Tuesday, February 5, 2008

The Joy Luck Club

Significance:
What the author was trying to say about this chapter "Rules Of The Game" is that sometimes parents don't understand how much pressure they can put on their children in this case Jong loved the game of chess after many dominated tournaments Jong's mother started to pressure her about winning the game.
Perspective:
The author of the Joy Luck Club is Amy Tan she is a very talented writer I would recommend this book to any body who likes a book that has many life long lessons and books with great meaning.
One of the issues Amy Tan has written about in her book are connections with children and there parents what sort of impression they have made on their children and the dents and memories they put in their child's head .
Evidence:
One of the parts in the chapter that made the chapter seem important is the part when Jong ran away from her mother giving her mother a taste of how she felt about her mother pressuring her about her winning the chess tournaments.
Connection:
One connection I had with the "Rules Of The Game" chapter is the part where Jong felt important and needed after she started dominating in the chess tournaments I feel a connection with this part because that is how I feel after i win my soccer games and did a lot of good plays.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Devilish by: Maureen Johnson

Significance
This book os important because it shows the importantce of true friendship. I chose this book because it was more of an fantasy book but it was set in modern day I also chose this book because the characters were about my age a little older. This book relates to readers because it is about chacters struggling with acceptance, popularity and friendship it is also about what true friendship really means.

Perspective:
The authors expiriances affected the plot because she could have gone through the same kind of struggles as some of her characters go through on the book. Some of the problems in this book is that kids are turning a serious issue into a game which puts peoples lives and soul an the line.

Evidence
The one part of the book that made me think it was important was the part when Allison discovers that Jane has swapped their lives up so instead of Allisons soul being taken Janes soul is being taken. Another part that made me feel that this book is important is the part where Allison lets Jane win the competition so instead of Jane dying Allison is going to die. Because all these actions have been occuring because each friend wants to let the other live.

Connection:
This work applies to my own life because it is about being a true friend which I am sure that I am to some and some are to me. This book will affect many of its readers because it shows how far people will to be popular even though all they really need is a couple of true friends also it will affect the way they will think about true friendshipbecause it shows haow far a true friend will really go.

Supposition:
Some predictions I can make if they had a sequel is Lanelee comes back in a different form and tries to take over Allison and Janes life. If Allison and Jane never met Lanelee ( a devil folower)then Owen would never had met Jane save Allisons life or better yet Allison and Jane would not even be in any danger anymore.