Blog Response #2
Choose a character from your book. How do you envision this character? Use your words to describe how this character looks, acts, and behaves. Also, discuss the impact this character has had on the story up to this point. Would you be friends with this character, or would you avoid him/her? Why? What role does this character play in your book? If this character was not in the book, would the book change? Why or why not?? (Remember to give specific details and a complete blog entry, and don't forget to comment on two other blog entries! Happy Blogging! :)
I am reading Chinese Handcuffs and i am choosing one of the main characters Jennifer Lawless. She is a tall girl with blonde hair, she is stubborn and dedicated and she is a very hard worker. Jen has has a big impact on the book so far playing a role in many big parts. She had won a basketball game with a concussion against a very good team. She also has shown how strong she is because she just had been raped by her moms new boyfriend and he said she will kill the family is she tells so she is a super strong person mentally and physically. I think i could be friends with Jen because her passion for basketball but I am unsure with how it would work because sometimes she can be stubborn. If Jen was not in the book it would change it greatly because it would just be won long writing from Dillon to his dead brother Preston.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jennifer being a significant character. Not only would the book just be about Dillon talking about his brother, but I do not think his response to his brothers death would have been the same. He probably would have kept writing to him, but the writing would not be the same. It probably would have been sadder or angrier. Jennifer has helped Dillon tremendously after the death of his brother. She has been a big part in his recovery. It would have been easy to just have Dillon deal with it by himself, but Jen stuck by him. Having friends around for support makes it easier. Her connection with Dillon is a big part of what makes her such an important character.
DeleteLike Jennifer, Dillon is pretty strong too. Even after his brother killed himself and blamed it on Dillon, Dillon still goes living on with life like a normal person.
Deletei agree with you that she has personal struggles. she seems to go through a lot. there would obviously be a change in intensity of the book. and she was a really good basketball player.
DeleteI agree what you have to say to that. She is a very stubborn girl, but she is a fighter since what she has been through with her two dads and what they hve done do her.
DeleteI also agree with what is said. She is a very hard worker and when she has a goal she is set to do it. Without her in the book would change the story.
DeleteI'm going to choose Sarah and i envision her as she was described in the book he face full of burn scares. She acts as if shes the victim in circumstance whenever shes writing crispy pork grinds and always figures a way to call somebody out and shame them. She has a big impact on the characters which is a weird impact. Its an impact as if shes very mysterious and there is so much to know about her and everyone wants to know the truth about her and her past.I definitively wouldn't be one of her friends because of how negative she is with people and doesn't have the guts to tell them straight up to their face like a man would be. If she wasn't in the book it would change the entire book completely and there wouldn't be any questions to ask.There wouldn't be the question about what was her past and how she got her scares and what she really is hiding.
ReplyDeleteSeems like she has a big impact. I could agree with you on not being friends with her if she is overall just a negative person and says things behind your back and doesn't admit up to it.
DeleteOne of the main characters in Chinese Handcuffs is Jennifer Lawless. She is a tall blond who is not only smart but good at athletics. Because of her success in athletics and her fit physical appearance, I see her as being very confident. You can see her glide through the halls with ease and with her head held high. Because me and Jennifer have a lot in common with sports, I would like to be friends with her. She seems like a good person that has just been through a lot of hardships. Jennifer has been a significant character in the book. The horrible things that have happened to her have been told in significant detail. The reader sees how it affects her in the present and how much she has worked to overcome them. Her connection to Dillon has also makes her important. She is one of Dillon's best friends, so she helps him deal with a lot of his issues pertaining to his brother. If she was not in the book, it would be completely different. She is a major character whose past experiences teach the reader life lessons. Her connection to Dillon is a main plot point in the book as well. Many of the things that happen to Jennifer, also effect Dillon in the process.
ReplyDeleteYea i agree with all the appearance for Jennifer, that sounds perfect. I totally agree with Dillon being her best friend to. i just wish she would tell him because he would definitely do something to help her out with the whole rape situation.
DeleteI also agree with how you described her. I could see you two getting along because you both love basketball. I also agree that she has been through a lot and it goes into great detail to show.
DeleteI chose one of the main characters Dillon, I picture him as a big dude. He is about 6'5'' and is built. He acts like he is always in the right and never the wrong. He doesn't care what people say or do, he just does his own thing. I don't think i would be friends with him just because he would be difficult to be around. I would try to avoid him because he would probably get mad if i said something he doesn't like. If Dillon was not in the book it would be way different because not only is he one of the main characters, but he also a big part in the other main characters life.
