Read the text in the attachment, I. Answer the fol...

Read the text in the attachment, I. Answer the following questions: 1. What does the reader learn about Eric from the beginning of the story？ 2. W hat is Eric's relationship to the other characters of the story？ 3. W hat problem is Eric confronted with at the beginning？ What does he think about himself？ 4. How does he feel about the Pig-man？ 5. What shape does the Pig-man take on in the boy's imagination “before it came to a crisis"？ 6. Describe the atmosphere up to the moment Eric is asked to go out to the Pig-man. 7. Describe what the boy thinks and feels when his mother sends him out. 8. What are his feelings when he meets the Pig-man？ How does he feel about the Pig-man on his way home？ 9. What does the phrase‘to treat (problems) like the Pig-man’mean to Eric？ 10. What does Eric do after his encounter with the Pig-man？ What is his mother’s reaction？ II. Analyze the story from the following aspects. Suggestion: You can use your answers to the comprehension questions as a guide. Analyze the language style, point of view and the theme of the story.