http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/debate.cfm?issue_type=internet
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/patriotact/
http://members.mobar.org/civics/Searches.htm
http://www.debate-central.org/topics/2005/LINKS/economic.html
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
On The Waterfront Flim Review
On the Waterfront is a classic black and white film made in 1954. In my opinion, the film was very good. It film was controversial consisting part drama and part gangster. It is a drama about going against your society, and standing up for what you believe in. However, it was exciting to see how people lived in a community run entirely by gangsters. The film’s effectiveness was important see how people lived in that depressing time period, and how society can be affected by the beginning. Terry’s last scene when he walked “the walk of crucifixion” was very significant in that he showed his work was done, and that the other dock workers should look up to him as a good leader.
On the Waterfront’s setting, characters and symbols are some important literary aspects of the film. The story takes place on New York’s oppressive waterfront, where the dock workers worked for their boss, Johnny Friendly. They struggled for money and to be able to work at all. What used to be a job on the waterfront turned into a gang that committed crimes forced by their cruel leader. Terry Malloy works on the docks of New York for dock leader Johnny Friendly. Terry, known by the gang as a bum, is unsure about the gang’s violence and when his friend gets pushed from a roof he feels guilty for not telling the truth. He realizes his choices in life have been bad, and joins the priest and Edie to challenge the gang. Terry is a hero therefore known as a saint. The gang referenced pigeons, canaries and hawks as metaphors often, and related it to the people in the gang. For example, Pigeons were known as the deaf and dumb. They do exactly what is told, and act as stools for the canaries and hawks. The Canaries were less oblivious as the pigeons. Duggan and Joey were often called canaries before they were killed by the “hawks”. Terry was known as a pigeon but not until the end when he whistle-blows and does what is right. Finally, the hawks were a union who stood over the others. They were the top of the ladder and tried to eliminate any weaker or good person; Johnny friendly was a hawk, but not until Terry changed how things were on the waterfront.
The dramatic aspects in the film On the Waterfront are what made it complete. Marlon Brando (Terry) is very intense and down to earth. His facial expressions describe his acting without being too unrealistic. In the scene when he is in the bar, and is being lifted up over the crowd defines himself as a saint rising above everyone else, marking the point when he realized gang life was wrong. Or, that people look up to him to make a change in the unfair gangster community. Another great actor was Eva Marie Saint (Edie). For example, her hair set her apart from everyone else. It portrays her as being angelic possibly because she changed Terry from following the gang. She also had great facial expressions and preformed very well considering she was portrayed being different from other women in that time period. Finally, Karl Malden (Father Barry) preformed a powerful and capable priest who was tough-minded and courageous.
Another dramatic aspect of the film was the color of the film. Usually I do not like films in black and white, but this film was perfect for it! It was great for that time period, and I cannot imagine it any other way. Something about it, made the film seem more dramatic, especially when you saw the atmosphere of the waterfront. Also, it saved me from seeing Terry’s bloody face from being beat up by Johnny. Another thing is that when a character was placed up against the sky in a close-up, you could not tell what kind of day it was weather sunny or cloudy, so it gave it more of a mysterious feel.
The cinematic aspects were what made the film interesting. For example, the music fit perfectly to the film. Whenever there was a problem, off-tune violins played loud to give off an eerie feeling. It was jumpy, and had sort of a theme for the fighting scenes: upbeat and exciting. The sound also was very realistic. The dock and ship noises can be heard throughout and when Terry told Edie the truth, the ship horn was going off in the background. It was very obnoxious, but played an important role metaphorically. The photography was also very realistic, and it set up the atmosphere. There were many close-ups on Edie and Terry’s faces, and then the famous low angle shot where Terry is being lifted up like an angel.
On the Waterfront is related to Arthur Miller’s All My Sons in many ways. First, the protagonists were both in ethical dilemmas in which it could either benefit them or not benefit anyone, but they would have to live with the guilt. Contrasting, Terry decided to make the right choice, and tell on the bad guys, while Joe Keller was the bad guy committing the crime. Technically, Terry did nothing wrong, but by keeping quiet it could be considered the same thing. Whereas Joe committed the crime but no one told on him, and he had to live with the guilt. All My Sons and On the Waterfront both dealt with a similar ethical dilemma within the protagonists.
