Examples of Analysis of Details in “Old Milon”

Directions: In each of the following sentences, underline the DETAILS ONCE and ANALYSIS TWICE.

1.  Milon’s revulsion was so great that he could not stand to accept mercy even in the face of death.

2.  His method of refusal, spitting in the Colonel’s face, conveyed his utter loathing for the Germans.

3.  Milon’s spitting in the Colonel’s face demonstrates that he is obsessed with unadulterated hatred for the German invaders.

4.  Since he hated them all equally, he was not choosy about his victims, and he killed any lone Uhlan when he had the chance.

5.  He killed the horses because they were German, and he despised everything about these Prussians.

6.  To kill sixteen soldiers, some even two at a time, takes a strong, healthy young person. But this old man accomplished these heinous deeds because of the strength that he derived from his seething rage.

7.  Milon chose to die rather than to live as a result of the generosity of his loathed enemies.

8.  To ensure his death, Old Milon ceremoniously spit in the colonel’s face.

9.  Old Milon’s age, physical limitations, and humble appearance were assets that helped him to escape the suspicion of the Prussians and gain their sympathy.

10.  Not only was he so persistent that he gave up his morals by murdering sixteen human beings, but he acted calmly at the interrogation, displaying no emotion as if he lacked a conscience at all.

11.  The French man did not care to recognize the superiority of the German Colonel, nor did he wish to dispel his spite for the sake of his own life.

12.  In his death, his perseverance proved that he would do anything to cling firmly to his ideals of both love and hatred.

13.  Because of his insidious tactics and sinister mind, Old Milon portrayed how shrewd the average man can be and to what depths a criminal mastermind can go to.

14.  Believing that even the innocent horses carry the evil nature of their masters, he mercilessly slits their throats as well.

15.  To avoid suspicion, the sly old Milon obscures the body in a nearby pond and even attached a weight to it to be sure he leaves behind no evidence.

16.  The moment the Uhlan invaders enter his home, an internal struggle is ignited as the aged farmer recognizes that in order to gain the trust of his enemy he must suppress his loathing and don a façade of friendliness.

17.  After winning the trust and confidence of the Prussians, Milon seized the opportunity for the retribution of the crimes of the despised Uhlans.

18.  Milon’s unflinching resolve in the face of such imminent danger allows him to ultimately die for his cause, a fate no patriot would avoid.