Title: Dark Life
Author: Kat Falls
Pages Read: 0-50
Prompt: Describe conflict, setting, and characters
Just from the first 50 pages you figure out this major conflict not only between the two characters but where they live. So apparently in this point in time people are literally living underwater. I really don't know why but they seem to and this is one thing that is said through the conflict. The conflict is between topsiders (people who live on land) and people who live in the ocean. During the beginning the main character Ty and this girl he meets Gemma have constant arguments like asking him if kids that are born in the ocean have dark powers. This is a question that angers Ty and he says is based off of myth from the topsiders. I think the two characters for the first time are seeing a little of both worlds and that the other side may not be as bad as everyone thinks. They start playing around saying things like "why do people live up there" and stuff. So it creates an interesting relationship between the two characters.
The main two characters are Ty and Gemma. Ty encounters Gemma when he is trying to get away from some killer sharks and he gets in an abandon sub to escape. Gemma is more of a lonely person. Not because she necessarily chooses to be but because her parents have died and she can't find her brother. Ty is like one of those kids who can get annoying because he likes to correct everything and is kind of up tight. He corrects Gemma and she gets annoyed and mad but he gets mad at her comments so they have this love/hate relationship at times. Gemma so far is a problem solver and like a hustler. She doesn't like to waste time and if she wants something she doesn't take no for an answer. Ty on the other hand is more on the shy side. These women from the topside looked at his skin and were in his way when they were admiring him. Gemma was the one who got rid of them and he just kind of stood there and watched.
The setting seems to be clearly in the future since they are saying the east coast is completely underwater. The people underwater take their aquatic traveling things everywhere they go. So as of now Ty is stuck with Gemma because she needs help finding her brother. Ty likes Gemma but hasn't told her. I think the setting is very creative and the fact that they live underground is very weird but entertaining. There is also this gang or like group of criminals that I think are only underwater but I'm not sure. This is one of Ty's fears because they have become more and more popular. I think that Ty and Gemma will have an interesting encounter with the criminals. I also think that they will find her brother but that there is going to be some sort of twist. I also think that Gemma and Ty will continue to argue and get mad but in the end, be together.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Nightjohn 11/13/2014
Title: Nightjohn
Author: Gary Paulsen
Pages read: 0-90 (Finish)
Prompt: Analyze how dialogue or specific incidents reveal information about characters. Make sure to include textual evidence
Analyze the impact word choice has on the meaning or tone of a text.
The story takes place during slavery in a story that is similar to situations that slaves faced then. The dialogue reveals a lot about the characters in this book. The book is telling about Nightjohn and you learn everything about him through his dialogue with the main character, Sarny. Nightjohn comes in around the third chapter and he has scars from beatings and whippings. One night Nightjohn asks for some tobacco in a trade for something. Sarny asks Nightjohn what he will trade for because he appears to have absolutely nothing. He says he can trade for letters as in the alphabet. The conversation between the two reveals that Nightjohn has been educated somehow even though he appears to be a slave. The word choice used is slang which makes it seem more realistic and shows how they haven't been well educated because of some of the lack of grammar. Also in the conversation the words lighten the mood because it is more like a teacher and a student as opposed to the usual mood were you feel sorry for the slaves and the things they have to do.
Later in chapter 4 all they talk about if specific incidents that have happened when people have tried to run. They were very gruesome experiences. On page 44 of the book it says "she had screamed until she sounded like pigs being cut." This sets an even more negative tone than before and provides a better understanding for what slaves endured from their masters. Later on Nightjohn is teaching Sarny other letters when Sarny's Mammy sees and approaches them. She is enraged and ask him what he is doing. Mammy asks "Don't you know what they do to her if they find her trying to read?" This creates tension and you begin to anticipate where this is going. Through this conversation you learn Nightjohn had escaped his former plantation and gone North. This is where he learned to read and he says he came back to the south to teach kids to read. Then Sarny learns her first word which is "bag" and is ecstatic about learning her first word. So she begins writing it everywhere and this would be a mistake. Her master would catch her writing the word and it just created a world of problems.
