I have just finished the incredibly intriguing, wonderful, and very original book, "Room", written by Emma Donoghue. It was about a five year old boy named Jack, living with his mother (whom he calls "Ma") in an 11' by 11' shed in a crazy kidnappers garden. Ma was kidnapped from her college campus when she was nineteen, had a child with her kidnapper and raised him in this room, letting him think that Room was the world, and that everything else was fake, or "outside" and not in the world. Jack was raised to believe that everyone on TV was fake, all the activities he saw on TV were fake, and the only "real" foods were the cheap, canned ones that Ma's kidnapper gives to them. None of these foods were very tasty, however they were the only foods Jack knew of. Jack's mother raised him very well. She made sure Jack could speak very well, write, read, draw, be athletic and be smart. Jack actually ended up being much smarter than the children he met when he finally left room!
I noticed that in Room, there are several things that constantly reoccur. When Ma defends her parenting, and when Jack talks about things he doesn't know or was taught wrong.
The first reoccurring thing I noticed was that Ma is constantly defending her parenting skills. She worked very hard to make Jack an educated kid on her own and wants people to be aware of that. For example, while Ma is being interviewed by a very obnoxious and pushy interviewer, she is questioned toward her parenting skills, and is told that Jack may have been taught wrong. Ma got incredibly defensive about this and insulted the interviewer. Also, whenever Ma's mother asks her about how she raised Jack, Ma is defensive about her parenting and tells her mother she hasn't done anything wrong so far. I think Ma gets so defensive because she herself, is worried that she may have made Jack too confused about the real world, and wants others and herself to think that she is a perfect parent.
The second reoccurring thing I noticed in Room was when Jack talks about things he doesn't know. Every time Jack experiences something new, he questions it. For example, Grandma says that he is having "too much fun" and needs to go to sleep. Then Jack says "I didn't know there was such a thing as too much fun". Also, when he buys the same book, and people tell him to get a different one, he says "I didn't know you're not supposed to buy the same books". These are very minor things that usually wouldn't catch the attention of the average person, but because Jack has missed out on so much of "real life" he questions these minor things.
In conclusion, there are things in Room that constantly reoccur. When Ma is constantly defensive about her parenting skills, and how Jack is always questioning very minor things that he has missed out on.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
I am currently reading the book "Room" by Emma Donoghue. It's really interesting and unlike most of the books that I have read! It's really impossible to put down. It is about a boy named Jack and his mother (whom he calls Ma) who live in a room in the home of a crazy fifty-fiveish year old man (whom Jack calls Old Nick, because he comes in the night) who kidnapped his mother seven years ago. Jack and Ma are not allowed to leave that room. Jack thinks that anything outside of "Room" (he names everything, for example, TV, or Wardrobe), isn't real. He hasn't ever left his home and thinks that Room is all there is to the world.
Jack's mother has to figure out ways to somehow explain to Jack why there are so many different people and things that he has not seen. Ma has to make up an explanation because she can not tell him she was kidnapped and that he is being deprived of the outside world intentionally. So, she tells him anything he sees on the television is fake. Ma tells him that anything he sees outside their window is outer-space. If Jack sees a food on television that Ma and Jack can not have (they only have canned foods), Ma has to tell Jack that the food is not real. While reading the book, I notice Ma is always telling Jack things are not real, to prevent him from asking more questions. I view Ma's ways of parenting in very different ways. I think it is sometimes good, and sometimes has a negative affect on Jack.
Ma's parenting skills can also have a good affect on Jack. If Jack finds out that there is so much more to the world than Room, he will desperately want to see it. This will really upset Jack, because it is impossible for him to escape the room because of Old Nick's high tech security locks. Jack gets incredibly upset and angry when his mom can not explain everything to him and can not answer all of his questions. Jack doesn't like not knowing things! If his mother told him about the outside world he would insist on going out and seeing everything and knowing everything, which would get him in a lot of trouble with Old Nick. In conclusion, Ma's parenting skills are pretty good, for now.
Jack's mother's parenting skills can also have a very bad affect on Jack. As Jack mentions in his narraration, he loves living in Room. He knows everything that is in there and loves it. However, when Jack discovers the outside world, it will not seem normal to him. It could be nearly impossible for him to adjust, because he is so used to the life he has now. He will have to understand that there are billions of people he doesn't know, different places, different animals and many different things besides whatever is in room!