ReplyDeleteI kinda have the same character but in a girl who has a lot of burns that feels like shes always i the right and is never in the wrong and that she can always talk trash about other people.
DeleteIn my book I picture Jeff and Lion, two of the main characters, to match your description of Dillon. I feel that I would want to be friends with them because the are actually really nice and funny whenever they are described in the story.
Deletei think i would try to be friends with Dillon, because he's been through a lot and could use someone to be there for him. it's possible that his outward arrogance could be a coping mechanism that he uses to distract himself from his brother's death.
Deletei agree the book would be so much different without Dillon, i dint think id like it near as much as i do now. But i disagree with his appearance, i thought he would be and skinny with not a lot of muscle because he does triathlons and is a super good distance runner.
DeleteIn my book, Stotan!, there are many characters. The character that I am going to describe is Nortie. I see Nortie as a person with a very good heart. He is a person who would be a very good friend through good and bad times. He is not a fighter, Nortie would rather avoid any fights than be involved at all. Even though, I think that If one of Nortie's friends needed help in a fight he would be right there. Nortie has had a semi large part in the story. About 3/8ths of the story has been about things that has happened to or what Nortie did. I feel that I would be friends with Nortie because he seems to be a good friend. He tries to do the right thing and be nice to everyone. In certain chapters Nortie is the reason that the friend group does certain things. He is not the protagonist but there are many things that center around him. If Nortie was not in the book then the book would definitely change because some of the main events of the book happen because Nortie is like all of the guys little brother.
ReplyDeleteMy character Dillon is different from Nortie because Dillon would much rather fight than run away. Also unlike Nortie, Dillon is not nice to everybody, but instead he is nice to the people that are nice to him.
DeleteNortie seems like a character in my book named Louis. Louis is a person who would avoid fights if he can but would stand up for what he believes is right.
Deleteya I think nortie is a great guy, he just needs to get over his bad past. He just needs some self confidence and see that he a good guy with good heart and stuff. That's why I'm kinda worried about him, because his friends will likely part ways after graduation. So hopefully he gets it all sorted out.
DeleteI completely i agree Dale is an extremely important character in the book. There wouldn't be the character who knows what happened to her without telling us which makes the book more interesting to read to figure out her past.
ReplyDeleteThe character that I choose in Staying Fat For Sarah Brynes is Dale. Dale is a huge bully in the beginning of the book and picks on Sarah for her looks just because she looks different than everyone else. Dale is kind of the guy that thinks he is way better than Sarah but acts all tough. I honestly would try and get to know them but not to close to where they know your secrets and tell everyone about them. He plays a huge part in the book and if he wasn't in the book the story would be so different then what it is now! Dale understands what Sarah has been through with abuse better than anyone else in the book.
ReplyDeleteI can see Dale as almost a mimick of Jeff in Stotan! since they both have a really rough exterior but can show compassion. Although Jeff hasn't been abused, he still went through rigorous training as a Marine Corps., which mainly kinda puts the same struggle on both.
DeleteI read Chinese handcuffs. I envision Jennifer lawless as a tall good looking blonde that's amazing at basketball. She is tough but don't like when guys touch her. She is arguably the most important character because there is alot of scenes in the book where her actions where a big deal. I think i would be friends with her. Because i'm a decent friend. she played a main character/ victim. if Jen wasn't in the book we would lose a main character.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that she is a good looking blonde that is good at basketball. She does not like when guys touch her because she has been raped multiple times by her stepdad. I would say her and dillion are right next to each other in the main character race.
Deletei agree that Jennifer plays a key role in the overall plot of the book. her character is a complex girl that is forced to shoulder a lot of responsibility at a young age, and i think the book would be entirely different without her.
DeleteI agree with most of what you said nern, beside for that I don't think she is a blond I see her as a blonde. the only reason she doesn't like people touching her is because she has daddy issues and I would to if I got raped. I think pretty soon in the book we will see why they chose to talk about Dillon and jen,I think they will get married future.
DeleteI"m reading Chinese handcuffs and i envision Dillion being the shy weird kid that is actually athletic. Dillion has impacted this story by having his brother Preston killed himself right in front of him. I would not be friends with Dillion just because hes just not the type of person who would be my friend. I would avoid him because he seems a little weird. Dillion plays a pretty big role with jen being friends and what they have been through.
ReplyDeleteI can also see your envision Dillon being a little odd. Also i agree with the fact that he wouldn't be your friend and probably wouldn't be mine either. I would also avoid him because of what he has done in the past.
Deletei do not agree with your envision because i pictured a kyle lehman ype of guy. i think he was just weird because his brother died. and it wasn't like everyone in the book called him a weirdo.
