Why does George Avoid Mr Cattanzara?
Later on George avoids meeting Mr. Cattanzara because he will then have to either admit the truth (that he isn’t reading worthwhile books) or live up to the rumor (and start reading). Since he is unable to do either, he chooses to escape. George makes no real effort to change his life.
Why did George tell Mr Cattanzara when he reads 100 books?
What does George answer and why? George answers that he is picking up his education by reading a hundred books from the library. He says that because he wants Mr. Cattanzara to respect him.
Who is Mr Cattanzara?
Cattanzara was a stout, baldheaded man who worked at the train station. He was a devout reader of the newspaper which he read every night. Mr. Cattanzara was a disciplined man even when drunk because he did not disturb members of his community.
How is Mr Cattanzara different from the other people in the neighborhood?
Cattanzara us different from other people in the neighborhood because he was kind to George when he was a child. He asks George different types of questions than other people. He is well informed: he reads The New York Times.
How does Mr Cattanzara influence George?
The reaction of the neighbors to these rumors and the confidence Mr. Cattanzara gave him when he spread the rumors is what motivated and significantly influenced George’s self-image. It influenced him so greatly that he finally went to the library in order to change his situation and pick up his education.
When George says I’m a big guy now Mr Cattanzara replies no you ain’t what does Mr Cattanzara mean?
When George says,”I’m a big guy now,” Mr. Cattanzara replies,”No,you ain’t,” What does Mr. Cattanzara mean? George doesn’t actually read in the summer.
What was Mr Cattanzaras weakness?
What was Mr. Cattanzara’s weakness? He liked to drink alcohol. He was a drunk.
Why is the story called A Summer’s Reading?
The story is called A Summer’s Reading although George did not read in summer at all. Nevertheless, the process of the realization of who he was, what he was looking for and what he had to do in order to achieve his goal took place during the summer. It was an inner reading.
Why did George lock himself in his room for almost a week?
After this conversation, George locks himself in his room for almost a week. He realizes that Mr. Cattanzara knows that he has lied about reading 100 books and is afraid that he told the truth to the neighbors.
What advice does Mr Cattanzara give George?
What advice does Mr. Cattanzara give George at the end of the second meeting? He tells him: “Don’t do what I did”.
How did George spend his days during the summer?
Sometimes during the day he went for walks, but mostly he did his walking after the hot sun had gone down and it was cooler in the streets. In the evening after supper George left the house and wandered in the neighborhood.
Why did George leave school why didn’t he go back to school?
One of the reasons for George not going to school is the fact that he wants to learn different things than the things taught in school. Both George and Page 3 3 his neighbor, Mr. Cattanzara, believe that George can get an education by reading books without having to go to school.