On the Waterfront was defiantly a movie to see. The film would not have been as great as it is without the actors. They were phenomenal, and flawless. It gives you the sense of living in corruption during that time period. Marlon Brando was great performing Terry, with amazing facial expressions. Eva Marie Saint playing Edie was Brando’s lover, and helped him move to the good side. The priest played by Karl Malden was dramatic, and different from any other priest. The film was overall great, and it made me question myself if I would have done the same as Terry: let the crime go, or would I have been the whistle-blower on the guilty. The right thing to do would be to whistle-blow, but then what would my society think? The person who did the crime should get blamed, because they broke the law. It should not be fair the others have to take the blame, so I think a person should act according to their moral compass, and do the right thing. All in all, the film was well done, and a must see!
On the Waterfront’s setting, characters and symbols are some important literary aspects of the film. The story takes place on New York’s oppressive waterfront, where the dock workers worked for their boss, Johnny Friendly. They struggled for money and to be able to work at all. What used to be a job on the waterfront turned into a gang that committed crimes forced by their cruel leader. Terry Malloy works on the docks of New York for dock leader Johnny Friendly. Terry, known by the gang as a bum, is unsure about the gang’s violence and when his friend gets pushed from a roof he feels guilty for not telling the truth. He realizes his choices in life have been bad, and joins the priest and Edie to challenge the gang. Terry is a hero therefore known as a saint. The gang referenced pigeons, canaries and hawks as metaphors often, and related it to the people in the gang. For example, Pigeons were known as the deaf and dumb. They do exactly what is told, and act as stools for the canaries and hawks. The Canaries were less oblivious as the pigeons. Duggan and Joey were often called canaries before they were killed by the “hawks”. Terry was known as a pigeon but not until the end when he whistle-blows and does what is right. Finally, the hawks were a union who stood over the others. They were the top of the ladder and tried to eliminate any weaker or good person; Johnny friendly was a hawk, but not until Terry changed how things were on the waterfront.
The dramatic aspects in the film On the Waterfront are what made it complete. Marlon Brando (Terry) is very intense and down to earth. His facial expressions describe his acting without being too unrealistic. In the scene when he is in the bar, and is being lifted up over the crowd defines himself as a saint rising above everyone else, marking the point when he realized gang life was wrong. Or, that people look up to him to make a change in the unfair gangster community. Another great actor was Eva Marie Saint (Edie). For example, her hair set her apart from everyone else. It portrays her as being angelic possibly because she changed Terry from following the gang. She also had great facial expressions and preformed very well considering she was portrayed being different from other women in that time period. Finally, Karl Malden (Father Barry) preformed a powerful and capable priest who was tough-minded and courageous.
Another dramatic aspect of the film was the color of the film. Usually I do not like films in black and white, but this film was perfect for it! It was great for that time period, and I cannot imagine it any other way. Something about it, made the film seem more dramatic, especially when you saw the atmosphere of the waterfront. Also, it saved me from seeing Terry’s bloody face from being beat up by Johnny. Another thing is that when a character was placed up against the sky in a close-up, you could not tell what kind of day it was weather sunny or cloudy, so it gave it more of a mysterious feel.
The cinematic aspects were what made the film interesting. For example, the music fit perfectly to the film. Whenever there was a problem, off-tune violins played loud to give off an eerie feeling. It was jumpy, and had sort of a theme for the fighting scenes: upbeat and exciting. The sound also was very realistic. The dock and ship noises can be heard throughout and when Terry told Edie the truth, the ship horn was going off in the background. It was very obnoxious, but played an important role metaphorically. The photography was also very realistic, and it set up the atmosphere. There were many close-ups on Edie and Terry’s faces, and then the famous low angle shot where Terry is being lifted up like an angel.
On the Waterfront is related to Arthur Miller’s All My Sons in many ways. First, the protagonists were both in ethical dilemmas in which it could either benefit them or not benefit anyone, but they would have to live with the guilt. Contrasting, Terry decided to make the right choice, and tell on the bad guys, while Joe Keller was the bad guy committing the crime. Technically, Terry did nothing wrong, but by keeping quiet it could be considered the same thing. Whereas Joe committed the crime but no one told on him, and he had to live with the guilt. All My Sons and On the Waterfront both dealt with a similar ethical dilemma within the protagonists.
