Burned Ellen Hopkins post #2

This book "Burned" by Ellen Hopkins is narrated by this girl Pattyn. It is all about how Pattyn is living in a really religious household. Throughout the book Pattyn changes into a "dirtier" teenager. She becomes more attracted to guys and she begins to question religion. Although Pattyn hasn't made her whole change, she is in the beginning stages of going through a huge one.

One of the things that is changing about Pattyn is that she is now more attracted to men. She keeps saying that she is a Mormon and these things should not be on her mind, but that she can't control it. She says that she has unnatural dreams and thoughts. Another change Pattyn thinks she is going through is pulling away from her religion. Sometimes she questions if she even wants to me Mormon, but then she quickly pulls herself away from that thought.

I think that these changes are the base plot if this book. Like the whole whole book will be based off of the changes that Pattyn is going through. I wonder when Pattyn will completely change? I wonder if these changes, such as pulling away from religion and getting a boyfriend are the changes that de will end up going through. I also wonder whether Pattyn will change in any other ways.

April Non Fiction Post- Blade Runner

        This article is called "Blade Runner". I found this article in a Junior Scholastic magazine. This article is about this man, Oscar Pistorius, who had a dream of competing in the Olympic Games as a runner.Oscar Pistorius was born with out fibulas which are the bones that connect your knee to you ankle. He has relied on prosthetic legs his whole life. Oscar is from South Africa. He has competed in the Paralympic Games and won at a high level. He is trying to qualify to competed in the normal Olympics. If he does qualify he will be the first amputee to compete in the Olympics.(This article was written a year ago so Oscar Pistorius has qualified to and has  competed in the Olympics already.)

         The author of this article (name n/a) wants the readers to feel very inspired by this mans dream.This is true because the author talks a lot about the fact that this man will be the first handicapped Olympian and how great that is. The fact that this is a positive tone makes the whole story a lot more inspiring to the readers. The author of this article also wants to reach out to any readers that are in the same situation as Oscar. The author wants to tell them that anything is possible. The author does this by displaying how this amputee man goes after one of his wildest most ambitious dreams.

        Something I will take away from this article is that this man's story is very inspiring. I thought his story was inspiring because he is not only helping himself by chasing his dreams but also helping others chase their dreams by setting this example. I think that authors should write even more articles about these types of things to help inspire our generation. I really enjoyed reading this article, I suggest anybody read it if they have the chance.

Burned by Ellen Hopkins

The book "Burned" by Ellen Hopkins is about a girl, Pattyn Von Stratten. She is raised in a religious and abusive household. I have recently started reading this book so I do not know a lot about the plot. But I did start to notice the way the book is written. It is written in a kind of poem form. I think the form of the book has a great amount of effect on whole strong.

One way the form of the book affects the story is that it makes it more dramatic. Sometime only single words are written on the right margin and if you read them all together they sort if relate. Another thing about the form that affects the story is how the title of the chapter is also the first few words of that chapter. It is a great artistic choice. I thought it was a good artistic choice because it's just interesting to me how the beginning words also relate to the rest of the chapter.

I really enjoy reading this book because of the form. I think the artistic choices make it more interesting. I wonder what other authors write in this form? I look foreword to coming across other books like this one.

It's Kind of a Funny Story- Ned Vizzini

This book "It's Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini, is about a depressed kid named Craig. Craig is struggling with school, his family life, and his social life. At school Craig cannot keep up with his grades. At home he cannot connect with his parents or be in a positive attitude. And he is not finding any happiness in his social life, even though he does have friends. Overall, Craig is just a depressed teenager who is trying to overcome his depression.

In this book, the protagonist is Craig. If you were reading this book you wouldn't immediately think that Craig is the protagonist because he is the one who is depressed, but if you look over all the facts, he really is the protagonist. He is the one who wants to not be depressed. He is the one who wants to be happy. He is the one who wants to go to the hospital and get help. I mean, sometimes he can be a little standoffish, but then he finally warms up to the situation.

The antagonist in this story isn't a person, but more of a thing. The antagonist is Craig's depression. The disease (depression) is eating away at Craig. It is stopping him from being happy. It's stopping him from being motivated to get help. It is stopping him from being social. The antagonist in this story is pretty bad, but like all, it can be eliminated with help.