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William Maturing
  • SummerNSummerN July 2011
    Sir Thomas stood with Old Nurse to watch how the two brothers greeted each other."Gavin!" said William, taken by surprise.
    "William," said Gavin.
    They shook hands. Then Gavin,shuffling slightly, asked to see Hosanna, and the brothers went down to the stables together. Sir Thomas did not know what was said, but an hour later both boys had come into the great hall looking a little easier in each other's company. Sir Thomas and Old Nurse exchanged glances. PG.90



    I believe that this passage shows that William is growing up and maturing quickly. He shows this by shaking hands with Gavin and letting him see Hosanna in the stable, rather than being mad about Gavin hurting Hosanna. Sir Thomas has also sensed that the two boys are growing up, especially William. Gavin has also shown much more respect for William, there is not much more of playing pranks on each other, which also shows that they are growing up.


    Nick S.
  • divergirl1divergirl1 July 2011
    I also agree that this passage shows William is growing up. Not only has he forgiven his brother for almost killing his special horse, Hosanna, he even allows Gavin to come and see him. William shows that he did not hold a grudge against Gavin. William is definitely maturing and Gavin has finally realized his foolishness.

    Orla D.
  • rberry August 2011
    I think this shows how William is a very kind and polite gentleman. William let Gavin see his horse Hosanna, even though Gavin almost killed it. I believe, just like Kamil, Hosanna changed William for the better.

    Richard B.
  • crico August 2011
    This passage shows that William is learning to cooperate with Gavin, as they are brothers that are going to be with each other for the rest of their lives. William learned to forgive Gavin as he realized how much responsibility was worth in taking care of a blood red horse. Their relationship with each other will grow stronger and stronger as the as the story progresses and as they mature.

    Carlos R.
  • erzulieerzulie August 2011
    I believe it's the other way around. I think this is his moment to grow up and realize life isn't all about horses and torturing your siblings. If you look back to the begining of tthe book you can see that Gavin is the influence of all the fights that were, and if he isn't influencing the fight here then it's surely him that's Maturing. Now I'm not saying that William isn't maturing, but I think that Gavin has matured most over the course of the book to this point!

    Megan C.
  • matthewm August 2011
    I agree that William and Gavin are both maturing. Not only does William forgive Gavin for almost killing Hosanna, he lets Gavin come and see Hosanna happily. Also instead of hugging, the brothers were sophisticated and shook hands. As you can see, William and Gavin are definitely maturing and becoming young men.

    Matthew M.
  • jacobm August 2011
    I agree that not only William but Gavin too matured a lot during the book. They know that they are family and they will always have each other. Even though they had some tough times together they learn to forgive each other.

    Jacob M.
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