https://padlet.com/jgonzales2027/c41ccmtjrvt5rcff en-us 2023-01-17 16:59:32 UTC 2025-11-09 23:24:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f52a.png jgonzales2027 https://padlet.com/jgonzales2027/c41ccmtjrvt5rcff/wish/2447183632 "Look! A riddle! Time for fun! Should we use a rope or gun? Knives are sharp and gleam so pretty. Poison’s slow, which is a pity! Fire is festive, drowning’s slow. Hanging’s a ropy way to go. A broken head, a nasty fall. A car colliding with a wall. Bombs make a very jolly noise. Such ways to punish naughty boys! What shall we use? We can’t decide. Just like you cannot run or hide. Ha ha. Truly, Devious" (p. 220)

     This quote was so important to the story because it's one of the hints constantly mentioned in the Ellingham Murder case that had been unsolved for nearly a century. Additionally, this clue is also an example of building suspense as you don't really know what to think out of the poem, but you know it is referring to something that can happen to you, due to the "... Just like you cannot run or hide..." part of the poem.]]> 2023-01-17 17:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jgonzales2027/c41ccmtjrvt5rcff/wish/2447183632 jgonzales2027 https://padlet.com/jgonzales2027/c41ccmtjrvt5rcff/wish/2447787852 “What you lack in any investigation is time. With every passing hour, evidence slips away. Crime scenes are compromised by people and the elements. Things are moved, altered, smeared, shifted. Organisms rot. Wind blows dust and contaminants. Memories change and fade. As you move away from the event, you move away from the solution.” (p. 300)

     This quote is important as it ties into the story. For instance, the reason why the case in Ellingham Academy was unsolved for so long was because of the lack of resources from back in the 1930s, when the murder had taken place. Additionally, it is also shown many times how hard it is to understand parts of the story without the resources and evidence officials had obtained.]]> 2023-01-18 03:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jgonzales2027/c41ccmtjrvt5rcff/wish/2447787852 jgonzales2027 https://padlet.com/jgonzales2027/c41ccmtjrvt5rcff/wish/2447789899 “I annoy people," he said. "Believe me. I'm aware. It's an effective way to communicate if you don't have any other options. If you can't get in through the door, throw a rock through the window. And I think maybe you're the same way. - David, to Stevie” (p. 310)

This quote is important as it reveals more about the relationship between Stevie and David. It shows how both of them are connected to each other, as David had stated how both of them would try to get a result out of something no matter how impossible it may seem.]]> 2023-01-18 03:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jgonzales2027/c41ccmtjrvt5rcff/wish/2447789899 jgonzales2027 https://padlet.com/jgonzales2027/c41ccmtjrvt5rcff/wish/2447791199 “Sometimes Stevie felt bad for her parents. Their idea of what constituted interesting was so limited. They were never going to have as much fun as she did.” (p. 20)

This quote is important as it initially reveals the relationship Stevie has with her parents. For instance, she believes that she can't really connect with them and feels as if they can't understand things as she does.]]> 2023-01-18 03:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jgonzales2027/c41ccmtjrvt5rcff/wish/2447791199 jgonzales2027 https://padlet.com/jgonzales2027/c41ccmtjrvt5rcff/wish/2447793795 "Panic attacks are mean little freaks." (p. 52)

This quote is important as it extends on the personality that we are given about Stevie. It tells us more about her personal self and how she struggles with social anxiety and often faces panic attacks. To extend from this, she had also faced a panic attack during a thunderstorm and had to seek help from one of her close friends as a comfort zone.]]> 2023-01-18 03:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jgonzales2027/c41ccmtjrvt5rcff/wish/2447793795