Jack's mother has to figure out ways to somehow explain to Jack why there are so many different people and things that he has not seen. Ma has to make up an explanation because she can not tell him she was kidnapped and that he is being deprived of the outside world intentionally. So, she tells him anything he sees on the television is fake. Ma tells him that anything he sees outside their window is outer-space. If Jack sees a food on television that Ma and Jack can not have (they only have canned foods), Ma has to tell Jack that the food is not real. While reading the book, I notice Ma is always telling Jack things are not real, to prevent him from asking more questions. I view Ma's ways of parenting in very different ways. I think it is sometimes good, and sometimes has a negative affect on Jack.
Ma's parenting skills can also have a good affect on Jack. If Jack finds out that there is so much more to the world than Room, he will desperately want to see it. This will really upset Jack, because it is impossible for him to escape the room because of Old Nick's high tech security locks. Jack gets incredibly upset and angry when his mom can not explain everything to him and can not answer all of his questions. Jack doesn't like not knowing things! If his mother told him about the outside world he would insist on going out and seeing everything and knowing everything, which would get him in a lot of trouble with Old Nick. In conclusion, Ma's parenting skills are pretty good, for now.
Jack's mother's parenting skills can also have a very bad affect on Jack. As Jack mentions in his narraration, he loves living in Room. He knows everything that is in there and loves it. However, when Jack discovers the outside world, it will not seem normal to him. It could be nearly impossible for him to adjust, because he is so used to the life he has now. He will have to understand that there are billions of people he doesn't know, different places, different animals and many different things besides whatever is in room!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Bunheads: Sophia Flack
I have just finished this really good book called Bunheads, by Sophie Flack. It is about ballerinas, or ballet dancers in the corps de ballet. These girls are striving to become successful ballerinas and as of now, they are placed in group dances, and don't have their name in the playbill or anything. All of the dancers feel as though they are not pretty enough, skilled enough, precise enough, or skinny enough to be on top. Although they are all very close friends, they will all forget about friendship as soon as their choreographers announce that they will be picking a new dancer for a performance.
This book is told from the point of view of Hannah Ward. A hard working dancer who moved to New York City all alone when she was just fourteen years old. Hannah is working very hard to have a real spot in the play. However, several distractions come up. She meets Jacob, a laid-back and very caring and loving boy. She also starts considering college. Both of these "distractions"are considered very "wild" of a ballerina to focus on. Hannah starts thinking about how she does not want her life to only be about work, and dancing and dieting. With this book, I can make several text-to-text connections.
The first book I can make a text-to-text connection with is the "Secrets of my Hollywood life" series, by Jen Calonita. This series is about a sixteen year old hollywood a-lister whose life is only about work. "Bunheads" and "Secrets of my Hollywood life" are very similar. For example, in both books, both main characters meet boys who are not as busy as they are and do not understand the pressure's of their girlfriends careers. In both of these main character's lives, having a boyfriend is considered a huge distraction and is not approved of by their families. Another way these books are similar is because both characters are faced with the challenge of thinking about college. Both girls want to get a full education and take time of work! Like Hannah, Kaitlin Burke doesn't want her whole life to be only about her career. They both want to take time off and live like the average college student!
The second book I can make a text-to-text connection with is "The Daughters" series. Hudson, one of the main characters of the series, is incredibly focused on her singing career. For example, like Hannah, both girls have problems with making plans with friends. Both Hannah's and Hudson's "out of work friends" are starting to turn on them because they are always to busy and are constantly bailing on their friends' plan. This is definitely a very tough thing for the characters to deal with. Do they want to be with their friends and enjoy their weekends? Or work on their careers?
The third book I can make a text-to-text connection with is the book "Coco Chanel: The Legend and Life". This book is about Coco Chanel's life. In a chapter which talks about Chanel's free time, the book mentions how Coco Chanel would deny that she needed friends and close relationships with other people. This is also something Hannah Ward faces. She tries to make herself and others around her believe that she doesn't want friends or boyfriends and only wants to dance and work on her career. Both people in these books try to push away the fact that they need friends and relationships because they only want to work.
In conclusion, I can make several text-to-text connections with this book. Like, Hannah Ward, characters in other books get distracted from their work, consider college, choose work over fun, and try to deny the fact that they need other people to make their life happy. Hannah Ward's career is a very stressful one, and she needs to make very difficult decisions.
