Surroundings
why did he come to the pond
to get away from everyone at the funeral
when the narrator asks if old mrs. hempstock remembers when the moon was made, what was her reaction?
"i remember a lot of things"
does he remember what happened to his kitten?
no
where was the green bench?
next to the duck pond behind the farm
When did the narrator come visit the Hempstocks
When he was 24 with children
what did mrs. hempstock say when the narrator asks if it was true
she said it was somewhat true/more or less
what does he remember about the kitten
ocean grew into a cat and that he adored her
what was the narrator thinking about while he was sitting on the bench
his cat
when the narrator says to old mrs. hempstock that he doesn't remember, what is her reaction
she says that it is easier that way
why does ginnie hempstock say that the narrator came back
because lettie wanted him to
why can he not speak to Lettie
because she is resting and healing
what are they eating/drinking?
tea and a sandwich
The narrator was thinking a lot about his cat ocean. He heard a meow when he was with the hempstocks and the cat looked a lot like ocean. What did Ginnie Hempstock say about ocean?
She said that the narrator brought him back to the hempstocks.
why does old mrs. hempstock say is the reason the narrator came back?
because he wanted to get away and be on his own, so he went to the place he used to live, but since that didn't give him what he was looking for, he went to the old farmhouse like he always does according to old mrs. hempstock
why is there an epilogue in books?
it’s used to reveal the fates of the characters in a story and wrap up any loose ends
how is the green bench described
Dilapidated green bench
what does the narrator say at the end of the epilogue about what he believed to be real
he said that it faded into the past like a forgotten memory or a shadow into the dusk
when we find out that the narrator is walking back with just old mrs. hempstock, they have a conversation. Explain this conversation.
something along the lines of he thought there were two people but its just the old women and has always been just the old women, but he knew that.
what does the narrator see when he turns back in his seat
he sees a full moon and a half moon, but then he looked again and only saw the single half moon