Divergent

So, I never did finish reading this book last trimester. I'm glad that I didnt because now I have something to read.  First of all, I would like to say that I am really enjoying the book so far. I just finished chapter seven.  At this part she is getting a tour of where she will be staying for hopefully the rest of her life.  She has joined the Dauntless.  It is the most radical faction in this world.  They jump on and off moving trains, they jump across really tall rooftops, and many die.

In my mind, I compare this underground system of rooms to the teenage mutant ninja turtles underground sewer.  I know that sounds a little weird, but that is what it reminds me of.  All of those underground caverns and hidden passageways underneath a city really capture how, once again using the term, radical these guys are. they live underground and the only way down there is by jumping down into a dark pit that has a net in it.  CRAAAAAAZZZZYYY!!!

Fahrenheit 451 Montag Characterization

In Fahrenheit 451, the main character is Montag. He is a fireman, a husband, and friend. First of all, I will be honest and say that I didn't like him very much at the beginning. He was this "bad guy" fireman. The fire department in this book is much different, instead of putting out fires, they start them by burning books. Basically, he just seemed like another fireman. But what I realized later was that he is a dynamic character. This means that he changes throughout the book. By the end of the book, he was more of a revolutionist I guess.

He worked outside the law so he could have knowledge from books that he stole and then hid in his house. When I read this book, I picture a 30 year old guy that has a pretty wife, and a nice house in a utopian society. He had brown hair and blue grey eyes. I found a picture online that fits what I thought he looked like. Here he is.

final blog post

Click here to go to my character post.  This post is one of my best posts because it really explains how she changes in the start of the book.  In the post it says, "she always thought she would just end up being in the class called abnegation."  This really shows the starting feeling that she has in the book.  Later, my post says, "She went with the dauntless at the ceremony."  This is explaining that once she finally had that big decision of her lifetime, she really didnt do what her parents would want or even what she thought she had wanted just a little earlier in the book.  I think that in this post, I made this clear.  At the start, she only cared about what her family would think of her, and now she is doing what she wants to do.
 My goals for the next trimester are to read a book every month, I will have a lot more time without marching band.  If my teacher doesn't make us write, I won't do it in my free time.  I'm not very good at annotating, thus I will want to get a lot better at that, even though I don't like to.  I really want to be able to write longer pieces and not get bored or completely to broad on the topics. that is something I wish to get better at.

Analysis/Divergent

I am always saying that I hate reading, but really it is just when it is a bad book. I have found out that when I love a book, I constantly read it.  with divergent I hope it has these things put into it, if it does, it will definitely get me hooked quick.  the first thing is good character development.  I hate it when a story is so great, but you know almost nothing about the character you have been reading about.  the next thing is an action scene in it somewhere. I love reading those in my head and making them sound all fast paced. I only need one of those. It reminds me of the hunger games.  One, because there are classes (districts), two there is one character that is singled out at an annual event, and three, the action all ready in the book.  I hope I am right and it is a little like hunger games. that was probably one of my favorite books of all time. there was action, great character development and overall it was a fun read.  I think Divergent will get there soon. 

Divergent/Tone and Mood

"What the hell is going on?" the boy next to me shouts" (Roth 68) She had just chosen the duantless class and all of a sudden everyone is running.  This boy is freaking out because he has no idea what is happening.  Im really exited when reading this.  Its an exciting mood. This tone gives it confusion and chaos.  It made her really think about what she was doing with the dauntless.

French Revolution connection

In history class, we have been reading and learning about the French Revolution.  And I have been reading about our politics today.  Right now, we basically have no government.  They just stopped.  It sounds a little like when French king Louis XVI tried to run from the kingdom.  Also one of the things that caused the revolution was that the rich didn't have to pay taxes.  We'll guess what, America is doing the same thing. Everyone still has to pay taxes though, but the rich could be paying more.  A lot of things aren't looking good as of right now, but hopefully they will get better.

divergent/character

When the book started, she always thought she would just end up being in the class called abnegation, they were the leaders of the city, but were selfless.  She finds out that there is a chance that there are multiple classes to choose from to go into.  In this point in the book, she hasn't changed character, looks or anything.  she is just trying to figure out who she wants to be.  right now she is just a nice person, that is trying to fit into abnegation.  she is working on being selfless and invisible to the community.  She isn't allowed to have any jealousy, she needs to be happy with what she has.  now, she has changed a little because she realized that she isn't very good at these.  She went with the dauntless at the ceremony, so she is probably not very happy with abnegation.  She wants something more exciting.