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Richard and his dad don't have the best relationship. So whenever his dad yells at him, he takes whatever he says literally/seriously, to prove a point.

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in my opinion , its a cry for help because he CRAVES the attention that he doesn't get by killing the kitten . he young , we do this.

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That he knows how to tie a noose

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When he went out to bury the kitten and when he's mom said at least he learned his lesson.

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Something that caught my attention was how he reacted to the kitten falling to the ground. It showed the kitten was really dead and he had realized what he did and that he couldn't reverse it.

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He killed a kitten and didn't think of the consequences.

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He is extremely scared of his dad

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He is pretty scared of his Dad, and sort of resents him. they have virtually no relationship. It was really surprising to me that he was bold enough to kill a small animal. First not being afraid of fire, now killing a kitten? This boy has some deep mental issues.

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He and His father are strangers, no communicating.
His mom wanted to show him, that what he did was wrong, no matter the reason. She made him realized he took a life.

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"I stared at him with awe as he gulped his beer from a tin bucket"

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His curiosity gets the better of him especially from a 4 year old and a young Black boy being raised in the South.

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something that caught my attention was when he was hiding and he started to think about what he shouldn't have done it and what he could've done to his family

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what caught my attention is that the boy decided to light the curtains on fire, not thinking about the consequences.

The boy doesn't get along with his father well.

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when He hid under the burning house instead of running away from there

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What caught my attention was he was dumb enough to light the curtain. And the mother beating his child to death is unacceptable she shouldn't have done that.

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Thing that caught my attention:
-Setting the House on fire didn't seem dangerous for the boy.
-Hiding under the BURNING house.
-He was more scared of being beat then the burning fire.
-Mom need to control herself better.
-White Bags? Illusions

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He was bored how did decide to light a whole curtain on fire.

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Something that grabbed my attention was that he lit his house on fire out of boredom.

He didn't have good relationship with his dad.

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The part that caught my attention was how the child's parents let him make a fire like that and didn't check what he was doing. Also it shows he had an abusive father because he was more scared of getting beat up by his father rather then the fire itself.

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What caught my attention was when the boy decided to light his curtains on fire. I know he's four, but... Come on! Also when he was beaten severely. I thought he wouldn't get beaten because they found him alive and I thought they didn't know he'd been playing with fire?

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The part of the first chapter, that caught my attention, was definitely the fact that boredom could literally almost kill people close to you. Richard was just bored and he wanted to find something to do. I was surprised by the fact that he thought it would be a "good idea" to set curtains on fire. I already knew it would end badly, and it did.

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strict mom

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Something that caught my attention was that Richard was more afraid of his punishment than the fire. He was more worried about running away than checking up on his family and letting them know he's safe

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What caught my attention which I feel for the entirety of this novel is how vivid his recollection is.

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The part that caught my attention was when the boy started playing with the fire.

The father and son don't have much of a bonding relationship.

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Part 1: The part that caught my attention was when the kid set the curtain on fire because he was bored. Also the fact the his mom almost beat the life outta him / Part 2: The part that caught my attention is that a 5 or 6 year old boy killed a cat because he was trying to get back at his dad.

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His mom is very strict and mean.

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What caught my attention was that he set the house on fire, how was that a good idea? He was more scared of  being beat then the repercussions of him burning the house down with people inside, including a sick bedwritten grandma.

Also him seeing "Bags" over his head, what did that mean?

He thought he triumphed over his father for killing the kitten, he thought it's death was justified over a small dumb sense of achievement. But in the end, he realizes the repercussions and the morality of his actions, and he realizes he not only has to deal with the physical consequences but he must also deal with the mental consequences.