DeleteI agree that I would not want to be friends with Dillon. It is not because he is weird or because of what happened to his brother, but because he acts out constantly. It seems like every other week he is getting suspended or getting in a fight with the principal. I do not want to be friends with a kid who is constantly getting in trouble. It may not affect his friends now, but they could pull them into his problems not only in school but out of school. Outside of school, he is getting in fights with biker gangs. That is not the kind of person I want to be associated with.
DeleteI don't think Dillion is shy because he freaks out in front of the whole school to his principal, he wears weird shirts to school and he doesn't give a fuck what people think. I think garret and dillion would be friends due to the fact that they both don't give a shit what others think. He is only a little odd because we watched his brothers blow his brains out.
DeleteI can even see this kind of reference with Nortie from Stotan!, just for the fact that he's awkward and skittish at most times, but more on the athletic side to be a companion to his friends.
DeleteA character in my book that matches your description of Dale is Walker. I picture him exactly as you described Dale. He tries to be friendly to everybody but when somebody is harassing one of his friends or some one he cares about he can turn into a very tough and take no shit kind of guy.
ReplyDeleteI am reading staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes. I'm going to write about Sarah, she is a very strong character around her friends but really she is a very closed off person when she is not with her friends. Sarah got burned by boiling water so her face is burned and she does not have half of her nose. If Sarah was not apart of the story there would be no book called Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes. If Sarah went to our school i would not avoid her i would still try to talk to her but i would not be friends with her.
ReplyDeletei agree i wouldn't be friends with her seems like the type of person that wouldn't like a lot of friends around her and she would stand up to you for saying one bad thing about eric or her
Deleteone of the characters in "Chinese Handcuffs" is Preston Hemingway, the older brother of the main character, Dillon. i wouldn't consider Preston to be a main character, because we don't see much of him in the story, except for Dillon's flashbacks or letters. Preston's physical details aren't really explained, though he got around by wheelchair because he lost his legs in a motorcycle accident. he is a dark, slightly macabre character that was involved in illegal activity before he eventually committed suicide in front of his younger brother. Preston had aggressive tendencies and seemed very closed off from his family - clearly he was harboring a lot of pain and wasn't sure how to deal with it. though he isn't a prominent character in the story, Preston could be considered the center of the story, or at least of Dillon's personal plot. Preston's death is a central factor to most of Dillon's thoughts and actions now, and it affects a lot of the story. i'd like to think i would be friends with Preston if he were real, just because he needed someone to be there for him, but his aggressive attitude is probably difficult to deal with.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading Chinese Handcuffs and the character I choose to blog about Dillon. Dillon is a character that has some mental problems because his brother shot himself in the head right in front of him. I envision Dillion to be a short but built kid like Will Burds but with longer hair. He is a trouble maker and he gets in fights with his principal and then gets kicked out. I'm not sure how he impacts the book yet because its just telling a story about his life, he is friends with the other main character though. If Dillon was not in the book they would just talk about Jen and the book wouldn't be as interesting because we wouldn't hear about his brothers death or him getting into with the principal.
ReplyDeletei am reading Running Loose and i am choosing Boomer. Boomer is a tall and beefy guy, he is not very bright but is one of the best players in the book. So far what i know about Boomer is that his burning hatred for Louis drives him to be better at football. Boomer is also very racist, in the locker room he talked about what he would do to Washington which is an African American player that has had targets put on his back by the coach. Every player agrees that Washington should be taken out except for Louis and Carter, they prefer a clean game. When Boomer injures Washington at the game Louis goes ballistic and basically quits the team as well as kicking the pep team out of his truck then driving away.
ReplyDeleteBoomer does not seem like a very good guy. Racist, getting in arguments, and just an all around bad guy. Boomer would not be someone id want to be around.
DeleteYour evaluation of boomer is right on the money. hes a big jock that doesn't care about anything except for himself and football. its probably because of his dad but his character is very foul in this book.
Deleteboomer doesn't sound like a nice person to be around its his way or the highway and mostly because he only cares about himself
DeleteI also agree that Boomer is the bully or the jock of the team. He only cares about himself and his reputation. Boomer dose anything for attention from the coach and always tries to get his way.
