English

Bethany Gentry

4 April, 08:16

My father is a priest; I am the son of a priest. I have been in the Dead Places near us, with my father-at first, I was afraid. When my father went into the house to search for the metal, I stood by the door and my heart felt small and weak. It was a dead man's house, a spirit house. It did not have the smell of man, though there were old bones in a corner. But it is not fitting that a priest's son should show fear. I looked at the bones in the shadow and kept my voice still.

What does the narrator's response to the setting reveal about his character?

By describing the details of a spirit house, he reveals why he gives in to his fear.

Because he is not able to show fear, he wishes that he were not a priest's son.

Due to his upbringing, we see that he is prepared for whatever the future holds.

In describing his past, he shows that he will live up to his father's expectations.