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SUMMARY
As he petals his bike to town, he felt that it was impossible for him to turn back. He stopped by Russell's house but Russell had disappeared without saying good bye. Now, he has nobody to help him understand what he had to do to grow up and reach manhood. He has nobody but himself to depend on. All of a suddon, when he was riding his bike on a broken road, he crashed in the dark and his bike was no where to be found. He wasn't going to give up, so he ran through a cornfield as voices whispers in his head. It was like he was fighting with himself. One voice says that he can turn back and another voice says that he belongs in the dead cornfield, which is where he belongs and deserve to be in. In the blue moon, a dark storm awaits in the sky. This is when Eddie realizes everything that he did wrong and cried with deep emotion for the first time after his mother died. He steps into manhood with the help of Russell. If it wasn't for Russell appearing in the cornfield with Eddie, Eddie wouldn't have the strength to have faith in himself to step through the storm. The storm represents the life that Eddie had built for himself. To overcome the storm, he needs to step through the storm to the other side. Which is the peaceful side. After all of this had happened, it was just a dream. Eddie just woke up to the smell of pancakes and he was still at his grandparents' house. He had a second chance to cherish what he already has.
QUOTE
"We can wait, Grandpa. Everything I really need is here (Beck 265)."
REACTION
The author ended the story very affectionately. Even though, it all turns out to be a dream, it still shows how Eddie steps into manhood without any hints that it was actually a dream. Also, the author touches up the story so well because he doesn't need any extra or less words for this powelful and emotional story. It was amazing just the way it is. He ended the story by adding his personal life and describes what was true based on his experiences. Instead of only a story, he puts a bit of reality to it. He understands what people has to go through to have the ability to reach into their highest level of life. The representation of the storm in the story was such a incredible motivation.
The quote is said by Eddie when he had woke up from his nightmare and life lesson. Stepping in manhood, he understands that it all depended on him to be happy in life. He realized what he needed to realize before it was too late. Which was the fact that he needs to know how lucky he is already to have a family who loves him and all he needs is what he already has.
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