The emergence of the assumed threat. The killing of one of the threats. The end of the man's wife. These topics emerged so abruptly that at first I couldn't realize what was happening. Apparently, the man and his kid were survivors of some kind of a huge assualt from "bad guys", who eat other human beings. One of the bad guys who tried to kidnap the kid was killed by the man, therefore to disguise the presence of themselves they ran away for days.
"He dropped to one knee and raised the lever to stop the tub and then turned on both taps as far as they would go" (pg. 52~53). From this line depicting a peculiar action, I was able to assume the man's prior knowledge to the potential disaster that was to come. Informing the fact to his wife, the wife leaves them. However, I was frustrated because the author never really explained what was the reason to the cause. I read on, but I still couldn't find an explanation.
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Here is a list of interesting/difficult vocabulary.
Bureau drawer
Skatebed
Gravelbar
Lanyards
Scrawny
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