My sister’s keeper 2

I can’t stress enough how great it is to have every chapter switch between characters, that way I get to know what everyone is thinking. Unlike most books, my book gives the benefit of not being in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person speaker but has a first person speaker, alternating between characters. I really love that I get to read about all of them and how all of them feel. In normal books, would not know what they were thinking, and who they really were. But in this book, even if it’s not the main characters speaking, you still get to hear what there true opinions are. I think the author did this to show how sickness not only effects the one who is sick, but everyone around them suffers too. Everyone is scared and concerned for Kate, even though she seems like the one who is most prepared for death. On pages 134 and 135 Anna flashes back to when they were kids. Kate says, “What do you think is the best way to die?” which shows Kate is thinking about death and not afraid of it. I think she is forced to feel ready for death, due to her knowing she will die young from her sickness. Anna on the other hand, responds by telling Kate to shut up and stop talking about death. Also, there was this exciting part in the book were the mom (Sara) says she will be go against Anna in court! It’s like something out of a drama series on TV. I can’t wait to see how that will turn out. I find Anna a very fascinating Character. She is so mature for her age. She is always thinking of others and her plans are very thought out. This is confirmed when Julia first meets Anna. Within minutes of meeting, she states, “But there is a part of me already giving Anna credit for being wary: this is not a child who rushes into headlong situations… she must have thought long and hard about untangling herself from the net of her family,” (109.) I infer that this case is so emotionally tolling on Anna.

meh book

Abby Dauth
Ms. Tholen
English 10
14 April 2009
Outside Reading Reflection Paper
I choose My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult mostly because a lot of people recommended it to me. So many people tell me that it gave them powerful emotions and impacted them so much that it made them cry at the end. I also have heard that it is exhilarating and moves along fast. I like a book like that and it helps me to pay attention, because I am not a big reader. Also the concept of the book interests me, on the back of the book it says, “Can a parent love too much? Or is too much never enough?”

My Mother Pieced Quilts

1. The speaker of the poem is the person was given the quilt. How I know is that they speak as if they were given the quilt and are reflecting on it now.
2. The person is speaking to the person who made the quilt, the mother. The quote "oh mother you plunged me sobbling and laughing" gives it away. Also they keep repeating "you" it was like you made the quilt, and you sowed it together. Also tittle gives it away.
3. The family seems strong, even if something bad happens they are still strong and hold together. The poem gives me a feel that the family is very loving and close.
4. Four fabrics are "black silk you wore to grandmother’s funeral" "my father’s santa fe shirt" "flannel nightgowns" and cotton.
5. They are the memoirs they remember while looking at the quilt.
6. The theme of the poem is love of the family. How it was just a blanket to keep out cold but it is something much more. How hard the mother worked to make it, out of love for the child. All the memoirs built in the blanket.