So the boy Michael has gone through a lot of mental debates. During the story it is said that Micheal's mom actually was flashed by someone in the park, causing her to fall and bruise/ and cut herself. Whether this is true or not this is all that is revealed by the family. Michael only eleven doesn't understand the term or whats going on. Also why does he have to cover up the "Story with a lie? “In the morning I am full of questions. Granny folds laundry and da looks tired. I ask him about flashing. He doesn't want to tell me. Neither does Granny. They want me to disappear with my soccer ball, but I don’t. My ma has been flashed at and I want to know what it means. She’s in the hospital with a sore face and a limp. She fell hard because of this flasher. I have a right to know what’s going on and why I’m to tell everyone she fell on the stairs.” This brought character versus character conflict and character versus self, due to the young mans debating.
The best thing about my book i think, is that I, right now, have about twenty different ideas of what could actually be going on. It keeps me thinking about the book itself constantly, and debating what Micheal is debating! It is crazy to me how real this book has gotten to me, and how I am so closely interacting with it, it is actually making reading it less of home work and more of a want to do activity. I have also been thinking of a clear symbol that would help represent the situation, and I think that would be the marks on moms face, because this is causing the conflict, and giving the novel suspicion and detail. I wish though that the author would have given more detail to the marks on moms face to maybe help me piece it together more. I can honestly say that i have never been so into a book and i look forward to reading more.
This is my kind of book! It's so cool how you have so many different ideas in your head about what is going on in the book. Don't you just love it when you're bored in class and you can let your mind wander to what you're reading? Michael seems to be a round, dynamic, and fully developed character. Is he your favorite? Do you feel bad for him and his mom. The only criticism I have for this post is that I think you might have used the wrong word in your title. You said "defiantly" and I think you meant definitely:)
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