Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Reading response #1 (march)


Reading Response

            In the Novel Exit Here the main character definitely learns a lot by the end of the book. The way he led his life, was the basic teenage American dream. He had women and money. He’s only 19. His parents have put up with him until now. He has to go back to college because he flunked and they’re making him go to a school in Los Angeles.

            One example of something he has learned is not to take things for granted. He has everything anyone would ever want. But he still wants more. I don’t understand his thinking. He has a great girlfriend and everything you would ever possibly want in life. But he still wants more. He doesn’t know what he wants. He just knows he wants something more.

            Another thing he has learned is that he has to appreciate friendships. Many of his closest friends stopped being friends with him. His friend Kyle was driving drunk and crashed his car. He killed the passenger and two other people. His friend Cliff killed his girlfriend, and then committed suicide. His friend Claire told him she had feelings for him and he reacted terribly to this.

            In conclusion after all that has happened I can’t stop feeling pity for this character. His story gets more sad after ever page. I feel saddened after ever social encounter he has.

           


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