For the final 10 points of your book report grade, you need to check out the questions your classmates (and teacher) asked in Part II. Then post a reply to at least one question in a well-developed paragraph of about 100 words. If you happen to be one of the lucky ones whose post attracted many questions, you will receive extra credit for each additional question you answer.
P.S. Don't forget to return your book if you borrowed it from the library. One of your classmates may be waiting to check it out next!
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Before I answer my fellow classmate's questions, I must say, I've going to answer them vaguely. I don't to ruin the surprise! This book is worth your time, and will open your eyes to the 'secret' lives of everyone.
Brittany, you ask if CeeCee is in trouble with the law? Funny you should ask that, because yes she is in ALOT of trouble with the law. The silly part is, the main reason why all of this took place was because she was against the death penalty.
Diane Chamberlain gives many, many examples of foreshadowing in this book. So Sam, on the first page we find out that 'Eve' (CeeCee) keeps calling her daughter and leaving messages, saying its urgent. Her daughter just found out she's pregnant, and Eve will not leave her alone about it. She finally gets in touch with her daughter and tells her that when you have a red-headed baby, you mostly likely hemorage. This little detail makes the entire story.
Well Holly, without giving away the story I will tell you the best I can. CeeCee Wilkes is 16, and she is very naive. She falls in love with a guy much older than her, and this is when the trouble starts. She gets in trouble with the law, as I told Brittany, and this is why she must disappear. If she didn't change her name, she would, ironically, face the death penalty (which she was fighting for to being with).
Well I appreciate everyone who asked me questions! Thank you very much, I’ll be answering them in order, and to the best that I can, of course without revealing the end.
First question was Nicole, which was Does Evelyn teach Ninny anything and if she doesn’t, then how does it affect her? Well I think that Evelyn gives Ninny youth, but I do not think she teaches her anything. They’re relationship is more like a mother and daughter as Evelyn learns from Ninny and Ninny in turn learns more about Evelyn but overall Evelyn is the only one to actually be gaining something.
The second question was from Ashley and it was How did Evelyn and Ninny become such good friends with such a large age difference? This is an easy question; in the very beginning Evelyn’s mother in law, otherwise known as Big Mama, was put into the retirement home since she was going crazy. On a trip with her husband to see Big Mama she found herself going to eat a donut on the couch and Ninny just started talking to her. At first she was taken aback but Ninny had wonderfully, enticing memories and ever since the first day they were hooked on each other.
My final question was from Alison asking why is it called Fried Green Tomatoes? Once again an easy answer; in the small town of Whistle Stop, Alabama the Café was a large place of commerce. Idgie and Ruth run it doing a lot of southern meals, like grits and what not. A huge thing in the book are there wonderful Fried Green Tomatoes, which are an actual dish, and very tasty If I say so myself. Fried Green Tomatoes were Ninny’s favorite and are brought up time and time again. I think Fannie Flagg couldn’t have chosen a better title for this wonderful book, and you should definitely read it Alison!
Emily, after reading the book, the reason for Giselle's Father's hatred still remains a mystery. Through out the story, she tries too think of different reasons for the hatred, almost as if she makes excuses for herself to make her feel better. She never truly finds one good enough. Giselle's father used to be a doctor before he died. She ends up going to medical school, thinking maybe if she were a little bit more like her father, she could truly believe he loved her, even just the tiniest bit. But not everyone is so lucky, Giselle’s illness causes her to drop out, giving her more time to think about him.
Britney, there are two main characters in the book. Giselle, and her little sister Holly. Each chapter switching between the views of these two girls sharing their own personal thoughts and feelings. Giselle is suffering from anorexia, while Holly is having trouble watching her sister lay uselessly around the house all day, and every day. Holly wishes she could do something, and Giselle wishes the same. But truth is, Giselle isn't the only one who seems to be crazy, throughout the book, Holly claims to seeing her dead fathers ghost. Each girl wishes things would just go back to normal.
Carina, Holly does feel as if her sister's illness is holding her back a little bit. Sometimes she feels like she has to "babysit" Giselle. Holly is at the age where she wants to go out, without having to worry if her sister will be alive when she gets home. But as much as its holding her back, it seems as if its giving her more insight on life. She watches her sister, and swears to herself that she will never end up like her. She realizes how short life can be, and she doesn't want to be one of those people who waste their life away day by day.
