Socratic Discussion on The Chase by Annie Dillard
The Chase: Annie Dillard How is the girl (narrator) different from other girls in her community? In the first section of the text, it states she plays with boys who are a few years older than her. They tell her that she has a "boy's arm". Her persona is that of a tomboy. What did the man gain from catching the kids? The man might have been just as bored as the kids--he had nothing better to do. He took the time out of his day; wherever he was going may not have been important. The narrator notes that most adults would have just stopped. The setting was in the early morning, during a weekday (pg. 73). He might have been groggy or irritated. He was dressed very professionally; he could have been a businessman not prepared for rowdy kids. Why didn't the writer put more of what the guy lectured them about? We only get one set of dialogue, on page seventy-five, when the guy says "You stupid kids." The text implies that he may have said more. He