By: Carl Hiaasen
Pages: 1-73
Prompt:
-How have your feelings changed as you've been reading?
-What has been the most important part of what you've been reading?
-What passage describes how you want to live your life? Why?
My feelings about the main character's dad have changed a lot since the beginning of the book. In the beginning I thought that he was a horrible father, a horrible husband, and a person with no feelings or sympathy towards something. I thought that because the book started out my showing that his dad was in jail. As soon as I read that, I began to have a negative feeling towards him. Then, it explained that he purposely committed a crime. At this point I felt as if he was the bad guy in the story. I thought, "Why would he purposely comit a crime and put his wife and children in danger?". Then, there was slight plot twist. When he comitted the crime he waited until the cops came and then admitted that he did it. That was I started to think that it was very honest of him to do that. Then, the book explained that he comitted the crime, which was sinking a popular gambling boat, because he wanted to protect the sea from waste. Once the book explained that I thought that he wasn't such a bad person after all. Later on, the main character described the fishing trips that his father used to take him and his sister on. After he described that, I thought his father was the best there could be.
I think that the most important part of what I've been reading was when the main character described the fishing trips. He explained how his father used to take him and his sister on fishing trips. He says that they always went hoping to see the "green flash" even though they knew they wouldn't see it. He also explained how his mom would always ask them if they had seen it, and his father always replied, "Maybe next time, but it won't happen, Donna, unless you come along." I think that this has been so far the most important part because it shows that they really are a good family. They might be going through some crazy times, but they are a united, loving family.
One passage that describes how I want to live my life is paragraph three on page 78. It talks
about being alone at night on the streets and not being afraid. It also talks about enjoying the night
time and how quiet it is. This reflects on how I want to live my life because I don't want to be afraid in life. I want to be outgoing in my life and try as many new things as possible. I want to not be afraid to travel the world or take risks. I also want to enjoy my life and make it as exciting as possible.
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