Carina, as much as Holly would like to hate her sister, she never could. She realizes throughout the story, that they are a bit more similar than she thought. She wishes that should could help her sister out even the slightest bit, but truth is, no one could help her. Giselle is fighting a battle with herself, and Holly slowly watches as if gernades blew up inside her sister every once in a while. She watches as her sister slugs around their home, watches as her sister tries to fit into clothes Holly would've worn years ago, and watches her sister slowly drift away from all the people who ever cared about her.
Holly, you could say Giselle's sickness came from grief of her father's death. When she was younger, she'd try so hard just to impress her father, to get even just some sense that he cared for her. But she got nothing. He died when she was very young. Once she hit medical school, she felt as if everyone was judging her. She had this voice inside her head that would say nasty things to her. She started skipping meals every once in a while, thinking nothing bad could come from it. But the voice got worse and worse. It would say things like "If your father never loved you, no one will ever love you". She'd get so worked up, she thought she would never be good enough for anyone. She began skipping means more regularly, and purging if she ate something the voice told her was not acceptable. She wanted to get better. She wanted to believe she was good enough. But, she never did.
Cassie, it seems as if the only thing Giselle could do to cope with her conflicts is to stop eating, or purge. She wants so bad to just be able to eat the greasiest hamburger she could find, but truth is, she cannot. Its not as if she is scared, its just physically impossible for her. She has this voice inside her head telling her that she will never be good enough for anyone. Once in a while, Giselle is able to get away from that evil, but as soon as she gets away, it comes back. I, personally, do not think Giselle's eating disorder is her own way or rebelling to her father. As teenagers, we all face hardships where all we want to over come. She wants very much to be normal. She wants very much to be like her sister. I think her anorexia comes partly because of her father, but other then that, I believe it was just one of those obstacles God puts in the way to see if were strong enough to overcome it.
In this particular case, ZiZi, religion is not one's salvation. Pattyn has a very hard time determining what exactly it is she believes in. She lost all hope and faith when her father became an alocholic. Throughout the story, Pattyn overcomes challenging obstacles and really does seem happy, but just as she's begining to become happy, a whole new set of obstacles stand in her way. It is a very twisted, wretched, intense book when it comes to the religious part, but that's not all there is to it.
To the next question ZiZi asked, she is strangely forced to balance her heart and her "other" life at the same time. When she is shipped off to live with her aunt in Caliente, she mentally was not ready to be abandoned, but her heart was screaming freedom. So, in a way, she learned to trust her heart. As the story unfolds she realizes there are other things there in Caliente she never thought would happen to her. Love, deceit, mysteries, all unfold in this crazy twisted story!
-Cassie K.
Well, first I like to thank Lauren and Matt for you question and now I'll answer them for you. First off, Lauren you asked “In what way did Duncan present the clues to them in which they didn't take him seriously? What does he say to the police about the clues?” Well to answer your question, the clues that Duncan presents to the police give no information of the serial killer. The journal that he finds is just a leather journal with no information about the location of “Roach”. He never speaks of his location and the fact that Duncan has a “criminal record” leads the police to disregard its authenticity.
Now to answer Matt’s question, “What kind of work does Duncan do while working at the Lost and Found of the Toronto Transit System? How is he involved with the burglary?” For Duncan’s job he just sits there following orders from Jacob a former Subway conductor. When Jacob asks for something Duncan goes to find and he brings it to the front. Also, most of the story is not about the burglary. The burglary takes place in the past. What he is currently battling is “Roach” the serial killer; while he works in the Lost and Found he finds his journal.
After reading all of the comments my fellow classmates left for me about Ingo, I was very impressed with each one of their questions. If I hadn't read the book myself, I too would be asking questions too. Although I thought highly of each question, I am going to address Alison's because the answer will not give away the ending or secrets of the book.
Alison, your questions to me were "Does Saphire ever go to Ingo?" and "Does her father come with her?" These were very good questions to ask if you were deciding to read the book or not. Yes, Saphire does find her way to Ingo. The call of the sea becomes immensely strong to her about a year after her father's disappearance. He had always told her stories of a place far in the sea, but she had never thought of it as a real place. She is shown the world of Ingo by a Mer boy named Faro. Throughout the book she returns to Ingo many times, each being compelled to stay longer and longer. In fear of giving away too much, I'll leave the answer to this question as it is.
As for the question about Saphire's father, the answer is simple. No he does not come with her because he mysteriously disappears early on in the novel. A year after his disappearance is when Saphire starts to begin to feel and hear the call of the sea, as does her older brother Connor.