He sees her and began yelling and hitting her while asking questions. Sarny says "he kicked me in my stomach." This reveals how little slave masters cared about their slaves and shows in particular the willingness of this slave master to beat and kick a young teenage girl. Instead of punishing the girl he has Mammy punished. He uses her as a horse to push his wagon and whips her and creates cuts in her arms. Then Nightjohn admits to teaching her. The mast decides the punishment will be for him to lose several of his toes. Now the tone and mood are just hate and sorrow. Hate towards the master and sorrow for Nightjohn and Mammy for having to endure that much pain and suffrage for something we a lot of the time take for granted now. Then Nightjohn after a couple nights leaves. Sarny is sad and begins to have her "troubles" or in other words her period. When the slave girls show signs of this they sending them to the breeding shed. This is where they would send the girls to make more children. Through learning letters and hiding her troubles you know Sarny is brave and rebellious. Then an exciting event happens, Nightjohn comes back and tells Sarny to go with him. Go with him to school, so they follow a path and there is a small hidden pit where he has brought kids to learn to read and write. At the very end she says "feels good to write again." This brings joy to the mood and makes you hope for a better future for those slaves.
Author: Gary Paulsen
Pages read: 0-90 (Finish)
Prompt: Analyze how dialogue or specific incidents reveal information about characters. Make sure to include textual evidence
Analyze the impact word choice has on the meaning or tone of a text.
The story takes place during slavery in a story that is similar to situations that slaves faced then. The dialogue reveals a lot about the characters in this book. The book is telling about Nightjohn and you learn everything about him through his dialogue with the main character, Sarny. Nightjohn comes in around the third chapter and he has scars from beatings and whippings. One night Nightjohn asks for some tobacco in a trade for something. Sarny asks Nightjohn what he will trade for because he appears to have absolutely nothing. He says he can trade for letters as in the alphabet. The conversation between the two reveals that Nightjohn has been educated somehow even though he appears to be a slave. The word choice used is slang which makes it seem more realistic and shows how they haven't been well educated because of some of the lack of grammar. Also in the conversation the words lighten the mood because it is more like a teacher and a student as opposed to the usual mood were you feel sorry for the slaves and the things they have to do.
Later in chapter 4 all they talk about if specific incidents that have happened when people have tried to run. They were very gruesome experiences. On page 44 of the book it says "she had screamed until she sounded like pigs being cut." This sets an even more negative tone than before and provides a better understanding for what slaves endured from their masters. Later on Nightjohn is teaching Sarny other letters when Sarny's Mammy sees and approaches them. She is enraged and ask him what he is doing. Mammy asks "Don't you know what they do to her if they find her trying to read?" This creates tension and you begin to anticipate where this is going. Through this conversation you learn Nightjohn had escaped his former plantation and gone North. This is where he learned to read and he says he came back to the south to teach kids to read. Then Sarny learns her first word which is "bag" and is ecstatic about learning her first word. So she begins writing it everywhere and this would be a mistake. Her master would catch her writing the word and it just created a world of problems.
He sees her and began yelling and hitting her while asking questions. Sarny says "he kicked me in my stomach." This reveals how little slave masters cared about their slaves and shows in particular the willingness of this slave master to beat and kick a young teenage girl. Instead of punishing the girl he has Mammy punished. He uses her as a horse to push his wagon and whips her and creates cuts in her arms. Then Nightjohn admits to teaching her. The mast decides the punishment will be for him to lose several of his toes. Now the tone and mood are just hate and sorrow. Hate towards the master and sorrow for Nightjohn and Mammy for having to endure that much pain and suffrage for something we a lot of the time take for granted now. Then Nightjohn after a couple nights leaves. Sarny is sad and begins to have her "troubles" or in other words her period. When the slave girls show signs of this they sending them to the breeding shed. This is where they would send the girls to make more children. Through learning letters and hiding her troubles you know Sarny is brave and rebellious. Then an exciting event happens, Nightjohn comes back and tells Sarny to go with him. Go with him to school, so they follow a path and there is a small hidden pit where he has brought kids to learn to read and write. At the very end she says "feels good to write again." This brings joy to the mood and makes you hope for a better future for those slaves.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Brown v. Board of Education: Week of 11-3-14
Title: Brown v. Board of Education: Equal Schooling for All
Author: Harvey Fireside and Sarah Fuller
Prompt: How does the book relate to modern time and events happening now.
