In "the pigman & me," most readers would agree that paul should not have hit john. some would say, however, that john was at fault for not explaining the rules. who do you think was more at fault in this story? choose one boy and explain why you think he is more at fault, or tell why you think they are equally at fault. support your opinion with details from the story.

The right answer is both, it was a misunderstanding because john thought that Paul was being greedy in keeping the paddle longer than fifteen minutes. Paul didn’t know about the time limit and thought that John Quinn was picking on him.

Paul is nervous and does not realize what he is doing.

John feels he has to fight or he will look bad in front of the other kids.

Because Paul did not know the rules about the use of paddles, he kept one past the time limit

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

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