The Three Day Blow Analysis
Vocabulary
Coop: a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
Cottage: a small house, usually of only one story.
Peat: a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
Slumped: To fall or sink heavily; collapse.
Double-Header: Two sport games in a row.
Cinch: a firm hold or tight grip.
League: a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.
Discontented: not content or satisfied; dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy.
Bonehead: a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.
Sweet Fielder: A baseball player who plays best in the field. …show more content…
Dope: (slang) information, data, or news.
Pennant: any relatively long, tapering flag.
Swell: first-rate; fine.
Intentions: an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
Drunkards: One who is habitually drunk.
Solitary: .alone; without companions; unattended.
Impress: to affect deeply or strongly in mind or feelings; influence in opinion.
Compensations: The act of compensating or the state of being compensated.
Apricot: the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
Chunk: a thick mass or lump of anything
Dipper: a person or thing that dips.
Louts: An awkward and stupid person; an oaf.
Irrevocable: not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable.
Mackinaw Coat: a short double-breasted coat of a thick woolen material, commonly plaid.
Woodcock: either of two plump, short-legged migratory game birds of variegated brown plumage.
Thud: a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
Meadow: a tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield.
Questions
Where are the men when the story opens? Nick is going to his friend Bill's house.
What descriptive phrases tell the reader what time of year it is? Heavy usage of wind terms and the line "The fall wind blew through the barren trees."
The names of the two men are:
Nick and Bill
Why this story is called "The Three-Day Blow"?
Because there will be a three-day blow of wind from the lake, knocking all the trees completely barren.
Describe the sleeping arrangements in the cottage. The upstairs was open under the roof, almost like a cat walk.
What activities do the men engage in by the fire? Drinking and talking about various things.
Why are fall storms important to the characters in this story? How does this relate to the theme of the story? Because the rains help the apple trees grow, they can hunt, and talk about the World Series. It relates to the theme of the story because they are kept inside due to the rain, and often then not the characters get drunk and begin to talk.
According to Bill's father, what makes people drunkards? Opening bottles.
What is a solitary drinker? Someone who drinks by themselves.
Nick's father is a _____, Bill's father is a _____. How do the sons feel about their fathers? Nick's father is a doctor and Bill's a painter. They both think that their fathers have missed a lot or had a tough time, but are both good men.
What do the men burn for warmth? A big beech chunk of
wood.
When the Irish Whisky is gone the men switch to _______? Scotch.
What sport do the men especially enjoy? Fishing.
Describe each man's attitude towards women. Bill thinks they are just a bother and problem since you don't only marry them, but also their whole family. Nick believes that he actually loved the girl he was going to marry, and now he felt empty that he had lost and her probably will never see her again.
What does the liquor make Nick realize? That there was not anything that was not irrevocable.
Where do the men go at the end of the story? To hunt for a bit as they try and find Bill's father, who is also out hunting.
Coop: a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
Cottage: a small house, usually of only one story.
Peat: a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
Slumped: To fall or sink heavily; collapse.
Double-Header: Two sport games in a row.
Cinch: a firm hold or tight grip.
League: a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.
Discontented: not content or satisfied; dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy.
Bonehead: a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.
Sweet Fielder: A baseball player who plays best in the field. …show more content…
Dope: (slang) information, data, or news.
Pennant: any relatively long, tapering flag.
Swell: first-rate; fine.
Intentions: an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
Drunkards: One who is habitually drunk.
Solitary: .alone; without companions; unattended.
Impress: to affect deeply or strongly in mind or feelings; influence in opinion.
Compensations: The act of compensating or the state of being compensated.
Apricot: the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
Chunk: a thick mass or lump of anything
Dipper: a person or thing that dips.
Louts: An awkward and stupid person; an oaf.
Irrevocable: not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable.
Mackinaw Coat: a short double-breasted coat of a thick woolen material, commonly plaid.
Woodcock: either of two plump, short-legged migratory game birds of variegated brown plumage.
Thud: a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
Meadow: a tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield.
Questions
Where are the men when the story opens? Nick is going to his friend Bill's house.
What descriptive phrases tell the reader what time of year it is? Heavy usage of wind terms and the line "The fall wind blew through the barren trees."
The names of the two men are:
Nick and Bill
Why this story is called "The Three-Day Blow"?
Because there will be a three-day blow of wind from the lake, knocking all the trees completely barren.
Describe the sleeping arrangements in the cottage. The upstairs was open under the roof, almost like a cat walk.
What activities do the men engage in by the fire? Drinking and talking about various things.
Why are fall storms important to the characters in this story? How does this relate to the theme of the story? Because the rains help the apple trees grow, they can hunt, and talk about the World Series. It relates to the theme of the story because they are kept inside due to the rain, and often then not the characters get drunk and begin to talk.
According to Bill's father, what makes people drunkards? Opening bottles.
What is a solitary drinker? Someone who drinks by themselves.
Nick's father is a _____, Bill's father is a _____. How do the sons feel about their fathers? Nick's father is a doctor and Bill's a painter. They both think that their fathers have missed a lot or had a tough time, but are both good men.
What do the men burn for warmth? A big beech chunk of
wood.
When the Irish Whisky is gone the men switch to _______? Scotch.
What sport do the men especially enjoy? Fishing.
Describe each man's attitude towards women. Bill thinks they are just a bother and problem since you don't only marry them, but also their whole family. Nick believes that he actually loved the girl he was going to marry, and now he felt empty that he had lost and her probably will never see her again.
What does the liquor make Nick realize? That there was not anything that was not irrevocable.
Where do the men go at the end of the story? To hunt for a bit as they try and find Bill's father, who is also out hunting.