Chapter 1: Reflect Passage Response “The veselija is a compact, a compact not expressed, but therefore only the more binding upon all. Everyone's share was different—and yet everyone knew perfectly well what his share was, and strove to give a little more. Now, however, since they had come to the new country, all this was changing; it seemed as if there must be some subtle poison in the air that one breathed here—it was affecting all the young men at once. They would come in crowds and fill themselves with a fine dinner, and then sneak off. One would throw another's hat out of the window, and both would go out to get it, and neither could be seen again.” I feel like it’s selfish to go to a wedding/veselija, dance around and enjoy the party, drink the beer being served, but then sneak off so you don’t have to pay. Its their special day, so the bride and groom shouldnt be the ones worrying about the financial situation.

Chapter 2: Analyze Passage Response “A full hour before the party reached the city, they began to note the perplexing changes in the atmosphere. It grew darker all the time, and upon the earth the grass seemed to grow less green. Every minute, as the train sped on, the colors of things became dingier; the …show more content…
All that day and night the family was half-crazed with fear that Ona and the boy had lost their places; and in the morning they set out earlier than ever, after the little fellow had been beaten with a stick by Jurgis.” Jurgis’s treatment towards Stanislovas is much different from his affection toward Ona. Although the family needs as much money as possible, Stanislovas is still pretty young and should be able to heal