Are Saphire and Connor ever reunited with their dad? Read the book and find out Alison, Lauren, Ashley, and Danielle! I can't give away too much! As I said before, answering the other questions will give away the good parts of the book! Sorry, but you'll have to read to find the answers! Thanks for reading my post girls! I hope you enjoy the book!
Thank you Kelsi for that wonderful question. And yes I agree, Five People You Meet in Heaven was a wonderfully magnificent book. Mitch Alblom has quite some talent of making his words come alive. It was funny how you mentioned the book because I just recently finished reading it. Well, to answer your question without giving away any great or important details, yes, this book was Mitch’s own personal memoir. The events in Tuesdays With Morrie are all one hundred percent true, unfortunately, the fatality of Morrie is also true. As the book states, Mitch really did attend college where his dearly beloved friend Morrie taught. And from there on, their relationship grew immensely. Thank you for your excellent question!
Brittany A
Katie, although there is a battle scene, there is absolutely no physical fighting over Rose. In “The Rose Bride” there are two types of conflicts, the external of the evil stepmother and stepsister versus Rose and her mother’s dying words. The second conflict is internal, being that it’s Rose against herself and the choice of if she will continue on the journey her mother’s dying words set her on or if she will admit defeat. Obviously I’m not going to give away the books plot but both conflicts intertwine to make “The Rose Bride” a great read that brings us back to childhood fairy tales.
Carina, the message Rose’s mother desperately sought her thirteen year old daughter to discover was, in fact, based on “true love will always prevail.” The catch of “The Rose Bride” is that the true love that is, was, and will forever be immortalized in classic fairy tales, is not the type of love that was discovered by Rose. The novel hints at the type of love that Rose learns is the most purest, truest, and greatest brand of love there is. What is that type of love? In order to find out you have to read “The Rose Bride” by Nancy Holder.
-Danielle
To begin with, I would like to thank Danielle for finding an interest in my book review and saying several touching comments.
Danielle, you asked,"Does this story go in depth of the daily struggles and tolls loving and caring for someone that has depression takes on someone as young as ourselves?" Absolutely; this novel is fully in the point-of-view of a sincere and witty boy, Billy, who happens to be fifteen years old. Billy, being a music-lover (along with his father), stops writing music and being a normal teenager due to the psychological draw of attempting to cure his father by reading many treatment books . The book is specifically personal, in which case the reader experiences every emotion Billy does. I found myself crying at several points of the book because of the dramatic toll it does take on a teenager, like us, and his loving family. But, this story truly taught me that everyone has their own struggles, and quoting you Danielle, “it’s a war.” It does convey a certain positive moral, which I won’t give away for you. I hope I answered your question, Danielle, and I anticipate you proceeding to your local library to pick up this narrative.
Mrs Morrison, while held up in the Edmont Hotel in New York City, Holden is very torn between his childhood and adulthood. The author makes many references to his childhood and there is lot of symbolism that shows his true nature. While he was in a cab he asks the cabbie where the ducks in Central Park go for the winter. Throughout the story, Holden talks about his little sister Phoebe and how much he loves talking to her. But being Holden he tries to conceal his true young hearted nature and he tries to act older, he goes out to bars and tries to get drinks even though he is only sixteen. He calls many of his old girlfriends and tries to make dates with them, but most of the time these backfire on him. He has a particular infatuation with a childhood friend Jane Gallagher; but never seems to get her off his mind but never has the courage to call her. Finally he gets in touch with an old friend Sally Hayes and takes her to see a show at the Manitee but after she starts talking to an old boy friend he gets very annoyed and ends up blowing the whole night. After he has mismanaged his money and spends “a king’s fortune” he decides he will try to sneak into his family’s apartment to talk to his sister. She is very mad at him for getting expelled “again” so he leaves and goes to the house of an old English teacher he was very close too. Holden makes plans to run away for good and never come home but after a long conversation with his sister is very unsure but I will not give away his final decision.
