Friday, May 29, 2009

The Red Convertible

1. Setting: North Dakota 1974
2. Main characters opinion: The main character is not a big fan of war. 
3. Symbolism: The red car symbolizes the relationship between the two brothers. 
4. Due to the time period this story was written, the author tried to use plot elements from the time to show the relationship between the brothers. 

Friday, May 15, 2009

Blog 3: A White Heron

Sylvia felt a connection with the white heron because she felt like she could relate to the animal's around her. I would connect the relationship between her and the heron, with sylvia and the cow because Sylvia feels very much like these animals. I believe the white heron and sylvia have a lot in common, such as being scared/afraid. Also i believe they are both timid. 

Monday, May 4, 2009

Blog 2: The Body of Christopher Creed Ending.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this novel because it was different from all of the other novels we have read this year. This book was by a teenage boy who at first was very easy to relate to, as the book went on it turned into a murder mystery and made me want to read more to find out what happens next. 
At the end of the story we read the responses from from his webpage, I thought this is when the book came together in my head. I know that most people did not like this ending, but I found it to be very clever and thought it happened to be a great ending to this novel. In the response that Torey awarded "Reply that makes me believe totally that Creed is alive" I thought it was interesting how the author could get her point across that Creed is still alive, with out ever actually saying it. 
The author gets this point across by stating "And thank you for sharing your name." In this simple statement we now know that Creed used Torey name in his new name "Victor Adams" because he wanted to start a new life somewhere, away from Steepleton. 
Overall, I enjoyed this book and I also believe the ending fit this novel very well.