Question

In Elizabeth Baines' "Compass and Torch," which of the following best decribes the relationship between the father and the son?

A.The son wants desperately to please his father. The father barely pays any attention to the son, and then silently worries that he is losing him.

B.The son has lost all feeling for his father, and the father feels hopeless to change it.

C.The father has lost all feelings for his son and no longer wants to be involved with him in any way. The son senses this, and it makes him angry.

D.The son sees that Jim is a much better father than his biological father is, and he drops hints hoping his biological father will change. His biological father resents the comparisons.

Answer 1

D.The son sees that Jim is a much better father than his biological father is, and he drops hints hoping his biological father will change. His biological father resents the comparisons.

Answer 2

The boy is intent. Watching Dad. Watching what Dad is. Drinking it in: the essence of Dadness. He loves his dad. His dad loves him too. His father is just a little uncomfortable at the insecurity his son feels and with his mother's new boyfriend.