books Read, pages read...
"Looking for Alaska" by John Green pgs. 1- All of them
"The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green pg. 1- 243
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In the novel The Fault in Our Stars, there are many cute symbols scattered through out the novel. The first symbol I noticed was a young child in the scene where Hazel encountered a naive little girl that wanted to know why she wore the sticky things on her nose. The young child represents the time where Hazel did not have to deal with the horrors of cancer and when people didn't treat her like a poor creature that deserved buckets of sympathy. The innocent child symbolized pre-cancer Hazel.
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Many questions were left unanswered in the novel "Looking for Alaska". The biggest, quite obviously, is whether Alaska committed suicide or not. I personally believe yes, she did, because many clues were left through out the text. Alaska had been extremely mad that night, and normally drunk people would have been able to swerve to the side. Also, Alaska is extremely unpredictable and is known for last-minute impulsive actions. Therefore, I believe that biggest unanswered question's answer is that Alaska killed herself.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Reading Log Week ?
Garden of Shadows by V.C. Andrews
pages 1- 85
Les Miserables
1%-4% (long book ;_;)
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In the prequel garden of Shadows, we get to experience the cruel wife's perspective of being married to Malcolm, the evil grandfather figure. Olivia starts out as a dreamy romantic who wishes nothing but to be whisked away on a white horse like all the other girls. However, Olivia is now considered old and ugly. Not a great combination for a wannabe wife. But when Malcolm whisks her away on a quick, perfunctory marriage, I get to see how Olivia slowly realizes that she is only a tool for Malcolm to use. She first discovers this when Malcolm leaves her on her wedding night and assigns her to overlook the house matters. Then, she confirms the truth when all Malcolm cares about is how he doesn't have a daughter when Olivia's health may be in danger.
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In the beginning of Les Miserables, I was drowned with detail about the bishop. I was fed detail about his daily routine, and about how benevolent he was to the poor and the sickly. The bishop's house is also quiet plain and simple, because he prefers to donate his money to the unlucky. The bishop is also a very stout man with two ladies that tend to him. He also owned a hospital that he created very large.
Though I don't see the point of all these details yet, hopefully I will soon.
pages 1- 85
Les Miserables
1%-4% (long book ;_;)
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In the prequel garden of Shadows, we get to experience the cruel wife's perspective of being married to Malcolm, the evil grandfather figure. Olivia starts out as a dreamy romantic who wishes nothing but to be whisked away on a white horse like all the other girls. However, Olivia is now considered old and ugly. Not a great combination for a wannabe wife. But when Malcolm whisks her away on a quick, perfunctory marriage, I get to see how Olivia slowly realizes that she is only a tool for Malcolm to use. She first discovers this when Malcolm leaves her on her wedding night and assigns her to overlook the house matters. Then, she confirms the truth when all Malcolm cares about is how he doesn't have a daughter when Olivia's health may be in danger.
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In the beginning of Les Miserables, I was drowned with detail about the bishop. I was fed detail about his daily routine, and about how benevolent he was to the poor and the sickly. The bishop's house is also quiet plain and simple, because he prefers to donate his money to the unlucky. The bishop is also a very stout man with two ladies that tend to him. He also owned a hospital that he created very large.
Though I don't see the point of all these details yet, hopefully I will soon.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Reading Log Week Eight
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Friday-Monday 1/6-1/9
Three Hours
Pages 1-432
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In this story, the ethics of humans are questioned. The white people are held above the colored very clearly. Skeeter, one of the main characters, even talks about the invisible lines drawn. The boundaries between the white and the colored, the boundaries between the League members and not, the women and the men. However, she also mentions how these lines do not exist and how they are only created when believed in. This shows how though the white women and many colored folk believe in the racial divisions, they aren't real unless you believe they are.
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According to today's society rules, there are many rules involving the colored folk. First off, according to Miss Hilly's Home Sanitation Initiative, colored folk have to use bathrooms outdoors because of their "diseases". Second, colored folk are expected to not get jobs other than house care and brute work. And finally, colored folk are under the causcasians. Meaning, not good enough to go to the same schools. Same jobs. To be friends. It was all part of the rules, and the rules are morally wrong in my opinion.
Friday-Monday 1/6-1/9
Three Hours
Pages 1-432
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In this story, the ethics of humans are questioned. The white people are held above the colored very clearly. Skeeter, one of the main characters, even talks about the invisible lines drawn. The boundaries between the white and the colored, the boundaries between the League members and not, the women and the men. However, she also mentions how these lines do not exist and how they are only created when believed in. This shows how though the white women and many colored folk believe in the racial divisions, they aren't real unless you believe they are.
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According to today's society rules, there are many rules involving the colored folk. First off, according to Miss Hilly's Home Sanitation Initiative, colored folk have to use bathrooms outdoors because of their "diseases". Second, colored folk are expected to not get jobs other than house care and brute work. And finally, colored folk are under the causcasians. Meaning, not good enough to go to the same schools. Same jobs. To be friends. It was all part of the rules, and the rules are morally wrong in my opinion.
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