Chapter 1

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My cousin had died recently and my father and two uncles were dead, all of them now with arms like the arms of praying mantises, crooked and thin as whispers.....

Response:

This chapter introduced a man named Eddie, and how he is trying to complete his dream in life. Witch is to get an good job and to stay out of trouble even when times get tough. I think how he says life is like an onion was a good way to compare two things. It compared the onion to tears or sadness to show that life can sometimes be that way even if you don't expect it to happen. It makes it seem like he is telling everyone to stay aware of everything that happen. Eddie's aunt is trying to get him to do something that he don't want to do.He knows if if takes that road he will be no different than the guy that killed his cousin. Also he doesn't want lose any opportunity's that he can get to get a job.