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1. What may the Quote provided before the Title Page relate to you about a theme or important motif of the novel?

The Quote provided before the Title Page refers directly to the wild nature of "boys" and how they need to be managed. This Quote insinuates that boys should be looked after closely and not be given the freedom to hone their ability to be cunning. One of the novel's themes may revolve around a young male character's repression from being able to be the boy others or society expects. It could also refer to a more encompassing theme of how boys are traditionally not allowed to break away from the norms of cultural, familial, or even personal constructs.

2. How do you know that the narrator and his brothers are ravenous for more life according to the first page of the novel?

You know the narrator and his brothers are ravenous for more life, because the narrator provides multiple examples of their behavior for needing everything to be over the top, loud, angry, and uncontrollable. The narrator says that the brothers want more food, volume, riots, angry men, music, beats, rock music, muscles, density, and weight. The narrator finishes by stating that the brothers are "...three little kings locked in a feud for more" (1).

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