Critical Thinking Question Post #10

Question 11- Who has “power” in your text? How does that power get shown?

           I am still currently reading the book Just Listen by Sarah Dessen, and in this book, Annabel is still facing problems with her friends. Before her fight with her friends, everything was almost perfect. But now, because of her fight, everything has changed. She is no longer friends with them. And most people ignore her. Everybody thinks Annabel slept with Sophie's boyfriend. That is what Sophie thinks also. 

                          Who has power in my book? I think Sophie has the power. The reason why I think that is because she has the power to bring her friendship with Annabel back together. Annabel tried apologizing but Sophie just won’t listen. If Sophie listened to her, then they would probably be best friends again. If Sophie were friends with Annabel again, then Annabel wouldn't be lonely that much.      

                                              

                Another way you can tell Sophie has the power in the book, is because Sophie bullies Annabel by creating physical fights with her, and going up to her and calling her name like "a bitch". Sophie shouldn't be doing that because Annabel didn't sleep with her boyfriend. So she doesn't have any reason to be saying that to her.

               

                As you can see, in the book Just Listen by Sarah Dessen, the person who has the “power” is Sophie. 

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Critical Thinking Question Reading Response POST #9

Question #8- What really hard things are happening in this text? Are these things happening in the world now? Where?

     I am currently reading the book "Just Listen" by Sarah Dessen. This book is about a girl name Annabel Greene. And everybody thinks she is perfect. She is a model, and has like a perfect family. But her family isn't perfect. Annabel's sister Whitney almost dies because she has a eating disorder. And Annabel has no friends in the beginning of the year because of a fight she and a old best friend had. Nobody's life is perfect you know....
     Some hard problems Annabel is going through right now in the book is having to deal with her sister Whitney and her eating disorder, and being lonely. Annabel found Whitney in the bathroom one day, and Whitney fainted, and Annabel saw how Whitney was super skinny, and her bones were very visible. That scene would always be in Annabel's head. Another hard thing Annabel is going through right now is being lonely. Ever since her ex best friend Sophie accused her of trying to sleep with her boyfriend everything changed. She has no friends. And everybody is ignoring her. Except for this one boy name Owen. Annabel and Owen are starting to be good friends.
     I think maybe its happening in the world. Because like maybe someday in someones life, people are ignoring them and you are lonely. That can happen. And having to deal with someone who has a eating disorder can also happen. So it can like happen everywhere.