This book is told from the point of view of Hannah Ward. A hard working dancer who moved to New York City all alone when she was just fourteen years old. Hannah is working very hard to have a real spot in the play. However, several distractions come up. She meets Jacob, a laid-back and very caring and loving boy. She also starts considering college. Both of these "distractions"are considered very "wild" of a ballerina to focus on. Hannah starts thinking about how she does not want her life to only be about work, and dancing and dieting. With this book, I can make several text-to-text connections.
The first book I can make a text-to-text connection with is the "Secrets of my Hollywood life" series, by Jen Calonita. This series is about a sixteen year old hollywood a-lister whose life is only about work. "Bunheads" and "Secrets of my Hollywood life" are very similar. For example, in both books, both main characters meet boys who are not as busy as they are and do not understand the pressure's of their girlfriends careers. In both of these main character's lives, having a boyfriend is considered a huge distraction and is not approved of by their families. Another way these books are similar is because both characters are faced with the challenge of thinking about college. Both girls want to get a full education and take time of work! Like Hannah, Kaitlin Burke doesn't want her whole life to be only about her career. They both want to take time off and live like the average college student!
The second book I can make a text-to-text connection with is "The Daughters" series. Hudson, one of the main characters of the series, is incredibly focused on her singing career. For example, like Hannah, both girls have problems with making plans with friends. Both Hannah's and Hudson's "out of work friends" are starting to turn on them because they are always to busy and are constantly bailing on their friends' plan. This is definitely a very tough thing for the characters to deal with. Do they want to be with their friends and enjoy their weekends? Or work on their careers?
The third book I can make a text-to-text connection with is the book "Coco Chanel: The Legend and Life". This book is about Coco Chanel's life. In a chapter which talks about Chanel's free time, the book mentions how Coco Chanel would deny that she needed friends and close relationships with other people. This is also something Hannah Ward faces. She tries to make herself and others around her believe that she doesn't want friends or boyfriends and only wants to dance and work on her career. Both people in these books try to push away the fact that they need friends and relationships because they only want to work.
In conclusion, I can make several text-to-text connections with this book. Like, Hannah Ward, characters in other books get distracted from their work, consider college, choose work over fun, and try to deny the fact that they need other people to make their life happy. Hannah Ward's career is a very stressful one, and she needs to make very difficult decisions.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
A Royal Match: Dumping Princes: Themes
I am reading the fourth book of the "A Royal Match" series called "Dumping Princes" written by Tyne O'Connell. This series is about a fourteen year old girl who was formerly an outcast in her elite boarding school, St. Augustine's. Being the only girl in her school who was American, and one of the only students who was on a scholarship and not incredibly wealthy, Calypso was completely ostracized by the popular, wealthy crowd at her school. However, after she became best friends with Georgina Castle Orpington (one of the most popular girls in her school who was constantly one the pages of socialite magazines) and dated Prince Freddie, the Prince of England and heir to the throne, Calypso made many more friends and was able to fit in with the popular crowd of her school! While all is going well for Calypso, her childish and loving mother came to stay in London when she and Calypso's father decide to split. This dissapoints Calypso because (although she knows it is a phase in her parents' relationship) she knows her parents cannot be happy without each other, and they are now both interfering in Calypso's life way too much. In the second part of this book, Calypso's perfect relationship with her Prince of a boyfriend comes to an end. Being the first girl at St. Augustine's to ever get dumped, she and her friends try and do a counter-dump where Calypso would get back together with Freddie, just to dump him.
I noticed that there are several themes in this book, such as humbleness, parent interference and peer-pressure.
I think that humbleness is a theme in this book, because although Calypso has been welcomed into a very elite group of friends, she still remains grounded and not snobby. For example, she says "Although I may be in the In-crowd at my school, I still stay true to my Hello Kitty obsession" says Calypso when talking about how she still keeps her childish Hello Kitty pajamas and accessories. I think this line really means that although Calypso is very popular now, she still remains true to herself and her old style and opinion.
I think that parent-interference is a theme in this book. After Calypso's parents decide to split, they interfering in Calypso's life way too much and talk to Calypso about their problems as though she's their therapist! Of course, parents are supposed to know what is happening in their child's life, but Calypso's parents are not considering that she needs her space and cannot always be there for her parents when they are constantly venting about their problems.
Peer-pressure is definitely a theme in this book. For example, while Calypso is dating Freddie, her friends think Freddie is boring and their relationship has been going on for too long. Calypso is perfectly happy with her relationship and doesn't feel the need to break up with him. Another example of peer-pressure is when Calypso's friends make her do the whole "counter dump" thing. Calypso finds this an immature and unnecessary thing to do. However, she does it because her friends make her.
