I am currently reading the book The End of The World As We Know It, by Lesley Choyce. In the book there are two main characters, Carson and Christine. Carson goes to a private school with students who haven't been able to find a school that works for them anywhere else. Carson hates school and doesn't like the world he lives in. Around town Carson meets Christine. Christine's Mother has abandonded her, her Father is possibly dead. She is living in an old, disguting trailer that is a dump. She dropped out of school and is dealing with other health and self issues. Carson unmistakingly falls in love with Christine. He does everything he can to help her. "I think you're wonderful." I said. I had rehearsed those words in my head for just this occasion. She blushed and lowered her head. Then, she began to cry.
The things going on in Christine's life reminds me that things like that are happening to so many other people around the world today. It's horrible to hear the things that are happening. When I hear stories from teachers in health, when I read other novels, even hearing things on the news and the newspapers, those things remind me of this book. I find it hard to think some people go throug the same thing as Christine. Their life maybe miserable but if no one is even there for you to talk, I can't even imagine how alone and upset they could be. Everyone deserves to have someone in their life. Christine is lucky that Carson came along and was willing to put aside his own problems to help her.
This is a good connection, but I think you're going over the 100 word limit for the body of the blog post (not that I'm one to talk). My suggestion would be to rethink how you explain the part after your quote. It gives us a good idea of Carson's character, but it's a tad repetitive. You already stated at the top that, "Carson unmistankingly falls in love with Christine. He does everything he can to help her." You don't need to then explain how he helps her in length. The reader will already know that he does, "everything he can."
ReplyDeleteP.S When you say, "but Carson is their for her, which I think is the sweetest thing," you should be using the word "there" not "their." "There" is meant to refer to a place, while" their" is meant to attach ownership of something to a number of people.