On the Waterfront was defiantly a movie to see. The film would not have been as great as it is without the actors. They were phenomenal, and flawless. It gives you the sense of living in corruption during that time period. Marlon Brando was great performing Terry, with amazing facial expressions. Eva Marie Saint playing Edie was Brando’s lover, and helped him move to the good side. The priest played by Karl Malden was dramatic, and different from any other priest. The film was overall great, and it made me question myself if I would have done the same as Terry: let the crime go, or would I have been the whistle-blower on the guilty. The right thing to do would be to whistle-blow, but then what would my society think? The person who did the crime should get blamed, because they broke the law. It should not be fair the others have to take the blame, so I think a person should act according to their moral compass, and do the right thing. All in all, the film was well done, and a must see!
Week 3, Post B
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Dear Josie,
You are one of the main characters in the novel Nineteen Minutes. How does it feel to know that you were wounded in a school shooting? Does it even seem real that after about an hour ten of your classmates had been killed? I have alot of symphathy for you in this novel, because you've dealt with so much. First, Peter, the shooter, killed your boyfriend and your best friend. I cannot relate to this, but it must be pretty depressing that life is never going to be the same. Also, you have to live with your mother, a judge for the case. You say that, "she was acting all concerned and worries, but it was too much too late, as if it had taken this shooting for her to wake up to the fact that she had absolutely no relationship with me"(102). Your mother thinks that you want to confide in her, but you do not! To make matters worse, you don't remember anything. Is it annoying always having reporters come up to you, and asking you question? i think it would be! especially since you're trying to forget the fact you used to be friends with peter. Did you ever know that he would ever act that way? Is it ever embarassing to think that you were best friends with an outcast? I don't think it would be that bad, i mean you were peter's only friend for awhile, and you've probably helped him out. Now you try to ignore that fact. Well, although you've lost some special people in your heart, and your mother is making it worse, i hope you can get everything back to normal even though that might be difficult. No one expects you to do that right away!
Sincerely,
Claire :)
Dear Josie,
You are one of the main characters in the novel Nineteen Minutes. How does it feel to know that you were wounded in a school shooting? Does it even seem real that after about an hour ten of your classmates had been killed? I have alot of symphathy for you in this novel, because you've dealt with so much. First, Peter, the shooter, killed your boyfriend and your best friend. I cannot relate to this, but it must be pretty depressing that life is never going to be the same. Also, you have to live with your mother, a judge for the case. You say that, "she was acting all concerned and worries, but it was too much too late, as if it had taken this shooting for her to wake up to the fact that she had absolutely no relationship with me"(102). Your mother thinks that you want to confide in her, but you do not! To make matters worse, you don't remember anything. Is it annoying always having reporters come up to you, and asking you question? i think it would be! especially since you're trying to forget the fact you used to be friends with peter. Did you ever know that he would ever act that way? Is it ever embarassing to think that you were best friends with an outcast? I don't think it would be that bad, i mean you were peter's only friend for awhile, and you've probably helped him out. Now you try to ignore that fact. Well, although you've lost some special people in your heart, and your mother is making it worse, i hope you can get everything back to normal even though that might be difficult. No one expects you to do that right away!
Sincerely,
Claire :)
Week 3, Post A
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Vocab
1.) Striations (108): striated condition or appearance.
2.) intricacies (121): intricate character or state.
Figurative Language
1.) Similie. "The voice sounded like wind passing over snow - bleak, a wisper"(120). This is a similie because it uses like while comparing how the voice sounded.
2.) Imagery. "A murmur rolled through the church, like a ball of yarn being unraveled"(167). Although this has like and it can be considered a similie, i think that it's imagery because you can just imagine how the murmur would have looked in the chuch.
3.) Imagery. "As soon as one reporter saw him, there was a domino effect - flashbulbs burst like a string of fireworks; microphones were thrust in front of him"(189). This is clearly an imagery because you can imagine how the crowd reacted to jordan's appearance.
Quote
"How come we got to be the lucky ones?"(181). From this quote, i realized how much the school shooting affected everyone in Sterling. I can relate to this because sometimes i wonder the same thing about good people who get cancer, or die in a horrible car accident. It's not fair that a murderer should live after he killed ten students, but thats how it is. Everyone has a purpose, and if Josie is wondering how come she lived, i think that it means it's a sign that she needs to change so that her purpose is more revelent. Also, when John was thinking the same thing, and since he was part of the 'popular' crowd' , and he tortured Peter, maybe he realizes that somehow it's their fault for that mess.
