Reader’s Response #1
“The Secondhand Bookseller”
My thoughts on this
story are that at the beginning it helped us understand them and how life was for
the author at a young age. To me it seemed like the little child was afraid of
the mom, just like trying to stay out of her way when trying to get a sandwich after
school. This little girl loved reading all the time. In the story she talks
about the little library was very small and did not have many books. She also
talks about how if she keeps reading, as she is that she would have read the
entire books in that library. Just like Professor Piro told us “show, don’t
tell”. This little girl describes everything in her life to make it seem like
your right there with her every step of the way.
The story started out kind
of weird to me because after reading some the beginning did not make any since,
this is because staying out of her mother’s way did not have anything to do
with her love of reading. In addition, her dad’s career was important, but why?
The only thing that he had to do with her love of reading was when he was not
home when she wanted to go to the bookstore at the time. To me it seemed like
the author had a hard time showing us as the readers that she was ready to read
the second book series but she did not because she did not have the money to
buy them.
In the end, I did not like
to story due to the fact how it started and first impressions many everything
on how a person is going to like the book or story.
"The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death"
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This story started out very fun; it starts out dark and gloomy setting. The little girl was talking about two nights before her father died and how the sunset was visible through the trees in the woods. This little girl seemed very depressed and not a happy girl. As a matter of fact the whole family did not seem very happy, the mother seem strict and liked things done her way and only her way. At the beginning of the story the girl and father were in the woods going to look at the sunset then they switch to being at their house in the back yard and the dad was sun bathing while everyone else went to church. Then the dad passed away. This whole story is confusing and I did not like how it was set up and how it jumps from one thing to another. This comic strip reminds me of the ones on the newspapers and there was no words and you had to guess or make up your own story, this is because I got lost really easily and I had to reread the story to even get the point that the author was trying to say. Comic strip are not my best type of reading because I have no clue on where I should read first and in what order it goes in because it jumps from one side of the paper to the other and down and across. I am not sure if I am the only one that feels like way but this reading did catch my attention and did not seem interesting to me.
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“Juno: Not just another teen movie”
This reading can be related to many teens and twenty year old these days. This is because so many people are young moms, also parents. I would not like anyone under the age of 16 read/watch this because it might encourage them to have sex or do anything dumb. Most teens would of not thought of what was best for the child they just think ohh I won’t be able to have fun or do think that I want to do. But Juno thought of what her child needs best and so she chooses to put her child up for adoption. My sister was a teen mom and she chose to keep him, which I love because I got to be an aunt and spoil him. Even though she had to grow up really quick she still had a life and saw her friends and the father is in my nephew’s life. I know it would hurt to not be able to parent your own child and see them with someone else or not even let the child live and have an abortion, which I do not approve of because why kill an incent child, just because you want to have a life and be young. I am proud of my sister of growing up and having her child and many other people do but why not be able to see your child grow up and you can say I taught them that or I helped shape my child become into what they are to. Nevertheless, Juno has the goods and bad to it
Erica,you are absolutely right about their being many teens now days that are getting pregnant and becoming young parents. I would say that their is alot more these days than years age. Their is alot of advertisemrnts, Video images, television and peer pressure that puts alot of pressure on teen girls now days. Do you remember the movie "The Pregnancy Pact?" I do believe that their are alot of girls that get pregnant just because they have a friend who is pregnant, or that friend pressures them into it, but I also think that teen boys put the pressure on their friend/girlfriend telling her they need to have a baby. The show isent something I would want my thirteen or fourteen year old daughter to watch by herself for the first time because of the pregnacy role that is being played. But I think that she would get a better understanding of the whole story if we watched it together. (But on the other hand, I think that some teenage girls that has a mother who had a child at that age might say "well you was pregnant at the age of 14 or so. Whats wrong with that. I think now days some girls just repel against their parents and go out and get pregnant just because they know it will make their parents mad even though they dont think about the consequences. Like you said they would not be thinking about the child. All they would care about would be to have fun because they wouldn't want to be tied down watching a child.
