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She liked him even though he was, in my grandfather’s words, “besotted” with her.
Journey – pages 6 and 7
o Using the context, define the word “besotted.”
o Using the following definition from www.dictionary.com, define the word “besotted.”
be·sot
1. to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
2. to make stupid or foolish: a mind besotted with fear and superstition.
3. to infatuate; obsess: He is besotted by her youth and beauty
Grandfather and Journey are having a difference of opinion about cameras on page 19. Read the excerpt below that describes two different perspectives of cameras and photographs and think about the point that grandfather is trying to make.
“Things don’t look the same through the camera,” I said. “Not the way they are in real life.”
Putting the camera strap around his neck, he paused, then straightened.
“Sometimes.” He tilted his head to one side and spoke to himself in the mirror. “And sometimes pictures show us what is really there.”
Journey – page 19
Explain the point that grandfather is trying to make with Journey in this excerpt.
