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What does the author make you wonder about?

The author continues to make me wonder about how the rest o the story is going to play out, specifically the condition of the guild and the flawed themselves. When Ms. Dockery reveals herself as a member of a kind of resistance it makes me wonder about the current state of the system that governs celestines world. The author continues to let us know that growing unrest that is occurring among the people of this society, while also giving us a look into the lives of those who are helping to being it down.

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Think about the author’s word choice. How does he or she create emotion in the text?

The author establishes emotion in the text by using words that connect directly with Celestine and nobody else. For example when Celestine is talking the author will break out of the dialogue to describe how Celestine feels. In the text it says, "I feel my cheeks go hot and I look away"(Ahern 265). This creates emotion by making the reader feel for Celestine. From this context the reader can assume that Celestine is embarrassed. In this moment the reader connects with Celestine and can relate to what is happening in the story with their own experiences.

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What does the author make you wonder about? Ahern makes me wonder about quite a bit about the flawed system. As in a concept of being flawed or viewed as flawed. Flawed people are usually treated worse than criminals and there is something so deeply horrifying about that thought. They are forced to live lives separate from even those of their own family. Their children are taken away from them. They are looked at as disgusting and the worst possible way to be in society. Ahern says it perfectly (haha) in the book that being flawed is more powerful than those who are perfect. Like especially with Celestine since she didn’t originally make a mistake not really anyway. She helped a sick man to a seat and was punished for it. She did what was right and society saw her as wrong. It kind of ties back into a real world concept of aiding those society deems to be hated then you are hated too.

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What are things you’ve learned in your reading that still have you thinking?

In the very beginning of the book i believed all the traits that the author had given us when she described celestine. This led me to believe that she was just a normal teenage girl and to a point I think she was. But after reading all that she has gone through i believe that she has changed. Her decision making like in the case of analyzing her distrust of Pia where she understood the facts and saw deeper then what was on the surface and made a tough decisions based on what she knew. Instead of simply trusting an adult which other teenagers would do, and in this set of chapters when she just barely makes it home for curfew and she has fallen to the ground bleeding and in pain, she simply laughs, straying far from what any normal person would do. Both her reactions, and her new way of thinking have showed that her way of living life has changed completely in a way that we do not completely understand which keeps me thinking ahead in the story about who she will truly become at the end.

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Does the author ever interrupt his or her progression of the plot? How does that affect your understanding of the text?

The author does interrupt the progression of the plot when at the end of chapter 46 and the start of 47 Celestine notices Art and her sister together. Before this Celestine was trying to find a way out of the shed that she was locked inside of. While realizing where she was and how long she had till curfew the plot was interrupted and the focus went to what Art and her sister were doing. This affects my understanding of the text because since the focus is interrupted I focus on one side of the story and forget about the other.

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How does the author create “aha” moments in his or her text? Well for example in chapter fifty Celestine has a "aha" moment when she figures out that Lisa Life is actually Pia because she has only ever said the words that are qouted in the articles to her. The author Ahern is creating these moments in her text by how she builds up to them. Like in the moment mentioned above we see qoutes we have seen in book before when Celestine looks through the articles and it clicks where we read those qoutes from and what those scenes in the book were so it's not just an "Aha" moment for the protagonist, but also for the reader when it's revealed Pia is Lisa Life.

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The theme of leadership reoccurs throughout chapters 28-44 multiple times. An example would be with how Celestine is determined to bring Crevan down and the system of flaws possibly along with him because of what has happened to her. Celestine has seen flawed people in a different way after becoming flawed herself. She empathizes with them and sees the injustice that they face and wants to change that. In the news she is seen as an aspiring figure to some and she has made a plan of action.

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In Chapters 28-44 fear is a main theme that reoccurs over and over again. One main example is in chapter 44. Logan and his friend all crowd into a shed and take off Celestine's clothes and take pictures of her scars from her branding then Logan says, "Look at the one on her spine that one's different than the others". He is talking about her sixth brand that Crevan gave her. They count six and begin to freak out and become nervous one girl says, "I don't think we're supposed to know about that one.

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Discuss the pace of the text. How does that impact your enjoyment of the story?

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Discuss the pace of the text. How does that impact your enjoyment of the story?

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The pace of the text flows evenly and allows you to follow the story in what feels like real time. The story has so far done a great job of letting us see the events that celestine goes through and then takes time to let us view her own personal take by allowing us to read her thoughts on what has just happened. This allows you to to have a very personal connection with not only the story but celestine herself by allowing you to develop your own opinion on what just happened which makes the book very enjoyable, and fun to read.

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Trace the changes of the central character. How has that impacted you? The central character Celestine North has gone from the girl who had her life put together. She was popular, fit into the crowd, on her way to becoming a brilliant mathematician. She was simply perfect. That's all she ever tried to be. Now that her world has been shaken. She is ashamed to be who she is. She isn't allowed to do certain things and always has someone breathing down her back. She went from being happy, logical, rule follower, and certain to being emotional, bold, miserable, and full of uncertainty. This has impacted me because it makes me feel for the character. I understand on a level the isolation and loneliness that comes with doing what is right when everyone says you're wrong. And it gives even more perspective on how messed up the flawed system is.

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How effectively does the author use sensory detail to create images?

"She’s like a petite doll that looks like the wind could blow her over, though I know that is not the case. Even the wind would lose a battle with her. Her skin is soft and peachy, her clothes delicate and pretty, a silk ivory top with delicate organza flowers and a lace pencil skirt. She even smells of peaches. Everything about her is so fine and pretty". The author uses sensory detail very effectively by not only using what we see like how she looks like a petite doll but also saying how she smells like peaches. These details make me think about what it would be like if I came in contact with these people more than just a character in a book. And this also makes me feel what is happening more than just reading and not feel anything

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Tell me about the narrator of your text. Is he or she believable? Explain.
The narrator of the text is Celestine North, a seventeen year old girl who has the mind of a mathematician. She is logical and has black and white thinking and morals. At the moment she is questioning everything around her after helping a flawed person. Because that was logical at the time, but her thinking and morals are starting to turn grey. So yes she is a believable narrator as the readers we see the battle that seems to be raging on within Celestine as the story progresses. Seeing how she is still trying to remain "perfect" while having the knowledge deep down that nothing is as it was before.

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How has the author taken a flat character and turned it into a living, breathing soul?

She uses many adjectives, and sensory details in order to help us better understand the internal and external conflicts that are characters go through. Her writing of the book also took a large amount of time in the beginning to describe the appearance of each character so we can better imagine what the character looks like as they are experiencing their emotions.

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What about the setting has peaked your interest?

The setting has peaked my interest because in this society you have to be perfect or else you will be labeled flawed. So this makes me more closely read the book. Since I read the book more closely I can see how the characters are and it makes me more interested in what they are going to do and what will happen next.