The Inheritance of Tools Analysis

1. Sander's most engaging example of powerful diction is when his thumb swelled after getting the call about his father's death. This is symbolic and powerful because it physically affects his and unconsciously captivates the reader.
2. A) "My cobbled-together guitars might have been alien spaceships, my barns might have been models of Aztec temples"

B) " If you're going to cut a piece of wood, you owe it to the tree to cut to the tree to cut it straight."

3. The gerbil section to the conclusion shows the growth of him and his daughter as the time passes, each thought overlapping the other like a timeline. 

4. The gerbil section's significance is that he chose to save his daughter by toughening up in spite of hearing the tragic news about his father's death. 

5. The grand events are connected to his father's death. He cannot save everybody, not even his father, but is capable of saving his daughter. 

6. The author's descriptions of the tools' timelessness shows the familiarity with which they are used and passed down. 

7. The final sentence is effective because it links to earlier memories he'd mentioned of his father.