https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky Elena, Grace, Conner, Andrew, Garrett, Gabe en-us 2019-02-04 14:20:45 UTC 2019-03-01 11:56:58 UTC hello@padlet.com connerbrondhaver https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/328728546 In ...Minus 087 and Counting... Ben is being interviewed by the executive producer of "The Running Man" show, Dan Killian, we figure out that this show is made for elite participants who pass all the physical and mental tests. Killian tells Ben that the game has never had a winner. Killian says the show is "one of the surest ways the Network has of getting rid of embryo troublemakers such as yourself" (King 66). The game is rigged so no contestant can win and the only way to get out of the game show is by death or living thirty days.
-CB]]> 2019-02-07 14:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/328728546 gracecarroll https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/328746651 Killian, one of the workers at the Games Network, gave Ben Richards advice. Killian told him '"if you stay low, you'll last longer. Use your legs instead of any weapons you happen to pick up. And stay close to your own people"' (72). After I read this I was confused on why someone working for the Network would give one of the contestants advice. Did Killian secretly hate the Network and want Richards to win and shock them all? Was he giving him false information/misleading advice?]]> 2019-02-07 14:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/328746651 garrettwatson https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/328752761 In ...Minus 80 and Counting... Killian is pleased with his performance, and even gives him advice. I expected him to be a jerk back to Ben since he was a jerk during the tests to get into the games]]> 2019-02-07 14:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/328752761 gracecarroll https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/329859701 I did not expect Richards to confide in another human before the 30 days was up. After a couple days on the run he meets a little boy named Stacey who helps him in many ways. "'Stacey, I--' He broke off and ran a hand through his hair. When he spoke again he seemed to be talking to himself. 'I got to trust somebody and it turns out to be a kid. A kid. Hot Jesus, you ain't even six, boy'" (123). This is the complete opposite of what actions I thought Richards was going to participate in.]]> 2019-02-11 14:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/329859701 elenaossoski https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/329862744 Quote : 
“You have a certain crude style that I enjoy immensely.” (95,96). This quote from Killian helps describe Ben Richards’s personality and attitude. ]]> 2019-02-11 14:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/329862744 elenaossoski https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/329869109

Words of the Wiser: Killian tells Richards to “stay close to your own people” (99). He advises Ben to keep to himself and only make contact with the people he trusts. But, I’m still wondering when did the divide in society begin & why did it happen?

]]> 2019-02-11 14:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/329869109 garrettwatson https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/329878196 At the end of Minus 71 and counting, Ben realizes that he's being bracketed by the police. I expected him to be more careful being out at the Boston Y.M.C.A]]> 2019-02-11 14:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/329878196 connerbrondhaver https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/330803868 Bradley asks Richards "Whats the air pollution in Harding?"(King 168). this tells the reader that there is some kind of air pollution in this society. Richards responds with "I don't know-- they havent given them with thte weather since---Gee--- 2020"
They go on to describe why Cassie has lung cancer at 5 years old.]]> 2019-02-13 14:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/330803868 connerbrondhaver https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/330809562 Bradley is explaining to Richards about how bad the pollution is and that wetaher has a big part of making it worse than usual. and says that smoke stacks still pump smoke out 20 hours a day and air filters do nothing to help. Bradley says "Lung cancer has been up seven hundred percent since 2015-- I read that in a book. Man, they're killing us. The Free-Vee is killing us. The Free-Vee is killing us" (King 170)]]> 2019-02-13 14:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/330809562 garrettwatson https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/330814380 "I read it in a book. Man, they're killing us. The Free-Vee is killing us. The Free-Vee is killing us..." This could also be an AHA moment that Bradley is realizing that the Free-Vee is manipulating the people]]> 2019-02-13 14:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/330814380 connerbrondhaver https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/330815323 On page 174, Richards watches The Running Man on tv and of his tape when he tries to tell the people about the dirty network and then the game show cuts of his audio and pretends it is an accident. "Richard's mouth was moving, but no sound was coming out" (174) then the host of the show, Bobby Thompson, says "We seem to have lost our audio, but we don't need to listen to any more of this murderer's radical ravings to understand what we are dealing with" (174)]]> 2019-02-13 14:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/330815323 gracecarroll https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/331096385 I wonder why Elton was so quick to help Richards even when things turned quickly. "Screaming, Elton whipped the air car left and right" (190). Clearly, Elton knows he is in a life or death situation but I want to know why he chose to stick with Richards. Once in the park, he knew things were going south quickly and could have easily left and went to safety but instead of ditching Richards, he stuck with him. ]]> 2019-02-14 00:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/331096385 gracecarroll https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/331105501 I wonder how long Richards is going to last at the construction site. "He turned from the road and plunged into the jungle of the construction site" (196). With his wounds, I can't believe he will last longer than a day or two but I have a feeling he will win the entire game so I wonder what he will do to keep himself alive. ]]> 2019-02-14 00:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/331105501 gracecarroll https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/331108186 This quote by Ben Richards stood out to me, "He wasn't supposed to be a hiding man; he was a running man. Wasn't that what kept the ratings up?" (199). This stood out to me because it is the opposite of what I would do if i were in his situation. Despite needing to send the tapes in, I would more than likely hide out in one secret location rather than moving from big city to big city with the possibility of more and more people spotting me and turning me in. I also thought it was interesting how Richards brought up the ratings of the show; I think this was his sarcasm coming out. ]]> 2019-02-14 01:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/331108186 gracecarroll https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/331307560 2019-02-14 14:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/331307560 elenaossoski https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332418120 "If I'd had a gun, I would have burned him where he stood, Richards thought. Christ. Oh, Christ" (121). 
Ben's thoughts quickly become consumed by paranoia and violence. His involvement in the Games has altered his way of thinking. The Running Man is starting to turn Ben into a different person. ]]> 2019-02-18 18:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332418120 elenaossoski https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332421052 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/14/business/world-inequality.html