Dylan
I am so glad that Lauren responded to my post, because her comment about “puzzle pieces” was a perfect description of the few small clues that Lily had about her mother. However, Lily did not have the picture to match to the pieces, nor did she have all of the pieces. To answer Lauren’s great question (without giving too much away, of course), the Black Madonna picture with “Tiburon, SC” written on the back and the personality of/lack of information from Lily’s father are both instrumental in causing Lily to make the decision to run away. T. Ray is an abusive father, and he refuses to talk to Lily about her mother, both of which anger her immensely and rightly so. She had always been curious about the picture and the name of the city written on the back. When her nanny, Rosaleen, gets thrown into jail, beaten up, and sent to the hospital (for attempting to register to vote), Lily decides that she has had enough. She “kidnaps” Rosaleen from the hospital/jail and knows that they have to run away. Lily decides that this is the perfect chance to search for information about her mother in Tiburon. The fact that Lily did not know who had to do with the Black Madonna, where they lived, or if they still lived there caused a lot of trouble for Lily and Rosaleen on their quest. This is “overcome” when Lily and Rosaleen do find the Black Madonna woman, because this woman makes up for the hardships in getting to Tiburon. The abuse from Lily’s father causes her the emotional pain of feeling unloved, and gives her conflicting emotional conflicts: the longing to learn more about her mother (and how she died) versus the terrified feeling of what she may learn. Her father’s condescension makes Lily’s learning about herself and her mother much more difficult. By the end of the story, Lily learns of her family’s tangled web of events and emotions showing her mother’s actions (some of which hurt Lily) and motives prior to her death. Lily’s father (and his lack of information for her) makes it harder, both physically and emotionally, for Lily to learn about her mother. The Black Madonna picture (and city) leads Lily to August and helps her to overcome the pain of the things she learns about her mother, and understand the reason for T. Ray’s policy of not discussing his late wife. To Lauren—Thanks again for taking an interest in my book. I hope my post helped to answer your question, and I strongly encourage you to read this amazing book . . . just keep those tissues handy.
Thanks Diane for holding an interest in my book, I appreciate it a bunch. She made a good point in her question: “When you say that it’s not concluded does that mean that it does not have an ending? Or is it just in the end?” As you know in suspense books, the author keeps you hooked in the book until the final page. Mary Higgins Clark is a wonderful author and she keeps you wanting to turning those pages. As to your question, there is a definite ending which is just concluded at the very end. The main character, Carly, just gets enough clues to figure out the case of the suspicious disappearance of Nick Spencer.
I must advise you, the book is quite lengthy, but it's amazing. Diane, seriously, go check the book out. I loved it, and I bet you will too!
Melani, your question I found to be the easiest one but the most discriptive one I could possibly write. We all feel that when you leave earth, you will go to heaven and live peacefully, and that its sort of as if it is the perfect place in the world. Susie Salmon disagrees on this. She feels as if she wishes to be back on Earth with her family and friends, and especially her sister. Being in heaven, she can see through everyone. How they feel, what they do, how they react to things. And watching her rapist/murderer run away and rape other women, and keep getting away makes her feel like she just wants to punch someone. Watching this, and watching her family face difficulties of being seperated and her mother stepping out on her father just makes her feel that she cannot enjoy heaven as she wishes she could.
Also, Diane, there were many themes conveyed through this novel, but I thought that the main theme was like stick to your gut feeling, because 99% of the time, you're right. Susie's dad knew that Mr. Harvey(rapist/murderer) was the person that raped and murdered her oldest daughter, but Len Fenerman(police detective) didn't believe him. And Mr. Salmon and everyone else in the neighborhood knew it was him, but there was no evidence found that it was. This really made me think, because if you stick to your gut feeling, about 99% of the time, you will be correct.
Holly M
Angie, I will first answer your question “how does Miranda’s family survive this harsh “every man for himself” battle?”. I don’t want to give too much of the story away, so I will only describe it vaguely. Luckily, Miranda’s house has a woodstove, which they are able to heat most of the time, providing a warm spot in the house. Her brothers, Matt and Johnny, both chop firewood from the local woods to supply the wood stove. They each continue doing everyday deeds, such as washing clothes and completing any housework that needs to be done, given the limited supplies they have. As for food, during the beginning of the disaster, Miranda’s family rushed to the food market and stocked up on as much canned goods and other long-lasting foods that could afford.
As I said earlier, I would like you to read the story to discover the answers to your questions, especially your second inquiry. Although, I will loosely answer you by leaving you with this tidbit of information- not a day goes by where she doesn’t hope the telephone line will restart.
- Melani H.
The questions that were asked to me by my classmates will be rather easy to answer without spoiling the story. Which is a great thing, because I did not want to spoil the story and its ending.
