"Ball Hawk" Review

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Meaning of 'cryptic' from Greek 'kryptos' (hidden):

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Unclear

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Impact of first-person POV on understanding Mitchell’s mother

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Limits readers to Mitchell’s perceptions of her.

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Mitchell feels flustered on the field because his father cannot see him play.

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This contributes to his conflict in the story.

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Inference about Uncle Tommy from paragraphs 19-20:

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Dedicated to supporting Mitchell like a parent.

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Sentence revealing Mitchell's mother's feelings: "My mom was smiling and nodding, fists clenched around her soda can like an hourglass." (par. 14)

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This sentence shows her conflicting emotions.

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Mitchell's main conflict in the story

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Lack of connection to his late father

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Mitchell realizes baseball connects him to his father.

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Baseball is important to him because it connects him to his father.

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Example of foreshadowing: "Whenever I threw up in the locker room before wrestling, I usually did well."

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This sentence suggests a pattern of success following a negative experience.

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Identify the first-person sentence:

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My mom wanted me to play baseball.

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Point of view of "Ball Hawk"?

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1st person.