DeleteI have though, heard alot of teen girls talking in college and saying how they wish that they had the time to only be devoting theirselves to school and not both school and children. I can relate to Juno and your sister both. For I was a teen parent also. I chose to keep my child and did not think at all about giving her up for adoption. Her father and I got married at a early age. He had a job right after highschool so I knew that we would be able to support the little one. Sure, I missed out of alot of stuff while raising her, but that was my choice. I did not want someone else raising my child so I could run around and party. To this day I dont regret getting pregnant at that age. I dont recommend it, but it does happen. I just dont think that you should be out getting pregnant because of peer pressure or advertisments and than get an abortion, or give your baby up for adoption because you want to party. Your absolutely right about the story and the movie on television about Juno. It does have some good and bad qualities.
Mary: There are so many teens pregnant now a day; even think about the class I graduated with are parents. There are so many in my graduating class that either, pregnant, has a child of even had an abortion. I have no idea how so many parents do not keep track of their 14 year olds and let them be out late and have sex at that age. When I was that age, all I was doing was playing with the kids on my block. Even though my sister was a teen mom, I still love and so proud of how far she has came sense she got pregnant. Now she has two kids’ ages six and four, she is with her boyfriend of 8 years, and she works hard for her children. Even my other sister in California, has two children ages three and a new baby a couple months old. Moreover, my brother in Nelsonville has two ages five and two. Only one of my siblings are married and that’s the one in California and my siblings are doing fine not being married but it helps to stay with the other parent for the child. I know I came from a divorce family and it was hard not having both parents there or even having the parents fight over what day they get us. However, I went off subject a little sorry, anyways there are the teen moms that do fine and there are the others that are horrible parents and only care about themselves. That is just my point I was trying to get across.
DeleteErika, I totally agree with you. Their are more and more girls getting pregnant at at younger age these days. When I was in highschool I dont remenber alot or any girls that were pregnant ,and I never heard of anyone having an abortion. I think now days with a parent, or both parents working that it is hard to keep track of where their children are. And even if they are home I dont think that it would matter because children now days dont obey rules that are set by their parents and thats why so many teens get pregnant or into trouble with the law. What they do is sneak out of the house to be with friends or boyfriends. Children push their parents to the limit because they know that they can also call the cops on their parents for abuse even if they are the ones to start the argument. Thats why parents know days are afraid to smack their children. Like for instance I know of a 16 year old right now who is a deviance to society and gets put into jail all the time but yet turns around and blames it on one of his parents for the reason why he is doing it.
DeleteI was also a teen mother. I never gave it any thought to having an abortion. My opinion is, Abortion is never the answer, only under very very extreme circumstances. That is against my beliefs. If I would of happen to be a single parent I know I still would of kept my child and not gave her up for adoption, let along abortion.
It is hard to raise children when you are a child yourself but I have found with my own experience, even though I was married, that raising a child we have our instincts that tells us how to love and take care of that child. I understand and have seen on tv, where some young girls have a emotional strain in their lifes trying to cope with this situation but their are people out their that help them with this Lifes situation.
I love the storys that talk about how the young adults stay in school, get a job, and takes really good care of the child and the father is still in the picture. That sounds like the reason why you are very proud of how your sister has came so far. Having a supportive person in their lifes, like you, is what helps make life worth being happy for.
I honestly do agree with you , their are some teen moms that do fine and others that are horrible parents and only care about themselves. Even some of the fathers want nothing to do with the children/child but other fathers are willing to love and take care of that child.
Readers Response
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In the short reading from O Scott about 007 is back, and he is brooding, it started out confusing to me. I am not sure what the beginning sentence means. But the rest of this story talks about the 007 older movies compared to the new ones that are being made. They also talk about the different kind of characters like the villains and the hero's. Also, in a few paragraphs they talk about James Bond and how the actor is believable. Also, the lifestyle of James Bond is realistic because he had to resist the physical attractions to Ms. Kyrylenko. To be honest, I have never seen the 007 or James Bond movies, so from what i read, it seemed like an action and romance movie but then again I have no clue. I do not like action all that much. The only action kind of movie that i have watched, even if it is action was the series of Jackass. Them movies I am more into is Comedy, romance mostly chick flicks, since you know i am a girl in all! If anyone else has seen this movie , it would be nice if they told me a little about it so that i can understand where Scott was coming from in this short story about 007 and James Bond. Overall, it is an okay story, it did not catch my eye except when they talked about the differences between the old and new movies.