almost done!

my boook is almost complete! im sorry that i will have to say good bye to the characters i have grown to love.have you read the book yet? comment your favorite character and why you like them the best. my favorite character would be Ramo. He is the brother of the main character. Hes my favorite because he reminds me so much of my own brother. my Brother is the most important person to me, i wouldnt trade anything in the world for him. hes my best friend and the most awesome person! And Ramo reminds me so much of him, naturally he would be my favorite character.

flashback

Flashbaack in the book to pages 83-105. if you are planning to read to the end of the book, these pages are highly important. be sure to keep the clues in mind as you continue on in the story. Challenge: go get the book and read up to these pages... with out looking ahead comment some things you might think are important. later posts will prove you wrong or right.

response

If you were on my page last week, i asked what everyone's ecape place is. I had some very interesting responces! Thanks everyone who had commented and shared! This week, in my reading, it had been very suspenceful... Im afrid to tell anything because it might give away the ending. All i CAN say is that the island isnt all that it appears to be... And to answer your question about where MY escape place is... If you have ever been on an empty stage with no one in the audience? Just you and your thoughts, and the smooth hard wood floor under your bare feet.

Tragedy

"Now my hopes were dead. Now i was really alone" (pg 66-67)
She is upset because winter has taken away all the beauty of her island. You can really feel her passion and emotion, when reading pages 66 and 67, about her love for the Island of the Blue Dolphins. She talks about spring and the beauty of it, how the flowers bloom and the wildlife is newly born. Have you ever been to a place this special to you? It could be a city spot, or even far out in the middle of nowhere. Comment a place you know and love. Make a personal connection with the girl and her island! Here is a picture of my "escape place" its a hint for a later on blog post...

Thanks for checking in this week! I will see you again soon, hopefully not sporadically!

 

cover

The cover of the book The Island of the Blue Dolphins is very welcoming. it shows calm colors and the girl looks relaxed and at home. i belive that the cover is a really good representation of the book's plot too. the girl is in love with her home (the island) and she will do anything to protect it, its her world. the dolphins in the cover show and represent thye wildlife and tropical flow of the island. so far the island is exactly how it is described in the book. i recoment checking it out for yourself!

setting

The setting of the book Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell is the island of the blue dolphins. the island is best described on page 16 (last paragraph)- pg 17 (first two paragraphs.) The island is told to be windy with many tropical trees and canyons. The setting is very important in the plot of this story. There are two tribes, the natives and an intruding party. The intruders want the island and are planning to take it away from the natives. This is obviously the starting of the plot in this story. The setting is also a mystery factor in the story. The island is constantly making obsticals for the intruders, making the story a little more interesting.

Fahrenheit 451

The most important paragraph from part 1 is pg 43 paragraph 2:
"That's all very well," cried Montag, "but what are they mad about? who are these people? Who's that man and who's that woman..." It is the most important because it shows the more humane side of Montag, and it shows how he is starting to question the society he lives in. this is like the turning point of the story. The turning point is extremely important, it gives the reader a since that something new and exiting will be happening. Also, this paragraph helps define the flaws of the society. Monag is beginning to question things, just like Clairese. i cant help but to wonder if the society has gotten a problem that is starting to spread throughout the population. If so, i predict a revolution. This paragraph helps provide a since of revolution, which is very important to this book.