Sucker
By
Carson McCullers
About the Author: Carson McCullers
Carson McCullers- Carson McCullers was born on 1917 in Columbus, Georgia. She has published 8 books already. She divorced with her husband and then married him again. She wanted to do suicide because she was becoming very emotional. Her husband wanted her to commit suicide with him, but she didn't want to, so she left him. She died because of brain hemorrhage on 1967 in Nyack, New York.
Prereading Reflection
Have you ever wanted the attention of someone who didn't even notice you?
Yes I have wanted the attention of someone who didn't even notice me.
How did that make you feel?
It made me feel like I was the only one there who didn't have anyone to talk to.
How did you respond?
I responded by just waiting or sitting there and looking at them till they come over to me and talk to me.
Have you ever gotten so mad at someone that you said something you didn't really mean?
Yes I have gotten mad at someone where it come to the point that I would say something that I wouldn't actually mean.
How did you feel after you calmed down?
I would feel guilty after fights. I would sometimes want to apologize or ask for advice from someone else.
What did you do about the situation?
I would ask for advice of what to do. Then I would apologize because I would feel guilty.
Yes I have wanted the attention of someone who didn't even notice me.
How did that make you feel?
It made me feel like I was the only one there who didn't have anyone to talk to.
How did you respond?
I responded by just waiting or sitting there and looking at them till they come over to me and talk to me.
Have you ever gotten so mad at someone that you said something you didn't really mean?
Yes I have gotten mad at someone where it come to the point that I would say something that I wouldn't actually mean.
How did you feel after you calmed down?
I would feel guilty after fights. I would sometimes want to apologize or ask for advice from someone else.
What did you do about the situation?
I would ask for advice of what to do. Then I would apologize because I would feel guilty.
Vocabulary in Context
Despise: To dislike or hate contemptly
Humiliated: To be embarrassed, usually publicly
Sarcastic: Using irony to mock someone or thing
Humiliated: To be embarrassed, usually publicly
Sarcastic: Using irony to mock someone or thing
Contrasting Ideas
Note contrasting ideas of when Pete is PROUD vs. when Pete REGRETS his actions
PROUD• he felt good when he started to look at Sucker in a better perspective. "It seemed to me suddenly that I did like him more than anybody else I knew––more tan any other boy, more than my sisters, more in a certain way even than Maybelle." (p. 15)
• he was happy when they actually talked nice to each other and getting to know each other. "We talked for a good while that night. His voice was fast and it was liked he had been saving up these things to tell me for a long time. He mentioned that he was going to try to build a canoe and that the kids down the block wouldn't let him in on their football team and I don't know what all." (p. 16) • he felt good when he saw that Maybelle was acting better to him. "During the next couple of weeks I saw a lot of Maybelle. She acted as though she really cared for me a little. Half the time I felt so good I hardly knew what to do with myself." (p. 16) |
REGRET• Pete regrets his actions because sucker moved on to other friends and left Pete alone; wants to renew their friendship. "Our room isn't mine at all anymore. He's gotten up this gang of kids they have a club." (p .21)
• Pete regrets his actions for he cannot forgive no more. "And later when I wanted to apologize as I had planned he looked at me in this new hard way so that I couldn't say a word." (p. 21) • struggles in grades. "I fiddle around my desk and can't get settled because of those eyes of his. And the thing is I just have to study because I've gotten three bad cards this term already." (p. 22) |