Response #5 Page 184-245 5/23-5/31 Oni Mayer

Chris found Win and talked him into coming back but Win didn't.  Win gave Chris a lot of money and sent him off back to his college.  Chris went back to college feeling better than ever and lived a good life knowing that Win was doing good and that he was sorry for ditching him by the Coyote and with a flat tire.

Response #5 Page 184-245 5/23-5/31 Oni Mayer

"I like How Win and Chris both matured."
"When will Win return to West Virginia or go to college?"
"I think it's funny that the FBI agent in the dark jacket followed Chris all the way to the restaurant with Win's girlfriend.
"I don't like how FBI agents are still investigating Chris."

Legrand Post #5 Characters

Winston III (stay) (see before); distant, hiding, seen as mean, thief, peaceful, older, wise, humble, sad.

Christopher, (stay) (see before); curious, torn, angry, older, understanding.

Winston II (stay, exit) (see before).

Abe Ward (stay, exit) (see before).

Allen (stay, exit) (see before).

Morgan (stay, exit) (see before).

Effie (stay, exit) (see before).

Danielle (enter) female, works at food joint, kind, helpful.

Earl (enter, exit), male, farmer.

Response #5: pg. 185-245 (end of book)

       Some interesting quotes I read in this final part of the book were: Win certainly, to quote my mother, had made an impression on this girl. (pg. 185), "Eagle! Get up!" (pg. 190), "Think this is what they call basking." (pg. 192), Finishing was a sure thing now. (pg. 194), "The Mountainus goatus is a unique species, known for its keen appetite for automotive fluids. Some attribute its longevity to the pickling properties of these agents. And isn't this one a beaut?" (pg. 195), I felt like, well like distance. (pg. 197), Sometimes it pays to be a skinny guy. (pg. 200), Everybody was protecting Win. (pg. 203), "I guess there's that Space Needle thing." (pg. 206), "This is way cooler than the auto goat." (pg. 207), "Take that you rabid little intestine eating bastard!" (pg. 209), "You'll catch up," he said, adding, "Someday." (pg. 210), The anger crept into my voice unbidden. (pg. 214), "The talk's enough when you hear it for as long as I have. I had to get someplace where his wasn't the only voice I heard inside my head. Someplace I could figure out who I was." (pg. 218), "Now you and I both know that when you change as much as we have, when you've proved that you're more than everybody thought you were, you can't go back to the place you started. You've outgrown it all. The place, everybody's expectation...yourself." (pg. 220), "I wanted you to know I didn't use you." (pg. 221), I caught myself thinking that Win would have liked this place. (pg. 226), "Apple or cherry?" "Both," I said. "Good man." (pg. 230), I made friends with a little kid who's mom was scarier than Win's dad. (pg. 237), "Hell, maybe I'm just bored." (pg. 240), "You smell like crap, Collins." (pg. 241), I didn't need those pictures in my hands or on my wall to know that. And I didn't need Win, either. But it was good knowing they'd be there when I wanted a reminder. Both of them. (pg. 245).
           Some thoughts I had while reading this section of the book were: Why did Win leave at such an awful time?, I'm really glad that Win is happy and is living with Morgan and Effie.
           My thought on the end of the book was not a positive one. I am not at all happy of how the book turned out. To be honest, I was hoping Ward would find Win dead, and that Chris would have to set out on another bike trip across America to find out what happened to Win, why he died, and what he was doing with so much money. I was very disappointed that a book with so much lead up simply ended with a flash drive and a happily ever after.

Response #4 Page 123-184 Oni Mayer

Pop-Tarts Page 129

Ruffles Page 139

Response #4 Page 123-184 Oni Mayer

Chris gets two postcards from Win and decides to take a road trip to where the postcards came from.  Chris figures out that one of Win's dad's FBI agents was following Chris on his trip to find Win.  Chris oversleeps on the road trip and gets off at a rest stop that he and Win encountered on their bike trip.  At the rest stop one of Chris' and Win's friend says Win comes in every Saturday and gave him a bus he could take to where Chris thought Win is.

"Why is Win staying where ever he is instead of going to college?"
"What happened to Chris at the farm?"
"Why was an FBI agent following Chris?"
I like how Chris runs into people who he met on his bike trip.

Response #4: Pgs. 123-184

        Some interesting quotes I reading this section were: Lindt sounded a little embarrassed at the condition, and maybe the comfort, of his prisoners. (pg. 124), "Turn down the damn TV, Toto!" (pg. 125), "Leave my mom alone. Torment your own." (pg. 127), "Pop-Tarts on the road?" "Breakfast of champions." (pg. 129), The post card felt like it might burst into flame at any moment. (pg. 133), "I can't even grow a beard." (pg. 137), "Mmm...extra crunchy." (pg. 139), "Virden makes it's own rules." (pg. 140), "Water, right. He's saying something about a lot of water." (pg. 142), I'm pretty sure Coggans could get the reference librarian to try to take me out. (pg. 144), "I'm Avantika," she said. "And I'm also late for soccer." (pg. 146), My dad loved me. He loved his job. But he also loved Win. (pg. 150), "This wind is evil." (pg. 152), And then Win started screaming. (pg. 153), "Nice day, huh?" (pg. 155), I could have pointed out that removing the flag might be just crazy enough to work, but that would have been helpful. (pg. 156), Maybe having someone to listen to him bitch about a tailwind all night would have made his whole day worthwhile. (pg. 156), ...shoved his toolbox shrieking along the beat-up bottom. (pg. 159), "If a man don't know if he's had fresh peas, he ain't had fresh peas." (pg. 160), Pissed that I was pretty sure he knew exactly what he was doing... (pg. 162), ...something told me there'd be more gravy and possibly something else fried. (pg. 169), Take down, reversal, grapple, near pin, escape, repeat. (pg. 174), We were both smitten. (pg. 181), "Find him. That's what I came to do." (pg. 187).
        Some thoughts I had reading this section were: It seems like Win is scouting out possible places to live or hide., Why does Ward lie so much, and can't he tell that Chris knows he's lying?