Ryan+and+Nate

Ryan and Nate

In the poem, Richard Corey, a quote was found that made sense for Boobie Miles. This quote relates to Boobie, before he got hurt. In the third stanza, 2nd half, it says "In fine, we thought that he was everything/To make us wish that we were in his place." This relates to Boobie, because everybody knew who Boobie Miles was and everyone wish they were Boobie. Bobie was the star of the team until he got hurt. However, Boobie got hurt. "Back home in a warn envelope where the letters from Texas A&M and Nebraska and Oklahoma and all the rest that glowed as powerfully as kryptonite." This quote is by LV, Boobie's uncle, is made as he hopes for Boobies recovery. We felt this showed the change in tone with Boobie as he goes from hero, to someone living in his past. He's no longer the hero, or the All-Star. He's just Boobie Miles. Nothing special.

In Tears, Idle Tears, by Lord Tennyson Alfred a quote made sense for Mike Winchell. The first line of the fourth stanza reads, "Dear as remembered kisses after death". This relates to a quote we found for Mike, "There had always been something inward and painfully shy about Mike, but the death of his father forced him to grow up even faster than he already had" (FNL 57). This relates because when Mike Winchell's dad died, he probably thought a lot about him and about all the times they had or about his past, present and future. Mike changed as a person, probably remembering who he was and what he would've been had his dad not died and changed who he was. Had not aged him faster.