Monday, October 20, 2008

Me, Penelope by Lisa Jahn-Clough Journal Entry #6

5 Comments:
  • Lopi has a thing for this boy and runs off with him to see his rabbits.
  • Lopi lies about everthing that has to do with being in college to impress the boy.
  • This boy named Andrew had many siblings and parents who were gypsies.
  • Lopi kept hearing voices in her head that were making her think about if she was doing the right thing.
  • Andrew was just lying and wanted to act like a college student and attract girls.

4 Questions:

  • Why is Andrew trying to encourage her to smoke?
  • How could Lopi possibly think she was ready to have sex?
  • Why did Andrew have a key to his sister's dorm room?
  • Why did Lopi only apply to two colleges?

3 Words:

  • Memoir (pg. 101): a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation
  • Perplexed (pg. 109): bewildered; puzzled
  • Disheveled: (pg.112): hanging loosely or in disorder

2 Literary Terms:

  • Personification (pg. 114) "Tessa wags her tail, already excited at this thought."
  • Metaphor (pg. 102) "The night is black"

1 Sentence Summary:

  • Lopi meets a boy at a college party, come to find out he is only in high school. Then she finished her college applications and sends them off in the mail.

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