Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Me, Penelope by Lisa Jahn-Clough Journal Entry #8

5 Comments:
  • Even though Lopi has been in an argument with Toad she still talks to him like nothing has happened between them.
  • Lopi realized that in middle school "going out" wasn't anything real.
  • Viv has ruined the dinner that Lopi and Charley were having when she returned home early.
  • Lopi's emotions explode and she finally expresses her feelings towards her mother.
  • Lopi goes to Charley's house to sleep because she thinks she will feel comfortable there.

4 Questions:

  • Did Lopi really think she was in love with Charley?
  • Why did Lopi feel so embarrassed of her mother?
  • Why did Lopi just go off and leave the house?
  • Why didn't Lopi stay and listen to Charley's explanation?

3 Words:

  • Cynicism (pg. 145): cynical disposition, character, or belief
  • Precarious (pg.146): dependent on circumstances beyond one's control
  • Dickens (pg. 158): devil; deuce

2 Literary Terms:

  • Simile (pg. 152) "be good enough for someone pure like Charley"
  • Metaphor (pg. 149) "Not enough kissing in the world"

1 Setence Summary:

  • Lopi spends a day with Charley over the weekend and becomes even closer to him, then goes to his house to sleep when Viv and her get into a fight.

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