Qualities of One in Little Women

            I'm still reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. It's a really good book. I really want to talk about one of the characters in the book. The characters in this book are so fascinating. The one that I just read about and want to talk about is Meg. The March family isn't that rich. Meg was invited to a party of the Moffats and the Moffats. Meg has only one party dress but compared to the dresses of the Moffats it was like rags. When she goes there no one pays any attention to her because of what she was wearing. She overheard people talking about her. The next day the Moffat girls came to her and said they wanted to dress her up so that her beauty would come out.
            She eagerly agrees because she does want to look pretty. After she goes down the people who praised her when she was wearing her own simple dress were shaking her head at her. They were saying how she looked better in the simple dress. Laurie the boy that Meg likes even said that she didn't look like herself in the fancy dress. He said she would look much better in the simple dress. Right when Meg heard these two comments she wanted to change. The things that the people close to her affected her so much that she got embarrassed. After she went back home she said that she learned her lesson. A few small words from the people she new her the most changed her completely on the idea of needing fanciers clothes. These days everyone is so stubborn and won't change their mind.

Character Change in Little Women

I’m still reading the book Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. I’m not really seeing anything that important yet. Whatever I have read is mostly about the March family’s lifestyle. They have met a few people which I think will have a very important part in the book. I think in this response I want to talk about how one of the characters changed in the book. The character I want to talk about is Beth.

Beth was very scared of Mr. Laurence. She really loved music and pianos. When she went to Mr. Laurence’s house she saw that he had a piano. She really wanted to play it but something that Mr. Laurence did made her very scared to go into that house or even step in front of him when he came over. Mr. Laurence started to notice this after a period of time. He wanted to fix this so when he went over one time he switched the topic to music and kept on going. Beth heard everything and started to move closer to him. He noticed this and he told Mrs. March that if someone wanted to play his piano they could come over anytime. Beth took the chance and said she wanted to play it. Even though she was a bit scared the piano made them closer and closer. At the end Mr. Laurence gave Beth a piano as a gift because she reminded him of a grand-daughter he lost.

Beth and Mr. Laurence’s relationship changed so much. It became like a father and daughter relationship.

Why To Kill A Mockingbird? (Final)

I finally finished the fantastic novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. From this book the thing that stood out to me the most was the last chapter. That was my favorite chapter in the book. The last chapter was mostly about Arthur Radley aka Boo Radley. It was sort of awkward for Jean Louise aka Scout to meet Boo. She always wanted to see him because he never came outside. He always stayed inside his house because he didn’t want to come outside. No one ever saw him except the doctor. He never let anyone in the house except the doctor. Scout never saw Boo but Boo always looked out for Scout.

When Mr. Ewell attacked Jem(Scout’s brother) and Scout, Boo was the one who saved them from being killed. When Ms. Maddie’s house was on fire, Jem and Scout were standing outside in the cold and Boo was the one who put the blanket on Scout. It’s like Boo always watches out his window to make sure that everyone is safe and comfortable. Now, let’s go back to the last chapter.

At the very end when Atticus was tucking Scout in for bed, Scout was mumbling whatever she recalled from the book that Atticus was reading to her. The small conversation that went on was very important. Scout was saying, “An’ they chased him ‘n’ never could catch him’ cause they didn’t know what he looked like, an’ Atticus, when they finally saw him, why he hadn’t done any of those things...Atticus, he was real nice....” After that Atticus said, “ Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.” I think this part related back to Boo Radley. They thought that Boo was mean before when they never saw him. Now Scout noticed that he’s really nice. Exactly what Atticus says. I think that was my favorite line in the entire book. This was definitely one of my favorite books.

Why To Kill A Mockingbird? (Continuation)

            I’m still reading the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This book is taking a long time to read because sometimes I go back and reread because some parts are a little unique. What I mean by this is that I’ve never seen someone write like that in a different book. What I want to talk about today is about the relationships between Scout, Jem, Atticus, and Calpurnia. I’m starting to feel bad for Scout because Jem is going through a change and he’s acting rudely toward Scout. Atticus understands what Jem is going through and wants Scout to leave him alone as much as possible. How is she supposed to leave Jem alone now? Jem is Scout’s older brother and she needs him to talk to. Their relationship is nothing like it was before. Sort of like how people in this world are. As they get farther and farther away from each other. They don’t feel comfortable talking to people about personal things.

            At the same time, Scout and Calpurnia are getting closer. I saw a slight change in Calpurnia. Back when Scout and Jem were very close, Calpurnia didn’t like it when Scout would come into the kitchen when she was there. She would tell her to go play or something. Now that she sees that Scout is sulking around because Jem isn’t talking to her, she told Scout that she could hang around the kitchen anytime she wants. It’s a slight change but I think it is an important one. I think this is an attempt that Calpurnia is making to make Scout act more like a lady.

            Jem is saying the same thing to Scout. He keeps on pressuring her to act more like a lady. This makes their brother and sister relationship grow more tense. He’s acting like the mean neighbors who always scream at Scout. It’s hurting Scout more and more while changing her to be what she is.

Response on "A Thousand Splendid Suns"

In “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini Laila one of the main characters goes through a harsh time in Kabul. Before she even turned sixteen she lost everything to a war. She lost her brothers who died fighting in the war. She lost her friends where one got married and left and the other got blown up by a rocket. She lost her love who left with his family to somewhere safer. When she and her parents were about to leave a rocket fell on her house her parents died but she survived. Rasheed, a neighbor, found her and took her in. After she got better he tricked her into thinking that her love died. Then he asked to marry her. Since she was so sad, she said yes. Rasheed's other wife, Mariam, didn't approve of Rasheed marrying again but she couldn't do anything because Rasheed was very arrogant. Laila suffered through her married life with beating after beating. Laila changed from the beginning of her married life to the end.

In the beginning of Laila's married life, Laila didn't really say anything against what Rasheed said. When Laila, Mariam, and Laila's daughter Aziza tried to run away from their horrible life they got caught and were taken back. Rasheed gave each of them a good beating except Aziza. Laila couldn’t say anything or do anything but, that changed by the end of the book.

In the end of Laila’s married life, Laila spoke up against Rasheed and went against what Rasheed did too. When Rasheed didn’t have any money anymore after buying his son so many things he gave Laila the idea to send Aziza on the street and make her beg. When Laila snapped at Rasheed and told him that she won’t let her daughter turn into a street beggar Rasheed go angry. He smacked Laila in her face. Something that was very new was what Laila did next, she punched Rasheed in the face. Even though that didn’t stop him from hitting more at least she acted back.

            So that’s how Laila changed from the beginning to the end of her married life. When her married life was coming to an end she found out that her first love, Tariq, was still alive and that Rasheed tricked her into thinking that he wasn’t. One day Rasheed was beating Laila and Mariam killed Rasheed. Mariam turned herself in and Laila got married to Tariq. Laila learned to speak against what’s wrong.