Close Reader 9. REREAD Reread lines 164-183. What do you think finally

provokes Collins's decision to leave the regiment and go to the well?

The evil peer pressure has struck once again. Look at his words - crying out - certainly I am - they are demanding that he go along with them and the plans they have.

Explanation:

He feels pressure from his peers to go along with them instead of thinking for himself and standing up for what he actually believes.

the black night was split open like the coconut

it says that it was totally black in the mind of a person but suddenly his mind opened like a coconut with the sweetness of the coconut water and the white color inside it.

or

the black night was thrown like a coconut and it slit apart with its sweet water coming out .

tuttifroot

the quote relates to no dogs barked because the father and son learn a lot from each other. the theme is love because the father misses his son and they are trying to get to his mom where her dogs are barking.