Connect a section/situation of the book to something that has happened in your life. Explain what happened to you and how it affects your interpretation of what happens in this part of ASP.
Okay...So I could easily connect this section to something that has happened in my life. I could connect the whole thing of jumping out of the tree, because it is peer pressure. For example: I had a friend a while back that I used to hang out with every day. One day, we decided to make a bike ramp and jump off of it with our bikes (I don't know what else you would do with a bike ramp). So we set it up, and my friend, of course, said, "Why don't you try it first?" He may as well have said, "Do it, because I don't want to be the one to get hurt doing it." And that's exactly what happened. I went first because I didn't want to lose the friendship that I had with him. So I jumped, and, of course, I got hurt. This happened in this section with the jumping out of the tree, except Finny went out first, and fell because Gene was scared to go first, and Finny ultimately ended up getting hurt.
This section connected to my life because the one part were leper was talking about how america was ruining skiing I thought that it connected to me when I ski. I always worry about falling when I'm skiing or that I'm going to slowly. My favorite part is the trees but I'm way too focused on not falling or going too slowly that i don't really see them. if it weren't for my parents and anyone I'm skiing with I'd just stand there (or sit it doesn't use as much energy as standing in skies) and marvel at them. Anyway, I really got were Leper was coming from so that's how it connects to me.
This section where Brinker is talking about all the rumors about what happened to Finny and how they should just tell to put it out in the open connects to my life because it reminds me of all the rumors and gossip that goes on at school. It is a bad thing and starts lies about people. I think Brinker doesn't really want to know the answers for the right reasons though as a lot of people in real life don't. He just wants to know and he wants to try to tear apart Gene and Finny's friendship in the process. He wants to be the one to get the truth out of them so he can be the one who found out first. It makes him feel important and powerful to jab at Finny and Gene who he sees as a threat. Thats what most people do when they gossip.
Another thing in this section that connects to my life is how sometimes it seems like everyone is against you. In the book for Gene it seems like all of the evidence is pointing to him, and everyone seems to agree with him. Sometimes in my life if I say something it seems like everyone disagrees with me. Also, sometimes I'm guilty of something and people find out it was me, and so I feel even more guiltier for not saying I did it in the first place.
I agree with your last idea, Nick, especially. When Gene was sitting there watching his friends find out he had done something terrible, I realized I knew exactly how that would have felt. More importantly, I found myself really wishing he would just admit everything. Obviously, I've never jostled someone out of a tree, but I've been in the same situation many times, and the worst part of it is when, afterward, you wish more than anything that you had just admitted your guilt.
I have been in a situation partially similar to Gene's before, where I had a chance to come clean. I did the same thing as Gene and said nothing. That, for one is not like me. Most of the time I would come clean with whatever I do, but this time when my friend was blamed for talking too much he got in trouble when he did nothing wrong. After the incident, I felt guilty for what happened. Apologizing was the only thing I could do. In this time, I feel Gene needed to get out of that "courtroom" with Finny and have a discussion about what really happened. Finny seems like he is still confused and Gene won't tell the truth. I found it surprising how Leper started to seem pretty normal.
Okay...So I could easily connect this section to something that has happened in my life. I could connect the whole thing of jumping out of the tree, because it is peer pressure. For example: I had a friend a while back that I used to hang out with every day. One day, we decided to make a bike ramp and jump off of it with our bikes (I don't know what else you would do with a bike ramp). So we set it up, and my friend, of course, said, "Why don't you try it first?" He may as well have said, "Do it, because I don't want to be the one to get hurt doing it." And that's exactly what happened. I went first because I didn't want to lose the friendship that I had with him. So I jumped, and, of course, I got hurt. This happened in this section with the jumping out of the tree, except Finny went out first, and fell because Gene was scared to go first, and Finny ultimately ended up getting hurt.
ReplyDeleteThis section connected to my life because the one part were leper was talking about how america was ruining skiing I thought that it connected to me when I ski. I always worry about falling when I'm skiing or that I'm going to slowly. My favorite part is the trees but I'm way too focused on not falling or going too slowly that i don't really see them. if it weren't for my parents and anyone I'm skiing with I'd just stand there (or sit it doesn't use as much energy as standing in skies) and marvel at them. Anyway, I really got were Leper was coming from so that's how it connects to me.
ReplyDeleteThis section where Brinker is talking about all the rumors about what happened to Finny and how they should just tell to put it out in the open connects to my life because it reminds me of all the rumors and gossip that goes on at school. It is a bad thing and starts lies about people. I think Brinker doesn't really want to know the answers for the right reasons though as a lot of people in real life don't. He just wants to know and he wants to try to tear apart Gene and Finny's friendship in the process. He wants to be the one to get the truth out of them so he can be the one who found out first. It makes him feel important and powerful to jab at Finny and Gene who he sees as a threat. Thats what most people do when they gossip.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing in this section that connects to my life is how sometimes it seems like everyone is against you. In the book for Gene it seems like all of the evidence is pointing to him, and everyone seems to agree with him. Sometimes in my life if I say something it seems like everyone disagrees with me. Also, sometimes I'm guilty of something and people find out it was me, and so I feel even more guiltier for not saying I did it in the first place.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your last idea, Nick, especially. When Gene was sitting there watching his friends find out he had done something terrible, I realized I knew exactly how that would have felt. More importantly, I found myself really wishing he would just admit everything. Obviously, I've never jostled someone out of a tree, but I've been in the same situation many times, and the worst part of it is when, afterward, you wish more than anything that you had just admitted your guilt.
ReplyDeleteI have been in a situation partially similar to Gene's before, where I had a chance to come clean. I did the same thing as Gene and said nothing. That, for one is not like me. Most of the time I would come clean with whatever I do, but this time when my friend was blamed for talking too much he got in trouble when he did nothing wrong. After the incident, I felt guilty for what happened. Apologizing was the only thing I could do. In this time, I feel Gene needed to get out of that "courtroom" with Finny and have a discussion about what really happened. Finny seems like he is still confused and Gene won't tell the truth. I found it surprising how Leper started to seem pretty normal.
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