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.