Response About "The Help"

       I just started the book "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett. Looking at the cover I really didn't think this book would turn out to be interesting but the beginning sucked me in which is sort of shocking now that I think about it. It proves the phrase "don't judge a book by its cover." Anyway, in this book I was sort of confused about the way Miss Celia acts in the book. Minny is confused and so am I. I mean why does she act like that. I feel like she's had a very bad but unique past.
      She doesn't know how to treat Minny. It's almost like Minny is her friend not a maid. I feel like that Miss Celia had a different past then all the other woman. I know she grew up in a different town but that town may have had very different customs. They probably didn't have maids. I also don't think Miss Celia had a very nice childhood. She doesn't now how to do anything which means whoever she lived with did all the work. Was her childhood really bad? Is she going through depression of something?

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.

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.

Response to Lirael

          I recently finished the book Lirael by Garth Nix. The book is about a daughter of the Clayr named Lirael. Lirael turns fourteen and is eager to get her Sight. Unfortunately, the Sight does not come to her. The Sight is very important to her because it is the Clayr’s birthright. To take her mind off of the concept of the Sight, the Clayr let Lirael work in the library. In the library Lirael finds out something that leads her to a risky journey. Throughout the whole journey she keeps up her act of braveness even though inside she’s only an innocent girl who wants the Sight.

          She acts very brave in many parts of the book. One example is at the end of the beginning where Lirael was exploring the older levels of the library. She was about to enter a room when she sensed free magic. Free magic is a very dangerous type of magic and is forbidden. She was very scared but she still entered and she found something that would lead to a sudden turn in events to her life. Another part where she acted brave was when she was on her journey with Prince Sameth. There was something dangerous that they were approaching and many people were dying. They figured out that free magic was involved. They were all scared but Lirael took the first step. She grabbed her sword and she went to approach and fight off the danger. There were several other moments where she acted really brave.

          Lirael kept up her act of braveness throughout the entire book. She acted brave to keep the people she knew safe and to fulfill the goals the Clayr gave her. Let’s see if she keeps up her braveness in the next book Abhorsen.