Black Boy

In my opinion the ending of Black Boy was a little short of my expectations. It kind of ended without any surprise element incorporated. We knew that his goal was to bring his mom and brother up to Memphis and then to in the end find a way to Chicago. The true ending accomplished both of those things without any shocking twist which left me kind of bored. Black Boy the book, as a whole was surprising though. I found every chapter interesting because the customs of things in the early 1900s are so different then what they are today. Richard's life at home and at school surprised me as he got punished for what we would consider little things today. The segregation and difference in racial issues also brought on a different element. I have always been interested in the lifestyles and differences between my life and others. Richard Wright has done a great job in creating an eventful book of his life to imform others today what life in the 1900s was really like.

Outside Reading 2

The main character in The Tenth Circle is a 14 year old girl named Trixie Stone. She lives with her father, Daniel, and is very sensitive about her self image. As a freshmen new to highschool she is extremely self consious, for example, Trixie wakes up at 5:00 every morning to get ready for school. You would think she is getting all dressed up, pretty, but really she is getting dressed up to look like she just got out of bed, wearing flannel pajama pants and double long sleeve t-shirts. She takes a shower and dries it into a messy bun; the created look she gives herself is completely different than her true self. Her father can only hope that someday the true Trixie will come to accept herself how she really is.

Love vs Hate

The discussion in class about the strength of love vs hate interested me a lot. When I was thinking about the issue in class, my immediate reaction was hate is much stronger. It seemed reasonable considering revenge and the power people put into discussions can result in war or violence of some sort and also because there is so much more hate in the world than there is love. Once I thought about it more after talking with group members, I started leaning the other way. Hate might be more strong in force and physical strength, but love is more powerful emotionally. When you hate something, it doesnt always stay inside of you forever because people learn to accept and forgive eachother, but love is so strong that many times it result in a change of people's lifestyles as a whole.The people you love are the ones you make life-threatening decisions over and care about where the people you hate might also be important but many times you just keep it inside and never act. Love results in good and strength in a person where as hate only results in hatred and overall weakness in trust and care.

Outside Reading

For my outside reading book I chose, The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult. I chose this book for a couple of reasons. One is because I have already read two books by Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper and Songs of the Humpback Whale, which I enjoyed very much. I like her style of writing because it is easy for me to read and shows the perspectives of all the characters. They also relate very well to my own personal life in many ways which is another reason why The Tenth Circle looked interesting. It is about a 14 year old girl who is in highschool and having trouble with her new boyfriend and life. The story relates to all highschool girls and the problems we face in school and life. Im excited to see what unfolds next in another book by my favorite author, Jodi Picoult.

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