Book Title: Salem Falls
RJ: Question
In the beginning pages of the novel Salem Falls, Jack St. Bride is released from prison with no where to go. A driver in the road was nice enough to give him a ride because it looked like Jack was down on his luck that day. With the help of his new friend, Jack finds a place that needs a dishwasher and he is up for the job at the Do-Or-Diner.
What does the story make you think about and why?
This story makes me wonder about what happened to Jack St. Bride. I think about what made him get sentenced to jail and why he did it. I want to know why he was guilty and why he has no where to go and no family to come home to. I think about this because I want to know Jack's past to help me get a glimpse or predict what might happen in the following pages of the novel. I would like to get to know the main character to help me know whether I should stay on his side or no if anything happens in the novel.
Who else do you know that would like this story? Why would s/he like it?
Someone I believe that would absolutely love this book is my friend Sarah Bui because she likes the taste I have in books. Another plus, would be this author. She adores this author and her works in the past including the recent book I read named, The Pact. It's a chick book, but not your average chick book. It could even be something a guy would be interested in reading.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
RJ-7
Book title: The Pact
RJ: Quotation
A quote from the story The Pact would be on page 492 stating, " The foreman looked at the slip of paper he held. 'Not guilty,' he read." This quote was the turning point of the story, where everything was finalized and where we knew if Chris Harte was guilty or not of killing his girlfriend. The judge probably believed he was not guilty because of how much he loved Emily Gold and how surprisingly he stood up to have his own testimony telling the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. This quote was important because it shocked everyone, including the reader; it gave the surprising truth for everyone's ears.
The universal meaning of this quote would be to give everyone a chance and even second chances. Though some may look bad on the outside, it does not mean that they are. Through life, everyone tells you that over and over, but no one seems to listen until they've seen proof. This quote has proven what a lot believed was not true because of all the evidence which made everyone believe he was guilty, that he was not guilty after all. There is truth in all people, if you just give them the chance to speak and give them the chance to let you get to know them better, before you start to judge. People should also get second chances because some people just don't learn until they make the mistake. Most people know not to do make the same mistake over again, so everyone should give out second chances because you would never know what lies ahead. Also, people change and as I've seen with my own eyes people who were once bad turn around and even the opposite. Everyone deserves a chance and when that chance was taken up, if you're brave, let them have a second chance.
RJ: Quotation
A quote from the story The Pact would be on page 492 stating, " The foreman looked at the slip of paper he held. 'Not guilty,' he read." This quote was the turning point of the story, where everything was finalized and where we knew if Chris Harte was guilty or not of killing his girlfriend. The judge probably believed he was not guilty because of how much he loved Emily Gold and how surprisingly he stood up to have his own testimony telling the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. This quote was important because it shocked everyone, including the reader; it gave the surprising truth for everyone's ears.
The universal meaning of this quote would be to give everyone a chance and even second chances. Though some may look bad on the outside, it does not mean that they are. Through life, everyone tells you that over and over, but no one seems to listen until they've seen proof. This quote has proven what a lot believed was not true because of all the evidence which made everyone believe he was guilty, that he was not guilty after all. There is truth in all people, if you just give them the chance to speak and give them the chance to let you get to know them better, before you start to judge. People should also get second chances because some people just don't learn until they make the mistake. Most people know not to do make the same mistake over again, so everyone should give out second chances because you would never know what lies ahead. Also, people change and as I've seen with my own eyes people who were once bad turn around and even the opposite. Everyone deserves a chance and when that chance was taken up, if you're brave, let them have a second chance.
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