Third 5,4,3,2,1

10/21/08

5 comments about the book:
-When Robert meets Maurice, we kind of find out the kind of music Robert likes to listen to.
- It is funny how in chapter six Rob kind of braces himself against most likely upcoming argument with his cousin Gwen.
- Gwen is introduced as a very somewhat nosey character who is always wanting to know something about someone else.
-Robert in the novel is the main character who baically never changes who he is, and never really stops being such an inquisitive person as a whole.
-Robert kind of thinks that if omething happens to one person most likely it's going to him.

4 Questions we may have:
- What kind of person does Rob see Maurice as?
- Why is Maurice such an important character in this book?
-Why is location such an important feature of the novel?
- hat does the rest of Rob's family think about him going to a predominantly white school?

3 Words (or mor for extra credit)
-Travails: "It sounded as though she wanted to hear about Vinnie's travails..." (Houston 65). (Definiton: To work strenuously; toil.)

-Reminiscent: "...although reminiscent of language I had heard before..." (Houston 66). (Definition: awakening memories of something similar; suggestive.)

-Bigotry: "...Draper was not immune from bigotry, and I wasn't certain what my own future would be like," (Houston 66). (Definition: stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.)

2 Literary Devices:
-Personification: "...his face softened..." (Houston 58). This is personification because it gives a non-living thing, such as a face human actions.

-Metaphor: "The sun was setting and the sky was bright red, but belo the streets were dark, the paths of the maxe deep in shadow," (Houston 67). This is a metaphor because it compares two things but does not ue like or as.

1 Sumary Sentence: This section of my reading as basically about finding alittle more about Robert's likes and dislikes, and what he does and doesn't believe in.