Pages Read: 0-90
This book is about not only the case of Brown versus the Board of Education but also several other instances in the civil rights movement where black people went against schools and wanted equal rights. They all had to do with the Jim Crow law. This allowed whites and blacks to be separate in bathrooms, schools, and other public facilities. This was clearly unconstitutional but there were many excuses made like that a black and white school were receiving the same kind of funding which was a complete lie. After much battling and battling the court decided the children were being deprived of their liberty to choose where they wanted to go to school. This was huge news and would cause the whole nation to uproar. It was a victory for all those students who could not go to a good school because of their skin color and not their academic skills. The book is an excellent way to learn more in detail about all the process and work that went into several trials in cases of mistreatment of blacks in going to school.
This was a huge boost in the civil rights movement. After this more and more unfairness was being exposed and equality began to get better. Martin Luther King came around and helped fight for providing equality for all people of color. But at the same time there hasn't been a huge change in schools. True people of color have a lot more rights and are more equal now. But then again you look at schools and communities and you see a trend. There are all black schools, all latino schools, all white schools and it makes you wonder about our society. Has there really been that much change to be proud of enough to say we have gotten over that. True there are a lot mixed and diverse schools. But there are entire communities that are a huge majority one race. Generally more white populated areas have more money and better schools than generally black populated areas or latino populated areas. There has been a lot of change but society has this tendency of repeating itself. After all the work of those in the Brown versus Board and civil rights activists there are still the same things we saw then. Maybe now the difference is people don't view it as much as segregation, just habits to stay around the same race. Maybe it just doesn't want to be addressed.
Another more recent issue the nation faces now is black males specifically against police officers. Like what happened in Ferguson with the kid who was shot walking to his grandmothers house. Police officers let the power get to their head but its not only this, its of course racism. I haven't heard of a white male being shot after approaching or confronting an officer. I question, when did being a police officer not come with danger. Why is it that they can't use a taser or that they constantly feel their lives being threatened by the presence of a black male. This book better helps me understand the different ages and situation of racism and lack of equality in the US over time. It helps me better comprehend the stages of slavery, to the civil rights, to some of the struggles that still live on in the modern day today. While we make great progress in certain areas there are others we forget about and become noticeable over time.
Author: Harvey Fireside and Sarah Fuller
Prompt: How does the book relate to modern time and events happening now.
Pages Read: 0-90
This book is about not only the case of Brown versus the Board of Education but also several other instances in the civil rights movement where black people went against schools and wanted equal rights. They all had to do with the Jim Crow law. This allowed whites and blacks to be separate in bathrooms, schools, and other public facilities. This was clearly unconstitutional but there were many excuses made like that a black and white school were receiving the same kind of funding which was a complete lie. After much battling and battling the court decided the children were being deprived of their liberty to choose where they wanted to go to school. This was huge news and would cause the whole nation to uproar. It was a victory for all those students who could not go to a good school because of their skin color and not their academic skills. The book is an excellent way to learn more in detail about all the process and work that went into several trials in cases of mistreatment of blacks in going to school.
