His father would only wake him up once the place was nice and warm, and with that the author would wake up, and get dressed at a leisurely pace. The next day, January 29, 1945, his father has been replaced … The narrator storms out and Sonny slams the door behind him. Not to excuse Beto at all, but instead to understand his actions. The narrator and his younger sister ’s father is a rather mysterious figure in the novel, as the narrator knows little about who his father really is or what he does. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: ). The narrator’s son, Jonathan, 6 years old, made this remark when his father went in to comfort the children. Michael Gregory Rowe (born March 18, 1962): 6 is an American television host, narrator, and former opera singer. He works in town about an hour away and owns buildings, but the narrator is never sure exactly what this even means. After roll call, he gazes at his father's face for over an hour. Though this star’s great-great-grandfather was a gold miner in Alaska in the late 1800s, Gene … He recalls how it happened – his wife Isabel is in the kitchen when she hears Grace fall down and then there is silence. 21. I think he meant drown as a metaphor to something deeper the narrator is going to. The first time they make sexual contact, consent did not exist at all. His father once again says, "Eliezer," and is still breathing. Gene Cheeseman is an expert contractor best know as the cast of reality TV show Gold Rush.He has worked under two different bosses in Gold Mining. Yet, as fate will have it, the heron dies, presumably because it was attacked by a wild animal. Each evening, both father and daughter privately savor listening to the heron's night calls. The story jumps ahead a bit to when the narrator's daughter, Grace, passes away. The Drown quotes below are all either spoken by Yunior’s Father or refer to Yunior’s Father. He was confuse on his identity and his feeling after what he experiences with Beto. The second stanza shifts focus onto the narrator, who wakes up to sound of the fire crackling and the wood splintering. “But Daddy,” he went on, “we aren’t afraid of dying if we can all be together—you and mummy, Sue and I.” Since it is a Sunday, we assume it is in preparation for Sunday Mass at church. However, the narrator is still well received and feels welcomed in his home. Eliezer is afraid to move from his bunk. The narrator's father is unemployed, and the birth of the narrator puts a financial strain on his family. C. it happened on its own D. the problem got over as the storm had passed . The narrator starts to cry. When he realized that his friend was actually leaving for college I think he felt sad and mad at him because he was the one that causes him to be in that stage of his life. 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