... author discusses one's attitude when playing baseball. He discusses the actions and emotions of a person while playing the game. Keillor is distraught by the attitude of some of his fellow teammates. He discusses how one woman, when the game depended on her throw, ... the one that really and truly breaks their hearts." He feels that when a player forgives him or herself, they ruin it for the rest of the team. Keillor says "Each player is responsible for his or her own attitude, and to a considerable degree you can, create a good attitude by doing certain little things on the ... He bel...

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• Grade Level: High School

Life and its Catastrophes In the books The Professor's House (Willa Cather) and Wobegon Boy (Garrison Keillor), the main characters, John and Professor St. Peter, are two middle aged men who puzzle through mid-life crises by relying on their roots. John Tollefson, a man who is devoted ... occurs. "The sight of it did not warm my heart. It did not feel like a homecoming, but like a return to an outpost. It was not my home. It was a station- (Keillor 247). Moving to New York changes his views on how he wants to live his life. John eventually returns home for a visit, making all his childhood m...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Prodigal Son In Garrison Kellior's "Prodigal Son" Keillor depicts Wally as an independent, stubborn and irresponsible son whose actions determine his lifestyle by causing him to have to face humiliation with his family and admit failures he's made. ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School