This was a huge boost in the civil rights movement. After this more and more unfairness was being exposed and equality began to get better. Martin Luther King came around and helped fight for providing equality for all people of color. But at the same time there hasn't been a huge change in schools. True people of color have a lot more rights and are more equal now. But then again you look at schools and communities and you see a trend. There are all black schools, all latino schools, all white schools and it makes you wonder about our society. Has there really been that much change to be proud of enough to say we have gotten over that. True there are a lot mixed and diverse schools. But there are entire communities that are a huge majority one race. Generally more white populated areas have more money and better schools than generally black populated areas or latino populated areas. There has been a lot of change but society has this tendency of repeating itself. After all the work of those in the Brown versus Board and civil rights activists there are still the same things we saw then. Maybe now the difference is people don't view it as much as segregation, just habits to stay around the same race. Maybe it just doesn't want to be addressed.
Another more recent issue the nation faces now is black males specifically against police officers. Like what happened in Ferguson with the kid who was shot walking to his grandmothers house. Police officers let the power get to their head but its not only this, its of course racism. I haven't heard of a white male being shot after approaching or confronting an officer. I question, when did being a police officer not come with danger. Why is it that they can't use a taser or that they constantly feel their lives being threatened by the presence of a black male. This book better helps me understand the different ages and situation of racism and lack of equality in the US over time. It helps me better comprehend the stages of slavery, to the civil rights, to some of the struggles that still live on in the modern day today. While we make great progress in certain areas there are others we forget about and become noticeable over time.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Son: Week of Halloween!!!
Title: Son
Author: Lois Lowry
Pages:109-145
Prompt: How does the book compare to our society?
The book is very different from our society clearly. Everything is in order so it is a form of a Utopia. People basically grow up and are chosen their job for them by the council. While in our world you have a variety of choices depending on your situation and wants. No one has feelings like we do in our world, where we experience pain, sadness, anger, loss, and love. The only ones that feel pain are the birthmothers because well I think you get the point. But these traits make family units not what we would think of family. Like when you think of your mom and dad, you think of love and need while in this world they apply for a spouse and all they do is stay together and usually raise children. Claire the main character is the only one who feels this loss because she can't be with her child Gabe. At least she thinks she is the only one. Remember she does not know about Jonas or the Giver. There is a bit of sadness and support to one another but the emotions are more like if your pet goldfish died after 2 days is the most they feel or like the support of a teammate or friend. These aren't extremes like feelings for your family or the loss of a family member.
The people there do not see color, nor do they differentiate to much from one another. They all are the same body types and style of hair and clothes. Life there is very dull and Claire begins to realize this. There is nothing to do, no time to hang out with friends, have parties, or have people come over. All the things we do each day aren't available to the people in this community. They can't have a crush on someone, or have very harsh feelings because they are restricted. They have no clue either so everything just goes on in this long ever lasting cycle. It is also different because they don't exactly have a government. I guess you can call it a oligarchy because it is run by a group of leaders. The people have no say, they do what they are told and if they act in a rebellious manner I don't think it will end well for them. Unlike us they have no access to the outside world. And by that I mean outside of their community. We literally in our society have access to know stuff outside of our world, meaning planet Earth. All they know is their community.
Claire is feeling what no one else feels, which is loss. She misses her child and figures out why he has these feelings. She stopped taking the pills that the entire community takes, to make feelings go away basically. She finds out her child Gabe is not going to be given to a family unit. She is devastated and cannot comprehend what she has heard. Then it gets a bit weird because all she remembers are slight memories as the ceremony has begun. There were alarms and panic in the community.She remembered seeing the caretaker yell for his son, Jonas. He said that he had taken Gabe with him to elsewhere. Then she remembers running and crying barefoot and ending up on a boat. The descriptions of it were that she crashed and no one survived but her. In the book it is spilt and I am on Book 2 I guess. The start is a bit confusing but she has landed ashore on a new place. She doesn't remember how she survived or got picken up. But this women is asking her questions and she is like a medic of some sort. Finally Claire says "My name is Claire." She is in a new place.
