"Aw, woman. come here. Look here, Bono..when I met this woman..I got out of that place, say, "Hitch up my pony, saddle up my mare...there's a woman out there for me somewhere. I looked here. Looked there. Saw Rose and latched on to her" I latched to her and told her--I'm gonna tell you the truth" (Wilson 12).Troy is explaining how he saw Rose at first and instantly started to like and eventually love her.
Zdrs: 2
What are key things they say?
Troy tends to sing a certain song when he's drunk, "Hear it ring! Hear it ring! Had an old dog his name was Blue you know Blue was mighty true you know Blue was a good old dogBlue trees a possum in a hollow log" (Wilson 77) When troy drinks to the point of being drunk. This is a common song he sings.
Zdrs: 3
What do they talk about
Troy often tend to talk about baseball, "Selkirk! That's it! Man batting .269, understand? .269. What kind of sense that make? I was hitting .432 with thirty-seven home runs! Man batting .269 and playing right field for the Yankees!"(Wilson 15)Troy is talking about baseball. Troy use to play baseball and sometimes uses baseball terms while talking.