In conclusion, humbleness, parent-interference, and peer-pressure are themes in this book.
I noticed that there are several themes in this book, such as humbleness, parent interference and peer-pressure.
I think that humbleness is a theme in this book, because although Calypso has been welcomed into a very elite group of friends, she still remains grounded and not snobby. For example, she says "Although I may be in the In-crowd at my school, I still stay true to my Hello Kitty obsession" says Calypso when talking about how she still keeps her childish Hello Kitty pajamas and accessories. I think this line really means that although Calypso is very popular now, she still remains true to herself and her old style and opinion.
I think that parent-interference is a theme in this book. After Calypso's parents decide to split, they interfering in Calypso's life way too much and talk to Calypso about their problems as though she's their therapist! Of course, parents are supposed to know what is happening in their child's life, but Calypso's parents are not considering that she needs her space and cannot always be there for her parents when they are constantly venting about their problems.
Peer-pressure is definitely a theme in this book. For example, while Calypso is dating Freddie, her friends think Freddie is boring and their relationship has been going on for too long. Calypso is perfectly happy with her relationship and doesn't feel the need to break up with him. Another example of peer-pressure is when Calypso's friends make her do the whole "counter dump" thing. Calypso finds this an immature and unnecessary thing to do. However, she does it because her friends make her.
In conclusion, humbleness, parent-interference, and peer-pressure are themes in this book.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
A Royal Match: Dueling Princes... Clues throughout the book
I am currently reading the third book of the "A Royal Match" series, called "Dueling Princes" written by Tyne O'Connell. This series takes place in a wealthy boarding school called "Saint Augustine's" in London. The main character is Calypso Kelly; a now very popular girl, dating the prince of England who was formerly called "The American Freak". In the first book of this series, Calypso was pretty much ostracized for being the only girl in her grade coming from America (Los Angeles) and not having an updated designer wardrobe or a chauffeur driving her around in a Rolls Royce. At first Georgina Castle Orpington and Honey O'Hare were her most awful enemies. However, Georgina and Calypso have grown to be best friends. Although Honey and Calypso haven't gotten along, Calypso has learned to love Honey's strange ways of friendship. Throughout the series, with her improved wardrobe, a more social personality, and a Prince for a boyfriend, Calypso had made her way into the popular crowd of Britain's most elite teens. However, although she is leaving a far more glamorous life than before, Calypso has remained grounded and pretty much the same girl she used to be.
Something I noticed about this book is that there are a lot of clues towards what will happen. There are clues in what Calypso says or hears, that gives me ideas about what will happen later on the book.
The first time I noticed a clue, was when in the first chapter, the book started really perfectly. Calypso was out shopping with her crowd of popular friends, and just received a text from Prince Freddie asking her out on another date. Everything was going far too well in the story for it to continue that way. Usually, when a book starts out so well and everything going as the main character wants it to go, something bad will happen to the character's "perfect" world.
Another clue I noticed in first chapter of the book was when Calypso was talking to one of her best friends, Star, about how she feels happier and more independent at boarding school. "I love my parents, but I feel much more free and independent here" said Calypso. A bit after this, Calypso gets an email from her mother where her mother is talking about how much she misses her daughter and wants to see her. Calypso simply responds with a "miss you too!" and doesn't put much thought into the email. However, after this part, I got a clue from the author telling me that Calypso's mom will be interfering in Calypso's life. I thought this, because Calypso was talking about how much she loves being independent, and then her mom emails her saying she misses her. And eventually, her mom does come to visit for several months!
Another clue I noticed in the book was when Calypso is txt-ing Freddie and while Calypso's message is filled with hearts and exclamation points, Freddie's message is very simple and lacks exclamation points. Usually, Freddie's messages are far more enthusiastic and loving than that. I took this as a clue that his and Calypso's far too fabulous relationship is coming to an end.
In conclusion, this book has lost of clues which tells me what will happen later in the story. From these clues, I understood that Calypso's currently perfect world will not be as perfect as it is now, her mother will interfere much more, and her relationship with Freddie is coming to an end.
Something I noticed about this book is that there are a lot of clues towards what will happen. There are clues in what Calypso says or hears, that gives me ideas about what will happen later on the book.