Author: Lois Lowry
Pages:109-145
Prompt: How does the book compare to our society?
The book is very different from our society clearly. Everything is in order so it is a form of a Utopia. People basically grow up and are chosen their job for them by the council. While in our world you have a variety of choices depending on your situation and wants. No one has feelings like we do in our world, where we experience pain, sadness, anger, loss, and love. The only ones that feel pain are the birthmothers because well I think you get the point. But these traits make family units not what we would think of family. Like when you think of your mom and dad, you think of love and need while in this world they apply for a spouse and all they do is stay together and usually raise children. Claire the main character is the only one who feels this loss because she can't be with her child Gabe. At least she thinks she is the only one. Remember she does not know about Jonas or the Giver. There is a bit of sadness and support to one another but the emotions are more like if your pet goldfish died after 2 days is the most they feel or like the support of a teammate or friend. These aren't extremes like feelings for your family or the loss of a family member.
The people there do not see color, nor do they differentiate to much from one another. They all are the same body types and style of hair and clothes. Life there is very dull and Claire begins to realize this. There is nothing to do, no time to hang out with friends, have parties, or have people come over. All the things we do each day aren't available to the people in this community. They can't have a crush on someone, or have very harsh feelings because they are restricted. They have no clue either so everything just goes on in this long ever lasting cycle. It is also different because they don't exactly have a government. I guess you can call it a oligarchy because it is run by a group of leaders. The people have no say, they do what they are told and if they act in a rebellious manner I don't think it will end well for them. Unlike us they have no access to the outside world. And by that I mean outside of their community. We literally in our society have access to know stuff outside of our world, meaning planet Earth. All they know is their community.
Claire is feeling what no one else feels, which is loss. She misses her child and figures out why he has these feelings. She stopped taking the pills that the entire community takes, to make feelings go away basically. She finds out her child Gabe is not going to be given to a family unit. She is devastated and cannot comprehend what she has heard. Then it gets a bit weird because all she remembers are slight memories as the ceremony has begun. There were alarms and panic in the community.She remembered seeing the caretaker yell for his son, Jonas. He said that he had taken Gabe with him to elsewhere. Then she remembers running and crying barefoot and ending up on a boat. The descriptions of it were that she crashed and no one survived but her. In the book it is spilt and I am on Book 2 I guess. The start is a bit confusing but she has landed ashore on a new place. She doesn't remember how she survived or got picken up. But this women is asking her questions and she is like a medic of some sort. Finally Claire says "My name is Claire." She is in a new place.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Montresors End
50 years after the disappearance of Fortunato.
"We have brought you here to talk about the disappearance of Mr. Fortunato." Said one police officer.
"I know no such thing about the disappearance, in fact for a while I was quite concerned about my dear friend." replied Montresor.
"We have a witness who has come forward and said he left with you the night of the disappearance." said another officer.
"I have no idea why you would question me of this." stated Montresor.
"He was never seen with anyone else or anywhere?" questioned the first officer.
"I think your whole story is a hoax!" retorted Montresor
"How could any of this be a hoax?" Asked the second officer.
"I saw Fortunato because I was telling him about this Amontillado I had found. But Fortunato had a mask on so how could the worker have even known if I had even seen or spoken to him?" Montresor felt he had an established point.
"So you think this women is framing you? But why would she wait so long to do this then?" the officers were confused.
"I think she was hired by Fortunato's wife. You see I visit her often to see she is doing well and well about a week ago we got into an argument that resulted with some harsh anger from her." Montresor felt this story was very strong and began to feel even more confident.
"And this argument was about?" retorted the first officer.
"Well Fortunato and I had some money in this vault of their house and she had taken it and spent it on herself when much of it belonged to me. I was a bit intoxicated myself so I said some harsh things but she became very angry so I think she is framing me because she is running out of money so she is upset and jealous that I still have money." Montresor was not lying about the argument but he was about the whole framing thing.
