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Wanda Ramirez March 1, 2010 Eleanor and Abel Eleanor doesn’t trust him much and even less so after talking to her friend Grace. As Grace does not know him she tells Eleanor not to trust him or believe him and to be weary of him. Grace is the type of person who judges people before she knows them. So because of Grace she is snobby and unfriendly at first. This is important because it affects how Eleanor feels about him. It causes her to treat him differently at first. Once some time goes by they start talking and getting to know each other. Eleanor starts to learn more about Abel such as he has daughter and a granddaughter. After that she talks about herself telling him that she has never been married or kissed even though she is 69yrs old. She says she has never really cared about these types of things. She also tells her parents dying when she was young. This is important to the story because them getting to know each other is what helps lead to them falling in love with each other and showing Grace and Eleanor what kind of man Abel really is. As they get to know each other she begins to trust him and be with him more. She brings him lunch and going to see him often. She stops doing her regular activities such as going to church also. Because of a misunderstanding they have a large fight. Eleanor misunderstands what he is saying to her and leaves because she is angry. After that she calls her friend Grace to ask her to go tell Abel to stop working on the house and go back to his hometown. This is when Grace realizes he is a nice guy and tells Eleanor that she was wrong about Abel. Eleanor finally realizes Abel cares about her when he shows concern for her after she has stayed in the house in bed all day in pain. Abel goes to talk to her to explain things and she finally understands. After the talk the finally kiss and end up making love. The two have fallen in love with each other and are happy. This is important to the story because the whole book is about them falling in love and the fight is what makes Grace and Eleanor truly open their eyes to see Abel for the man he really is. My plan to finish the book was to read 5 chapters a day to have it finished quickly. I took notes and used context clues to help me remember content from the story. The first word that was unfamiliar for me was homonym. This is a where two words sounds the same but are spelt differently. The author gave an example of two words that were homonyms. This is an example context clue. The next word is anaphylactic. This is an extreme allergic reaction to something. The author stated how grace was stung by a wasp and how it had not caused anaphylactic shock and killed her. This is a general context clue. The next word is thicket. This is a dense patch of brush or bushes. The author shows what this is by finally talking about it being overgrown and the leaves needing to be trimmed. This is a general context clue. The next word is. This refers to a person’srude behavior or actions. The author restates what is with other versions of the word. The last word is polyurethane. This is a type of plastic used for insulation of things. The author talks about what Abel used it for giving an example. He used an example context clue for this word.