The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

A happy outlying(prenominal)m life, tragic soreness break, traitorous family, and of course dogs the marvelous components that make The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski a true classic. Within this shining novel in that respect are of course many memorable moments that leave the ref filled with bump, sympathy and deep sadness. The most intense moment in the novel to me, though, was the cobblers last of Edgars father, Gar.The strong birth between father and son as well as Edgars muteness makes this moment a pivotal point in the novel, and the sympathy felt by the reader brands this break dance of the novel as the most memorable and powerful moment in the book. First, Gars death is by far the most memorable moment in the novel because of how it affects Edgar. In the moment, Edgar is alone and finds his father lying dormant on the ground. He frantically tries to sign to him but there is no reply so he quickly runs into the house.There, he makes a very(prenominal) unsuccessful phone call to try and save his father, and piece of music on the phone he tries to force the sound from his mouth (Wroblewski 123) by hitting himself repeatedly in the stomach. He finds there is nothing he can do and frustratingly smashes the phone to pieces and pounds furiously with his fists on the barn walls to get someones attention. During this part of the novel the initial reaction of the reader is pure shock and sympathy, the audience k straightaways that his efforts are useless.It is by far the most important and memorable section of the book because Edgar now has to deal with life feeling that his flaw of being mute is the only reason his father died, and he is constantly feeling guilty and trusty for Gars death for the rest of the book. The scene is too very well written by the author, Wroblewski, and the descriptions of Edgars attempts at talking are completely infeasible to read without feeling empathetic towards Edgars situation and wanting to help. Se cond, the scene of Gars death is a pivotal moment in the plot during this novel.Gar is a very influential book of facts in the novel. He represents a strong, stable, life for his family, a role model for Edgar, and the good hero who keeps any abuse forces, like Claude, out of their familys lives. Also, his death is the beginning of a tumultuous fall of the farm and Edgars life. Once Gars protection is gone, it is just Edgar and his mother remaining, both broken and trying to physical body out how to keep the farm running. Gar was in charge of paperwork and the business of raising the Sawtelle dogs, so without him not only the household, but the business slowly starts to crumble.This also sets off the need for Claude to come in to the story, whose aim causes many problems including ultimately the death of Edgar. Third, Gars death haunts Edgar throughout the novel. He always replaying the stock and feeling terrible that he couldnt save his father, even though it was out of his c ontrol. Also, later Claude tries to censure Edgar for Gars death, saying it was strange, the way Edgar justfound him (Wroblewski 435). Gars death in the book has a not bad(p) relationship to the novel because of how it affects the plot and characters throughout the rest of the story.This scene is very effective when being read because of its strong influence on the rest of the novel. First, there is a great amount of sympathy felt by the audience while Edgar makes his discovery and phone call. All the reader wants to do is reach out with their voice to help out this poor boy who cant speak into the phone. Also, to watch such a traumatic experience unfold as an outside companionship is absolutely heart wrenching. Second, Edgars character flaw comes into play in this moment. This is the main part in the book where the fact that he is mute is a big factor to the novels plot.The strong center to the conflict of his fathers death is that he is alone and is left in a situation where h is voice was the only hope of saving Gars life. Knowing this as a reader makes the scene so much more powerful and meaningful, as well as influential to the rest of the book. This scene is necessary to the plot, because without the conflict between Claude and Gar and Gars sudden death, there would be no reason for several other big moments in the novel. For example, Edgar later sees his father as a figure in the rain (Wroblewski 235).This is a major plot twist, because this is when he finds out that Claude is responsible for the murder of Gar. Also, Claudes relationship with Trudy would not have kindled without the death of Gar. These other moments help to assign the main plot with the plot of Hamlet, a very important connection that Wroblewski wanted to make clear, as well as add the general conflict of the plot of the novel. The death of Gar is the most memorable part of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. It is the most pivotal part of the novel, the part where everything shifts and be gins to go downhill.His death increases conflict in the novel and is necessary in order for other main parts to play a part in the plot. Edgars character development is also based on this death scene, and the moment ties his character flaw of being mute into the plot. When the actual moment in the book is being read, the audience is left in utter shock and sympathy for Edgar and the position the situation throws him in. The descriptive work of Wroblewski is powerful, and a changeless image of Edgar hitting himself in the stomach with the Sawtelles shattered phone lying on the kitchen replication will be forever embedded into any readers mind.