I will start by answering Lauren's question, which was why the little sister in the story was targeted by a car and vicious dog attack in the story. The reason this happened was very simple, this was the building point of the story, it was the hook of the story. It drew me right into the story and i couldn't stop reading it for a hundred pages. This happening sprung out about thirty effects, which ultimately led to the end of the story, and the death of many, many characters. It goes to show you how much one thing can lead to!
Now, on to Scott's question which was if my story's "Batman" escaped. Obviously Scott misunderstood my reference to "Batman," because I was comparing the mobs in the city in the book to Gotham City, not "Batman" to my main character. I shall still answer his question anyway though. The answer to this question is no, my character does not escape, and makes no attempt to escape. After the Italian mafia has killed almost everyone important to the main character, they just end up killing him to, he knows it will happen, and he has no problem with it once it does.
-Rich S.
O WONDERFUL!!!! YOU ENJOYED MY REVIEW!! IM OVERJOYED!!! THANK YOU, ONE AND ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I feel obliged to answer as many questions as I can, beginning with Arielle.
I see your'e a "Law and Order" fan, and nothing has captured the legal genre on screen like that show. However, this is not TV, and John makes it clear where the line between TV and novels is drawn. There is no cruelly plotted murder, only a man surrendered to death after a long and fufilled life. There are no conspiracies, only the greed and betrayal that Grisham proves that come with money. This is no cable television show, this is human nature on paper. You will be genuinely impressed.
Anna, I'm so thrilled that you were drawn by Grisham and I. As I noted, setting makes the story all the more elaborate. As we travel up and down the Eastern seaboard, we meet many new faces. Each setting brings a different style of person, but the headache begins when each of these people recommends a visit to another person, on the other side of the country. Poor Ray Atlee at one point will be told, while in his Virginia home, that answers will lie in the mountains of Pennsylvania. You hope, by mid-novel, that Ray is remembering to use the restroom before each of his multi-hour flights/roadtrips.
IT WAS A REAL TREAT TO HEAR FROM MY CLASSMATES. WRITE AGAIN SOON!!!!
Scott C.
In "Life As It Comes" Mado has always acted more mature then her older sister ,Patty, ever since they were younger. The second Mado heard that Patty was pregneat, she had a feeling that she'll be taking alot of responsibilty. When the baby was born that was the case. Patty would try to help, but would give up easily. A couple days after the baby was born, Patty ran away leaving the baby and Mado alone in their summer house.With the help of Patty's ex boyfriend(baby's father),who didn't know about the baby, set off to find her. They finally hear from Patty after a couple of days finding out that she came home. Patty finally becomes more mature and decides to take care of her child and takes full responibiltes.
-Maureen B.
In "The Bumblebee Flies Anyway," the main character, Barney Snow, discovers a wooden car in the junk yard next to the hospital. They refer to the car as "The Bumblebee." In the hospital there is a patient who is dying slowly, his nickname is Mazo. Mazo wanted to rebuild the car, and put wings on to try and make it fly. He wants to do this because he hasn't done anything since he was diagnosed with his disease. After Mazo passes away Barney and his other friends at the hospital don't stop working on it. This relates to the title,"The Bumblebee Flies Anyway" because even though Mazo died, Barney and his friends are determined to fulfill Mazo's goal.
Well I'd like to thank all three of the classmates that asked questions about my book.
The first question was Rich asking if Hannibal Lecter finds a way to escape in the end, which is like Matt's asking if he does escape in the end. This would be one of the most interesting plot twists in the series oh Hannibal books/movies.
What happens is Hannibal requests a second dinner and when the two police come in and are distracted by moving Hannibal's drawings on the table, he unlocks his handcuffs quietly. He kills both police officers. He switches clothes with one and also cuts his face off. Hannibal then throws the officer whose face is torn off on top of the elevator car. Hannibal fires a few shots (as if Hannibal has taken the gun and killed the officers) and lays down on the floor with the torn-off face over his. The FBI hears the shots fired and rushes up to where the dead officer and disguised Hannibal are. They call an ambulence and disguised Hannibal and the dead officer are taken away. Inside the ambulence, Hannibal removes the mask and kills the people driving it. That is how he escapes.
