Fifth 5,4,3,2,1

10/22/08

5 comments about the book:
- We still see some traces of blacks being under whites. It's not being a slave, jus kind of a symbol.
-We can see that Rob is very interested in girls, and many of the girls he sees reminds him of the girls at home.
-I feel that it is kind of against Rob's morals to do something against his beliefs.
- The novel towards the ending is losing interest.
-This novel seems to have a little affirmative action.

4 Questions I have:
-Why does Rob let peer pressure force him into doing something he doesn't want to do.?
-Why does Houston spend a lot of time on other people?
-Does affirmative action take place in this novel?
-What does Rob feel about the sudden proposotion?

3 Words:
-Smoldered (Houston 115): to burn with little smoke and no flame.
-Impassive (Houston 116): without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
-Bedraggled (Houston 117): to make limp and soiled, as with rain or dirt.

2 Literary Devices:
-Smilie: "Tyrone's face, a cruel smile, like the ones the boys at Draper flashed...," (Houston 117).
-Personification: "I repeated his poisionous words..." (Houston 122).

1 Summary Sentence: This section 5, Rob is knd of changing as a person, wishng he was white, and doing thing that just isn't how he was brought up.