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chapter 9

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Richard finally confesses to his entire class that he writes poetry and that he has been exchanging letters with the poet, Joyce Kilmer. Richard works hard in the farm especially due to the high demand for food for the soldiers. Mr. Kilmer enjoyed his poem and is curious about the question that was asked in the last line of the poem. Richard realizes he is starting to develop feelings for Hannah- he thinks about her often and occassionally writes poems about her.

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Richard,father and Gus went hunting after the heavy snow had stopped.They went to their hunting cabin and stayed there.On Sunday morning before sunrise, the three of them went down the river and found a pool where deer came to drink.They hid to wait for a deer to come.Richard was nervous because his father wanted him to shoot his first deer. A deer come to the pool and his father instructed Richard to shoot instead of his brother.Richard could not kill the animal and he missed the shot.Gus was angry and wanted to shoot the deer but Pa stopped him. Pa told them that they were leaving and sometimes hunters missed their shot.Richard's father asked him why he left the buck go on purpose and he told him that he didn't like to kill animal and that he didn't like killing rabbit before.Pa told him that death is a part of life and that Pa also felt some grief after killing. Pa told Richard not to come hunting anymore if he didn't want to. Richard went back to the cabin and gave him some advice.Gus wanted Richard to be in sports and fit in with others.Richard asked Gus how he felt killing animal and Gus told him that he felt no remorse at all.Then,Richard knew that Pa and Gus had different feelings about hunting and killing animal.When their father comeback.They started walking back home and talked about war in europe since 1914.Gus wanted to join the army but Pa said that without education , you went nowhere but after school they could do whatever they wanted to do.That night at dinner while Pa and Gus wer talking about sports,boxing in general,Richard went to the kitchen to help his sister,Angie.He felt sad and pitiful that Angie had to stop school and stayed at home as full time farm's woman organising the house and helping with the farm. However Angie said that it was her duty and father was a difficult man because he lost two people in his life.After that,Richard went up to his room and he remembered the first time he went hunting with Pa, Gus and Grandpa.When granpa killed a deer,Richard tried his best not to cry.To take away the sadness,he wrote a poem.

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Early morning during the above freezing February air,Richard,Gus and Pa went to dear hunting.Pa bet Richard was going to get his first deer on that day.However, Richard delibarately misfired to avoid killing the beautiful young buck.Gus tried to encourage his brother to more sociable and scolding him for missing the shot.

Gus  was active in sports meanwhile Richard loves farming.After dinner,Pa nad Gus started talk about sports.Richard went to the kitchen to help his sister Angie who has taking care of the house after their mother die.Pa and Gus always took it for granted.Richard explained to Pa that he did nit have the right to kill the animals.Pa confessed that he grieving everytime he shot an animal.In past eye,maybe he was remembering his wife or his brother ,Roland who was killed in a war in Cuba.Richard felt satisfied after he shared his feeling with Pa.

Richard went to his room,and took a piece of paper and pen and started writing a poemabout How a Deer been killed and he put it in the drawer on top of other poemsand he did not want anyone to know about it.

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On the letter Richard received early in September , Mr Kilmer wrote that he had at last arrived in France. Richard worried if the war might become longer as the combat in the trenches seemed to be getting more brutal and deadly by the day.
As the school started again, Mrs Hansen announced her class to put on a patriotic programme to sell Liberty Bonds, which helped finance the war. Some of the students will be chosen to perform a special play by writing an essay . The best essay by a girl and a boy will be pick as the main characters, Lady Liberty

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The snow has come to an end.The school has started again in the month of April.America declares war on Germany.One morning,Richard's English teacher,Mrs Hansen,tells the class that a famous poet,Joyce Kilmer has just volunteered for army service in the ongoing world war.She reads a poem entitled "Tree" written by Joyce Kilmer to the class,Richard is fascinated by the beauty of the simple poem.Richard borrows Mrs Hansen poetry book and secretly jotted down the New Yorks Time editors office address .On the way back home.Richard meets Hannah Schermers,the preety girl of German crying in the hallway because someone had returned her "dirty hun"on her book cover.

Richard confronts his classmates who then reveal their hatred toward Germans.After back home,Richard decide to write to Mr Kilmer ,he introduces himself and tels him that he likes his simple poems and shares about his secret poetry writing.He sents the letter to the New York Times.

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A terrible incident has happen at the tavern own by Hannah Schermers parents.It has been vandelised.To insteal good values in students,Mrs Hansen encourags her students to sign a card to expressing their sympathy for  Hannah and her family.Mrs Hansen shocked at the protest by more vocal student and the culture of fear created by the class bullies which stop some sincere students from signing.In the end,only Richard sign the card.Richard action caused the students taunt him for supporting the German.Richard approaches his teacher and asked for the card and he want to personally delivered it to the Schermers.Abruptly,Richard was  attacked by  Abner and Harry but he manages to win the fight.Richard feels terrible as he wals home and keep pondering about the people of TurtleLake.On his way home,he climbs an old oak tree to watch a train pass by.He sees passanger happily travelling.As he reaches home,Angie running excitedly towards him with news that he has received a letter from New York.It is from Joyce Kilmer.

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Joyce Kilmer letter to Richard consists plane simple answer and advice.He encourages him to pursue his poetic dreams with courage and confidence.He invite Richards to write again and sent him one of his poem.That night, Richard tried to be braved to share about the letter to his family.Pa,Gus and Angie didn't show any axcitement and they do not know who Joyce Kilmer is.

Richard went to his room to reply Mr Kilmer's letter.Gus comes to the room and teases Richard on his sissy poems.Gus also advices him to try to fit in with his friends.

Next morning Richard  oes to  see Mrs Hansen to tell her about the letter.She is very impressed.Richards shows her a few of his favourite poems and she helps to select one to sent to Mr Kilmer.Mrs Hansen encourages him to share the letter to the class but Richard is not ready yet.Richard meets Hannah right after he cames out from Mrs Hansen room.She apologised Richard  on what she has done the last time they met.She als shares her feeling and problems with Richard.Richard climbes the oak tree again and sees the train with a load of merry soldiers ontheir way to war.Richard is sad thinking about Mr Kilmer and Otto,the Hannah's brother.

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It was the end of school and Richard shared Mr Kilmer's lettert to the class.Many of his classmates discouraged him about writing poems but Mrs Hansen always gave  him support and adviced him to do what  he liked.Richard and Mr Kilmer often exchanged their stories and wonderful poems.Hannah also fully supported Richard and helped him to fini9sh his poems.The poem turned out really well.

In history class,Mr Higby  described  about the  current battle .He also  reminded his class to keep  abreast of war events in summer holiday.

During the summer,Richard helped his father at the farm and he also  noticed  that his father was always unhappy.One night,he wrote  about his Pa and very pleased with his work.

Richard  received a reply from Mr Kilmer.He praised Richard's poem on the soldiers and he hoped this war will end all wars.Meanwhile,Richard continued to daydream about the smart and beautiful Hannah Schermer and wrote a poem about her.