5/22/2023 0 Comments Dead end in norvelt![]() ![]() He sees that the "red blotches had exploded against the black-and-white movie images and the red paint ran like bloody tears down the face of the screen" (28.100). His father's attitude toward this is: "All is fair in love and war" (28.91), but Jack feels uneasy about it. ![]() So, they proceed to rain down crimson-filled bags onto the giant screen (which is currently showing Sink the Bismarck, yet another war movie). Holy parental-approved vandalism, Batman! Jack's father defends this happy little foray into property destruction by saying, "Red should leave a little more history" since "ater will evaporate" (28.91). So, while Jack has learned some valuable lessons over the summer, he seems to hit a dead end by making yet another dumb decision: he and his father fly over the Viking movie theater and fulfill their plan to lob water balloons at the giant movie screen.Īnd not just water balloons-water balloons filled with red paint. ![]() Dead End in Norvelt closes when Jack finally gets the promised ride in the J-3 airplane with his father. ![]()
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