Chapter 8

In this chapter all that really happend was that holden left pency and got on a train. Then someone from his school, ernie, his mom sat next to holden. They talked for a while and holden lied like it was his job. He even changed his name.

Chapter 7 notes

- Holden wants to stay in akleys room because of his and stradlaters fight
- he kept thinking about jane and stradlater
-he thinks about stradleter and his dates he had before
-you can tell he is depressed
-he left akleys room
-being at pency made him sad and lonely
-he decided he wouldn't wait till Wednesday he would leave right that night
-he felt bad for his mom because he got the axe agian
-when he was leaving he started to cry but didn't know why
- when he left he screamed "sleep tight, ya morons!"

Chapter 6 thoughts

Stradlater is being childish for not telling holden what hapoend between him and jane. Holden gets irritated because I think he a secret crush on jane. Stradlater looks at the composition holden wrote and got mad because it was suppose to be about a room or house not a mitt, so holden through it away. Holden lit a cigarette to get stradlater mad which was stupid. Holden then continues on and called him a moron witch makes stradlater really Madd so he ends up knocking him to the floor and holden ends with blood all over his face, pj's, and robe. I think the fight they had was unnecessary but it seems to show alot about how holden portrayes himself.

Chapter 5 notes

-they have steak dinner every saterday
-it is hard to cut and very small it is survey with lumpy mashed potatoes
- introduces Mal Brossard
-Ma, akley, and holden are taking a bus into ages town to get food and see a movie
- they get burgers and end up playing pinball instead of going to the movie
-they all go back to pency and holden goes and puts his pj's on when he gets back and he starts to do the composition
-he wrote it about his brother allies left baseball mit with poems written on it in green ink
-his brother died of lukemia
-he slept in the garauge and broke all of the windows with his hand when Allie died
- he keeps allies mitt with him in his suit case

Chapter 4 notes

-strandlater was shaving and hold was talking to him
-stradlater is a "secret slob"
-stradlater asked holden to write a composition for him for his history class
- holden got bored in the wash room so he started entertaining himself by tap dancing
-holden will do stradlater work if he has time
-holden kept messing around with stradlater
-stradlater is going out with a girl that holden knows from his childhood
-Jane Gallagher
-holden keeps talking about wanting to say hi to her but he never goes to do it
-he tells stradlater to send his regards to her
- stradlater leaves for his date
-ackley comes in
- is detracts holden from thinking out jane

Chapter 3 notes

-he lies alot
-roommate is senior
-he lived in old ossenburger memorial wing
-he reads alot of books
-the person who lives next door to him is named akley
-Akley has pimples,he is very tall, he has groom teeth, and he is kind of rude. He can't take a hint
-he has a bad personality
-Ackley always made you repeat yourself
-holden used to date a girl in NY named Sally Hayes
-Akley is anoying holden
-akley hates stradlater
-stradlater came in to the room in a big hurry and asked holden is he could borrow his jacket
-stradlater is actually very nice

ALL THAT DAVID COPPERFIELD KIND OF CRAP

NOTES
- rich kid school
- points out that they are crooks.
-he says sort of alot
-goes to old Spencers house
-old Spencer was his teacher
-he doesn't like weakness or vonerability
-"didn't know his ass from his elbow"
-people shake their heads out of confusion
-he's not quit as worldly as he wants us to think he is
-"people never notice anything."
- ..."cement bed..."
- he talked to his old teacher for a while
-they talked about how he got kicked out of other schools
- his old teacher read the paper he wrote to kind of make him realize what effort he was truly putting in
- he got very unconfortable and made up an excuse to leave

Notes

-puts up a front
- he pretends like he doesn't care but he really does
- he's straight up
- he has his own view on life
- he seems like he's been through alot

The Catcher in The Rye first impressions

From the very first sentance I new I would love this book. It cought my attention and kept me wanting more and more. To sum up what i have read the author has very touchy parents, attends a school he does not like at all, and then eventually gets kicked out. I have heard many great things about this book and am excited to read more.

Conversations

I spoke with Rachel about her topic and what she was inte re step in was traveling. She enjoys going new places and meeting new people. My interest was pshycology. Since I was young my mother, who is also a pshycologist, has always told me I was intuative and had a kind pure soul. I find myself helping and careling for people so I have always been interested in helping people profetionaly. Even though I still do not know if that is was I truly want to pursue.

MUSIC AS LITERATURE

Can we consider music to be literature? How do we define literature? What is the difference between a novel, a poem, a rap, a song, an opera, and a symphony?
-In my personal opinion music is definitely a literature. It's unique, it tells a story, and it is probably one of the most truthful prices of literature ever made.
- The difference between each one of those items is that they are all story's of pain, perseverance, or anything the author feels, but they're put into a way that that person can express their opinion. Rap and novel for example. A rap is either a short expression of opinion that particular person feels. A novel is a long write story that is either fiction or nonfiction, but it's still an expression that person feels in their head and their heart.

Literary analysis #4 "Perks of Being A Wallflower"

1. What drew you to this book?  What did you expect and/or hope to experience through reading it?
- The movie drove me to this book. I had seen the book many many times and I absolutely love it, I figured that if the movie was that good then the book had to be 10x better.
2. What kept you reading past the first ten pages?
- The thing that kept me reading was the perspective the main charter had. He gave very insiteful look on the tragic truths of the teenage life and mind.
3. Describe your reading habits
- My reading habits are pretty inconsistent. But i usually get a book, grab something to drink, and l either sit my bed, couch, or outside.

1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read, and explain how the narrative fulfills the author's purpose (based on your well-informed interpretation of same).
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower is about a young boy named Charlie . Im the book they follow his everyday life, relationships and how the past and present sometimes may not mix that well. Through Charlie and his friends, the author wishes to show us the imperfections and pain every single person has to deal with.
2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel.
- I think the theme of this novel is secrecy. In many instances, secrets bring Charlie closer to the people in his life. Not until the end of the novel do we realize that Charlie is holding onto his own secret: namely, his Aunt Helen had molested him when he was a child. As this secret is revealed, Charlie's life falls apart much more abrupt than before. He is even hospitalized. Just as secrets form a structure for Charlie's life, they also tear it down.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
- The tone in this book changes a lot. Sometimes it's really serious and/or sad, then it gets really happy whenever he is with Sam and Patrick for example when they were riding in the car together listening to the tunnel song.
4. Describe a minimum of ten literary elements/techniques you observed that strengthened your understanding of the author's purpose, the text's theme and/or your sense of the tone. For each, please include textual support to help illustrate the point for your readers. (Please include edition and page numbers for easy reference.)

Characters aren't people, but they often provide the most compelling connection with a text.

1. Describe two examples of direct characterization and two examples of indirect characterization. Why does the author use both approaches, and to what end (i.e., what is your lasting impression of the character as a result)?
2. Does the author's syntax and/or diction change when s/he focuses on character?
- I believe the author uses diction.
3. Is the protagonist static or dynamic? Flat or round?
- The protagonist changes alot, he goes from this scared antisocial catapiler to the outgoing butterfly who isn't afraid anymore. He is for sure a round character.
4. After reading the book did you come away feeling like you'd met a person or read a character?
- After reading this I came away feel as if I had met a person not a charter. It was as if I had personally met and been with Charlie through all of his experiences.