Tuesday, September 29, 2009
week 6: words can change you
Have you ever read a book that changed the way you thought or acted? Well I have been reading the book 19 Minutes and I don’t think I have ever been more paranoid in my life. The book is about a school shooting at a high school. You find out right away that the killer is a boy who was the school “nerd” who got made fun of a lot. This scared me because I see kids getting made fun of all the time, so I’m constantly thinking “Oh my goodness he is going to grow up like the boy in the book and shoot people.” Also, when I am in a room with a bunch of people I am thinking about what I would do if there happened to be a shooting right here right now. Would I run? Would I hide? Would I find my friends or just run away? I am so paranoid! I think it is so weird that a book can change the way I think and act. I always heard people say “that book changed my life” or “that book will move you” but I would never have really believed that I could be “changed” by a book. I thought that you had to love reading to really get into a book and get moved by it, but believe me I am not a reader at all and this book has really changed me. I’m not sure if it’s a good change or a bad change yet; but I know it is a change. I am still just in shock that words that someone wrote can change the way a person thinks.
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It is weird how just a spimple sentence can change your life. School shooting are a scary thing to think about. I hope you can find a way to deal with your fear.
ReplyDeleteJennine, next time you have to write a lit snap (!), this will be your topic.
ReplyDeleteI think the book is affecting you so powerfully because it's so realistic.
I agree sometimes i lokk back to highschool and grade school and think of all of the kids who got picked on and think what if this happened to me. That book opened my eyes and showed me that it could happen to anyone. I love that book so far and i cant wait to finish it!
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