Identify at least one part of the novel that really made you think. How has your own thinking changed or remained the same as a result of reading this portion of the book?
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The part of the story when Tracee was describing Susan’s looks and clothes kind of interested me because I after reading those few pages, it also made me wonder whether Susan noticed it also. The way she said it somehow made it obvious to Susan, and from there, I think part of the perspective of the story is going to change, from her not caring, to her attempting to make a change in herself for the better, and changing the reaction of others. But it didn’t really change the way I think of things now, because I am sometimes aware of those things anyway. But I understood what Tracee meant.
When I was reading through the book Alt Ed one part really stuck out in my mind. It was on page 22 in chapter 5. It was when Brendon was destroying Kale Kranser's truck. Kale was one of many students that would bully other students at Wayne High, and Brendon just happened to be one of the bullied students. I was almost exspecting Brendon to get back at Kale in one way or another. Brendon was getting back at Kale for all the pain Kale had caused him, to be tortured and bullied while in school. Normaly I would think this is wrong to destroy another persons personal property, but in this case it almost made it seem ok in a way. I was so happy that Brendon could stand up to one of his bullies, and take action. I just think that he could of maybe done it or shown it in a different way, one that wouldn't destroy personal property. This has really changed my opion on bullies and how to stop them or get rid of them. I think all this book is showing is that you have to get back at your bully, but it doesn't matter how. Two wrongs don't make anything right. Brendon should of shown Kale his anger in another way. Even though the book made it seem ok i think this is very wrong, and maybe the book should of shown it in another way.
Sarah Klass When I was looking back on what I had read in the book for a section that really made me think it was sort of hard. That was until we had our Lit groups and we were discussing what susan meant when she said that being bullied was like wallpaper to her now. The responses that we shared in class were great but I was looking at it from a different point of view. See when I think of wallpaper I sort of see like a covering more of a label for the wall like the wall and the wall paper are two different things. Susan is like the wall and all this teasing has labeled her as who she is as a person and that label of being bullied or teased is stuck with her. Being bullied is sort of the outter shell of who she has become. This really made me think of how even I have sort of wallpapered this persona to some people by just my assumption of who they are. Some people may even be stuck with some wallpaper thats not even like the way they are so i think that personally i should be more open to some people.
The part of the book that made me think was when amber was discribeing her situation to the group and tracee was getting upset casue it was mostly about her boyfriend justin. Its funny how you think you know someone but actuly you only know there outside skin. You dont know them for real. In tracees case she didnt know justin was going out with amber the same time she was going out with him. she also didnt know that justin was the pig that he is. And one more thing she didnt know about him was that he had a gay expericance with brendan. That part kind of surprised me. and also you cant judge a person from what you have heard about them. or what people tell you to think about that person. like susans dad didnt want her hanging out wit brendan. Those two parts really made me think about what is happing in my own life. My thinking has been changed a little about some things. like the whole judgeing a person before you actuly know them.
Part of the book that really made me think was the entire situation envolving Tracee. Tracee liked to have the aura about her that she was innocent, and perfect. Tracee continually showed us that it doesnt pay off to be fake because everyone saw into her game by the end of the story. Wether it was the fact that she blamed Amber for what happened to her, or she told Brendon that he was wrong with the way he lived, and he was a sinner, or the fact that sometimes she just could not be nice to anyone whatsoever. Tracee is obviously very immature, not in a sense of actions, but in state of mind. Susan didnt really take her words into effect, but tracee obviously was jugemental of her, and if Susan had really really taken the time to listen to the entire depth of what Tracee was saying, she wouldent see a sweet friend , she might have seen someone who would keep her from improving herself even more..
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The part of the story when Tracee was describing Susan’s looks and clothes kind of interested me because I after reading those few pages, it also made me wonder whether Susan noticed it also. The way she said it somehow made it obvious to Susan, and from there, I think part of the perspective of the story is going to change, from her not caring, to her attempting to make a change in herself for the better, and changing the reaction of others. But it didn’t really change the way I think of things now, because I am sometimes aware of those things anyway. But I understood what Tracee meant.
When I was reading through the book Alt Ed one part really stuck out in my mind. It was on page 22 in chapter 5. It was when Brendon was destroying Kale Kranser's truck. Kale was one of many students that would bully other students at Wayne High, and Brendon just happened to be one of the bullied students. I was almost exspecting Brendon to get back at Kale in one way or another. Brendon was getting back at Kale for all the pain Kale had caused him, to be tortured and bullied while in school. Normaly I would think this is wrong to destroy another persons personal property, but in this case it almost made it seem ok in a way. I was so happy that Brendon could stand up to one of his bullies, and take action. I just think that he could of maybe done it or shown it in a different way, one that wouldn't destroy personal property. This has really changed my opion on bullies and how to stop them or get rid of them. I think all this book is showing is that you have to get back at your bully, but it doesn't matter how. Two wrongs don't make anything right. Brendon should of shown Kale his anger in another way. Even though the book made it seem ok i think this is very wrong, and maybe the book should of shown it in another way.
Sarah Klass
When I was looking back on what I had read in the book for a section that really made me think it was sort of hard. That was until we had our Lit groups and we were discussing what susan meant when she said that being bullied was like wallpaper to her now. The responses that we shared in class were great but I was looking at it from a different point of view. See when I think of wallpaper I sort of see like a covering more of a label for the wall like the wall and the wall paper are two different things. Susan is like the wall and all this teasing has labeled her as who she is as a person and that label of being bullied or teased is stuck with her. Being bullied is sort of the outter shell of who she has become. This really made me think of how even I have sort of wallpapered this persona to some people by just my assumption of who they are. Some people may even be stuck with some wallpaper thats not even like the way they are so i think that personally i should be more open to some people.
The part of the book that made me think was when amber was discribeing her situation to the group and tracee was getting upset casue it was mostly about her boyfriend justin. Its funny how you think you know someone but actuly you only know there outside skin. You dont know them for real. In tracees case she didnt know justin was going out with amber the same time she was going out with him. she also didnt know that justin was the pig that he is. And one more thing she didnt know about him was that he had a gay expericance with brendan. That part kind of surprised me. and also you cant judge a person from what you have heard about them. or what people tell you to think about that person. like susans dad didnt want her hanging out wit brendan. Those two parts really made me think about what is happing in my own life. My thinking has been changed a little about some things. like the whole judgeing a person before you actuly know them.
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Part of the book that really made me think was the entire situation envolving Tracee. Tracee liked to have the aura about her that she was innocent, and perfect. Tracee continually showed us that it doesnt pay off to be fake because everyone saw into her game by the end of the story. Wether it was the fact that she blamed Amber for what happened to her, or she told Brendon that he was wrong with the way he lived, and he was a sinner, or the fact that sometimes she just could not be nice to anyone whatsoever. Tracee is obviously very immature, not in a sense of actions, but in state of mind. Susan didnt really take her words into effect, but tracee obviously was jugemental of her, and if Susan had really really taken the time to listen to the entire depth of what Tracee was saying, she wouldent see a sweet friend , she might have seen someone who would keep her from improving herself even more..
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