Bilbo Baggins ( the main character of this book) is a very nice hobbit. He has has very unique qualities, one of those unique qualities is his patience. He has a lot of patience. The reason i say that patience is unique is because some people don't have good patience. Bilbo Baggins does. In fact so far he has shown at least two scenarios were he had a lot of patience. I know that i don't have a lot of patience and to hear about all of the things he goes through to still have patience left, i am amazed.
One reason why i think that Bilbo Baggins has patience is because fourteen people showed up at his house 2 minutes after each other."Dwalin at your service!""Balin at your service!" Kili at your service, and Fili!""At your service" Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, and Gloin said one after another. And then there was Gandalf too with Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin. Reading all of this made me overwhelmed so i could imagine how Bilbo Baggins felt when all of those people showed up at his house uninvited. I am not exactly fond of guest showing up out of no where so i can relate to Bilbo Baggins.
Another reason why i think that Bilbo Baggins has patience is because those people who came to his house did not only bring their selves but they also brought their appetite."A little red wine, i think for me.""And for me.""And raspberry jam and apple-tart."said Bifur."And mince-pies and cheese,"said Bofur.""And pork-pie and salad,"said Bombur."And more cakes-and ale-and coffee, if you don't mind,"called the other dwarves from the door."put on a few eggs, there's a good fellow!"Gandalf Called after Bilbo Baggins."And just bring out the cld chicken and the pickles!"Bilbo must have felt overwhelmed with all of those people telling him all these things at once. Just when people talk all at the same time my head starts spinning and i'm sure that is what happened to Bilbo Baggins, i can relate to him.
Bilbo is far too kind, a little too kind. When all those people were at his house he let everyone in and he listened when they said everything that they wanted to eat. He needs to stand up a little more for himself.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Just Listen
Just listen is a book about a girl named Annabel. Annabel used to have everything but that soon changed when her friendship with Sophie ended and her sister's eating disorder is getting out of control. She is a shy girl and mostly keeps to herself. But when she meets Owen she learns to grow and tell something she hasn't really told anyone, the truth.
In the book Just Listen by Sarah Dessen there are many symbols. But just one of them stood out to me the most. When Whitney (Annabel's sister) is assigned to grow plants a symbol is hidden in there."I walked over to the window to look at the flower pots. The dirt in them was black and fragrant, spotted with fertilizer, and i could see beads of water here and there, glinting in the sunlight. Maybe it was a stupid exercise, and you couldn't grow things in the winter. But there was something i liked about the idea of those seeds, buried so deep, having at least a chance to emerge. Even if you couldn't see it beneath the surface, molecules were bonding, energy pushing up slowly, as something worked so hard all alone, to grow." I think that the plant in this is Annabel. Annabel is the plant who is going to grow and develop. But in Annabel's case stand up to Sophie and tell her what really happened that night. Just like a plant grows slowly and step by step that is how she is going to grow and become stronger as a person to stand up to Sophie. Annabel does starts off as a seed, hiding from everything but not fully protected from everything that is going on outside from her shell.
This symbol does not only speak to Annabel but to everyone. A lot of people start off shy and through their lifetime and become more social and outgoing. They grow through different experiences. For Annabel meeting Owen helps her grow, with out him she would still be hiding in that shell of hers. At the beginning of the book Annabel was shy she stays like that for quite some time. Almost everyone needs a little push to grow.
In the book Just Listen by Sarah Dessen there are many symbols. But just one of them stood out to me the most. When Whitney (Annabel's sister) is assigned to grow plants a symbol is hidden in there."I walked over to the window to look at the flower pots. The dirt in them was black and fragrant, spotted with fertilizer, and i could see beads of water here and there, glinting in the sunlight. Maybe it was a stupid exercise, and you couldn't grow things in the winter. But there was something i liked about the idea of those seeds, buried so deep, having at least a chance to emerge. Even if you couldn't see it beneath the surface, molecules were bonding, energy pushing up slowly, as something worked so hard all alone, to grow." I think that the plant in this is Annabel. Annabel is the plant who is going to grow and develop. But in Annabel's case stand up to Sophie and tell her what really happened that night. Just like a plant grows slowly and step by step that is how she is going to grow and become stronger as a person to stand up to Sophie. Annabel does starts off as a seed, hiding from everything but not fully protected from everything that is going on outside from her shell.
This symbol does not only speak to Annabel but to everyone. A lot of people start off shy and through their lifetime and become more social and outgoing. They grow through different experiences. For Annabel meeting Owen helps her grow, with out him she would still be hiding in that shell of hers. At the beginning of the book Annabel was shy she stays like that for quite some time. Almost everyone needs a little push to grow.
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