The second question from Cassie asks if Clarice Starling still feels like the underdog in the end. After she solves the case of Buffalo Bill, she graduates the F.B.I. academy, which almost didn't happen. Clarice was in F.B.I training at the time when Jack Crawford asked her to interview Hannibal Lecter and become involved in the case. By being involved in the case, it took a lot of time away from her studies. While on the case, no one took her seriously since she was an F.B.I. trainee. After the F.B.I. found out that this trainee had solved the case, everyone had a whole new air of repsect for her. All in all, to answer the question, no she didn't still feel like the underdog in the end. She finally felt accepted, like "one of the boys."
I'm so excited that my book review appealed to someone in the class. Sarah Dessen is an amazing author, and "Just Listen" is just an example of her fascinating works of art. To answer Katie's question, there is a lot to involve, but I'll try not to ruin the story for anyone. Yes, Annabel does fall for Owen. At first, she is a little cautious of him. After talking to him for a bit, though, she starts to talk to him about everything that is going on in her life. She discovers that he is the most honest person in the world, and she starts to like what she sees. Annabel and Owen do go out, but they hit a rough patch when Annabel runs out on him. Katie, if you really want to no more, you're going to have to read this incredible book.
To start of the final part of my book report, I would like to thank all those who have read my passages, and those who put their time into it to reply. Thank you.
First I would like to start with Kelsi's question. She asked me how he found the dragon egg. I will try not to reveal to much, just the basics. Eragon was hunting in an area called the Spine. He was was tracking a deer with his bow for that weeks meal. Right before he let the arrow go, something scared the deer away. As he went to investigate he found this egg he thought was just a polished rock. Eragon thought he would be able to sell this rock in town for a nights profit, but he did not know what he would soon find out.
Next I would like to move onto Jesse's question. He asked me if I had read any other books by Christopher Paolini, and if Eragon was my favorite. My answer to that is no, I have not read any other books by this author. But I do plan on finishing the Eragon book series. There is three more books and I do very much so plan on reading them. But since I have only read Eragon, it is my favorite. Again, I will say thank you to everyone who spent their time reviewing my entrees and posting back.
To start off, I would like to thank my fellow classmates, Sam, Anthony, and Nick, for there kind words toward my book review and for their excellent and unique questions. I will state the questions they asked before you read this for your convenience: Sam asked, “What is the incident that occurs that makes James Bond swear revenge?” Nick asked, “What event makes James Bond swear revenge on his foe?” and Anthony asked, “Who does 007 swear revenge against? Why?”
I will start by responding to Sam’s comment and question toward my book review. I always greatly appreciate kind word to my work, and only the kind and sensitive soul of Sam could write such a beautiful paragraph. But to answer his question, the incident that made James Bond swear revenge is the murder of his good friends at their own wedding! After this event, he has the motivation to join MI6. He swears that he has not become an agent for revenge, but when the time comes to avenge his friends, he cannot resist. This causes him to get his license to kill revoked, but it will not stop him from getting into some action packed events and some sticky situations.
To start with Nick’s question, I must correct that James Bond does not swear revenge on his foe, but he swears revenge to whoever killed his friends, then finds out the man MI6 is after is the man who killed his friends, so I am sorry if I hinted in any way that he swears revenge on his foe. For the sake of not repeating myself with the answer to Sam’s question, I will make this answer short and go off on in another direction in the story. Bonds foe, Franz Sanchez, feeds his friend to a pool of sharks, and has his newlywed wife raped and killed. This is what causes Bond to break his codes of conduct for the CIA and have to become a rogue agent.
Last, but not least, Anthony’s question was who does 007 swear revenge against and why? Like I said in Nicks answer, he swears revenge on Franz Sanchez, but doesn’t know it until MI6 tells him. The reason he is after him is because of the brutal deaths of his close friends at their wedding. This plot puts a great spin to the Bond books by giving bond a more “human” motive for his job. I hope you take the time to read this book, Anthony, and you won’t need Santa to get you this book if you go to the school library.
I am happy to see that my review of "Peeps" sparked an interest in a couple of my classmates.
In "Peeps", Anna, the relationship is not directly stated. I think the answer to you question is more opinionated, for we don't know the exact year the story is occurring. Clues such as Sarah, a smaller character's, obsession with Elvis lead me to believe the story is going on more present-day rather than far in the future like "Harrison Bergeron". In the novel, the only people who know about the parasite are those who are parasite-positives or a select few who work for the city. This is a secret that we learn, as the book goes on, dates all the way back to the times of "the Plague" in Europe, as I said in my review. To answer your second question, yes- there are other "peeps" on Cal's side. Mind, there are only a few, many of which he does not know about. In the book, we are introduced to a character who we think to be an enemy of Cal, but in the end learn they were on his side all along. I don't want to say more because I don't want to spoil too much of the book.