The first time I noticed a clue, was when in the first chapter, the book started really perfectly. Calypso was out shopping with her crowd of popular friends, and just received a text from Prince Freddie asking her out on another date. Everything was going far too well in the story for it to continue that way. Usually, when a book starts out so well and everything going as the main character wants it to go, something bad will happen to the character's "perfect" world.
Another clue I noticed in first chapter of the book was when Calypso was talking to one of her best friends, Star, about how she feels happier and more independent at boarding school. "I love my parents, but I feel much more free and independent here" said Calypso. A bit after this, Calypso gets an email from her mother where her mother is talking about how much she misses her daughter and wants to see her. Calypso simply responds with a "miss you too!" and doesn't put much thought into the email. However, after this part, I got a clue from the author telling me that Calypso's mom will be interfering in Calypso's life. I thought this, because Calypso was talking about how much she loves being independent, and then her mom emails her saying she misses her. And eventually, her mom does come to visit for several months!
Another clue I noticed in the book was when Calypso is txt-ing Freddie and while Calypso's message is filled with hearts and exclamation points, Freddie's message is very simple and lacks exclamation points. Usually, Freddie's messages are far more enthusiastic and loving than that. I took this as a clue that his and Calypso's far too fabulous relationship is coming to an end.
In conclusion, this book has lost of clues which tells me what will happen later in the story. From these clues, I understood that Calypso's currently perfect world will not be as perfect as it is now, her mother will interfere much more, and her relationship with Freddie is coming to an end.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
The Daughters: The Daughter's Take the Stage: The different points of views
I am reading the third book of "The Daughter's", by Joanna Philbin called "The Daughter's Take The Stage". This series is about three girls who are born into wealth and fame, and are constantly expected to live up to their parent's expectation. Lizzie, Carina, and Hudson are from New York City and are very close friends. All of their parents are famous and wealthy, and these girls are usually overshadowed by their parent's success and fame. Lizzie's mother is Katia Summers, a beautiful supermodel. Lizzie is not a "traditional beauty" like her mother. Lizzie tries to go into the modeling world like her mother, but she is not the kind of model her mother was. Lizzie has a unique and interesting face, while her mother Katia, has perfect features. Lizzie is always compared to her mother, and expected to look and be the same as her.
Carina Jurgensen, is Karl Jurgensen's daughter. Karl Jurgensen is a famous, billionaire businessman, who has a cold relationship with his daughter. Carina and her father rarely ever talk. Carina is always befriended by people who only want to be friend's with her because she is rich and knows many famous people.
Hudson Jones is the daughter of Holla Jones. Holla Jones is a very famous pop-sing who is often called "the princess of pop". Although Hudson wants to build a career in music, she is not exactly into singing the type of music her mom writes/sings. When trying to make a CD, Hudson is constantly compared to her mother, and is expected to follow her mom's footsteps as well.
This book is told in the point of view of Hudson. The first book was told in the point of view of Lizzie, and the second from Carina. I think it's very important that the book shows different character's perspectives. They all have unique personalities and view things differently. I also like to see how similarily the three best view things.
One reason it is very important to see all the different perspectives of the character's because they often view things differently. For example, Hudson wanted to tell her mom what she thought about her mom's new CD, but she knew it was wrong and it would only discourage her. However, when the book is told from a different character's point of view, I can see how Hudson's best friends want her to become her own person and stand up to her mom.
Another reason it is important to have different perspectives on the book is because I find it interesting to see how the three girls often agree on things and find themselves in similar situations with each other. For example, Lizzie's, Carina's and Hudson's parents are different, but they all have the same affect on their daughters. They are constantly overshadowing them and making it hard for the girls to become their own person.
Carina Jurgensen, is Karl Jurgensen's daughter. Karl Jurgensen is a famous, billionaire businessman, who has a cold relationship with his daughter. Carina and her father rarely ever talk. Carina is always befriended by people who only want to be friend's with her because she is rich and knows many famous people.
Hudson Jones is the daughter of Holla Jones. Holla Jones is a very famous pop-sing who is often called "the princess of pop". Although Hudson wants to build a career in music, she is not exactly into singing the type of music her mom writes/sings. When trying to make a CD, Hudson is constantly compared to her mother, and is expected to follow her mom's footsteps as well.
This book is told in the point of view of Hudson. The first book was told in the point of view of Lizzie, and the second from Carina. I think it's very important that the book shows different character's perspectives. They all have unique personalities and view things differently. I also like to see how similarily the three best view things.
