pages: 39

how i felt reading: my mind was wandering a bit, but i was almost completely invested in the story and i felt calm

pages: 43

how i felt reading: i was getting a bit distracted and i kept thinking about how, in percy jackson, literally any rule could just be broken at any time. it makes for good story but still i feel like its cheating

pages: 43

how i felt reading: again, distracted. but i felt like i had a good grasp of the story, so i dont mind

did i meet my goal: no

pages: 36

how i felt reading: i was sucked in and invested in the story

did i meet my goal: no

pages: 41

how i felt reading: intrigued

did i meet my goal: almost, but no

pages: 22

how i felt reading: tired, so i had to stop

did i meet my goal: no

this is a mirror for me, not because my parents want me to do their bidding and destroy the world, but because i have trouble making decisions and i tend to be an overthinker, so when i have to make a life-changing decision, its really hard and i often have to consult others for advice

this is a window for me because seeing the desperation and hurt that circe feels helps me understand more of her character. she has been unloved her entire life and so seeing the one person who actually loved her back turn away for another woman enrages her. she's probably thinking, "not again" and couldnt see the consequences of her actions in the moment.

i can relate to circe because when i was younger, i was bullied a lot, especially for things i couldnt control. my weight, which wasnt because i ate too much but just because of genetics. my personality, which made me feel like i could ever belong and forced me to make poor decisions like bullying others in order to make friends. i can understand why circe would act out to express herself because i tended to do the same things.

this is a mirror for me because until june 2021 when my dad remarried and gave me two stepsiblings, i only had my brother max. hes 5 1/2 years younger than me and i never wanted to hang out with him, but because hes younger hes always my responsibility. i can understand esperanza because i can relate to the feeling of always being weighed down by a younger sibling.

Connotation: valuable, elegant, delicate, expensive, desirable

What mood or feeling is shown in this phrase? Positive? Negative?: Using the word chandelier adds a positive and sophisticated mood to this section of the story.

Why did the author use this phrase or word? What did it add to the story? What do we learn?: The author used the phrase fancy chandelier so we can learn how Esperanza's great-grandfather views her great-grandmother. We learn that he loved her and really wanted to marry her. He values her and sees her as a delicate, elegant, desirable woman. The message would have been significantly different if the author said, “As if she were a sack of potatoes.”

Connotation: The clothes are ratty and have holes, don't fit properly, etc.

What mood or feeling is shown in this phrase? Positive? Negative?: The mood of this phrase is negative and makes you look down at Lucy and Rachel because of their clothes.

Why did the author use this phrase or word? What did it add to the story? What do we learn?: The author could have used this phrase because it gives us the sense that Lucy and Rachel's family may not have enough money to pay for showers and proper clothing.

Connotation: polished, fancy, reserved for rest

What mood or feeling is shown in this phrase? Positive? Negative?: the mood of this phrase is positive and relieved.

Why did the author use this phrase or word? What did it add to the story? What do we learn?: The author may have used this phrase because when you hear Sunday shoes, you think of fancy, well-polished shoes reserved for church on Sundays. Because of this, you feel relieved because you don't have to mourn over Lucy and Rachel knowing that they have some form of well-fitting clothing they can wear.

Connotation: negative, nasty, doesnt belong

What mood or feeling is shown in this phrase? Positive? Negative?: The mood of this phrase is negative, as it implies that Lucy and Rachel should be thrown out just like trash because they are not wanted.

Why did the author use this phrase or word? What did it add to the story? What do we learn?: The author used this phrase because the reader knows that trash is dirty, smelly, and usually unwanted; you throw out trash because it has to use or value to you anymore. Esperanza calling Lucy and Rachel garbage shows that Esperanza feels the sister have no use to her anymore and should be taken away because they are creating a figurative stench.

Connotation: "house" has a neutral connotation and "Home" has a positive connotation. "home" means you feel like you belong but "house" feels like its just a building that exists, not something that is yours

What mood or feeling is shown in this phrase? Positive? Negative?: the mood of this phrase is a bit negative, very longing. esperanza wants a home that feels like hers and its warm and loving, but right now she feels like she has a house, which to her is just this building that shes living in.

Why did the author use this phrase or word? What did it add to the story? What do we learn?: the author used this phrase because it shows esperanza's feelings for her current living situation, and her feelings for her community. esperanza wants a home that she feels comfortable in and it looks like how she imagines it, but she doesnt realize how homely and closely-knit her community is.

Connotation: christmas is very shiny and colorful and it pops out

What mood or feeling is shown in this phrase? Positive? Negative?: This phrase could give a positive feeling, but based on the context, it is negative.

Why did the author use this phrase or word? What did it add to the story? What do we learn?: This phrase was used because it describes Esperanza wanting to explode and be pretty and shiny and all girly like Lois. She knows she can be stereo-typically "beautiful" if she just dug deep inside her and tried. But this phrase also shows us that Esperanza is failing to see how wonderful and smart and kind she is without having to be pretty - all the things Lois is not.

I think the name calling starts off as a joke, then starts to get serious. I can see this on page 37 when Rachel says, "Oh, we're only playing," and later she says, "Nenny, you better tall your sister she is really crazy because Lucy and me are never coming back her again. Forever." It's a big misunderstanding because Rachel and Lucy are joking but Esperanza and Nenny can't see that, and then later Esperanza and Nenny are defending themselves and the other two think they're trying to attack them.

