Jenny Dutra

February 4th 2010

Book- Dear John

Author- Nicholas Sparks Pages: 9-62

Pages read this week- 53

Question 1: Do you think you would read another book by this author? why or why not?

Answer: I would read another book by this author because Nicholas Sparks is an amazing author and I wouldn't be surprised if his other books are as amazing or even more amazing then Dear John. Also most of his books come out as movies for example The Note Book. It was a amazing movie and also a amazing book. Dear John is also coming out as a movie and so far this book as really good.

Question 2: What other character(s) beside the main character is important in this story? How and why?

Answer: Savannah is one of the most important characters in the book beside the main character. Savannah's the girl that John falls in love with and with out her i think the book would be nothing. She's a smart, funny, girl that everyone loves. John fell in love with her the first time he saw her and she's just a vary important character in this book. Also John's father is an important character, he doesn't really say much but thats only because he doesn't like saying how he feels. John knows that his father doesn't like John being in the army, even though he doesn't say it.

Book i want to read

The book that I'm reading is "Dear John" by Nicolas Sparks. The reason why I want to read this book is because the movie is coming out really soon and I looks like a good movie so i thought maybe the book would be even better. I also wanted to read this book because Nicolas Sparks writes amazing books and this one looked just as good.

Chapter 12

Simon

Dear Journal,

         It was really hard for me to watch all this happen and not do anything. Jack is getting out of control or already is out of control. Once I died everybody just went crazy. The thing that really made me mad was the Jack forced samneric to join his tribe. What also made me mad was the Jack and Roger have the nerve to kill Piggy like that. There Just making me mad.

         That day Ralph had to go back to get samneric back, But samneric couldn’t go back because they were scared that Jack and his tribe would kill them. I think that samneric did the right thing by not going with Ralph because they would have died. One thing that I didn’t think that samneric had to do was tell Jack where Ralph was hiding. It was vary uncalled for.

         When samneric told Jack where Ralph was the boy started throwing big rocks on him to try to get him out or to kill him. Soon Ralph went out and started running in to a cave. He did that because Jack set the whole island on fire so Ralph had to get out. After one of the boys found Ralph in the cave, Ralph started to run on the beach were someone saw the fire that Jack did. They finally got off the island before Jack kills a nether person. 

Lord of the Flies 

Chapter 11: Castle Rock 

1. In the beginning of the chapter, what does Piggy tell Ralph to do with the conch?

 Piggy tells Ralph to blow the conch for a meeting, but Ralph didn’t because he new that know one would come.

2. What reason will Piggy give Jack for the return of his glasses?

Piggy wants to just comely go up to Jack and ask him for his glasses back because he can’t see without them.

3. What does Ralph declare their appearance will be when they approach Jack?

Ralph wants the boys to be clean and to have their hair brushed back.

4. Who challenges the boys on their approach to Castle Rock?

Roger challenges the boys on Castle Rock.

5. When Jack appears, what has he been doing?

Jack went hunting before the fight of him and Ralph. I no this because the book says that he was holding a pig’s body with its head chopped off.

6. What does Ralph call Jack that provokes a fight?

Ralph tells Jack that if he would have asked for the glasses to start a fire for cooking then he would have given it to him, but he didn’t he stole them.

7. What happens to Samneric after the fight?

They get tide up and they were forced into Jack’s tribe.

8. What is Roger doing during Piggy’s plea for a return to decency?

Roger is on top of the mountain and he pushed the rock down the hill that kills Piggy

9.  I think that Jack is responsible for piggy’s death. If Jack did want to be chef so bad then everyone would probably be doing better then they are now. Everyone on Jack’s tribe are just animals they enjoy killing pigs and animals and now I’m starting to think that they enjoy killing humans. That tribe is really bad and if I was there I would want to be with jack right now or on the other side of the island.

 

Dear journal,

            The Island got really crazy when I left and even before I left. I hard about the talk with Ralph and Piggy and it was really interesting. I am on Ralph side even though it was dark I did say stop and that it was me a bunch of times and they kept on going. Even though Piggy does have a point it was dark and they couldn’t see anything, I’m still on Ralph’s side on this one.

            Jack shouldn’t be ruling anything because he gets to into it and he makes everyone do what he says. I also agree with Ralph’s tribe on this that Jack is getting out of control and sooner or later there going to turn into even bigger animals then they were before.  Some one needs to do something before another person dies. It’s so bad hopefully they get rescued soon because I can’t take this anymore.

            I couldn’t believe that Jack went and attacked Ralphs tribe like he did I was unbelievable. He did not have any right to do what he did, should have just asked for piggy’s glasses to make a fire. If I were Ralph I would be going crazy, I would go up to jack and scream at him. It’s amazing how just one person can tear everyone apart like that. It’s also amazing that everyone’s on Jack’s side and not on Ralph’s 

Lord of the Flies 

Chapter 9: A View to Death 

I do believe that Jack and his hunters are responsible for Simon’s death because Jack did start this group of animals (people) and all of the hunters are lead to believe that there is a beast out there some were. Also Jack is getting a little out of control with his leadership. On of the examples of Jack getting out of control is- Jack spoke “ give me a drink.” Henry brought him a shell and he drank, watching Piggy and Ralph over the jagged rim. Power lay in the brown shell of his forearms; authority sat on his shoulder and chattered in his ear like ape. “ All sit down” I choose this from the book because it shows how Jack is acting like he’s the king of the world when really his not.  Another part is- Jack leapt on to the stand “ do you dance! Come on! Dance!”  This is another good example of how jack is getting to out of control and since he’s leader every ones going to follow him and that’s how there turning into animals.