Inequality based on wealth. This inequality creates a divide in the society. The society in The Running Man is divided by classes of wealth and the people in the book use it as an excuse to claim dominance over others. ]]> 2019-02-18 18:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332421052 elenaossoski https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332422052 "The crowd drowned him out. Their screams of hate had reached a near fever pitch"(94). 
The crowd/audience of the Games are a perfect example of reoccurring theme in this novel. The society has been divided based on wealth. Those with money have been pitted against those without it. The citizens of the society that are unable to work and make money are practically forced into playing "games" that will win them money if they make it to the end alive. The poor only have one option to make more money: to participate. The Games have fueled the hatred that the wealthy North-siders hold for the poor.]]> 2019-02-18 18:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332422052 elenaossoski https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332423848 "Skulking outside your home" (94). This is another example of the attitudes that the North-siders have towards the South-siders. The wealthy citizens have been developed derogatory opinions about people in society that do not have as much money as them. This divide amongst the people is a reoccurring theme throughout the novel that shows a conflict between two groups and society. ]]> 2019-02-18 18:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332423848 gabrielfaulkner https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332646785 "He had spent the years between five and sixteen hustling, he and his brother Todd. His mother had died of syphilis when he was ten and Todd was seven. Todd had been killed five years later..."(199). This memory moment was the first we learned of Ben Richard's past, and it makes it very clear why he has such a reserved and aggressive personality.]]> 2019-02-19 12:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332646785 gabrielfaulkner https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332648143 "He had a very bad dream that night, which was unusual. The old Ben Richards had never dreamed"(209). Ben has a dream about Bradley being tortured, which is odd for multiple reasons. Not only does this show that the Games have caused Ben to have a dream, but also that he might have developed a friendship with Bradley. We haven't previously heard of any friends of Ben's so it contradicts his reserved personality he has always carried.]]> 2019-02-19 13:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332648143 gabrielfaulkner https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332650588 "Rich and Dink Moran built a pollution counter. Dink drew the picture out of the book, and they did it from coffee cans and some stuff they boosted out of cars"(169). Bradley is explaining to Ben that his friends created a real pollution counter that is more effective than the placebo-like pollution sensors from the government. Knowing that Bradley and his friends are from the poverty-ridden inner city, it would be easy to assume that they are not educated about something as secret and hard to understand as air pollution. It's surprising that he has studied it so much, and begins to teach Richards about it.]]> 2019-02-19 13:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332650588 gabrielfaulkner https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332655198 "'Killer!' A woman was sobbing. 'Vile, dirty murderer! God will strike you dead!'" (177). A woman in the crowd of The Running Man is screaming at the picture of Richards on the screen. Ben is quick to realize that the Games Network is doing everything possible to make him seem like a monster to the public. They talk about how each police officer who was killed had a family, and talk of how the five men had a combined 19 children who no longer had a father. Despite this, Ben is clearly upset, as he scolds Bradley after his attempt to comfort him.]]> 2019-02-19 13:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/332655198 connerbrondhaver https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/334165420 In chapter Minus 25 and Counting, the point of view (still third person view over everything but the narrator focuses on another persons thoughts and actions than before) changes. Two state troopers watch Ben leave and one asks the other, "Would you like to see him pull it off?" (335) and the other responds with a surprising answer of "Yes" and then one of continues to say, "I think it there's gonna be a big boom". 
This being said, this answers the reader's question of if there are people who want him to win. This is a new thought and perspective that we learn. ]]> 2019-02-22 15:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/334165420 connerbrondhaver https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/334178383 2019-02-22 15:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/334178383 gabrielfaulkner https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/334702516 "Would you like to see him pull it off?...Yes." (336). When soldiers are discussion Richard's escape, they want him to succeed. Throughout the book, everyone has hated him, but now, people are changing their minds.]]> 2019-02-25 05:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/334702516 gabrielfaulkner https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/334703189 2019-02-25 05:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/334703189 elenaossoski https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/334857984 https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/09/24/the-new-propaganda-how-the-american-government-is-trying-to-control-what-you-think/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1c1b914eeab1https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/09/24/the-new-propaganda-how-the-american-government-is-trying-to-control-what-you-think/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1c1b914eeab1]]> 2019-02-25 14:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/elenaossoski/g98swgoleaky/wish/334857984