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Manhood Manhood was written by John Main in 1980. It is a short story about a young boy and his father. The father has too much expectation for his son, and he wants him to be a good athlete so that he can be proud of him, all because he did not have the support in his childhood to become an athlete. No one even played with him in his free time, so the only thing he did was always studying so that he could be secure for the future. So, he is expecting his son to do all the things that he could not achieve or experience as a child before it is too late. In, the story we can read that he complains about the things he could not do, because of studying all the time, so that he could be secure in the future. Rob is thirteen but almost fourteen years old, and he is the second most important character in the story. He is not so strong, and he is very thin. He tries to make his father proud in every aspect, as we see at the beginning of the story, where he and Mr. Rob were cycling for a very long distance. He tries to hold on to the place they live, but his strength fails him in the middle of the journey. Mr. Willison is very ambitious. He wants to give his son, Rob, all that he did not have a child, and because he wants to give all that he did not have, he becomes very strict with him. He ends up getting frustrated at the ending of the story because of him getting disappointment. He complains about his height and his physical appearance, and he does not want Rob to be like him. Mr. Willison is the most important person in the story.

Task 1 Divide the story into sections and name the sections.

Task 2 In the motherhood (1) Mr. Willison saw a hill. He thought it would be an enjoyment (2) to reach the top. In his own (3) childhood he had never owned a bicycle. His father had been a poor clerk who worked for the (4) healthy. Even (5) disappointment had been difficult in those days, and sometimes a few extra pennies made all the (6) difference between (7) endurance and success. Rob needed a great deal of (8) encouragement in order to continue pushing himself. But he wanted to give his father (9) pleasure, so he struggled to the limit of his (10) performance.

Task 3 Complete the following sentences, using your own words: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

While he was doggedly cycling in the woodland, Rob thought ... When Rob lay flat on the ground, Mr Willison thought ... Injuries that are not immediately visible are known as ... Rob was a mild boy. He had no ... Rob did not want to continue riding his bicycle. He preferred ... Willison convinced Rob to get back on his bicycle by ...

Task 4 Choose the most correct answer in the sentences below:

When Mr. Willison asks, "Who's manager here, you or me?" (p. 19, l. 5) he means that    

he and Rob will train together. he is in charge of the training. he is going to hire a manager for Rob. Rob should question his decision.

Mr. Willison thinks that using a skipping-rope (p. 19, ll. 22-24) is    

good exercise. something that all boxers do. a way to conquer nervousness. something which will build up Rob's muscles.

When Grace Willison says, "What about MY big night?" (p. 19, l. 36) she is referring to    

her wedding night. the night she was born. the night she met her future husband. the night Rob was born.

Rob looked “crafty” (p. 21, l. 6) because    

he had appendicitis. he was lying. he thought Mr Granger would call. he wanted to make his father happy.

Mr. Willison dialed the number "With lead in his heart and ice in his fingers" (p. 22, ll. 16-17). This is    

a metaphor. a simile. a proverb. none of the above....