DeleteIn Stotan!, I decided to choose Nortie for my character choice. In my imagination, I see Nortie as more of the stereotypical nerd who is skinny and wears glasses but holds a rough exterior and faint scars due to his in-home abuse. But after further examination in the chapters, Nortie is the kind of person who does hold that kind of physical figure but also adores teaching children. After discussing about a technical 'major death' in the book, he does impact the way the others look at Nortie instead of being just a skittish 18-year-old, afraid of what his father may do to him. I honestly would love to become friends with Nortie just for the fact that, since he already has friends supporting him, he could be easy to communicate with and easy to understand some of his struggles.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading Chinese handcuffs and i'm going to write about Jennifer. She is a high school student with a not so normal life. she is very nice and super athletic, always getting good grades and is always in the news paper because she is a god at basketball. This is one of the main characters so she had a big impact so far. How she is describing how her step dad comes in and pretty much rapes her once to twice a week. I think shes super thoughtful to because she would rather this happen to her the rest of her life than him going after her sister dawn. I would also want to be friends with her ad hope she would tell me because i would definitely throw hand or something with this guy.
ReplyDeleteI am reading Running Loose and writing about Louis. Louis really sets a great example of a good kid in this book. With the situation of taking out Washington in their football game, he shows a great level of maturity. Louis stands up for himself and attempts to make a difference. Not following the trend of everyone else in his life, Louis would be a great guy to be friends with.
ReplyDeleteLouis does show lots of maturity in this book. He seemed to have much more morals than the people hes surrounded by.
DeleteI agree. Louis seems like a good person to be friends with and he stands up for himself even if it isn't what everyone else agrees with.
DeleteI'm reading the book Running Loose and I am going to write about the character Boomer. I imagine Boomer as a taller person and a well built character. Boomer is pretty much the book's bully and is what Louis always wants to be better than in football. To this point in the book Boomer has been Louis's motivation to work harder in football and has driven the plot and lead Louis to make the choices he made . I would probably avoid him because he acts like your stereotypical jock. If this character was not in the book the book would change because he is the one who Louis strives to be better than and plays a big role in moving the plot along in the book.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this. Boomer is exactly the stereotypical jock. I think Boomer needs to learn to relax and grow up. I hope someone can help him out and turn his life around.
DeleteI am reading Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes. I am choosing to write about Sarah Byrnes. Sarah got burned by boiling water so her face is scarred up and is viewed mostly as an outcast by the people at her school. Eric is Sarah's one and only really close friends who is also viewd as an outcast because of the way he looks. She plays a huge role and the book kind of revolves around her so the book would not really exist without her. Although I do feel bad for her I dont know if I would be friends with her or not because she acts a bit aggressive and not very welcoming.
ReplyDeletei agree she is has large part in this book and she is hostile to people around her that aren't her friends and she will push you around if you say one thing that might trigger her
DeleteI'm reading staying fat for Sarah Byrnes. I picture dale as tall heavier set kid that looks mean. i think he acts like a bully just to cover up the fact that he has a big heart. i definitely would want to be friends with him just so that he doesn't beat me up for my lunch money. Dale is starting to become more of a main character as the story continues. If dale wasn't in the book i think the story would completely change because he and the main character have a conflict at the beginning of the book which then brings them closer together.
ReplyDeleteI imagine dale the exact same way as you do. I would also want to be friends with him so he doesnt start throwing hands.
DeleteI believe the same as you for what you said about Dale. I think maybe he has to be a bully at school because he gets beat up at home. He wants to take his anger out on the people he can, at home he isn't able to fight back. However, even with all of this, Dale has a big heart. Deep down, he is a caring person. But with what happens to him, he is unable to show it. All in all, Dale has a big impact on the story.
DeleteThe character Im choosing to blog about is Mr. Louis Banks. If you close your eyes and imagine a typical high school athlete. Louis is average sized 17-18 year old with brown hair and somewhat muscular. Louis has a pretty good attitude considering he people hes surrounded by. his morals are in line and hes not easily influenced to do something he doesn't think is right. Louis being the main character makes him the biggest impact on the book. everything is seen threw his eyes so the book goes in his direction.i could be friends with Louis because we have similar interest in sports and life. He also seems like an overall genuine guy. the book would completely change if it wasn't threw Louis's eyes because he has different point of views as everyone else. If it was written in boomers POV it would talk about hating everyone and getting abused by his dad.
ReplyDeleteFor my character, I pick Sarah from Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes. I see her as someone who has many scars on her face from being burned. I think her face has so many scars to where she is barely seen as a person anymore. She shows a lot of perseverance, strength, and overall integrity Even with all the issues she has, she's strong enough to continue. Sarah doesn't take anything from anyone. She stands up to Dale even when he bullies her. Sarah doesn't back down, that shows the strength. In the whole story so far, I think she has had the biggest impact. Erics' journey centers around her, and wanting to help her out in time of need. She likes to surround herself with people who don't care what she looks like. Sadly, the only one so far is Eric. If she wasn't in the story, than it would just be the life of Eric. She is what the whole story surrounds itself around, without her, it would be incomplete. Overall, Sarah is the biggest part of what this book is about.
