Fahrenheit 451 Blog 2

Throughout the end of the book, I kept gaining momentum to speed through it to find out what was going to happen next. By the end, I found that I thoroughly enjoyed this book a lot more than I originally thought I would. While the book may not have the happiest of endings, after all the world faces a lot of deaths, I still found the end refreshing because of the rebirth symbolized in it. In Harry Potter, one of my favorite elements was the phoenix rising from the ashes so I enjoyed the phoenix's presence in this novel as well. I believe my favorite part of this novel is when Montag washes himself off in the river. While there are other great moments such as meeting Granger and his group, I still find this part to stand out the most mainly because of the image of the water. At my church we talked about our baptisms and were reminded of the image of water as cleansing. Our pastor gave us the image of a character from The Shawshank Redemption when he finally comes out of the sewer to a rain storm and the water washes away all of the impurities off of him. While my pastor thought this was the best example, I also believe that the river scene in Fahrenheit 451 is just as effective if not more. All in all, I actually loved this book.

Fahrenheit 451 Blog 1

From the start of the book, I started getting angry. I'm not sure if this is the purpose of Bradbury, but nevertheless, I am. Mainly because I love books so the idea of burning them makes me angry. However, after I made it past being angry, I actually started to enjoy the novel. I love the character of Clarisse and was sad to read what happened to her. I loved the conversations they had and her full awarness of her so-called insanity. That one section reminded me of the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. I also thoroughly enjoyed Montag's pursuit of the books and knowledge. I hope that the rest of the book keeps me enthralled and not upset by the end.

Life of Pi Blog 3

While I could sit and analyze different quotes and sections of this section in the book, I really mainly just want to talk about one part that really stood out to me. This is the part when Pi and Richard Parker start their odd but mutual trust and agreement about each other. The scene in my head is scary. A little boy with a tiger isn't exactly the most serene setting. However, I'm amazed constantly by the fact that even though Pi is afraid, he still stands up to the tiger. I was really frightened and did in fact cringe a bit during the flying fish scene. However, I couldn't help but be amazed by the might of the tiger and of Pi's bravery. All I could think of in this sense and what I wrote in my book was, "What hurts us will always make us stronger".

Life of Pi Blog 2

Throughout the last 100 pages, this story has been wrapping me up in a emotional frenzy of "what ifs?" and "how in the world?s". Part two of Life of Pi is mainly description of how Pi gets by after he is thrown overborad. However, I am amazed at the complexity of the situation. Also, I was surprised by the fact that when I got to the description of the zebra being eaten by the hyena, I wasn't necessarily as disgusted as I was sad about the fate of the zebra. Not just the fate even, but I was also struck by the sadness of how the zebra knew it's fate and yet kept it's eyes open the whole time accepting it's death. For some reason, this just really got to me and yet, even with overwhelming sadness, I kept reading. I also was struck by the list of rations Pi had, and how comparably little he actually has. That part was actually the most frightening to me. All in all, I'm just ready to see how this ends.

Life of Pi Blog 1

         From the first one hundred pages of the book, I found myself being swept into the story. The basic premis stands out to me the most in the fact that he is a boy trying to find his true identity. Some of my favorite parts includes how he tells the story of how he got his name. He never said his name before then, and he also tells in detail how he got his nickname. Beyond that, I love when references the zoo because the way he describes people pertains so closely to how some people act. This is demonstrated also when he speaks of the sign saying "DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE MOST ANIMAL IN THE ZOO IS?" and then it turns out to be a mirror. While, I did not enjoy the part where his dad makes me watch the death of the goat, I still love the story so far. I am excited to be reading a fiction book as well, and I am looking forward to getting to the rest of the novel.

Color of Water Blog:Part3

George Bernard Shaw once said, "Life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself."
While Shaw makes an interesting and valid point, I believe that the Color of Water shows how to create yourself you have to find who you are and where you come from as well. James has to lose himself before he ends up being able to create himself to the man he wants to be. Thankfully, he is able to get out of his bad habits and set himself straight. I really like that he goes back to his mother's town as well because while things are never the same when you go back, I still believe that going back and seeing a part of your history is important. This book was well written, and I thoroughly enjoyed the story of finding who you are and also give a tribute to who your mother was.

Color Of Water Blog (Part 2)

As I read on through the book, I find myself findng a deeper appreciation for the book. My favorite aspect of the book so far is McBride's tribute to his mother. While there are some tidbits that he looks down on in his past, he still always writes with, what seems to me, to be appreciation for everything his mother did for him. One specific section would include when he is talking about his mother's pride. He addresses her pride when he writes on how she responded to the man who sold them spoiled milk. While McBride didn't understand his mothers reaction, he still portrays her as a strong women. Another aspect I enjoy is the contrast between Ruth and McBride's stories. She grew up in an all-white school wishing to be white, while he also grew up in an all white school but wanted so badly to be black and be around all black people. I have no idea why this stood out to me, but I enjoy in nevertheless. This book is depressing, but it is also simpathetic and I enjoy it.