Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Me, Penelope by Lisa Jahn-Clough Journal Entry #9

5 Comments:
  • Lopi instantly realizes Charley isn't the right person for her to be with.
  • Toad didn't know the "accident" was so serious.
  • Viv doesn't seem to be upset with the fact that Lopi snapped at her.
  • Josh is being nice to Lopi as though she never came onto him.
  • Tina tries to stay out of things and not cause trouble.

4 Questions:

  • Why did Lopi get so emotional when the fish died?
  • Why is Lopi being so hard on herself about the Adam accident?
  • Why did Toad wait till now to tell Lopi how he feels about her?
  • How did Lopi not see that Toad had liked her all this time?

3 Words:

  • Idolized (pg. 172): to regard with blind adoration, devotion
  • Scrawny (pg. 175): excessively thin; lean; scraggy
  • Tendrils (pg. 165): A twisting, threadlike structure by which a twining plant

2 Literary Terms:

  • Simile (pg. 164) "the golden belly heave in and out as he gasps for a way to breathe"
  • Metaphor (pg. 178) "She's such a pill these days"

1 Sentence Summary:

  • Lopi realizes that Charley isn't right for her then happens to let out her emotions and secrets to Toad. She realizes Toad was the one for her and they have sexual intercourse.

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