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...m about how Eben’s dad had a cousin that promised him lots of money but only if he didn’t have another child. It just so happened that Eben’s mother was pregnant, and had to give birth to Eben. One day at school, the teachers took the kids to go play baseball, but Eben was too afraid and he decided to hide and waste away time until they finished. Eben continued to do this. During his third year of high school, his mother dies. After graduating he gets his first job. However, there was a game of baseball with the faculty members and the trustees that he had to attend. He makes a grand swing but he runs over the player in front of him. The boss quickly fires him, and tells him to be gone. Years later he marries and has children. He finds out that his father died. He goes to the funeral, but still he has the fear of playing baseball. When Eben’s first kid turned nine, he brings all of his sons to go to Yankee Stadium to see their first game. He ends up catching a ball barehanded, and finally his fear of baseball goes away and gives him freedom from his father and the darkness that had plagued his life for a very long time. 4. Identify the conflict or conflicts. The conflict is that Eben is afraid of playing baseball after what occurred between him and his dad. 5. From what point of view is the story told? (1st or 3rd) It is told in first person. 6. Give examples (if any) of foreshadowing. One example of foreshadowing is when Eben asks his father to play baseball with him, and he replies back, “How can you ask me to play baseball when I will be dead in another month!” (439) This foreshadows his dad’s later death, and how he finally is able to overcome his fear of baseball. Another example is when Eben buries the baseball. This foreshadows Eben’s overcoming of his fear of baseball when his dad is finally buried. 7. What is the tone of the story? The tone is serious, gloomy and sorrowful. 8. What is the author’s main point or theme? The ...