign to take action to catch the woman. For example, "I stood there while they turned again behind me and lifted back toward the hills, trailing threads of vapor, and by the time their booms subsided I knew I wanted the woman to be caught. I had seen a sign." (Page 146)
9.) Why does Dade feel “strong and good” when he catches the woman but then feel “flushed…with remorse”? (p. 148)
Dade is having a moral dilemma between the right thing and the wrong thing: right thing is to catch the woman, and the wrong thing is to let her go. follow between his dad or mom side. For example, "When I thought of this and the woman I was sad. It seemed you never really know another person." (Page 150)
10.) Why does Dade walk with the woman after he lets her go?
Dade walks with the woman after he lets her go because he just wantsinformation from the woman, so Dade can give the woman's background to her dad. For example, "We walked fast and stayed behind cars, and when we had gone a distance I turned and looked back....It seemed we would be capable of a great communication now, but as we walked I realized I didn't know what to say to her." (Page 149)