"So you believe she was bought out to snitch on you? But how does it effect her if you are in jail or dead?"
"You see in my will she knows I have much money left to her and Fortunato because I have no family. She wouldn't kill me herself because she fears getting caught but knows if I were charged with Fortunato's death I would die." Montresor felt the whole story coming together in his head.
The officer took a deep breath, "So are you suggesting she killed Fortunato?"
"No, No of course not I am simply suggesting she has chosen to frame me." Montresor said innocently.
"I saw Fortunato the night of Carnival but he left me after I said I was going home and later was burdened to find out my friend was gone." he said with a sad look.
"So you were at Carnival and you saw Fortunato but he didn't leave with you?" the second officer asked.
"No of course not. And I had no reason to kill my dear friend, one of my only friends. We were close and had nothing against one another. I did not gain any money or items of value after the disappearance of my friend. I am innocent." Montresor grew more and more inpatient. He wanted to leave but had to wait.
"We may let you go now but will probably ask you to come back in for further questioning once we gather more information." said an officer as he was reading the notes.
"Thank you. I told you I have nothing to do with the murder of Fortunato. May I please leave now?"
"Hold on a minute, we never said anything about murder?" The officer had a new spark in him.
"Ummm I meant disappearance. I told you he left my house and I never saw him again. leave me alone!" Montresor said without thinking.
"Wait earlier you said he didn't go to your house. Montresor what are you not telling us." The officer was driving for answers.
"Hehehe, I did it, hahaha, I killed him. I deserved my revenge. He is dead in the catacombs of my house. You and the women who confessed deserve to be buried down there as well, hahahehe." Montresor had admitted.
The officers cuffed him and realized that Montresor was mentally unstable. Montresor was later convicted with murder and was hung for his wrongdoings.
"We have brought you here to talk about the disappearance of Mr. Fortunato." Said one police officer.
"I know no such thing about the disappearance, in fact for a while I was quite concerned about my dear friend." replied Montresor.
"We have a witness who has come forward and said he left with you the night of the disappearance." said another officer.
"I have no idea why you would question me of this." stated Montresor.
"He was never seen with anyone else or anywhere?" questioned the first officer.
"I think your whole story is a hoax!" retorted Montresor
"How could any of this be a hoax?" Asked the second officer.
"I saw Fortunato because I was telling him about this Amontillado I had found. But Fortunato had a mask on so how could the worker have even known if I had even seen or spoken to him?" Montresor felt he had an established point.
"So you think this women is framing you? But why would she wait so long to do this then?" the officers were confused.
"I think she was hired by Fortunato's wife. You see I visit her often to see she is doing well and well about a week ago we got into an argument that resulted with some harsh anger from her." Montresor felt this story was very strong and began to feel even more confident.
"And this argument was about?" retorted the first officer.
"Well Fortunato and I had some money in this vault of their house and she had taken it and spent it on herself when much of it belonged to me. I was a bit intoxicated myself so I said some harsh things but she became very angry so I think she is framing me because she is running out of money so she is upset and jealous that I still have money." Montresor was not lying about the argument but he was about the whole framing thing.
"So you believe she was bought out to snitch on you? But how does it effect her if you are in jail or dead?"
"You see in my will she knows I have much money left to her and Fortunato because I have no family. She wouldn't kill me herself because she fears getting caught but knows if I were charged with Fortunato's death I would die." Montresor felt the whole story coming together in his head.
The officer took a deep breath, "So are you suggesting she killed Fortunato?"
"No, No of course not I am simply suggesting she has chosen to frame me." Montresor said innocently.
"I saw Fortunato the night of Carnival but he left me after I said I was going home and later was burdened to find out my friend was gone." he said with a sad look.
"So you were at Carnival and you saw Fortunato but he didn't leave with you?" the second officer asked.
