They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera by Jessa Nguyen https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm en-us 2023-01-13 16:15:01 UTC 2025-05-31 16:23:22 UTC hello@padlet.com "I cross the street without an arm to hold me back" jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443840444 -Rufus, a character written by Adam Silvera.]]> 2023-01-13 17:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443840444 "But because we're about to die, I want to say it as much as I want-I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you." jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443843349 -Mateo, a character written by Adam Silvera]]> 2023-01-13 17:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443843349 "We were all lost & okay with not being found for a while," jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443846257 -Rufus.]]> 2023-01-13 17:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443846257 jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443851834 I feel this relates to Rufus. No matter how stressed he is from living the last day of his life, people still held his flaws against him.]]> 2023-01-13 17:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443851834 "On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure—to live a lifetime in a single day." jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443853491 - The description of "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera]]> 2023-01-13 17:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443853491 They will die. jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443857361 They don't know how or why, but it's inevitable. 
They try to live their lives to the fullest, but they are still worried about dying before the other.]]> 2023-01-13 17:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443857361 Rufus' song jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443859133 2023-01-13 17:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443859133 Mateo's song jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443879915 2023-01-13 17:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2443879915 "Thank you for everything, Dad. I'll be brave, and I'll be okay. I love you from here to there. Mateo." jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444037818 -Adam Silvera]]> 2023-01-13 20:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444037818 “I only care about the people who wanna be in my life.” jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444038801 - Adam Silvera]]> 2023-01-13 20:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444038801 “it sucks how we’re all being raised to die. Yes, we live, or we’re given the chance to, at least, but sometimes living is hard and complicated because of fear.” jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444040122 - Adam Silvera]]> 2023-01-13 20:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444040122 "Please look after me today, Mom, one last time, because I know I'm not already dead like Rufus thinks we are, and I would like to have my life-changing day. See you later." jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444513667 - Adam Silvera, Mateo, Page 220]]> 2023-01-14 23:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444513667 "I should've shown you some risks are worth it." jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444515429 -Adam Silver, Lidia, Page 28.]]> 2023-01-14 23:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444515429 ""I hug Lidia. "Promise me you'll be okay." "It would be a huge lie." "Please lie to me," I say." jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444515888 - Adam Silvera, Page 323, from the perspective of Mateo.]]> 2023-01-14 23:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444515888 ""Should we go make a moment?" "I thought we were already making moments, but why not." jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444516665 - Adam Silvera, Rufus & Mateo, Page 178.]]> 2023-01-14 23:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444516665 ""I don't wanna leave you behind. We're supposed to be living, period. We know how this ends for both of us, but I don't wanna look back on any moment thinking we straight wasted it. This isn't some dream and we won't wake up from this."" jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444517746 - Adam Silvera, Rufus, Page 244]]> 2023-01-14 23:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444517746 "If anything, it only further proves my point: Mateo doesn't deserve to die." jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444518047 - Adam Silvera, Page 255, From the perspective of Rufus.]]> 2023-01-14 23:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444518047 ""Nope. He was our age. He got beat up & robbed so I gave him my sneakers." "Of course you did," I say. "They don't make them like you." jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444518467 - Adam Silvera, Rufus & Mateo, Page 192.
I feel this is important to the story because it shows the difference between Rufus & Mateo. Rufus acts as though Mateo’s actions are groundbreaking due to the setting Rufus grew up in after his family died.]]> 2023-01-14 23:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2444518467 jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2449108122 2023-01-19 00:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2449108122 Something Mateo may write jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2450574116 Edited name to fit character***]]> 2023-01-20 02:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2450574116 CONFLICT jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2456939634 They will die at the end (Mateo & Rufus) so they try to find things that they can relate to. The only reason why they met is that there’s a site for people who will die on a certain day (known as deckers). The app was filled with deckers & non-deckers. The non-deckers were shown to be perverted & unlikeable. When Rufus & Mateo met, it was a small chance, & they couldn’t waste any more time on their last day. This starts a better plot than “They will die today”]]> 2023-01-26 00:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2456939634 SUMMARY jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2456940175 Mateo & Rufus get a call from the Death-Cast saying that they will die. Because of this, they go on the Last Friend app & find each other. They try to live a lifetime in a day, though they end up wasting time worrying about their death. In the end, Mateo dies first, & Rufus dies while distracted, thinking about Mateo.]]> 2023-01-26 00:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2456940175 RATING (4.5/5 stars) jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2456940965 Some parts were underwhelming & cringe-worthy. Besides that, I enjoyed the amount of work put into describing one day.]]> 2023-01-26 00:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2456940965 jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2456942275 2023-01-26 00:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2456942275 FAVOURITE CHARACTER jn217602 https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2456945679 Rufus was a more relatable character, meaning that he questioned why they had to die on that certain day, not knowing or caring enough to live to the fullest, overall, he was a well-written character.]]> 2023-01-26 00:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jn217602/50dagw7od1zjs5mm/wish/2456945679