Mysisters keeper 6/reflection .....finished.

IF YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW THE ENDING DONT READ THIS> MS> THOLEN YOU SAID IN CLASS YOU ALREADY READ THIS BOOK SO....
I cant believe this stupid book. Why did it have to end like that? Gosh, this whole book brought my day down. Throughout the whole book, i kept thinking Kate was the one to die for sure, my told me one of them was going to die, so Kate for sure, i thought. She was already dieing and Anna just got her permission not to give the kidney. So, i thought that's all to the novel. This makes me so sad, well duh. Everyone told me that they cried and i told myself, oh, i can handle it, who cries after reading a book?! Well, I do. I think it would make Ms.Tholen happy that I got such an emotion out a book, because that means a book made me have such a powerful reaction. The author is an amazing plot person, or however you say it. Who knew that Anna's death would make things happier? For everyone? Jesse is now a mayor?? Wow, the whole time I am so quick to judge, even while reading his part he seemed so immature and pointless. This makes me think anything is possible, and anyone can do it. And the father- remember how i told you I did not like him, because he was so perfect? Well, after Anna's death he became a drunk. I guess everyone deals with death in differently. Jesse was a bad kid who no one cared about, after Anna, it make him stronger, but the dad, it broke him. It makes me so grateful that no one that close to me died. The makes you so involved in the characters that you can feel how the characters feel. Going through this book was almost like having someone you know die- it's that good (the book). It's powerful when Anna dies, that you feel it was your sister too(almost). Sara (the mother) i was quick to judge too, that she was to blame. Mostly because i don't like the situation and its so easy to put the blame on her, because shes the mother. And is seems sometimes that we expect the mothers to do everything. If the child does well, then it's because the mother, if the child is a rotten egg, the mother made them that way. That is also why you are so quick to sympathize with her too. She is the mom and she is the one who has to fix it. She is the one who hurts the most when somebody dies. Kate gets to live- a costly upside. She gets to live her dream as a ballerina teacher, and her parents actually do get to see her grow up. I wonder if they feel the have the same wish now. At the end we finally read what she thinks, she is grateful, and still Anna's sister. No matter if your sister dies, your still going to be her sister. That is going to be with you forever. I have three younger sisters, I hate them and love them at the same time. Siblings are a weird thing. They are not just any old person to you. which means genetics matters, you grow up feeling that way, even if they are awful to you, and you don't know why. I can't image my sisters dieing for me, and I know they would do that for me -and I would do the same. Campbell and Julia get married, wow who saw that one coming... (sarcasm) they stay close to the family which I like because you get go through something like that with someone and not keep in touch. We wish the book had a happy ending, we wish there would be an easy way out... but life is not like that. The book stays true to real life. It outs in right in your face, and that's life. Tough you don't want to deal with but you do anyways. OK, so maybe a don't hate this book- it was a really good read. Now I can be one of those people who say, Oh yea, you'll cry after reading that book, and then someone will think that's stupid... And then they will cry.

sisters keeper 5

The author is very talented, I don't know how she can write so many people's perspectives.

The trial is heating up, and I'm not liking how Anna is being so incentive. She wants the trial, and then she doesn't. I feel bad For Campbell of all people because he is doing this trail for free and Anna keeps disappearing or not cooperating. Well, I'm being harsh, it's a big thing for her, but still.

Also, it's so scandalous and gossip-y but i can't believe Julia and Campbell slept together. I think they will get back dating. Why else would the author put Julia in the story or narrate for them. There chapters pull away from the family drama, to take a breather. Which makes the book smart because if there was too much drama in one thing, it would make my head hurt. Also, i can see why Julia thinks he is a jerk. Campbell is so involved with his work, i feel like he is a robot. Ug, men are so stupid. Why can't he just apologize? Is it that hard? He has too much pride. He needs to be more sensitive. I do like his humor. And I thought I would never learn what his dog was for. Finally, we found out that he is deaf in one ear. I know it was a very minor thing in the story but he would not tell us what it was for, when someone asked Campbell would give some sarcastic response.
The book has been bias, favoring Anna. But in Sara's chapter, when Kate got that boyfriend who was also sick then died, i really felt for the mother and why she was doing that. I finally got it, that Kate never really got to be herself, because she was always sick. Kate always must give up so much. She would have been a different person if she never got sick. The leukemia may have caused her much physical pain, but the biggest hurt the leukemia has caused is that she cannot have a normal life and can't be herself.

my sisters keeper 4

My book is awesome! If Ms.Tholen said we could quit this assignment I would still read it. There is one character that annoys me. The dad, Brain, annoys me. I imagine him very perfect movie character. He is too perfect it seems like. Nobody dislikes him, not even Anna. He saves lives being a firefighter and seems so heroic. Even when it’s his chapter he seems really ideal! And the whole point of them narrating a chapter is to get inside their head! Ug, this really irritates me. I don’t enjoy reading him but I cannot stop. I wonder when Kate will realize that her sister will not give up her liver. Maybe she has already figured it out. The whole plot is so smart. It’s not a yes or no question, it can’t be simply answered. Should Anna keep supplying Kate with her own body organs or does Anna have a right to her own body? Yes Kate could die but Anna is a human too. I really like how the author has no bias. Even though the characters have bias to what should happen, the author is so talented that the characters do not rub you in their direction and still make their point. Also, Julia and Campbell, it is obviously awkward for them. I have a feeling that they will get back together. Otherwise why else would the author have two ex’s working together. Its gets really interesting whenever Campbell has flash backs to when they were dating. I don’t think Campbell is nice to her; he is still attached to what everyone else thinks. Julia is really cool, how she not afraid to be alone, and be herself. I don’t like how she is meant to her twin though, because all Julia’s sister is doing is standing up to her when Campbell is around. I will read on to see what happened to the relationship.

My sister's keeper

I am almost half way through my book. The novel continues on be very insightful to life and it is easy for me to read yet very exciting. This book knows life. Like when I was in a section in Anna’s part, what she said I found very true in life. She was talking about this kid in her class who was a loser, nobody talked to him. It was like “dorkhood was contagious” which is funny but true, high kids do act like that. Anyways, then that kid was diagnosed with MS. People treated him differently. They smiled at him and talked to him. In our school it’s similar. If a kid has special needs, we will be nice to him. Out of pity I think. I don’t know if this is wrong, but we all feel bad cause they have a disadvantage on life, which we be nice to the special kid because want that kid’s life a little easier. But when we make fun of a kid who is a dork and does not have something wrong with him, but his life is bad because no one talks to him, is that any different? Anyways this relates to the story as a whole because same thing with Kate. Everyone treats their nicely, especially her mother, because she is ill. But all the normal kids in the family suffer. The mother (Sara) gives all her attention to Kate. Yes, Kate does will possible die sooner, but all the other kids are dragged down with. Does Sara’s love make up for her life being shorter? But then again, any of our lives could be cut short, like a car accident. I know Sara loves all her kids its just Kate needs more care. Also in the book, lawyers might move Sara out because she is the lawyer who might be influencing Anna to stop. But luckily Brain (the dad) moved Anna to the fire station were he works. I’m kinda mad because my friend told me that someone dies at the ending, I wish did not tell me that. Oh well, It’s still a page turner and I like it. 

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.