'Summer: David Updike\r'

'It is the open childhood activities like e games of inns or baseball that gives him the feeling of youth. To analogue home runs feel Eng, Update describes the summer nights filled with an endless amount of stars making the e sky seem infinite with â€Å"no move” ( pig 359, Summer). As children, the sense of bounds shine is constantly being learned and discovered. This small plenty into Homers pastimes allows t he reader to catch a glimpse of Homers childlike side. As the story continues, Homer takes an interest in Sandra, the girl next door.He no longer plays games to pass the time, instead he spends his age thinking ABA t her. Soon he notices notices any detail about her, her inability to get a tan despite being outdoors, or the counsel she walks. However, as young man, to approach Sandra and tell her how he really feels takes large amounts of courage. When Homer is around her, he is always very cautious not permit on too much about how he feels. For the time being , Homer is living in arbitrary bliss. With a â€Å"merciless succession of beautiful days” (pig 301, Summer), it seems like e no matter can wrong.Time slows lot and everything is perfect, especially with Sandra. Unfortunately all good things tally to an end. As summer comes to an end, H emmer realizes that he will shit to say goodbye to Sandra without her well-read his try u feelings for her. Time isnt the only thing running out for Homer, the glorious summer day s have also begun to fade â€Å" leave the sky a hard and unbroken saturnine” (pig 361 Summer). Despite the feelings of sadness, all it takes is one small colligate from Sandra to assure him t hat â€Å"his love [had] been returned” (pig 363, Summer).The easiness of the action was neon ugh to make him tauter and realize that all the same though he might not have discourseed himself full y, the message he was try to convey was still understood and returned. Childhood to adulthood is a transi tion that all individuals experience. Update Illustrates this reassign through the example of first love. Homers hesitance to express hi s feelings to Sandra is just one typeface of growth that helps shape an individual to be who the y are as an adult. Update then uses setting, symbolism, and events to parallel Homers fee lings throughout the month.\r\n'