One reason it is very important to see all the different perspectives of the character's because they often view things differently. For example, Hudson wanted to tell her mom what she thought about her mom's new CD, but she knew it was wrong and it would only discourage her. However, when the book is told from a different character's point of view, I can see how Hudson's best friends want her to become her own person and stand up to her mom.
Another reason it is important to have different perspectives on the book is because I find it interesting to see how the three girls often agree on things and find themselves in similar situations with each other. For example, Lizzie's, Carina's and Hudson's parents are different, but they all have the same affect on their daughters. They are constantly overshadowing them and making it hard for the girls to become their own person.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Eclipse: Resisting the Text
I finished reading the third book of the Twilight Saga, Eclipse, by Stephanie Meyer a few days ago, and noticed many different things about this book. I noticed character changes (for the worse and for the better), author's intrusion, and I also found myself resisting the text.
Eclipse is about Bella Swan's and Edward Cullen's loving relationship. Edward being a vampire, it usually causes trouble for Bella. In the first two books, the only problems in their relationship were that Edward is a vampire, and Bella is not, and Bella is worried about getting too old for Edward, because Edward doesn't age! Although that remains a problem in their relationship, their relationship has also gotten dangerous. Enemies of the Cullen family (Edward's family) hate that they let a human know their secrets. So, these enemies (mainly the wild, angry, vicious, red-head, Victoria) are constantly out to
kill Bella and the rest of her family. Bella wants to become a vampire to avoid these problems and to become one of Edward's 'kind' and become a part of his family.
I often found myself resisting the text. At first, Bella feels like she knows what she wants. She is determined to become a vampire, and knows she loves Edward and only Edward. She had clearly been pushing away her feelings for Jacob. Bella continued to insist that she was only friends with Jacob and no more than that. However, Bella soon begins to admit she loves Jacob as more than just a friend, and wants to delay her becoming a vampire to see how she really feels about Jacob. During this part of the book, I noticed I was resisting the text. I was happy that Bella knew (or thought she knew) what she wanted and there was no reason for her to delay her becoming a vampire. I didn't want her to love Jacob, because she made it so clear that she didn't. Edward had risked so much (including his life) for Bella, and I didn't like how Bella would even consider anybody else.
Another part of the book where I found myself resisting the text, was when Bella didn't really think much about leaving her father, Charlie. Charlie may not be the most talkative person but he does so much for Bella, and tries very hard to keep Bella's moody self happy!
In conclusion, I find myself resisting the text when Bella admits she loves Jacob and considers leaving Edward, and when she finds it so easy to leave her caring, hard-working father forever. I resist the text when Bella doesn't appreciate the wonderful people around her and doesn't consider all the things they've done for her!
Eclipse is about Bella Swan's and Edward Cullen's loving relationship. Edward being a vampire, it usually causes trouble for Bella. In the first two books, the only problems in their relationship were that Edward is a vampire, and Bella is not, and Bella is worried about getting too old for Edward, because Edward doesn't age! Although that remains a problem in their relationship, their relationship has also gotten dangerous. Enemies of the Cullen family (Edward's family) hate that they let a human know their secrets. So, these enemies (mainly the wild, angry, vicious, red-head, Victoria) are constantly out to
kill Bella and the rest of her family. Bella wants to become a vampire to avoid these problems and to become one of Edward's 'kind' and become a part of his family.
I often found myself resisting the text. At first, Bella feels like she knows what she wants. She is determined to become a vampire, and knows she loves Edward and only Edward. She had clearly been pushing away her feelings for Jacob. Bella continued to insist that she was only friends with Jacob and no more than that. However, Bella soon begins to admit she loves Jacob as more than just a friend, and wants to delay her becoming a vampire to see how she really feels about Jacob. During this part of the book, I noticed I was resisting the text. I was happy that Bella knew (or thought she knew) what she wanted and there was no reason for her to delay her becoming a vampire. I didn't want her to love Jacob, because she made it so clear that she didn't. Edward had risked so much (including his life) for Bella, and I didn't like how Bella would even consider anybody else.
Another part of the book where I found myself resisting the text, was when Bella didn't really think much about leaving her father, Charlie. Charlie may not be the most talkative person but he does so much for Bella, and tries very hard to keep Bella's moody self happy!
In conclusion, I find myself resisting the text when Bella admits she loves Jacob and considers leaving Edward, and when she finds it so easy to leave her caring, hard-working father forever. I resist the text when Bella doesn't appreciate the wonderful people around her and doesn't consider all the things they've done for her!
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