Gaby Setiabudi
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
November 30, 2015
The Pie Summary
The short passage, “The Pie” by Gary Soto from his story, “A Summer’s Life” is about a
boy and a part of his childhood as he comes along a decision to sin. For example, being
told in the first person point of view, Soto describes the boy’s adventure with a handful
of personification and allusions to the bible. "Some days I recognized the shadows of
angels flopping on the backyard grass, and other days I heard faraway messages in the
plumbing that howled beneath the house. The story takes place in a German Market
when the boy is six years old and his strong desire to steal for his love of pies. He must
fight against the urge to sin as he is describes as a catholic boy. First, Gary Soto uses
personification to describe the boy’s nervousness as he was contemplating whether he
should steal or not. Then, as he reaches his hand to the display of pies, a neighbor
appears startling the boy as his conscience began to kick in. After that, he decides
otherwise as he takes a chunk of the pie while blindly running away ignoring the cars
honking before an impact. Next, after he runs far enough he continues to eat the chunks
of pie as Soto uses outstanding descriptions to does the scene. Finally, after he
encounters his neighbor, “Cross-Eyed Johnny” who follows him for a bite of the pie then
falling off a roof the protagonist comes home with guilt decorating his mind.
Ms. Stronks
ELA 8
November 30, 2015
The Pie Summary
The short passage, “The Pie” by Gary Soto from his story, “A Summer’s Life” is about a
boy and a part of his childhood as he comes along a decision to sin. For example, being
told in the first person point of view, Soto describes the boy’s adventure with a handful
of personification and allusions to the bible. "Some days I recognized the shadows of
angels flopping on the backyard grass, and other days I heard faraway messages in the
plumbing that howled beneath the house. The story takes place in a German Market
when the boy is six years old and his strong desire to steal for his love of pies. He must
fight against the urge to sin as he is describes as a catholic boy. First, Gary Soto uses
personification to describe the boy’s nervousness as he was contemplating whether he
should steal or not. Then, as he reaches his hand to the display of pies, a neighbor
appears startling the boy as his conscience began to kick in. After that, he decides
otherwise as he takes a chunk of the pie while blindly running away ignoring the cars
honking before an impact. Next, after he runs far enough he continues to eat the chunks
of pie as Soto uses outstanding descriptions to does the scene. Finally, after he
encounters his neighbor, “Cross-Eyed Johnny” who follows him for a bite of the pie then
falling off a roof the protagonist comes home with guilt decorating his mind.