Theme
Added to the previous theme's, i think that another one is, you might think you know someone so close to you, but really you dont. Take a chance to get to know someone better. Also, sympathize with someone, and you will realize the affect it has on them.
Vocab
1.) Striations (108): striated condition or appearance.
2.) intricacies (121): intricate character or state.
Figurative Language
1.) Similie. "The voice sounded like wind passing over snow - bleak, a wisper"(120). This is a similie because it uses like while comparing how the voice sounded.
2.) Imagery. "A murmur rolled through the church, like a ball of yarn being unraveled"(167). Although this has like and it can be considered a similie, i think that it's imagery because you can just imagine how the murmur would have looked in the chuch.
3.) Imagery. "As soon as one reporter saw him, there was a domino effect - flashbulbs burst like a string of fireworks; microphones were thrust in front of him"(189). This is clearly an imagery because you can imagine how the crowd reacted to jordan's appearance.
Quote
"How come we got to be the lucky ones?"(181). From this quote, i realized how much the school shooting affected everyone in Sterling. I can relate to this because sometimes i wonder the same thing about good people who get cancer, or die in a horrible car accident. It's not fair that a murderer should live after he killed ten students, but thats how it is. Everyone has a purpose, and if Josie is wondering how come she lived, i think that it means it's a sign that she needs to change so that her purpose is more revelent. Also, when John was thinking the same thing, and since he was part of the 'popular' crowd' , and he tortured Peter, maybe he realizes that somehow it's their fault for that mess.
Theme
Added to the previous theme's, i think that another one is, you might think you know someone so close to you, but really you dont. Take a chance to get to know someone better. Also, sympathize with someone, and you will realize the affect it has on them.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Week 2, Post B
Dear Peter,
When you were in kindergarten, you were picked on like a little chick in an incubator. Although you were "sensitive and sweet [...] the other little boys would see that as a weakness, and exploit it"(72). Except for when your mother told you to "stick up for yourself"(72), or she will punish you, things only got worse. You wanted people to like you and the only person who did was Josie. Nothing was wrong with you, kids just noticed how sensitive you were and wanted to ruin your life. But eleven years later, and still being picked on, your emotions take a whirlwind, and you decide to do something unacceptable. It's horrible that kids would put you down in order to make themselves feel good about themselves, but it's even worse that you brought a gun into your high school, and killed ten students;all innocent, but guilty in your mind. You left many parents, siblings, friends feeling heartbroken, and was that really worth it? Was going to jail the rest of your life equal to what your classmates might have done to you? How are you going to be able to live with yourself knowing the one's you killed will never be able to forgive, and you will never be able to apologize? You say once, "I used to stand in front of the mirror in the bathroom to see what they were staring at. At first, i couldn't tell. I mean i was just me."(161). You began to hate yourself because they hated you. You began to believe what they said about you. It's horrible. I agree, but those kids are the only trying to put you down to gain what you lost for themselves. I think we need to correct kids like you before something ever so bad happens again. It's not worth killing your own classmates in the end, and there is a better solution for that.
Sincerely,
Claire
When you were in kindergarten, you were picked on like a little chick in an incubator. Although you were "sensitive and sweet [...] the other little boys would see that as a weakness, and exploit it"(72). Except for when your mother told you to "stick up for yourself"(72), or she will punish you, things only got worse. You wanted people to like you and the only person who did was Josie. Nothing was wrong with you, kids just noticed how sensitive you were and wanted to ruin your life. But eleven years later, and still being picked on, your emotions take a whirlwind, and you decide to do something unacceptable. It's horrible that kids would put you down in order to make themselves feel good about themselves, but it's even worse that you brought a gun into your high school, and killed ten students;all innocent, but guilty in your mind. You left many parents, siblings, friends feeling heartbroken, and was that really worth it? Was going to jail the rest of your life equal to what your classmates might have done to you? How are you going to be able to live with yourself knowing the one's you killed will never be able to forgive, and you will never be able to apologize? You say once, "I used to stand in front of the mirror in the bathroom to see what they were staring at. At first, i couldn't tell. I mean i was just me."(161). You began to hate yourself because they hated you. You began to believe what they said about you. It's horrible. I agree, but those kids are the only trying to put you down to gain what you lost for themselves. I think we need to correct kids like you before something ever so bad happens again. It's not worth killing your own classmates in the end, and there is a better solution for that.
