Second 5,4,3,2,1

10/20/08

5 comments going on in the book:
-In this second part of the reading we can see that Rob doesn't really think highly of Dillard because of Dillard's views.
-Rob is a young man who is very insightful, and has a good state of mind.
-Rob is somewhat outspoken cuious person.
-The novel takes place during the time period where there is still racism and segregation.
- It's funny how Houston still incorporated what people would call "black talk."

4 Questions I may have:
-Why doesn't Howard let Robert show is feelings externally towards different people?
-Are the different characters based off of real life people?
-Why is it so important that segregation and racism is being stressed to Rob?
- Why doesn't Houston put in some feelings of the non-major characters in the novel?

3 Words (or maybe more for extra credit)
-Infirmary: "I moved to the infirmary..." (Houston 32). (Definition: a place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured; hospital or facility serving as a hospital.)

-Pensively: "He was staring pensively out the window and barely seemed to notice..." (Houston 36). (Definiton: dreamily or wistfully thoughtful).

-Inimitable: "...king of the local disc jockeys, was touting the show in his inimitable style" (Houston 44). (Definiton: Defying imitation; matchless.)

2 Literary Devices:
- Personification: "As the bus rumbled..." (Houston 38). This is personificatio because it gave a human action to a non-living object.

- Similie: "When he saw me turn around, he waved his hand briefly, like a grandfather watching his grandson cross a busy street..." (Houston 57). This is a similie because it makes a comparison using the word like.

1 Summary Sentence: Basically this seciton of my reading was about Rob getting more used to his environment, and kind of understanding what his mother was telling him in the beginning.