"No of course not. And I had no reason to kill my dear friend, one of my only friends. We were close and had nothing against one another. I did not gain any money or items of value after the disappearance of my friend. I am innocent." Montresor grew more and more inpatient. He wanted to leave but had to wait.
"We may let you go now but will probably ask you to come back in for further questioning once we gather more information." said an officer as he was reading the notes.
"Thank you. I told you I have nothing to do with the murder of Fortunato. May I please leave now?"
"Hold on a minute, we never said anything about murder?" The officer had a new spark in him.
"Ummm I meant disappearance. I told you he left my house and I never saw him again. leave me alone!" Montresor said without thinking.
"Wait earlier you said he didn't go to your house. Montresor what are you not telling us." The officer was driving for answers.
"Hehehe, I did it, hahaha, I killed him. I deserved my revenge. He is dead in the catacombs of my house. You and the women who confessed deserve to be buried down there as well, hahahehe." Montresor had admitted.
The officers cuffed him and realized that Montresor was mentally unstable. Montresor was later convicted with murder and was hung for his wrongdoings.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Son: Week of 10-20-14
Title: Son
Author: Lois Lowry
Pages:84-118
Prompt: Hoe does this story connect to the Giver?
*SPOILER ALERT*
Claire is the main character in the book Son. Son is the follow up book on the The Giver. Son and The Giver are two stories from different views but the events that happen match. She is at the beginning just like anyone else in the community. Now she has found her son and continues to learn and experience new things. The only thing she knows about her child is that he is number 36 in the list of new children. Then she heres one of the care takers call him "Abe" and she now thinks she knows his name. His real name is Gabe. Yes Gabe, the one that Jonas's family takes care of in the Giver. And that caretaker is Jonas's father that is taking him home. So she has visited the care place for the children and now knows Jonas's dad. In fact they are talking and he says his son is getting chosen his job at the next ceremony. She finds out that this child named Jonas was selected for something and that it was a big deal. But she still does not know it is the son of the caretaker which will add an interesting twist I think.
It is also like the Giver because they refer to what is called "Elsewhere" and they give you more of an idea about what it is like outside of this community. She runs into a sailor who is from elsewhere and she is very surprised. His experience just from their small conversation is very different. His sounded more like how we live today. Claire said that they were required to learn to swim in the pool when they were five. The sailor said that his father just threw him in the pond. The sailor also talks about how it was weird for them to have a women on board of their ship and Claire was confused. She was confused because he said that it was more of a mans job. Claire had never heard of such a thing, men and women jobs were the same. I felt like in some parts she thinks very much like Jonas. She doesn't really care about the community very much. She desires more out of her life then just be a role in the community. At one point Claire thinks but doesn't really consider about stealing her child and hiding him. This is what Jonas later does when he takes Gabe and runs away.
The new ceremony has just passed. Claire's desire for her child have grown and grown. So much in fact that she has several times dreamed of him being with her. She has been welcomely invited back to the nurturing center like she has in the past. She is happy about this because it means she gets to see her child. Claire has never really thought about elsewhere until now. She hasn't though about what goes on in other places. Until one day she does and learns a little about what its like from a sailor. It seems more like what we live in because they talk about a dad throwing his kid in a pond to make him learn to swim. They also show some discrimination or difference between the men and women. This Claire had never heard of before. She also learns about an odd event at the ceremony of 12. The elder had skipped a child and later apologized when he was called up. They didn't know what happened with him though.
Author: Lois Lowry
Pages:84-118
Prompt: Hoe does this story connect to the Giver?
*SPOILER ALERT*
Claire is the main character in the book Son. Son is the follow up book on the The Giver. Son and The Giver are two stories from different views but the events that happen match. She is at the beginning just like anyone else in the community. Now she has found her son and continues to learn and experience new things. The only thing she knows about her child is that he is number 36 in the list of new children. Then she heres one of the care takers call him "Abe" and she now thinks she knows his name. His real name is Gabe. Yes Gabe, the one that Jonas's family takes care of in the Giver. And that caretaker is Jonas's father that is taking him home. So she has visited the care place for the children and now knows Jonas's dad. In fact they are talking and he says his son is getting chosen his job at the next ceremony. She finds out that this child named Jonas was selected for something and that it was a big deal. But she still does not know it is the son of the caretaker which will add an interesting twist I think.