Sincerely,
Claire
Week 2, Post A
Ninteen Minutes By Jodi Picoult
Vocab
1.) Subversive (77):tending to subvert or advocating subversion, in an attempt to overthrow or cause the destruction of an established or legally constituted government.
2.) Acquittal (98): the act of acquitting; discharge.
Figurative Language
1.)Similie. "He'd held onto his wife as if she were driftwood in the middle of this flood"(96). This is a similie, because not only the fact that it uses "as", but it is being compared to how Lewis and his wife felt with all the chaos;lost, and nowhere to go.
2.) Imagery. "They were whispered about even more quietly, as if their conditions were contagious to the rest of the unfortunate souls just taking up space in the hospital beds"(101). This is imagery, and a similie, because by reading it, you can just imagine how horrible it must have been to hear about the deaths. Also, it compares the alive and the dead.
3.) Similie. "Even the teachers stood with their hands over their mouths, as if they were afraid to let out any of the emotion, because once the floodgates opened, everything else in their path would be swept away"(145). This is also a similie, because similar to the first one, it uses as.
Quote
"It was easy to be proud of the kid who got straight A's and who made the winning basket-a kid the world already adored. But true character showed when you could find something to love in a child everyone else hated"(126). This quote is very significant, because at this point in the book, Lacy is going through a hard time, realizing that her son is the one who is being hated. She is torturing herself trying to find reasons to why peter might have acted as he did, and blames it on herself. I agree with Lacy though, because nobody is perfect, and those children who everyone hates need the love like the children who are adored.
Theme
A possible theme is treat others how you want to be treated, and don't put people down, because it could come back to haunt you.
Vocab
1.) Subversive (77):tending to subvert or advocating subversion, in an attempt to overthrow or cause the destruction of an established or legally constituted government.
2.) Acquittal (98): the act of acquitting; discharge.
Figurative Language
1.)Similie. "He'd held onto his wife as if she were driftwood in the middle of this flood"(96). This is a similie, because not only the fact that it uses "as", but it is being compared to how Lewis and his wife felt with all the chaos;lost, and nowhere to go.
2.) Imagery. "They were whispered about even more quietly, as if their conditions were contagious to the rest of the unfortunate souls just taking up space in the hospital beds"(101). This is imagery, and a similie, because by reading it, you can just imagine how horrible it must have been to hear about the deaths. Also, it compares the alive and the dead.
3.) Similie. "Even the teachers stood with their hands over their mouths, as if they were afraid to let out any of the emotion, because once the floodgates opened, everything else in their path would be swept away"(145). This is also a similie, because similar to the first one, it uses as.
Quote
"It was easy to be proud of the kid who got straight A's and who made the winning basket-a kid the world already adored. But true character showed when you could find something to love in a child everyone else hated"(126). This quote is very significant, because at this point in the book, Lacy is going through a hard time, realizing that her son is the one who is being hated. She is torturing herself trying to find reasons to why peter might have acted as he did, and blames it on herself. I agree with Lacy though, because nobody is perfect, and those children who everyone hates need the love like the children who are adored.
Theme
A possible theme is treat others how you want to be treated, and don't put people down, because it could come back to haunt you.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Outside Reading - Week 1, Post B
Nineteen Minutes By Jodi Picoult
Dear Lacy,
You are one of the main characters in the novel Nineteen Minutes. Your son, the one you thought was a normal teenager, was the gunman in the school shootings. You went to the shooting thinking, hoping, that your son was not a victim, but instead he was the person commiting the crime. How did that feel? Thoughts are going through your mind, wondering if it was your fault, or because you didn't do something. In fact, you ask your husband, "Do you think it's our fault?"(96). Because I am not a parent, I do not know what it would be like to feel like I am failing to provide the support my child needs, i could tell it's probably very difficult. There probably was nothing you did terribly wrong, but your child just turned out badly. When Peter, your son, was five he was the target of many bully attempts. You say to him one day about the bully, "He's a bully. A jerk, in a tiny package. But he'll grow up to be a bigger jerk, and you - you're going to grow up to be someone incredible. One day, Peter, everyone's going to know your name"(74). I think this quote is ironic because the day of the shooting everyone knew his name, and the little part attached to it: the shooter who killed 10 students. Im predicting that Peter continued to be bullied but he decided to take the wrong road with his emotions and ruin his reputation. Well, stick in there!
