4 In between the line questions for Mr. Romero

1. What do you think the mom would of gave Richard if she didn't give him the stick?

Some weapons I think the mom would of gave Richard instead of the stick would of been a knife, a bat, or a gun. I think she would of gave him a knife because if the gang would of harmed Richard dramatically he could of stabbed them and hurt them very much. I think she would of gave him a bat because it is similar to the stick that she gave him. And I think that she would of gave him a gun just to kill whomever was bothering him. That is why I think that she would of either gave him a knife, bat or gun instead of a stick.


2. If Richard's father never left, how would the story be different?

I think if the father was to never leave Richard the story would of been very different. I think the father would of taught his son how to be a man in the first place. If the father would of taught Richard this earlier i life I think that Richard would of already been a part of the gang or he could of avoided going back to the mom and getting more money and another note. Basically, if the father was there the story probalbly would of been very different.

3. What is the resolution?

I think the resolution was "never underestimate yourself." I say that that was the resolution because at first when Richard went out to get the groceries he was defenseless and he didn't think that he could defeat the gang. But once his mother gave him that stick, he suddenly became aware of his surroundings and began to hit the gang with the stick and he ended up hurting them. So it was kind of like the story was switched around. He underestimated himself and he ended up coming on top. That is my opinion of the resolution.

4. If Richard hadn't handled the situation the way he did, how would of you suggested he handled the situation?

If Richard didn't handle the situation by using the stick, I think that he could of asked a friend that lived close by him, to walk him to the store and help him fight his way to the store. I don't think that Richard should of used a weapon to help fight his battle. He should of just asked a friend for a little bit of help because some people were extremely injured and it wasn't a fair fight. Those are some ways that he could of handled the situation.