Journal Entry #9
pgs 231-258

5 Comments
- Dennis had been afraid to ask Ruth to marry him due to the conditions of society in the past. Society did not accept this but he married her regardless.
-Dennis had become very ill in the hospital and died from lung cancer.
-Ruth was unable to support her family and tried to reach out to her family for help but they did not want to because they said that she was out of their lives permanently.
- The mother was hesitant of the new minister's role in the church and her feelings toward it.
- After having dinner with the ew minister she begna to take a shine toward him and wished for James to become apart of the ministry.

4 Questions
-Why was society against the parents marriage and candid about it?
-Why didn't the doctors inform the wife about the husbands condition?
-Why din't Ruth marry her second husband until his third propsal?
-Why doesn't James want to become apart of the church?

3 Vocabulary Words
1. Pg 233 Dignitaries- one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of honor
2. Pg 246 Kaddish- a Jewish prayer recited in the daily ritual of the synagogue and by mourners at public services after the death of a close relative
3. Pg 247 Veered- to change direction or course

2 Literary Devices
1. " The kids would run down to meet him and wrap around his legs like puppies" pg 239 This is an example of a simile.
2. " Dennis came to the window in his bathrobe and looked down at them and from his the expression on his face, him standing there waving at the children, who were excited, I got a horrible feeling in my heart." pg 243 This is an example of foreshadowing.

Summary sentence
After the death of her first husband Ruth was unable to pull herself back together and wished that James would become more like his father.