Do NOW: Respond to the quote below:
Excerpt from "Mine on Thursday" - "To be a man, my father said, wiping his cheeks, "is to look at the wreckage of your life and to confront it all without pity for yourself. Without alibis. And to go on. To
endure." **Consider the thematic value of this statement as it relates to the narrator.
1. Discuss Write.
2. Examine dynamics of family relationships.
3. Activity: Prepare a character "analysis" of Hugh. Cite specific references to support your work.
*15 mins: Share.
4. Analyze end. Is Hugh Heroic?
5. Explore Cormier's tone in this narrative.
