The first short story that I wanted to discuss is "Treatment of Bibi Halder". In this short story a girl is having medical problems that mystifies all of the doctors. The cure that one of the doctors advises is for her to find a husband. At first to me this seems to make her problem even worse because all she is thinking about is finding a husband and this stresses her out. To me the doctor only had the treatment half right. She didn't need a husband she needed someone to love her.
If you think about it, it all makes sense. Bibi didn't start having medical problems until after her father died. She moved to her relatives and they never showed her any love. During the period when she was pregnant she might of still might of had some medical problems that we don't know about since no one really around her. Then the baby came along and not only did she love the baby but like all babies it loved her back. To me this is exactly what Bibi needed.
The last short story I wanted to talk about is "The Third and Final Continent". In this story I think that the author is trying to get a point across about how women used to be considered. Mrs. Foster really showed how women used to act a lot differently. First off she showed us that she did not approve of the way that the girls of today dress.
Something that really struck me funny is when Mrs. Foster commented on how he had found a perfect women. When I thought about this and how Mrs. Foster thinks it made a lot of sense since she probably had very conservative clothing on and maybe she could tell that she followed orders good since she jump off the piano bench as soon as she was told.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
10/21 post
At the beggining of this book I really thought that I was going to have trouble following the book. Normally it is hard for a book to keep my attention when it is talking about all of these places that I have know clue where they are and what they look like, but after a while I saw that I wasn't going to have any trouble at all following this book.
This book held my attention because of the way Tony was willing to try anything. For starters not many people would be crazy enough to go around Ireland with a fridge in the first place. The way he is able to just talk to any person is something that also kept me very interested in the book. If he would of just given people one word answers or just not talk then many of the experiences that he has already had would not of happened to him and the book would be really boring.
This book has shown me that going out of your comfort zone will end up a good thing more times then not. Calling in to the national radio station right at the begginning of his trip was probably one of the most important things that he did, and I'm sure it was'nt that easy to just call up a huge radio station and start to talk to them. If he hadn't of called the station then he probably wouldn't of met nearly as many people as he has and he probably would never even get close to the kind of progress that he has already made.
So far I have really enjoyed this book and I cant wait to see what happens to Tony and his fridge next.
This book held my attention because of the way Tony was willing to try anything. For starters not many people would be crazy enough to go around Ireland with a fridge in the first place. The way he is able to just talk to any person is something that also kept me very interested in the book. If he would of just given people one word answers or just not talk then many of the experiences that he has already had would not of happened to him and the book would be really boring.
This book has shown me that going out of your comfort zone will end up a good thing more times then not. Calling in to the national radio station right at the begginning of his trip was probably one of the most important things that he did, and I'm sure it was'nt that easy to just call up a huge radio station and start to talk to them. If he hadn't of called the station then he probably wouldn't of met nearly as many people as he has and he probably would never even get close to the kind of progress that he has already made.
So far I have really enjoyed this book and I cant wait to see what happens to Tony and his fridge next.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
10/14/09 post
Something that I really wanted to talk about is the whole thing with Jesse starting fires. I know this is has been going on for a while but this is the first chance I have had to talk about it. It seems very strange to me how he wants to start fires when his dad is a fire fighter. Its almost like he wants his dad to get hurt in one of these fires.
It shows that he really does want someone to get hurt by the way he starts these fires. He starts them in places where he knows they are the most dangerous. Someone that does this just is out to hurt someone and that's why his parents really should start paying more attention to him and really get him some help. The way his mom would tell him to leave if he was annoying her is really wrong and it doesn't surprise me that he has issues.
Enough about Jesse, the end of the book was really surprising. The way the Anne ended up being the one who died was really messed up. It all worked out good for Kate though and that kind of bothers me. What had she given to Anne in her life time, its not fair that just because she was made to save her that she shouldn't be treated wrong. The book was pretty good and it kept my attention for most of the time.
It shows that he really does want someone to get hurt by the way he starts these fires. He starts them in places where he knows they are the most dangerous. Someone that does this just is out to hurt someone and that's why his parents really should start paying more attention to him and really get him some help. The way his mom would tell him to leave if he was annoying her is really wrong and it doesn't surprise me that he has issues.
Enough about Jesse, the end of the book was really surprising. The way the Anne ended up being the one who died was really messed up. It all worked out good for Kate though and that kind of bothers me. What had she given to Anne in her life time, its not fair that just because she was made to save her that she shouldn't be treated wrong. The book was pretty good and it kept my attention for most of the time.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
10/7 post
The book "My Sister's Keeper" has been very interesting so far. For starters I never realized that things like these are even possible. Its seems crazy to me that scientists can manipulate things to make it so that Anna is a perfect fit for Kate. This seems crazy to me because this kind of makes me think about all the other things that they could do with this technology. They could make a person almost any way that they want to.
Something that really stood out to me how Anna did not want to do the things to keep her sister alive. I realize that it is really painful and it makes her life like crap but I would never just let my brother or sister die just because I am in pain, even if there is no guarantee that Kate will live very long even with the kidney transplant. I understand why Anna wouldn't want to give up her kidney especially if that means that she will not be able to play sports and things like that. I know if I did not give up my kidney to my sibling and they died then I would have to live with that guilt for the rest of my life. The whole sports thing would really suck to but you only play sports for a few years of your life. I realize that she mostly just wants the right to be able to say whether or not she wants to help or sister or not. This is completely understandable but instead of going to a lawyer I think that she should have talk to her parents about it and tried to get it worked out that way.
The way that Jesse acts out to me is a cry for attention. Kate takes up all of her parents time, which leaves Anna and Jesse feeling that they really are not wanted or are not as important to them as Kate is. The whole thing with Jesse could be easily fixed by just having the parents pay more attention tom him and make him feel like he is needed.
Something that really stood out to me how Anna did not want to do the things to keep her sister alive. I realize that it is really painful and it makes her life like crap but I would never just let my brother or sister die just because I am in pain, even if there is no guarantee that Kate will live very long even with the kidney transplant. I understand why Anna wouldn't want to give up her kidney especially if that means that she will not be able to play sports and things like that. I know if I did not give up my kidney to my sibling and they died then I would have to live with that guilt for the rest of my life. The whole sports thing would really suck to but you only play sports for a few years of your life. I realize that she mostly just wants the right to be able to say whether or not she wants to help or sister or not. This is completely understandable but instead of going to a lawyer I think that she should have talk to her parents about it and tried to get it worked out that way.
The way that Jesse acts out to me is a cry for attention. Kate takes up all of her parents time, which leaves Anna and Jesse feeling that they really are not wanted or are not as important to them as Kate is. The whole thing with Jesse could be easily fixed by just having the parents pay more attention tom him and make him feel like he is needed.
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