My Crazy Thoughts.

A. These chapters start with the Hoenikker children and Jonah cleaning off ice-nine from the room. They told Jonah what happened Christmas Eve. Dr. Hoenikker talked about ice nine all night. When he took a break experimenting he died in the wicker chair. The dog licked a rag containing ice-nine and he froze. Dr. Hoenikker was the same way. The children then discussed who divided the ice-nine. They all seemed to have taken a part.

They were now finished cleaning the and hid the doctor’s body in the closest. There were a lot of lies told that day. They old the guests that Papa was better and the soliders were building a funeral pyre for somehitng they didn’t know. The Ambassdor gave his speech. He talked about the wreath and about his son dying in war. Then they watched the show. A plane crashed and the Mintons were trapped so they held hands and “went” together. Then Papa’s body fell from the boat and the sea became filled with ice-nine. Mona and Jonah ran to shelter.

B.

Reticule- a small fabric purse

Tableau- vivid and wide-ranging description or display

Pyre- a pile of burning material

Fustian- pompous or pretentious speech or writing

Bombast- language that is full of long or pretentious words, used to impress others

Oratory- a religious society that has secular priests

Effigies- a dummy, often roughly made and intentionally amusing or insulting, representing somebody disliked or despised

C. What does the wreath represent?

Is the plane crash scene a symbol of what the world is like? rocky?