Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Johnathan Safran Foer

         In the book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Johnathan Safran Foer. It is about a boy whose dad died during the 9/11 attacks in the world trade center. Oskar, whose dad died finds himself in a state of mind, where he sees the the world in a very diffident way. He finds messages throughout his dad's things. His dad originally ticked him into thinking there was a 6th borough. Before his dad's death, his dad was a jeweler   and was there with Oskar every time he found a clue, Oskar would be rewarded with another one. But now, since his death, he was left with no answer nor a goodbye from his father; until a year had passed.
         After the year, he is a bit over his dad's dead and decides to go through is stuff and finds a key. His dad makes 2 calls before he dies, and it had a 8 minute gap in between. I think Oskar wanted to stretch those eight minutes to find out possibly something about the 6th borough or maybe his dad. In the book, he carries somethings throughout the journey. One thing he carries is the tambourine. I mean It's used to calm him down. Every time he hears the tambourine, he's more calm and feels like he can do anything. Maybe its like a way of getting to his. Feelings like his dad is there, with hi, making him feel more calm and the small urge to go anything. He also meets the renter of his grandmother, which he also reminds Oskar of his Dad. I mean he told everything to that guy. The renter, which then he finds out is his grandfather actually. He told his whole journey and even had a oxymoron battle with him, just like he use to with his dad. I think he trusted the guy because he saw a part of his dad in him and knew that part of his dad was still there and it will always be with him.
        All and all, I'm halfway through the book and it has made me realize that family is very important. You can tell when family is near. Oskar kept all things about his dad warped inside into a book. It almost never came out. He finds trust to a complete stranger before he knew it was family. Maybe it's because he trusted a stranger rather than his mom or his grandmother. Because they might not understand his pain as a stranger would. Because a stranger wouldn't know you, and would have to start fresh on knowing you.

PROM BY LARUIE HALSE ANDERSON

           I am currently reading the book, Prom by Laruie Halse Anderson. The book is about a girl named Ashley that is dating a high school drop out. She makes really interesting decisions about her life and possibly her future. However, never liked the thought of a prom. Her friend Natalia is a big fan of them. She is even part of the prom committee. 

          But everything starts being a disaster. One of the teachers gets arrested for stealing the prom money and Natalia doesn't know how to put a prom together. So now Ashley has to decide between Natalia and the high school drop out that she is dating. Everyone said that Ashley should dump TJ, the dropout because he only uses her for money. But,she doesn't believe that. Natalia wants to still plan the prom, but since no one is by her side, what is she going to do? Is Ashley going to be there, or is she going to run off with TJ? One thing that is very important in the book is making the right choices. For example, in the end, she notices everything. At first she had a plan that she would move in with TJ , never go to collage, and never see her parents again. But TJ really didn't want her, he wanted her money. One day she realizes that she didn't want to turn out like her mother that left her parents and that moved in with a boy at a young age. She wanted to be Better. She wanted to be beside her friend, Natalia, even if its something simple like prom. Then suddenly TJ is mysteriously going places and no one knows where. No one is by Ashley's side, since she was with TJ. Then, suddenly Adrian comes along. Adrian is a normal person just like Ashley. Adrian always helps her and is always there for her no matter what. TJ tries to get back with Ashley, but she makes the right choice not to. In the end, she ends up helping Natalia with the prom, going to it, and marrying Adrian. 

        This book as taught me that one decision can change your whole life. It has taught me to never go in the wrong direction and try to live the good life, with everyone being there with you. Try not to get into a place, where anyone will try to hate or hurt you. Because peace is the actual beauty

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

           Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen takes place in 19th century England. The book plays around with class and a love story with a odd start. It all starts out when Charles Bingley who invites the 5 unmarried Bennet sisters for marriage along with others to a ball. Charles Bingley is a wealthy man whose in need of a spouse. However, when one of the sisters, Elizabeth asks Darcy, who is Charles friend to dance. Charlies denies her since she isn't as wealthy as her.
 
         In this book, Darcy and Elizabeth and falls in love with each other. However Elizabeth is compelled not to fall in love since he refused to dance with her because of her economic status. But her economic status isn't the only thing that people notice. In the 19th century society in England, a woman must be on her best behavior everywhere. When a woman doesn't act " normal " as the book so says it, her reputation is at risk. Not to mention, certain privileges are taken away. Just like Mrs. Bennet, who is very foolish. Out of the whole book, she is my favorite character since she acts nor as a normal person during that time, but she does express her characteristics. However, she wants her children to get married really quickly. Mrs. Bennet plays a really big role, since she wants to get her daughters married, but her always reputation ruins it in the end, she doesn't have that normal social status in the 19th century. In this time period, people normally didn't marry each other for love, ladies didn't have much of a choice. They married mostly based on social status, looks, family history, economic history.

         So far, this book has taught me a lot of history of how life was long ago. Not to mention how society made woman their prime suspect. Woman couldn't express like themselves today. They had to hide their identity.