ReplyDeleteI agree sarah is very brave and doesnt care about what people think which is very respectable.
DeleteSo far I am reading Stotan and I am 80 pages in. Like I said in my last blog post, the story is still very slow and boring. Not much has happen, the main characters are for the most part training for swimming. I think theirs a competition coming up. Right now, the main character named walker, wants to date a lady named Elaine. But, he already has a girlfriend called Devnee but walker doesn't like her very much. So there is a lot of internal conflict and drama going inside his head. There is still a lot of exposition every now and then. The book doesn't really seem to be going anywhere, but like I said, I'm only 80 pages in so hopefully it gets better.
ReplyDeleteIn my story Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, there is something similar to the relationship issue in your book. Eric has the biggest crush on Jody, but she is taken by Mark, who he hates. There is also Sarah. Like Eric has said, Sarah would in a way be perfect for him. Although he likes Jody a lot more. This relationship is just being introduced, I feel maybe Jody and Eric will connect later on.
DeleteI would have to agree because it is very boring with the author introducing the characters but i hope it gets better later in the book.
DeleteOh also, if I was to describe a character I'm going to choose Nortie. He seems like a nice guy but has a bad past. He has a black girlfriend but they're relationship seems to not be so good because Nortie isn't talking to her. Also both of their parents are racist, so Nortie's father doesn't know about her and her dad doesn't know about Nortie.
DeleteI can relate this book with mine staying Fat because Eric is a swimmer as well as the characters in this book.
DeleteI am reading the book Statan! and I chose to blog about Nortie. I envisioned him making it far in life working withe the kids but then he made a mistake that he never wanted to go back but i think he will. Because he runs away from the problem but i think with enough talking he will go back and work with the kids. Which also leads into how he has impacted the story because the more interesting things that happen in the story mainly revolve around Nortie. I would be his friend because he goes through a lot in his life but he only shows it to his close friends. If Nortie wasn't in the book think I wouldn't like it as much because all the main things that happen revolve around Nortie and his life.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes. The character ill be writing about is Dale, He is really big and hes is also a bully that takes peoples lunch money and that is very disrespectfully. Dale is not a real big character as of right now but this name is getting thrown in a lot more since the beginning. As of right now I would not be because I don't like bully's. If Dale was was in the book it would not change because he wasn't introduced in the beginning now he was just introduced.
ReplyDeleteI would say Nortie is the exact opposite to your character Dale because Nortie has been through a lot that has hurt him so he is friendly to everyone.
DeleteI am choosing Boomer from my book running loose. Boomer is the high school bully that really likes to mess with the main character Louie. Louie and Boomer are both on the football team and no day is an easy day for Louie. when i think of Boomer i think of a very tall and strong kid with a not so pretty face. judging by some of the actions boomer has taken in the book so far you can tell hes just a nasty person. whether that be him taunting Louie before they ran the mile or tripping him at the beginning of the mile or purposely hurting salmon rivers star player. i would have to say Boomer is not the kind of person i would want to be friends with and i would try and avoid him.
ReplyDeleteI am reading Chinese Handcuffs. I chose the character Jennifer Lawless. She is a tall athletic girl with blonde hair. She is a very caring for her younger sister and would do anything for her. Jennifer is also stubborn and determined. She is always pushing herself to be better and works her butt off. Jennifer has a big impact on this story. She does because she is one of the main characters and with out her I don't think the story would be the same because we learn so much about her. I do not think I would be friends with her but I wouldn't hate her. Only because she is more of a jock and we play different sports. Maybe just be acquaintances. If Jennifer was not in this book it would change a lot. It would because we learn all about her past, like how she was assaulted by her mothers boyfriend when she was younger, to watching her grandfather die in front of her.
ReplyDeleteThe book I am reading is Running Loose by Chris Cructher. The character I picked was the main character, Louie Banks. I picture Louie as a athletic, a hard worker, very honest and a trust worthy friend. I would be friends with Louie because in the book so far he has always been nice and has did what was right when situations gone wrong (for example the football game). Louie plays and important role in the story not just because he's the main charter, but a symbol of a person who is honest and fight for whats right. The story would diffidently would change if he was not in the story because the coach would have never been notice for his actions and how he was coaching the team "dirty football". The coach would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for Louie.
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