Twilight 1.28.15

Prompt: Who is your favorite character and why?

Pages read: 251- 300

            When reading Twilight I get so drawn in that I could honestly read for hours if I had the time. Twilight is pretty easy to get into after you've already seen the movie like I did. It's actually a lot more interesting because you can picture the characters doing things in scenes that weren't in the movie. I find that really fun. It's fun to me because I get to create the scene from something that was described like an area I have seen. I could also create a whole new scene out of one chapter and have a mini movie in my head. That is probably my favorite thing!

           My favorite character in the book would have to be Edward. There are many interesting qualities about this character. Many people may think I like him because they may think in the movie I might find him attractive, that is not the case. Edward is a vampire and like I said in my last blog, vampires are my favorite. Edward can read people's minds which is so fascinating! Whenever someone has asked me what superpower I would want I usually said to read people's minds. Edward can also run really fast, one of the perks of being a vampire. He is actually one of the fastest vampires in his family.

         Edward being a vampire isn't the only thing that interests me about him. I like his background story. If you have never seen Twilight, Edward and the rest of his family were adopted by their mom and dad who are vampires. All the teens in his family were dying and were saved by their now dad, Carlisle. Edward's story was the most intriguing to me. His was so interesting because he was originally dying from a disease. He was the also first one adopted out of the family even before his mom was rescued. His story goes more into depth but I don't wan't to spoil is for you.

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Twilight: Week of 1.20.15

Twilight by Stephenie Mayer
Pages Read: 0-250
Prompt: Would you be a werwolf or a Vampire

                Currently, I am reading Twilight, the first book of the Twilight series. I decided to read this book because I have seen the movies and wanted to know if the books were better. So far, it is! I never had the chance to read them but then discovered that my oldest sister had all of the books. I was so excited to pick up the book and start reading. It wasn't hard to get into and it has smooth transitions  which makes it easier to comprehend.

                If you don't know, which you probably do know, Twilight is about vampires and werwolves. A girl named Bella Swan falls in love with a vampire named Edward Cullen. Her best friend, Jacob Black, is a werwolf. Once Bella figures out that Edward is a vampire, they can't be separated because they love each other too much. But, Jacob doesn't like that, his family is enemies with Edward's family. Jacob is also in love with Bella but she doesn't like him that way. When Bella finds out Jacob is a werewolf she becomes overwhelmed and confused.

               I chose the prompt of "Would you be a werwolf or a vampire because it has to do with the book Twilight. If I could be a werewolf or a vampire I would choose a vampire. The reason why I would choose a vampire is because they are cooler to me. In the book vampires can run really fast and each one has their own "power". Some can read minds and other can control people. There are some vampires who can even send electricity through your body or tell the future. The werwolves can run fast and turn into big fury animals which isn't "my style". I would defiantly prefer to be a vampire if I was given the option. Vampires are cool.

TKAM: Difference Between Movie and Book

Prompt:What do you think is the most important difference between the written and filmed version? Provide evidence with specific details.

            I think that the most important difference between the written and filmed version of To Kill a Mockingbird is that Aunt Alexandra wasn't in the film. Aunt Alexandra is the aunt of Scout and Jem. In the book she is a pretty big character, maybe even a main character. But we don't see her in the movie. All the big scenes that Aunt Alexandra is in still happen but she isn't in them. Why?, I'm not sure and I don't think many people know why but she isn't there.

              Aunt Alexandra not being in the movie is an important difference because we don't get to see some of the big scenes she was in. For example, when Scout and Aunt Alexandra have a long talk we don't see it. Also, when Aunt Alexandra has her friends over and Scout is ask to join them. These may not seem so important but they are pieces of the book that we could have seen a little bit of. Aunt Alexandra was a main character and should have been in the movie.

             If I were to cast roles I would defiantly cast someone for Aunt Alexandra. The reason I would do so is because personally, I believe that the movie would be more like the book. Without Aunt Alexandra the movie doesn't really seem so much like the book. There is something missing and that could be Aunt Alexandra. She makes up a part of Scout's life. It may not be that big but she still has an affect on Scout and should be placed in the movie. 

TKAM Week of 1.5.15

Prompt: Overall thoughts on the book
Prompt 2: Who is your favorite character and why?

*This blog was from before break but it didn't publish and got deleted.
   
         "To Kill a Mocking Bird" was a pretty good book. It was not one of my favorite but it also wasn't one of my least favorite. At first my thoughts on the book were that it wasn't all that good and really hard to get into. But towards the second part of the book is when I really started to enjoy it more. I normally don't read books like this one, I'm more of a drama and action person. Although, I do have to say that the book was really interesting and fun to read. I also liked all the activities we got to do with TKAM.

       I think that my favorite character is Scout. Scout is very curious throughout the book and she is very caring. Not many people in Maycomb county have respect like she does or the thoughtful side of her. In some ways she reminds me of myself. The part about her being courageous that is. I used to a shy person and never spoke my mind and never stood up for what I believed in. Over the past 3 years of being in middle school I have learned to stick up for what I want and what I believe in. This is where Scout comes in, Scout is very brave and I assume has always been that way, but I am now like her. After reading "To Kill a Mocking Bird" I picked up a few tips from her on how to be courageous. She is a very goo character and is easy to relate to.