Summary of Brian Broome's Punch Me Up To The Gods

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#1 I remember when I was a boy, I would sit on the back steps of our house after an ass-whuppin’, and my father would wander out with his head down and his hands in his pockets. He would just sit down next to me and quietly look off into the distance.

#2 I remember how my own tears were seen as an affront. I was constantly expected to be tough, but also to sacrifice my sensitivity, humanity, and emotional intelligence.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822524026

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Insights on Brian Broome's Punch Me Up To The Gods

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I remember when I was a boy, I would sit on the back steps of our house after an ass-whuppin’, and my father would wander out with his head down and his hands in his pockets. He would just sit down next to me and quietly look off into the distance.

#2

I remember how my own tears were seen as an affront. I was constantly expected to be tough, but also to sacrifice my sensitivity, humanity, and emotional intelligence.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I learned very early on that I didn’t have the it that my friends had. I didn’t have the ability to access it, and I couldn’t fake it. I was always trying to figure out what it was, and I knew that it involved a superhuman ability to lean on things.

#2

I had a friend named Corey, who was a Black boy. I admired his coolness and power. I wanted to be like him. I dreaded going to his house, because he was unpredictable and always moody.

#3

I had come to Corey’s house to hang out with him and his friends. They knew I was white, and they discussed how I wasn’t cool. I was taken to meet a girl to prove that Corey had not been hanging out with a sissy.

#4

In my experience, project girls always came in one of two flavors: rambunctious and loud or withdrawn and silent. The latter was the case with the girl in the barn. I had no idea what was expected of me, so I did