In the book 'Burned' by Ellen Hopkins,
The main character Pattyn is a Mormon, she is one of seven children - she is also the oldest. All of which are girls. And her dad is a alcoholic who abuses her mother because out of all of the kids that she has, they continue to become girls. Her mother believes that her job is to have as many children as possible, especially a boy to carry on the family name. Because that is what her husband wants. But Pattyn disarees with the Mormon lifestyle she has been living by her whole seventeen years of life. I think that it is a good thing that Pattyn has a different opinion about her religion. Because it seems to me that she is being forced to live in a way that she is uncomfortable with.
Since Pattyn now doesn't believe in the Mormon religion, she wants to experience things that "normal" teens experience. So she starts dating Derek - a non Mormon. Which is against the Mormon religion. But Pattyn doesn't care anymore. She and Derek start to hang out and go to parties. But then they start drinking and also start to get stupid. But eventually, Pattyn's dad finds out and forbids her to see Derek again. He also threatens Derek to not see Pattyn either. Derek then starts dating another girl, who Pattyn later on punches in the face. Pattyn also does even more reckless things such as breaking a window in school, which her dad then has to pay for. As well as the girl Pattyn punched in the face because Pattyn broke her nose. I think that both Pattyn and her dad went a little to far with their actions. Because Pattyn didn't have to punch the girl in the face or break the window. And her father didn't have to threaten Derek to not see Pattyn again.
Pattyn then gets sent to her Aunt J's house in the country side, because of Pattyn's previous actions. While she's staying there, she meets a so-called "beautiful" boy named Ethan. Eventually Pattyn and Ethan start going out. They also fall in love with eachother. The two plan to move away together when Pattyn turns eighteen. Pattyn also winds up becoming pregnant with Ethan's child. But he doesn't leave her. When the two decide to leave with the still unborn baby, Pattyn's father finds out about everything. He then chases them in his car. Resultin in Ethan and Pattyn getting into a car crash. Both Ethan and the baby don't make it. And Pattyn cannot forgive her father for what he has done. I think that it was sweet that Ethan didn't leave Pattyn after she told him she was pregnant because most boys do that after they find out. But I also think that it was awful that Pattyn's father chased them around in his car. I thought that it was heartbreaking to find out that Ethan and the baby didn't survive because I wanted to know what would happen in Ethan and Pattyn's lives together.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Blog Post Number Two - What I Found Interesting
Amelia - ameliabedelia13.blogspot.com
I read Amelia's response, 'Make Lemonade' by Virginia Euwer Wolff. I thought that it was interesting how she told the summary of the book. Such as stating a lot about the main character - Verna LaVaughn. I also liked how she wrote how she felt about the book in the beginning, telling the reader about how depressing the beginning of the book was. And based on what I read about Amelia's response, I really want to go and read this book.
Helen A. - helenayee.blogspot.com
I also read Helen's response, 'Before We Were Free' by Julia Alverez. I also read this book over the summer. But after reading Helen's response on it, I thought about the book in a different way than I was when I read it over the summer. Just like Amelia's response, Helen told us about the main character - Anita de la Torre, and how she lived in the Dominican Reepublic in the 1960s during the dictatorship. But Helen also tells us about Anita's feelings. And how she has to stay strong, and try not to cry. That was probably my favorite part of the response because it really showed what Anita had to go through, and how tough it was for not only her, but also everyone else in her family and on the island.
I read Amelia's response, 'Make Lemonade' by Virginia Euwer Wolff. I thought that it was interesting how she told the summary of the book. Such as stating a lot about the main character - Verna LaVaughn. I also liked how she wrote how she felt about the book in the beginning, telling the reader about how depressing the beginning of the book was. And based on what I read about Amelia's response, I really want to go and read this book.
Helen A. - helenayee.blogspot.com
I also read Helen's response, 'Before We Were Free' by Julia Alverez. I also read this book over the summer. But after reading Helen's response on it, I thought about the book in a different way than I was when I read it over the summer. Just like Amelia's response, Helen told us about the main character - Anita de la Torre, and how she lived in the Dominican Reepublic in the 1960s during the dictatorship. But Helen also tells us about Anita's feelings. And how she has to stay strong, and try not to cry. That was probably my favorite part of the response because it really showed what Anita had to go through, and how tough it was for not only her, but also everyone else in her family and on the island.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Blog Post Number One - 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald
In the book 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald,
The year is 1922, and we are introduced to the main character and narrator, Nick Carraway. Nick just moved from Minnesota to New York so he can work in 'the Bond Business'. So now, he lives in a part of Long Island in West Egg. West Egg is where all of the new rich people live. And the people of West Egg don't know anyone outside of West Egg. I think that Nick isn't going to turn into a self-centered person like everyone else from West Egg. But only because he's not originally from New York.
Nick's house is right next door to Gatsby's mansion. Gatsby is known for hosting the most extravagant parties in his home. But no one knows who he really is, or even what he looks like. I think that it is both odd and interesting that Gatsby doesn't show himself at his parties because what host doesn't... HOST! But I'm also guessing that he doesn't show his face at his parties because everyone thinks that he is a murderer and a liar. So he just lets everyone gossip about him. Even though Nick and Gatsby meet, Nick doesn't really know who he is. Mind you, they live right next to each other. I think that it's funny that Nick doesn't realize that the richest man in West Egg lives right next door to him because Gatsby is a very important person. And not only because of his money, but because his is probably the most "popular" person in West Egg because of all of the gossip that goes on.
