"Sudden hot tears filled Cole's vision." (22)

"His anger smoldered." (22)

"His rage ignited." (22)

"Soon it (his anger) would explode like gunpowder." (24)

"...the defiant flare of his nostrils." (24)

"Yellow flames turned orange and red, then burned with streaks of blue. (25)

"...the fire became an inferno..." (25)

COLE’S ANGER Fire

Cole’s Struggle/ Waves Cole’s Struggle/ LifeQUOTE

Cole’s Struggle/ Waves Cole’s Struggle/ LifeQUOTE

1. “This was the same spot he had been at a thousand strokes earlier” (Mikaelsen 40).

2. “With every stroke forward, a giant invisible hand had pushed him two strokes backward…” (40).

3. He fought only to keep his head above water” (41).

4. “There he lay spent, shivering, his body bruised, his cold skull throbbing…” (41).

5. “He needed warmth…He knew there was no warmth” (41).

6. “…the realization that he was alone, totally along with himself” (42).