Sincerly,
Claire.
Dear Lacy,
You are one of the main characters in the novel Nineteen Minutes. Your son, the one you thought was a normal teenager, was the gunman in the school shootings. You went to the shooting thinking, hoping, that your son was not a victim, but instead he was the person commiting the crime. How did that feel? Thoughts are going through your mind, wondering if it was your fault, or because you didn't do something. In fact, you ask your husband, "Do you think it's our fault?"(96). Because I am not a parent, I do not know what it would be like to feel like I am failing to provide the support my child needs, i could tell it's probably very difficult. There probably was nothing you did terribly wrong, but your child just turned out badly. When Peter, your son, was five he was the target of many bully attempts. You say to him one day about the bully, "He's a bully. A jerk, in a tiny package. But he'll grow up to be a bigger jerk, and you - you're going to grow up to be someone incredible. One day, Peter, everyone's going to know your name"(74). I think this quote is ironic because the day of the shooting everyone knew his name, and the little part attached to it: the shooter who killed 10 students. Im predicting that Peter continued to be bullied but he decided to take the wrong road with his emotions and ruin his reputation. Well, stick in there!
Sincerly,
Claire.
Outside Reading- Week 1, Post A
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Vocab
1.) caliper (17): an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
2.) prescient (58): knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight.
Figurative Language
1.) Similie. "The next contraction twisted down her spine like a cobra, wrapped itself around her belly, and sank its fangs"(40). This is a similie because Alex compares her contractions to a cobra attacking her using like.
2.) Imagery. "She dropped the blankets near an ambulance and swam into a sea of confusion, bobbing along with the other parents in the hope that she might catch her lost child drifting before being overwhelmed by the tide"(51). This is imagery because I can imagine what the scene might look like just by reading that paragraph, and how the author compares it to a sea could be exactly how it might look like.
3.) Imagery. "Patrick's head was spinning and his pulse was a military tattoo [...]"(23). Patrick is so overwhelmed by the accident that although his head was not actually spinning but he probably felt that way by all the chaos, and i could imagine how it might have felt to not know what to do.
Quote
"They all sort of looked alike, too[...]the girls carbon copies of Courtney, by studious design. Josie slipped inconspicuously into the heart of them because she looked like Courtney too[...]If she appeared the same on the outside, it was that much easier to ignore the fact that she didn't really know how she felt on the inside"(17). This quote is signifacant because Josie knows that she is the same as the others, yet she does nothing about it. It's important because it affects how Josie acts towards others later on in the novel.
Theme
I think that the emerging theme is be yourself, and be who you want to be;not others. Also, keep track of your actions.
Vocab
1.) caliper (17): an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
2.) prescient (58): knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight.
Figurative Language
1.) Similie. "The next contraction twisted down her spine like a cobra, wrapped itself around her belly, and sank its fangs"(40). This is a similie because Alex compares her contractions to a cobra attacking her using like.
2.) Imagery. "She dropped the blankets near an ambulance and swam into a sea of confusion, bobbing along with the other parents in the hope that she might catch her lost child drifting before being overwhelmed by the tide"(51). This is imagery because I can imagine what the scene might look like just by reading that paragraph, and how the author compares it to a sea could be exactly how it might look like.
3.) Imagery. "Patrick's head was spinning and his pulse was a military tattoo [...]"(23). Patrick is so overwhelmed by the accident that although his head was not actually spinning but he probably felt that way by all the chaos, and i could imagine how it might have felt to not know what to do.
Quote
"They all sort of looked alike, too[...]the girls carbon copies of Courtney, by studious design. Josie slipped inconspicuously into the heart of them because she looked like Courtney too[...]If she appeared the same on the outside, it was that much easier to ignore the fact that she didn't really know how she felt on the inside"(17). This quote is signifacant because Josie knows that she is the same as the others, yet she does nothing about it. It's important because it affects how Josie acts towards others later on in the novel.
Theme
I think that the emerging theme is be yourself, and be who you want to be;not others. Also, keep track of your actions.
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