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“I didn’t entirely like this glossy new surface, because it made that school like a museum, and that’s exactly what is was to me, and what I did not want it to be.”

This quote shows the reader about how the narrator views this new look to a jewel in his life. This building plays a significant role in the authors life and the memories that he will cherish forever were all in this place. A place of fond and dark memories. He talks about how he dislikes the look of it being a museum, a place which holds ancient memories. He seems to be uncomfortable with this and all his Experiences and memories that made him into the man is his today, has been seen as an artifact and this new glossy look shows the transition from wartime to a post war peace time and the old look has been replaced and has been lost, only alive in his memories.

It tells a story about a grave time of hopelessness to a time of peace and hope. The new varnish seems to symbolize the new look, a new school, a new era. The days before the war are seen as an ancient time and a time that almost seemed like a dream and now it has been lost to time, all those fond memories may be stored here forever but the author may not have wanted that because he may have wanted to let go of these memories.

2) “ Devon is somethimes considered one of the most beautiful school in New England :

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The school/town:
"It made the school look like a museum, an thats exactly what it was to me, and what I did not want it to be."

Here, a simile is utilized to portray the cold, unfeeling atmosphere of the school to Gene. A museum is usually depicted as a factual place meant to inform members about its history and usually items in a museum are wothy of being there however in this case, gene doesnt prefer it this way due to the fact he doesnt want to remember and forget about his past however this is only engraining the past into his mind. It is clear that Gene is not comfortable with the new look of this school. This helps the reader empathise with Gene and understand his plight.It makes the reader understand the reason he seems to feel this way

The grounds of the building:
'Devon is sometimes considered the most beautiful school in New England, and even on this dismal afternoon its power was asserted.'

This is used to depict that though the atmosphere of Devon is abandoned and forlorn, the school still shows a sense of grandeur and luxury that must be remarked upon. This shows the reader the sheer splendour of the school, and that it deserves to be commented upon.

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School/town:
1)”I didn’t entirely like the glossy new surface because It made the school look like a museum ”
2)This could represent how gene felt as though the school held defining moments and memories from his adolescence which he considers comparable to artifacts in a museum holding rich history and life changing moments.He May be partially uncomfortable with this resemblance because he feels as though his personal experiences have been glorified into this elegance that the school holds (“glossy surface”)
3)The glossy new surface could relate to how after the war the school was remodeled and that relates to how his past experiences have now been twisted into this polished demeanor the school upholds.And it could also mirror how often after the war people forge a happy image to distract from the harsh after effects

The grounds/the building:
1)”contentious harmony ”
2)This refers to how there are many different features of the campus residing next to eachother in a disorderly mannner .this could relate to the relrionship of finny and gene because often there friendship felt like more of a formality and the contentious harmony is them being rivals .
3)the authors intentions behind this were to portray how alot  of relationships gene has with others can be considered contentious harmony because at times he tolerates people like leper and brinker whom he doesn’t always resonate with

The playing fields:
1)”now they reached soggily and emptily away from me “
2)this could refer to phineas and gene’s growth apart opposed to their trusting friendship before the interrogation provoked by brinker.before phineas’s death phineas needed time away from gene to comprehend the possibility of gene harming him intentionally.
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The school/town:
1)"...preserved by some considerate hand with varnish and wax. Preserved
along with it, like stale air in an unopened room."
2)the school had been renovated. it also creates an atmosphere of misdirection as if the school is trying to hide the past in hopes of forgetting.
3) the author attempts to produce an unnerving atmosphere as gene is coming to the school with it looking newer than when he attended it15 years ago; it makes the school appear false and synthetic

the ground and the building:
1)"Like all old, good schools, Devon did not stand isolated behind walls and gates but emerged
naturally from the town which had produced it."
2) the following quote implies that gene is fond of the school's construction. it juxtoposes the previous description of the school as it now is described as naturally occuring, while previously made to seen heavily altered; this symbolises the inner conflict he possesses regarding how he should feel of the school.
3) The author's intention from this description is to possibly highlight the uncertainty and muddled feelings of gene and to convey them effectively to the reader.

playing fileds
1) "playing fields were vast.... forlorn
tennis courts on the left, enormous football and soccer and lacrosse fields in the centre, woods on
the right, and at the far end a small river detectable from this distance by the few bare trees along
its banks"

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school/town:
."looks like a museum, and that is exactly what it was to me, and what i didn't want it to be."

this quote highlights the age of the building and has connotations of mystery as museums are generally relevant in history so the reader would want to fight out about what happened in the school. this follows a memorial theme which is present throughout the chapter.

this quote suggests that the building was very relevant in the childhood of the author and that he feels very distant from his childhood and the memories he had there. it also implies that he had been trying to avoid the feeling of resent from his memories in the school and wanted it to change.

pathetic fallacy.
"the wind flung wet gusts at me"

the weather reflects the narrator's feelings and creates the sense of unbelonging, fear and isolation. It may suggest that he he is being repelled or warned from reentering the faint memories of his past. it seems as though the wind is mocking him and he feels insulted and humiliatedby the atmosphere.

the playing fields
" i  started the long trudge across the fields..."

the word trudge is an example of an emphatic word as it reflects the sound of

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School/town

1) “preserved along with it, like stale air in an unopened room, was the well known fear which had surrounded and filled those days, so much of it that I hadn’t even known it was there”
2) this quote suggests that the School has stayed the same and the fear from the days of war have been conserved along with the school. The author uses the simile “like stale air” to create an isolated image in the readers mind. This simile also build tension. The word stale suggests that the fear, even though it is still present, is no longer relevant.
3] the authors intentions are to build tension and give context clues of war and the worry and terror the children faced.

Grounds

1)"It is the beauty of small areas of order [...] living together in contentious harmony”
2)this quote suggests the unique style of Devon and shows how the formality is able to be perceived as beauty. This gives the reader a sense of comfort and security yet separates them from genes experience, and creates sympathy
3) the purpose of the author might have been to provide a sense of nostalgia and show a sense of pride from gene towards Devon

The playing fields

1) “a mystery reference to ‘the cage’ [...] I had thought it must be a place for severe punishment- and I reached the huge open sweep of ground known as the playing fields”
2) this quote suggests that

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School/Town

1)"I felt fears echo"
2)This quote implies that the narrator (Gene) is engulfed in fear as if it's a recurring, repeating word, forever haunting his memories. Through the use of the word echo, the reader can visualize a never ending state of instability and doubt.
3) the authors intentions may have been to exaggerate Genes supposed terror and to highlight the idea that it is never ending, this makes the reader feel nervous on empathize on behalf of the narrator

The grounds of the building

1)"Everything at Devon slowly changed and slowly harmonized with what had gone before'
2)The use of the repeated adverb 'slowly' further emphasizes the long period of time since the narrator had previously visited Devon; additionally the amount of which has been 'gone before'.
3) The author has attempted to engage the reader and help them understand the change and setting of the novel.

The playing fields

1)"I felt myself becoming isolated from everything except the river and the few trees behind it."
2) This quote portrays the narrators connection with the surrounding, more specifically
mentioning 'the river and the few trees beside it'.
3) The author is trying to portray the stron