Monday 14 August 2017

In the novel The Bronze Bow, what gift did Leah receive that made Daniel upset?

In
Chapter 22, Daniel is rather upset and depressed after returning home from seeing Thacia dance.
Daniel explained to Thacia that he took an oath, meaning that he could not have a relationship
with her because he had one goal in life which was to fight for his people's freedom from Rome.
When Daniel returns home, Leah is excited to see him and wants Daniel to tell her all about the
girls who danced. Daniel kindly explains what the girls looked like and comments to his sister
that she is prettier than most of the girls. After they eat supper, Leah brings
out a woven basket with fresh fruits
in it. Daniel questions her about who gave
her such fresh fruit because no Galilean ever kept fruit like this on their table.
Leah tells Daniel that it was a present from Marcus
. Daniel asks Leah who
Marcus is, and she tells him that he is the Roman
soldier who comes by on a horse
. Daniel spits out the fruit in his mouth and
kicks the basket over. He loses his temper and grabs Leah by her shoulders. He begins cursing in
her face and Leah fears that her brother is going to hit her. Leah tells Daniel that she's been
talking to Marcus since last summer, but she never let him inside the house.
Daniel's hatred for the Romans makes him furious at the fact his sister has been
communicating with Marcus
. Daniel tells Leah that she is never allowed to see
Marcus again, and says that Leah has brought shame upon their family.

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