Chapter+2+-+At+the+Mercy

The main character of Chapter 2: At the Mercy is Henry John McCoy, the C.E.O of Atlantic Pulp and Paper. Henry McCoy is a greedy man who owns Atlantic Pulp and Paper and is on vacation with his daughter, Emily. It is affecting Henry McCoy by it is making his life very stressful and was hurting his reputation. In this chapter Emily brings Henry on a trip, little does he know that he is going to the town of where the strike is happening. They drive near a picket line and some people on strike attacked the car with a baseball bat. After the incident, Emily confesses that she has been going to a shrink and her boyfriend broke up with her.
 * Isiah**

I relate to Henry McCoy by I have been overloaded with problems many times. I have been really stressed just like Henry. Sometimes it feels like you just can’t get away from any of your problems. I have also been on trips like Henry when someone is bringing you somewhere but you have no idea where you are going. Unlike Henry, I think its fun to not know where you are going.


 * Brittnie C.**

In Ernie’s Ark, the C.E.O of the paper mill, Henry John McCoy, is spending the day with his daughter, Emily. Em was away at a college, when her mother died, her parents had been divorced. John wasn’t too excited about spending the day with Emily. Lil Emily was supposedly engaged to the man of her dreams but Henry did not really like him. During a car drive Emily told her father that the engagement had been called off. Not only that but she had dropped out of college, she had been in over her head and now was looking for the help of her father.

I can not relate to the characters in any way that I can think of. But my friend Brittany’s dad was hardly ever home. He had rather work more. Make the office more a home than a place to work. It had made Britts. relationship with her dad a rocky one. A few years later, he had been laid off from work and was able to spend more time with Britt and her brother Chad. He acted like he did not wanna spend time with them and for a while that had really hurt Britts feelings, until finally her mom Crystal had told him that it was okay to open up and laugh with them. Britt was so happy.


 * Zachary**

The paper mill is on strike. Henry John McCoy and his daughter Emily have an argument about Henry’s habit is a demonstration of unresolved hostility toward his Irish Catholic parents. Emily is very smart, she is going to college at the age of 16 and is in her Ph.D. program in psychology. Some people attack Henry and Emily but luckily escape with a damaged vehicle.

I can relate to this because me and my father have arguments about many things I don’t think he understands. Or he doesn’t think I understand but I think I do. WE argue about things i do or don’t do. Also things he does or doesn’t do.


 * Jasmine**

In chapter two the main characters are John McCoy,(the mill owner) and his daughter. John McCoy is a very busy man and doesn’t spend much time with his daughter, even though she is now twenty-six. John is trying to sell the mill and depending on who it is sold to it could shut down. His actions can change many peoples lifes, for good or bad. I myself can not connect with either of these characters, but my friend has had problems with her dad being really busy. When I went to her house I noticed that she tries to bond, but her dad doesn’t seem to notice. I see how unappreciated, and sad it makes one of my close friends that it almost feels like its happening to me. Thats why in this book I hope John bonds with his daughter, and sees the hits she drops.


 * Joey**

=== In chapter two the main character is Henry John Mccoy. Henry relates to the mill because of Abbott Falls because he is in the CEO. Right now Henry is under a lot of stress trying to deal with the strike and all the people that are angry with him. Henry is trying to shut down the mill but lawyers after lawyers keep trying to tell him what to do and don’t. === === I relate to Henry Mccoy by I have been under stress before and it is very painful to go through. I am sure that he is barley getting any sleep at night because he has so much on his mind. I think Henry should relax and take this slow. I think if he took this slow then things would work out and do what he wants them to do. ===


 * Junita**

==== ** Chapter 2 is about Henry McCoy head of the CEO. He is a very lonely man. He had a wife but she died awhile ago. In the chapter he is driving to an inn were he and his daughter will stay and spend sometime together. Him and his daughter have at lot of tension between each other, and they don’t seem to like each other to much. In the chapter you can tell that his daughter is trying to talk and get to know him better, and make his better side come out, but her father is being very stubborn and rude. First they stop at a restaurant and order some grilled cheese sandwiches. As they are leaving Henry leaves a 20 dollar tip when it was a 12 dollar tip, try to be a jerk. Then they get in the car again, but this time she drives. He fell asleep. When he woke up he was in Abbott Falls, home of the atlantic Pulp and Paper. She points out all the people there that have no homes or anything because he fired them. The people notices him and start moving toward the car with bats breaking a headlight and denting the door and the hood. They finally reach a hotel, and his daughter told him that she has been seeing a shrink and and the trip was him idea, and he boyfriend broke up with her, and that her life is falling down a big hole. Henry just sits there and listens to the hole thing. Finally he brings her inside. ** ====

