So far in the novel, Jason has spent a good deal of time describing the relationship he has with his parents. Take a moment and respond to the following prompt: Compose a paragraph in which you describe Jason’s relationship with his father. Explain what it reveals about Jason’s own opinion of himself and the others in his family. Be sure to determine how you want to describe his relationship with his father. Then, think about how he views himself and the rest of his family. Then discuss how Jason’s relationship with his father reveals how he feels about himself and his family. Be specific in your response. 1

Read this adapted excerpt from a famous poem by john keats. this poem is about a beautiful vase with intricate shapes and patterns. you, silent form, do tease us out of thought as does etemity: cold pastorall when old age shall this generation waste, you shall remain in the middle of other woe than ours, a friend to man, to whom you say "beauty is truth, truth beauty that is all you know on earth, and all you need to know what is the poet saying when he writes that "old age shall this generation waste"? the poet is expressing his dread of growing older the poet is mourning the changes he sees in his "generation." the poet is saying that beauty is illusionary and short-lived. the poet is saying that people don't live long; life is brief