When Lucy/Rachel were first introduced, they were odd but very sweet and funny. However, in this chapter, they are being rude and unsympathetic. We can see this on page 37 when Rachel says, "Oh, we're only playing" - Rachel ad Lucy can't see that their "jokes" are hurting Esperanza's feelings, and they don't seem to feel remorse for them either.

This showed up for Esperanza because throughout the entire book, we have really only seen her complain about her life. She is jealous of other people's beauty and talent without recognizing her own, and she pities her own situation without realizing how great it really is.

I believe this mean that even though Esperanza can't see the goodness in her life and in her situation, if she looks inside herself and realizes how great she is, then she can learn to appreciate the community around her.

Lois is very sweet and beautiful and most likely tall, based on the text. This is what makes her desirable; she has all the traits of the models in magazines. But she is not very smart because she can't tie her shoes, which is one of the basic things you learn when you are young. On the contrary, Esperanza may not be so pretty like all the boys think she should be, but she knows how to tie her shoes - in other words, she has a lot more brains than Lois.

Before this sentence, Esperanza is talking about how Lois gets to go out and be held by a boy and not have a care in the world. What she's trying to say here is that she wants to have the same experience as Lois instead of sitting inside all night and pretending she's somewhere else, because she believes it's not the same.

Annabeth, as we've already established, is the daughter of Athena. When in Greek form, Athena is a virgin goddess of wisdom, which gave Annabeth a hunger for knowledge, a skill for research and inference, and natural smarts. So when she falls through the labyrinth and meets a bunch of ghosts with no way to come out alive except to overpower their knowledge, she uses the stories she's heard of other gods, both Roman and Greek, as well as her inference skills, to read the hieroglyphics carved into the stone. She ends up defeating the ghosts by crumbling their part of the labyrinth and makes it out only with a broken ankle from the harsh landing.

Annabeth's memories from her friends and her camp training also come in handy. When she gets a broken ankle from her fall from the crushed labyrinth, she uses her time in Grover's safety course to check her surroundings or immediate threats and take inventory, and then quickly creates a makeshift cast from her memory of doing the same for a camper back home. This is very important for her survival, because if she wasn't able to make to cast, she most likely would have died in the labyrinth.

mirror (familiar) - explain scene, how/why you can relate, what connection you have

However, there are an equal amount of windows and mirrors and the reason for this is most likely this: Circe is a Greek goddess and therefore, from the reader's perspective, everything in her story and everything in her life is highly improbable. Circe is a witch - she can cast spells and transform people just with the plants in her backyard - and because in real life, we don't have these powers, it's hard to connect with Circe. But that doesn't mean that the author's writing doesn't make the text come to life. It is believable simply because of the sheer skill put into the writing.

Miller uses the conflict to create more friction, and this in turn creates suspense. We have no idea what the characters will do or say next because we feel like they're out of options.

i still want to learn about more greek gods, as well as their roman counterparts, but i can tell from the foreshadowing (and reviews online) that there are more gods to come in circe.

Why is it effective? Why did the author include this piece of figurative language? What does it help you picture or understand?: The building Edna's mother used to own was probably not actually as big as a giant whale, but since the reader knows that whales are huge and can confirm from their point of view (as you can see by me calling them 'giant' whales), we understand that the building was huge.

Why is it effective? Why did the author include this piece of figurative language? What does it help you picture or understand? This metaphor is effective because the reader knows that spaghetti is stringy and not easily able to be picked up, which helps us visualize the wheels of the bike wobbling and not able to stay up for very long.

Why is it effective? Why did the author include this piece of figurative language? What does it help you picture or understand? The author may have included this metaphor to help the reader visualize thick, outstretched arms on a tree, like if you yourself reached out to either side, and explain the width of the tree better than if she did in... tree terms.

Why is it effective? Why did the author include this piece of figurative language? What does it help you picture or understand? This piece of figurative language is effective because children are quite like fancy vases - they cost a lot and cannot be replaced, and it's a big deal when they break.

Why is it effective? Why did the author include this piece of figurative language? What does it help you picture or understand? This piece helps me picture someone running outside as they are crying, and looking into the sky, and sort of getting lost in it. Simply put, it helps me imagine someone finding comfort in the sky and feeling like when they are looking up at the sky, nothing can harm them.

Why is it effective? Why did the author include this piece of figurative language? What does it help you picture or understand? Since Nenny is a child, she can't quite comprehend how many types of clouds there are, and there's a high chance she doesn't even know the actual number. Therefore, this is effective because it gives off Nenny's sense of childlike naivety and shows us just how many there are.

Why is it effective? Why did the author include this piece of figurative language? What does it help you picture or understand? The meaning of "talking back" usually means to bicker with someone with sass or attitude, and it helps the reader picture the girls walking with sass and feeling themselves.

Why is it effective? Why did the author include this piece of figurative language? What does it help you picture or understand? The author included this because it helps the reader understand Esperanza's feelings toward disease and even death. She believes that you cannot control the diseases you acquire, no matter how healthy or happy you are.

Pages: 27

How I felt reading: A little distracted by personal events

Did I meet my goal: no

Pages: 66

How I felt reading: I felt very sucked into the book and I’m reaching the climax, so I’m excited to see what happens

Did I meet my goal: Yes

Pages: 67

How I felt reading: I felt confused because of the plot twist at the ending but I was very happy to see Julian and Scarlett together

Did I meet my goal: yes