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A student at Latimer Middle School and the protagonist of “Satchmo’s Master Plan,” Satchmo is terrified of dogs. This is because a few years ago, a rottweiler named Brutus bit him when he entered Brutus’s yard to retrieve a ball. Since then, Satchmo has discovered that he’s okay around small dogs, but big dogs make him exceedingly nervous. So it seems like Satchmo’s world is ending when his neighbor, Mr. Jerry, gets a big dog. Satchmo comes up with a detailed plan to evade the dog, which he believes is definitely going to chase him and try to kill him. However, as he runs through his plan, the story reveals that Satchmo is also still upset that his friend Clancy didn’t try to help him when Brutus bit him years ago. Ultimately, the story ends with the hope that Satchmo will get over his fear—Mr. Jerry invites him to come meet the dog, and Satchmo thinks the dog looks friendly.
Satchmo Jenkins Quotes in Look Both Ways
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7. Satchmo’s Master Plan
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Guess he was ready now. And not for a small one. Not for a furry football. But for a big, husky thing that looked like it was mixed. Some German shepherd. Some Labrador. Some rottweiler, some monster that Satchmo wasn’t sure was there or not, but decided it was so.
That was all he needed to start devising plans. Escape routes.
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Where do you think Clancy is?
What do you think he’s doing right now?
Throwing Hail Marys?
Running the opposite way?
Not helping his teammates?
Why didn’t he chase Brutus?
Why didn’t he tackle him?
If he would’ve tackled him, you would’ve barked at it. Growled it so it knew what that felt like.
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Satchmo Jenkins Quotes in Look Both Ways
The Look Both Ways quotes below are all either spoken by Satchmo Jenkins or refer to Satchmo Jenkins. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
7. Satchmo’s Master Plan
Quotes
Guess he was ready now. And not for a small one. Not for a furry football. But for a big, husky thing that looked like it was mixed. Some German shepherd. Some Labrador. Some rottweiler, some monster that Satchmo wasn’t sure was there or not, but decided it was so.
That was all he needed to start devising plans. Escape routes.
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Explanation and Analysis:
Where do you think Clancy is?
What do you think he’s doing right now?
Throwing Hail Marys?
Running the opposite way?
Not helping his teammates?
Why didn’t he chase Brutus?
Why didn’t he tackle him?
If he would’ve tackled him, you would’ve barked at it. Growled it so it knew what that felt like.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
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