Reading Journal 5/5 - 5/9
Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks – 4/6/08
Pages read: 7 pg 69-75
Summary: The bikers noticed that someone had stolen the VCR’s. They tied up Chappie until Russell came back so they can talk to him.
My Questions:
1. Do you think Russell will blame Chappie?
2. Do you think Chappie is changing?
My Response: I think that Chappie should try to escape because I think that the bikers will try to hurt him if Russell blames him. “I’m thinking just be ready to run ….. I’m thinking up my escape route.” I also think that Chappie is changing.
Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks – 4/7/08
Summary: When Chappie is locked in Russ’ room he notices fire from the door and notices that its the heater. russ shows up by the window and they both get out and decide to hide out.
My Questions:
1. Where do you think the will go?
2. Do you think this will change Chappie in any way?
My Response : I think that this will change Chappie. They also want nobody to know where they are. “Maybe we’ll get lucky and people’ll see your car and thik we died in the fire too.”
Rule of the Bone by Russel Banks 4/8/08:
Pages read: 9 pg. 80-89
Summary: Chappie and Russ Decide to hide out and also steal a car. They figure out that Bruce stayed at the house an died. They decide to go to some crack heads place and stay there as long as they can.
My Questions:
1. Do you think hiding out will change Chappies invisibility?
2. Do you think Chappie will change in anyway?
My Response : I think that Chappie wants to be invisible to everyone because he wants to hide out. I also think that Bruce’s death is going to change him in some way.” I didn’t want to talk about him anymore because of how my feelings were all mixed up.”
