I remember squatting in the road drawing a picture in the dust, a picture which Joey gleefully erased with one sweep of his dirty foot. I remember fishing for minnows in a muddy creek and watching sadly as they eluded my cupped hands, while Joey laughed uproariously.

How does Joey's behavior contribute to the mood of the excerpt?

Question

I remember squatting in the road drawing a picture in the dust, a picture which Joey gleefully erased with one sweep of his dirty foot. I remember fishing for minnows in a muddy creek and watching sadly as they eluded my cupped hands, while Joey laughed uproariously.

How does Joey's behavior contribute to the mood of the excerpt?

Matchatea · Answer

His childish thoughtlessness contrasts with Lizabeth's emotions.