Henry John McCoy relates to Atlantic Pulp & Paper mill in Abbott Falls because he is the CEO. Henry is under a lot of stress right now trying to deal with the strike and people being very angry at him. He is planning to sell the mill but in the mean time Henry is dealing with lawyer after lawyer telling him what his next move should be. Henry currently has a lot of problems. The mill workers are so angry with his decisions that they physically go after him. That must be a lot of handle. I relate to Henry McCoy because I know how it feels like to be under stress. When you are under stress, you just want to take a break from it but sometimes that just isn't possible. I can understand why he might be so distant from his daughter and a little angry. If I was had this much responsibility on my shoulders I think a trip would be the best thing for me. Henry should fully enjoy it while it lasts.
 * Rylee**


 * Brittany L.**

Henry John McCoy is the main character in this chapter, “at the mercy.” He works in the paper mill as the CEO. Henry is under a lot of stress considering the paper mill strike. Emily, Henry’s daughter is away at collage, when her mother dies. Emily’s mother and father are divorced. John isn’t very enthused to spend the day with Emily. In the car, emily had told her dad that she had not only dropped out of college but she to had canceled the engagement with her fiance.

I can relate to this chapter because, my parents too are divorced. I also know what it feels like to be under a lot of stress. Sometimes you can’t just run away from it. You have to learn to cope with it.


 * Nichole**

 Chapter 2 analysis Henry McCoy is a man who is in his 40s and is a head of a big CEO company that owns a bunch of mills and most importantly the mill he is planning to sell off in Abbott Falls,Maine.McCoy is on his way somewhere with his daughter for a weekend that was her idea to fix some of their relationship problems most that was from his absence in her life and when his ex wife died and he wasn’t there for his daughter.The trip was actually to bring him to the mill that was on strike and when the mill workers on a strike started beating on the car and when they finally reached a motel she finally broke down and told him what was really going on in her life.  I can’t necessarily relate to McCoy personally,but I can relate more towards his daughter when her father figure wasn’t always there in her life.My father wasn’t and it’s not that it upsets me because he was the same way with my older sisters,but I understand how hard it is.He feels like he’s so distant to his daughter because he hasn’t been there in her life and then suddenly he’s with her for a weekend and it’s as if she’s blaming everything on him when really it’s half and half.


 * Robert**

In chapter two of “Ernie's Ark”, the CEO of the paper mill takes his daughter to Abbot Falls, Maine. They go on a road trip to get there, and they basically fight the whole way there. They are two totally different people. So when they get to Abbot Falls, she drives up to the mill so he can see what the strike is doing to the people. The workers come out of the mill for their lunch break, and some of the workers bring baseball bats and start to hit the car. They get out of there and find a hotel to stay at. She tells her Dad that she has dropped out of college and her boyfriend dumped her. How I can relate to this is that my family and I have gone on many trips, some evolving us to drive their instead of flying. The longest place I have traveled to was to South Carolina.


 * Sara**

Chapter 2.

 Henry McCoy, CEO, Alantic Pulp and Paper is spending the day with his daughter. They have never really connected and don’t see each other very much. He has very busy trying to sell the company which makes his workers annoyed at him. Which puts him under stress and trying to sell it someone who will shut it down takes even more time. To make matter worse his daughter tells him that she has dropped out of college. His daughter was engaged to a man Henry was not fond of but his daughter also tells him that they have broken off their engagement.  I can relate to Henry because he’s under so much stress. I hate the feeling of being so stressed with schoolwork and what is going on in my life. It’s even worse when you hear something that makes you feel even worse and more stressed then you already were. Being stressed makes you sometimes wish you could just quit life for a few days or go on a vacation and get way from all of your responsibilities. Luckily Henry gets to go on a little road trip to Abbotts Falls, Maine with his daughter. But he might regret it because they barely see each other and seem to only when they do see each other.


 * Brian**

Chapter 2 Henry John McCoy is the CEO of the Atlantic Pulp & Paper. This Henry guy has a lot going on. Henry just learns that his daughter has dropped out of college and her boyfriend dumped her because she was always crying. McCoy was always away from his daughter. McCoy is trying to sell the mill. When he shows up at the mill with his daughter, workers come out with baseball bats and did not realize that the girl in the car was his daughter. I think I could relate to the daughter because my dad is usually out working or on a trip without me. Sometimes I wish that I could go to work with him even though he works 12 hour shifts and looks like he is always tired. I think that father and daughter should enjoy their time together instead of having it be all sappy.


 * Katrina**

Henry John McCoy is the CEO of the Atlantic Pulp & Paper Mills. He is currently dealing with a lot of problems. All the workers at the mill are getting angry at him considering the mill is going on strike. They get angry enough to the point where they get physical. He has plans to sell the mill, but he has all these lawyers telling him what he should and shouldn’t do. Henry has also just found out that his daughter has been dumped by her boyfriend and also that she dropped out of college. I can relate to Henry because I understand what it feels like to have to deal with multiple problems at once and all the stress that comes with them. He is probably feeling pressured to do what all the lawyers are telling him, but all the lawyers have different opinions and Henry wants to do what is right. I also understand how the bad news with his daughter at the time doesn’t help his situation any.