Scott, you asked if, in the end, the parasite takes control over Cal. The answer is no, it does not take total control, though he is still infected. I say he does not take total control because the parastie has some control over your body, such as your appetite. It lives in your intestines, eats all of the food you eat, and especially loves meat. If you wish to learn more, you're just going to have to read the sequel, "The Last Days". I can't say much about the sequel, being I have yet to read it, but it may have an alternate answer to your question.
-Arielle
First off, I want to thank the three people who answered my questions! I am more than happy to answer each question but I'm not going to be spoiling any part of the book because I REALLY want you to go read it. It's a really great book!
To start off, I'm going to answer Emily's question which was asking whether or not the main character, Annisa, gave in to the peer pressures of her blonde cheerleading counterparts, or if she stayed true to herself. I am very proud to say that Annisa does NOT give in to peer pressure of her fellow cheerleaders. She stays very true to herself, and keeps fighting through. She always remembers to not ever change herself, no matter how bad the team made her feel at times. (Not very good teammates, huh?)
Zizi, you asked several questions in your post and I'm going to answer them all as best I can without spoiling the book :). You first asked if Anissa changes herself to fit in school in general. Not even to specify to the cheerleading team, she still doesn't change herself for anyone else in the school. Does she crack under the pressure of being different, you ask? Heck no she doesn't! Even though times got tough, she made sure to stay strong. Annisa handles being the only brunette in the school as best she can, even though she knows she stands out like a sore thumb. She finds it super tough sometimes, but yet feels proud to be brunette, especially the only one, and not feel that she has to go so far as dying her hair to fit in with the crowd.
Last but definitely not least, Maureen asked if Annisa's high school was similar to TRS, and also like high schools we see in movies. Well, I have to say that "Hollywood high schools" and our high school differ in many ways. But I'd have to say, that Anissa's high school, Sand Dune High, is more similar to a "Hollywood high school". This is because, only in a movie you would find a high school that would be filled with people who all had the same hair color, and have that one new outcast with a different hair color come along to turn things around. But Annia's high school can also relate to our high school (or any high school for that matter) because no matter how different Annisa was, she did eventually get accepted at her school without changing herself. This relates to a normal high school because no matter how different someone can be, there's always at least one person to accept them over the rest who don't.
Thanks again for the questions! Now go read the book! : )
- Carina D.
First off I would like to thank all of those who commented on my review and asked me questions. I will try to answer your questions the best I can, and i hope you are satisfied.
First I will start with Nicole's question, you asked me who finds out first about Chance's illegal job. Well I'm going to tell you without giving away the ending that Chance ends up revealing his job to his father, because he is in big trouble. He always trusted his father even though he was a drunk , and he ultimately helps chance with his problem.
Next, is Anthony's question how does Chance get introduced to bomb smuggling. This is a very important question because Chance gets introduced without even knowing so. He starts off just picking up and delivering packages everyday and never even knows whats in them. He even at one part of the book thinks that he may be transporting drugs. Eventually when he has to store a package on his boat he gets really curious and he opens up a package. This is when Chance realizes what is really in the package.
Well Dylan your question is great but I really cant give away one part of this question. However, I can tell you what happens to the fat-man. The Fat-man ends up getting in deep trouble with the head smugglers and he ends up committing suicide. Or so it seems that he does, but you don't ever trully find out if his death was a setup or not. For the first part of your question I can tell you a little bit of information. The bombs are brought in by boat and left in the rocks along the beach.
I will answer my classmates questions one at a time. The first question asked of the story A Message in a Bottle was if Theresa was previously in love or only with Garrett. Theresa was married before meeting Garrett but had been divorced for several years prior to their meeting. Her husband had shattered her trust by running out on her and leaving her alone. The next question asked if things lasted between Garrett and Theresa. The only answer I can give to that question is yes but not long enough. I can't say more or I will give away the ending. I was asked what the message was and why was it written. The message was a love letter written by Garrett to his "dearest Catherine". It was his only way to express his love to the one he loved so much and lost. It was written because Garrett thought that this was the only way he could still communicate with Catherine. The sea connected them together, so he tossed his message in a bottle to the sea. The last question is do I think a man would enjoy reading this book. I think some men would like this book, because it shows them what loving another woman could be like after losing one that they loved.
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