They all sit together in a cabin. The men go to sleep and the women stay up cleaning. They cook the turkey and Ruby tells Ada she doesn’t need Inman, and Ada tells Ruby she doesn’t want to become an old bitter woman. Inman wakes up and gives Stobrod some water from the stream. He then eats some turkey as Ruby leaves. Inman and Ada are alone, and in order to break the silence Inman reads Ada a story from his book which is about sex. Inman the leaves to wash the dishes, but he then starts thinking about her and goes back to the house. Ada tells Inman about the letter she wrote to him. They then start talking about their future. Ruby comes back and Inman leaves. Ada then tells Ruby that her father can recover at Black Cove farm. The following day, Inman and Ada go hunting for fun, but they don’t catch anything. Ada then tells Inman she wants to keep Ruby near her. Then they return to the camp and the men go to bed. That night Ruby stays besides Stobrod , and Ada and Inman sleep together. During the night they talk about the past. Inman doesn’t talk about the war, but he tells her about his journey back home. They then talk about their marriage plans and how happy they will live together.
1b. Author's Style: In this chapter the author includes similes and imagery
Simile: "The snow no longer spilled hard out of the sky in fat flakes; it came down soft and fine like ground cornmeal falling from between millstones." the author compares the snow to cornmeal falling between millstones using the word like.
Imagery: "Ruby took up a stick and drew out a map in the dirt, Black Cove. She put in the road and the house and the barn, scratched up areas to show current fields, woodlots, the orchard." This imagery enables the reader to visualize how Ruby drew the map and everything she included in it.
1c. Historical Context: “—Did you write me letters while I was in the hospital? He said.
—Several, she said. Two during the summer and a brief note in the fall. But I did not know you were there until you were gone. So the first two letters went to Virginia
—They didn't find me there, he said. Tell me what they were about.
Ada gave summaries, though not precisely of the letters as they had been.”
The fact that she mailed letter to Virginia could be considered a historical context because during the time that she sent Inman the letter, the setting, or place where Inman was, was at the battle of Fredericksburg during the year 1862 in Virginia.
2a. Inman feels full of life and is excited about all the plans him and Ada have together. Though he recognizes he has changed he is still happy because he is next to her.
2b. Ada is a person that doesnt let other's opinions influence her decisions. She also recognizes she has changed but as long as shes next to Inman she will be fine. She is the kind of person that llikes to make plans.
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