He also hasn't really had an opportunity to prove to his parents that he's not a little kid anymore. Especially his mom—at one point he says, "Sometimes she needs reminding that I'm not five anymore" Remember: He hasn't been five for seven years at this point.
Plus, while Moose's mom treats him like a baby, she also heaps responsibility for Natalie upon him, a load that only feels heavier to carry because she doesn't really recognize him for holding it so well.
Unsurprisingly, then, watching Moose assert himself is one of the best things about the story. By the end of the book, he has no problem being the adult in the situation.
The biggest example of this is when he tells his mom that she needs to wake up and realize that Natalie's not a baby anymore. He says:. This is her only chance and it's no chance at all if you're not honest. Moose definitely isn't biting his tongue any more, and as an added bonus, he's asserting himself as an authority on Natalie and her experiences—you know, because he spends a ton of time with her and, as such, knows her pretty freaking well. This isn't just about Moose speaking up, though; it also reflects him coming into his own on a bigger level.
With his dad always working, Moose is kind of forced to be the man of the house, and in the quote above, we see him laying claim to this position.
Go, Moose, go. Luckily for Moose, this all works out well, and in the end, his mom comes to recognize him for the young man he is. After her big fight with Moose, she tells him:. You were doing what you thought would help your sister.
It's actually how Moose has been acting all along, but now that he's putting his mouth where his money is so to speak , even his mom can see what an upstanding person our main man is. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. His sister Natalie is autistic, and Moose has to take care of her. Moose is a normal seventh grader who loves to play baseball, and although he has an outgoing and witty personality, he worries about making friends at his new school.
Historical fiction is a literary genre where the story takes place in the past. Historical novels capture the details of the time period as accurately as possible for authenticity, including social norms, manners, customs, and traditions. Skip to content Users questions. April 28, Joe Ford. Moose's mother is focused on an article in the paper about the Esther P. Marinoff School and refuses to listen. When Moose reads the article, he focuses on the fact that they only provide services to children under twelve.
Finally, Moose is able to tell his parents some of what happened, but his mother refuses to alter Natalie's routine.
The Esther P. Marinoff School interview is 4 weeks away. Piper has given Scout the convict baseball gave Natalie. Scout then stops spending so much time with Piper. Piper tries to talk Moose into taking Natalie to see again so they can convince him to get Al Capone to sign a ball. Moose refuses. Natalie repeatedly talks about Moose keeps her in the apartment most days to keep her safe until the day she refuses to play with her buttons.
Natalie has a fit that brings adults from the apartments downstairs. Moose manages to calm her by wrapping her in a rug. Moose takes Natalie outside to play. Natalie quickly falls asleep from the exhaustion of her tantrum. As Moose takes her home, he runs into his father. Moose's father shares a beer with him.
Moose asks if his birth somehow caused Natalie's problems and his father assures him he had nothing to do with it. Moose overhears his parents arguing over the mother's obsession with Natalie to the exclusion of Moose.
Moose whispers to Nat while she is asleep, saying she has to get into Esther P. Marinoff because their mother can't handle it if she doesn't get in. The day before Natalie's interview at the Esther P. Marinoff School, Moose is instructed to keep her especially calm. That day also happens to be Natalie's birthday.
Piper comes by and says something to Natalie that causes her to want to see convict Moose reluctantly allows her to go and is awed by how normal the meeting seems. Moose's mother invites Piper to stay for Natalie's birthday party. Moose's father teases him about all the girls in his life. As the party begins, Natalie asks for Theresa. The party expands to include Jimmy and Annie as well.
Moose is embarrassed when his friends notice the ten his mother has put on Natalie's cake. When Moose walks Piper home, he finds himself telling her that Natalie has really just turned sixteen, not ten. Back at their apartment, Moose talks to his mother about her insistence on Natalie being ten. They argue until Moose's dad intervenes. Moose's father takes his son's side, causing his wife to collapse into near hysteria.
Flanagan cries and says how proud he is of his children. Moose's mother is convinced the interview at Esther P. Marinoff went really well, that Natalie got in this time.
Moose's mother later talks to him, coming close to apologizing for her anger the night before. She realized that Moose cared so much for his sister that he had to tell the truth about her age.
She also says she will talk to Mr. Purdy about Natalie's age. Ben Davis May 31, Why did Mrs Capone leave Alcatraz without seeing her son Al? Is Moose Flanagan real? Where did Gennifer Choldenko go to college? What school does Moose Flanagan go to? How does Moose feel after the family leaves Natalie at the school?
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