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1. “ Fernando sidles up to me, a new pride in his voice. “My juvenile hearing is set for the second week of May. You wanna come?” (pg 202). How has Fernando changed from his brush with the law?
Fernando got in trouble for breaking free a display of bunny rabbits at the mall, and because it was for such a good cause, he feels proud of himself. He has always been a shy boy, so him actually taking the chance and doing something so out of character has really opened up his eyes. He sees how he can take chances and has the potential to make an impact.
2. The people of Deansvill have a very large problem with grasshoppers. It seems that they have had difficulties with them in previous years, and that now they have become an even larger problem. What do you think the grasshoppers represent in our society?
I think they represent the problem of politics. The grasshoppers invade and take over and eat and destroy everything. To me, the government does this in a way too. This is argument that can be seen from every angle. Over all I see it as that the grasshoppers were tamed, or that the government was at an agreement with the citizens, but then they became restless and went in and took over.
3. Edie overhears her mother reading from the prayer book, and took it as a shock that her mom actually knew how to read Hebrew. What else could Edie not know about her mom?
There is no way for Edie to know everything about her mom, but there are most likely some important events that happened in her moms life that would help her relate to her mom if she knew. Every mother daughter relationship is similar. With parents, the child assumes that their parents are out to get them, but the thing they don't realize is that they are only trying to protect us, and that they have gone through a lot of the same things, and are just trying to protect us.
4. The book Like Water for Chocolate has a similar relationship between mother and daughter just as Edie and her mom. Do you think Edie and her mom will ever have a good steady relationship?
I think as Edie gets older, her and her mom will connect a lot more because there is evidence that they understand and go through a lot of the same things, even if they are not willing to admit it. Edie worries about her mom just as much as her mom worries about her, which gives everything a good balance.
5. Just Like Beauty reminds me of the book Catcher in the Rye because in both books, the main character is searching for clarity in their lives. Edie keeps giving off mixed signals about the pageant, what do you think she really wants?
I think what she really wants is to be queen, but without having to sacrifice what she believes, and her pet rabbit as well. Edie wants to prove not only that she can do it, but that it is worth it. She wants to please everyone, but for the most part it is becoming apparent that she herself wants to win as much as her mom wants her to.
Fernando got in trouble for breaking free a display of bunny rabbits at the mall, and because it was for such a good cause, he feels proud of himself. He has always been a shy boy, so him actually taking the chance and doing something so out of character has really opened up his eyes. He sees how he can take chances and has the potential to make an impact.
2. The people of Deansvill have a very large problem with grasshoppers. It seems that they have had difficulties with them in previous years, and that now they have become an even larger problem. What do you think the grasshoppers represent in our society?
I think they represent the problem of politics. The grasshoppers invade and take over and eat and destroy everything. To me, the government does this in a way too. This is argument that can be seen from every angle. Over all I see it as that the grasshoppers were tamed, or that the government was at an agreement with the citizens, but then they became restless and went in and took over.
3. Edie overhears her mother reading from the prayer book, and took it as a shock that her mom actually knew how to read Hebrew. What else could Edie not know about her mom?
There is no way for Edie to know everything about her mom, but there are most likely some important events that happened in her moms life that would help her relate to her mom if she knew. Every mother daughter relationship is similar. With parents, the child assumes that their parents are out to get them, but the thing they don't realize is that they are only trying to protect us, and that they have gone through a lot of the same things, and are just trying to protect us.
4. The book Like Water for Chocolate has a similar relationship between mother and daughter just as Edie and her mom. Do you think Edie and her mom will ever have a good steady relationship?
I think as Edie gets older, her and her mom will connect a lot more because there is evidence that they understand and go through a lot of the same things, even if they are not willing to admit it. Edie worries about her mom just as much as her mom worries about her, which gives everything a good balance.
5. Just Like Beauty reminds me of the book Catcher in the Rye because in both books, the main character is searching for clarity in their lives. Edie keeps giving off mixed signals about the pageant, what do you think she really wants?
I think what she really wants is to be queen, but without having to sacrifice what she believes, and her pet rabbit as well. Edie wants to prove not only that she can do it, but that it is worth it. She wants to please everyone, but for the most part it is becoming apparent that she herself wants to win as much as her mom wants her to.