Little Brother blog 3

In the next section Marcus and his friends are arrested for suspicious behavior. I sort of suspected this because I knew this was going to be about Marcus fighting the government. He needs to have some sort of motivation to do that. They also meet their interrogater, Carrie Johnstone. She is the main "bad guy" in this book. She sort of reminds me of my sister, who's name is also Carrie. Then only 3 of the 4 friends get released, so now Marcus will be very motivated to find his friend.

Little Brother Post 1

My internet wasn't working yesterday but my dad fixed it this morning. Maybe I could get a small extension? Anyways, about the book Little Brother, I think this book is going to be really good. I like the theme of teenagers fighting the government. So far, the author is just setting the scene and showing characterization. Marcus, the main character, is a rebel and is really good at hacking and getting into trouble. When he is online he uses the name W1n5t0n and he has done some major things that could get him into serious trouble if it got traced back to him. We also meet his best friend Darryl, who is similar to Marcus.

Postcards post 5

The last section of the book (really the last 1/3 because i had a lot left to read) is about Jacob, and his brothers in hiding. This part is the climax, which to me isn't really that exciting. Jacob keeps going on dates and getting his money stolen. At the end, the flashbacks and the present stories come together when Jacob meets Geertrui on her deathbed. She reveals how her family and Jacob's family are linked. Geertrui tended to Jacob's grandfather after the war. This part was a releif for me because I had no idea why they were telling two different narrations. Overall, I didn't think this was a very good book for me because I like books with action and that make sense.

Postcards post 4 (absent)

This section of the book was not as interesting as the others. First of all, there is no action whatsoever. The only part that is somewhat interesting is when the german soldier is killed but after that everything got very dull. Flashbacks are starting to be more frequent, which adds to my confusion. Mostly what happens is Jacob living with Geertrui. It shows how he is growing up. I hope the ending of the book will be more interesting than this section.

Postcards post 3

I thought this part of the book was pretty confusing, mostly because of the flashbacks. I also thought the part about the guy who actually turns out to be a girl is pretty weird, but I guess it fits the theme of Jacob trying to find out more about himself.

The part where Geertrui chose to stay with Jacob was touching because this proves that she loves him and is taking a risk by staying with him. I predict that Jacob will end up being straight even though the book leads us to believe he is homosexual.

Learning more about your past can sometimes be good and bad. There are times when you learn things that you didn't want to know in the first place. In Jacob's case, I think it was good because it is important to him to find out as much as he can about his family.

When Jacob meets Geertrui he learns a lot about his past. Geertrui tells him stories about his grandfather that make Jacob think more deeply about his life and his past. When Geertrui was talking to Jacob about his life, she said, "Is it better to go with the flow or let the flow go?" I think she was talking about Jacob not making decisions based on what everyone else around him is doing, but rather what he really wants.

In conclusion, I think that it was very good for Jacob to go meet his grandmother because he was able to learn a lot about his family. Also through what he learned about his family he was able to learn more about himself and he even made close friends.

postcards-post 1

The message I got from this section of the book is that Jacob is trying to find more about himself. In a way he is trying to find what his true self is. This is made harder for him when his grandfather dies. I think he feels he has to visit his grandfather's grave to find out more about himself.

Jacob is reflecting this, "He thought: How difficult it is to explain yourself to yourself. Sometimes there only is, and no knowing." This means that maybe there is no way to truly know yourself, and thats just the way it is. Another quote about Jacob knowing more about himself is, "You have to know your own truth and stick to it. And never despair. Never give up. There's always hope." This is talking about never giving up on finding out who you really are. In conclusion this part of the book was about Jacob's quest to find himself.

Night journal #4

"'Anyone with a complaint may come see me. That is all. Go to sleep. Two people to a bunk. Goodnight.' These were the first human words.

This quote shows how mean everyone at camp Auschwitz is. The guy isn't even being that nice, but to everyone else he seems like he's the nicest man alive because he treats them somewhat kindly. We later find out that he got fired for being too nice to his prisonners.