While Nick tries to settle into his new home, he is invited to tea with his cousin Daisy and her rude husband Tom. Daisy's close friend Jordan is also there. And Nick now has a slight crush on her. Nick tells Gatsby about tea later. But Gatsby tells Nick that he and Daisy knew eachother long before Tom came into the picture. And now he wants her back. I think that Nick and Jordan should go out because they're the only two left, and they seem really into eachother. Nick passes this information to Jordan - now they are starting to hang out together - and they are going to try to make Daisy and Gatsby run into eachother at tea later. Because not only does Gatsby have feelings for Daisy, but Daisy still feels the same about Gatsby. I also think that Daisy and Gatsby should get together because they're like long-lost lovers. I also think that they should go out because Daisy's husband Tom is very rude to everyone.
The plan is successful, and Gatsby and Daisy get back together and end up having an affair. All goes as planned, until Tom finally meets Gatsby and winds up hating his guts. Tom is also sensing something odd going on between Daisy and Gatsby, so he tries to get involved with the situation. I hope that Tom doesn't find out about Daisy and Gatsby's affair because they really love eachother unlike them. Tom FINALLY catches Daisy and Gatsby in the act. But she is unable to pick and choose who she wants to be with - Gatsby. Tom then takes her away from Gatsby and forbids her from seeing him ever again, without "supervision". I thought that it was funny how Tom found out about Daisy and Gatsby at the END of the book, instead of when the two first started because he's been "investigating" for such a long time. But does Daisy listen to Tom? OF COURSE NOT!
Later on, she and Gatsby go out for a drive, late at night. Daisy is driving, but she is dead drunk. So Daisy mistankenly runs over and kills Tom's lover, Myrtle. But Gatsby takes the blame for the accident instead of Daisy. I'm very proud of Daisy for standing up for herself because she chose the man of her dreams. And when Tom found out about THAT, he fed Gatsby to the wolves and told Myrtle's husband so that he could finnish Gatsby off. Tom and Daisy wind up leaving West Egg. And Nick and Jordan "break up". So the only one left in West Egg is Nick.
So Nick took care of the funeral, that nobody attended. Only Gatsby's dad, who arrived very late. Nick was also the only one who had to take care of all of Gatsby's things in his house. I thought that it was odd how everyone abandoned West Egg and just left Nick all alone to clean up everyone's mess. But I guess it was just all for the best.
Nick's house is right next door to Gatsby's mansion. Gatsby is known for hosting the most extravagant parties in his home. But no one knows who he really is, or even what he looks like. I think that it is both odd and interesting that Gatsby doesn't show himself at his parties because what host doesn't... HOST! But I'm also guessing that he doesn't show his face at his parties because everyone thinks that he is a murderer and a liar. So he just lets everyone gossip about him. Even though Nick and Gatsby meet, Nick doesn't really know who he is. Mind you, they live right next to each other. I think that it's funny that Nick doesn't realize that the richest man in West Egg lives right next door to him because Gatsby is a very important person. And not only because of his money, but because his is probably the most "popular" person in West Egg because of all of the gossip that goes on.
While Nick tries to settle into his new home, he is invited to tea with his cousin Daisy and her rude husband Tom. Daisy's close friend Jordan is also there. And Nick now has a slight crush on her. Nick tells Gatsby about tea later. But Gatsby tells Nick that he and Daisy knew eachother long before Tom came into the picture. And now he wants her back. I think that Nick and Jordan should go out because they're the only two left, and they seem really into eachother. Nick passes this information to Jordan - now they are starting to hang out together - and they are going to try to make Daisy and Gatsby run into eachother at tea later. Because not only does Gatsby have feelings for Daisy, but Daisy still feels the same about Gatsby. I also think that Daisy and Gatsby should get together because they're like long-lost lovers. I also think that they should go out because Daisy's husband Tom is very rude to everyone.
The plan is successful, and Gatsby and Daisy get back together and end up having an affair. All goes as planned, until Tom finally meets Gatsby and winds up hating his guts. Tom is also sensing something odd going on between Daisy and Gatsby, so he tries to get involved with the situation. I hope that Tom doesn't find out about Daisy and Gatsby's affair because they really love eachother unlike them. Tom FINALLY catches Daisy and Gatsby in the act. But she is unable to pick and choose who she wants to be with - Gatsby. Tom then takes her away from Gatsby and forbids her from seeing him ever again, without "supervision". I thought that it was funny how Tom found out about Daisy and Gatsby at the END of the book, instead of when the two first started because he's been "investigating" for such a long time. But does Daisy listen to Tom? OF COURSE NOT!
Later on, she and Gatsby go out for a drive, late at night. Daisy is driving, but she is dead drunk. So Daisy mistankenly runs over and kills Tom's lover, Myrtle. But Gatsby takes the blame for the accident instead of Daisy. I'm very proud of Daisy for standing up for herself because she chose the man of her dreams. And when Tom found out about THAT, he fed Gatsby to the wolves and told Myrtle's husband so that he could finnish Gatsby off. Tom and Daisy wind up leaving West Egg. And Nick and Jordan "break up". So the only one left in West Egg is Nick.
So Nick took care of the funeral, that nobody attended. Only Gatsby's dad, who arrived very late. Nick was also the only one who had to take care of all of Gatsby's things in his house. I thought that it was odd how everyone abandoned West Egg and just left Nick all alone to clean up everyone's mess. But I guess it was just all for the best.
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