Simile - Gulf of Mexico “I looked at him, and suddenly it was like seeing someone across a deep pit, someone you couldn’t ever reach. However, innocent lion is almost paradoxical, and suggests that Mark’s temperament is unstable. Mark’s smile confirms this point-he is just “doing him,” just doing what he is naturally capable of and good at. They reach the consensus that Mark will be all right that he always gets away with everything. Simile - “He smiled, like an innocent lion” (75)īryon describes Mark’s expression after they find out about Mark’s weekly expeditions in the principal’s car. Although he later realizes that Cathy is not interested in Mark, he is so affected by this brief flash of hatred for Mark (which later becomes a constant reality for Mark), that Bryon has to describe it as vividly as something tasted-something unpleasant tasted. Simile - 'Cathy was looking at Mark, and I suddenly felt like I’d swallowed a spoonful of red pepper” (55)īryon still has insecurities in his relationships, and after being dumped by Angela for another boy, Bryon watches Cathy’s glances carefully. He compares himself to the chivalrous men of yore, presenting another model of male behavior towards women.

Mike alludes to another historic male figure (as opposed to Lord Byron): the legendary knight Sir Galahad. Simile - “I was always making like Sir Galahad, opening doors for them and complimenting even the homely ones, and I beat out a lot of guys better looking than me and they never could figure out why” (35) Mark’s unstable, wild, and predatory behavior is comparable to a lion’s in his feral inability to see human laws. He was never that way with me, but I’d seen him suddenly turn on people, like a teased lion who’s had enough” (98)īryon not only compares Mark’s appearance to a lion, but also his behavior. I could tell I had seen him in that mood before.

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