Reading Reflections

In chapter ii, Dessert. One interesting portion from this chapter is when Jeannette's parents stole her from the Hospital, after she was set on fire spontaneously. Her dad then said "You're safe now," which is a really haunting and ironic thing. Her father was saving her from the people at the hospital supposedly not taking good care of her, when really it was her parents who took her away from it. It is really shocking to believe that Jeannette grew up to become successful after living a life with Individualists and idealists who only think of the government as a scam. This whole situation gives a positive and negative point of view on Jeannette's family. Positive because they care for her and only want the best for their children. Bur negative because it is not necessarily the right thing to do and also that it is forced upon Jeannette. I can't make a strong connection to this because i never felt this way about my family, if they were ever to to only think about themselves. It gives a perspective on her family that just shows they are quite unusual.



In chapter 11, One of the main important experiences is when Hex and Mary get into a huge fight over a silly argument about how long Mary has been Pregnant. There excessive violence suggests that they quite ill equipped to handle children. Considering Mary ran out of the car in the middle of the night out of fury. It brings such a negative attitude and message to Jeannette and the children. I couldn't imagine my family acting in such a manor, which is why this experience can provide a perfect contrast with my family to Jeannette's. It surprises me how Jeanette can become such a wealthy and well known journalist after going through this traumatizing part in her life. Yet overall, Jeannette easily waves past it, which shows that she is a strong and brave young girl.

In chapter ii, One important experience that i can relate to happened between Jeannette and Billy. Billy was a strange boy that Jeannette made "friends" with while living on Battle Mountain. He is an insensitive delinquent who went to Juvenal prison, and pilfers from his own family. I have met some people like this In my own town of Canton, yet never had such a terrifying experience as the one Jeannette had to go through. This part of the chapter reflects nothing but a negative influence on what Parents can do to their children. These frequent occurrences in the book lead me to believe a prediction of great misery and sorrow. Yet out of all this chaos, I think Jeannette will find her breaking point and blossom, after enduring her hellish childhood.

 A) During the time the Walls family lived in Little Hobart Street, Jeannette had to cope with deficiencies to keep her self occupied and sane. One of the most important reasons for how Jeannette handles all of this stress is by making new friends. When Jeannette meets Billy Deel, an odd blonde boy with a crew cut and a knack for getting into trouble. Yet even though Billy had to go through a Detention center for shoplifting and numerous amounts of other bad crimes, Jeannette still played and spent time with him because she knows she has nothing else to do to make things better. Friendship is key when facing anxiety and other stress related issues, so even hanging around a disordered child is better than nothing.