The Dog of Pompeii

     

       In the story The Dog of Pompeii by Louis Untermeyer, the main character Tito is described as observant. In the article it says,"They visited the uncovered theater, and though Tito could not see the faces of the actors, he could follow the play better than most of the audience, for their attention wandered - they were distracted by the scenery, the costumes, the by-play, even by themselves - while Tito's whole attention was centered in what he heard." This quote it telling us that Tito is observant. The quote says that when Tito listened to the play, he could understand it more than anyone else. He knew that the people would get distracted by the things he could not see. In this way Tito was observant.

      In "The Dog of Pompeii", by Louis Untermeyer, Bimbo is characterized as determined. The article states," Then Bimbo did the last thing he could - the last thing he wanted to. He bit his comrade, bit him deep in the arm." The quote is explaining that Bimbo is determined. It says this because he wanted to wake Tito up no matter the cost. Bimbo did the first thing that came to his mind, even if it wasn't like him. Although he wasn't usually this violent he was so determined to wake Tito up that he would do anything.