It is also like the Giver because they refer to what is called "Elsewhere" and they give you more of an idea about what it is like outside of this community. She runs into a sailor who is from elsewhere and she is very surprised. His experience just from their small conversation is very different. His sounded more like how we live today. Claire said that they were required to learn to swim in the pool when they were five. The sailor said that his father just threw him in the pond. The sailor also talks about how it was weird for them to have a women on board of their ship and Claire was confused. She was confused because he said that it was more of a mans job. Claire had never heard of such a thing, men and women jobs were the same. I felt like in some parts she thinks very much like Jonas. She doesn't really care about the community very much. She desires more out of her life then just be a role in the community. At one point Claire thinks but doesn't really consider about stealing her child and hiding him. This is what Jonas later does when he takes Gabe and runs away.
The new ceremony has just passed. Claire's desire for her child have grown and grown. So much in fact that she has several times dreamed of him being with her. She has been welcomely invited back to the nurturing center like she has in the past. She is happy about this because it means she gets to see her child. Claire has never really thought about elsewhere until now. She hasn't though about what goes on in other places. Until one day she does and learns a little about what its like from a sailor. It seems more like what we live in because they talk about a dad throwing his kid in a pond to make him learn to swim. They also show some discrimination or difference between the men and women. This Claire had never heard of before. She also learns about an odd event at the ceremony of 12. The elder had skipped a child and later apologized when he was called up. They didn't know what happened with him though.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Time Travel Blog
Q: Where would you go?
A: I would stay in the US but go to Utah.
Q:To which year or period would you travel?
A: The date to be exact was on June 14, 1998.
Q: Who would you want to meet or what event would you want to witness?
A: The event I would want to witness was in game 6 of the 98 finals when Michael Jordan hit a game winning shot with 5.6 seconds left to put the Bulls up by one point. They had won their 6th championship in 8 years and was Michael Jordan's last game with the Chicago Bulls.
Q: Where would you find this person or see this event?
A: I would have seen this event in Salt lake City, Utah. The name for the Utah Jazz's stadium at the time was called the Delta Center.
Q: Why would you want to meet this person or witness this event?
A: I would want to witness this event because I would want to see Michael Jordan's last game. But the main reason would be to see that last shot that he took to win. I have watched the video over and over on youtube and have the picture of him shooting that shot.
Q: How might YOU change history?
A: For me I wouldn't have gone there to change history, save anyone, or change a decision because I have no idea how that would turn out but I would be there to see the greatest player ever make history and win his last championship.
A: I would stay in the US but go to Utah.
Q:To which year or period would you travel?
A: The date to be exact was on June 14, 1998.
Q: Who would you want to meet or what event would you want to witness?
A: The event I would want to witness was in game 6 of the 98 finals when Michael Jordan hit a game winning shot with 5.6 seconds left to put the Bulls up by one point. They had won their 6th championship in 8 years and was Michael Jordan's last game with the Chicago Bulls.
Q: Where would you find this person or see this event?
A: I would have seen this event in Salt lake City, Utah. The name for the Utah Jazz's stadium at the time was called the Delta Center.
Q: Why would you want to meet this person or witness this event?
A: I would want to witness this event because I would want to see Michael Jordan's last game. But the main reason would be to see that last shot that he took to win. I have watched the video over and over on youtube and have the picture of him shooting that shot.
Q: How might YOU change history?
A: For me I wouldn't have gone there to change history, save anyone, or change a decision because I have no idea how that would turn out but I would be there to see the greatest player ever make history and win his last championship.
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