1. This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff
... in the first passage when Rosemary claims that the Phoenix bus 'had left already' so that instead they would have to go to Seattle. Despite this, the inherently optimistic nature of Rosemary, 'smiling' to strangers and 'laughing' at their own situation, in turn informs Jack's own optimisim that 'in this world nothing was impossible that [he] could imagine ... easily as Jack hopes. He relies on 'imagin[ing]' in order to create a reality that ignores the influence of Dwight and the unfortunate circumstances that he has been burdened with, instead holding onto the ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate