https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1 en-us 2020-08-10 07:13:14 UTC 2025-11-01 07:27:51 UTC hello@padlet.com 20082196 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673989602 2020-08-10 07:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673989602 20122973 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673990090 2020-08-10 07:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673990090 20153819 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673990195 2020-08-10 07:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673990195 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673990507 2020-08-10 07:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673990507 20122973 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673995187 True i hated william as well. I felt like he was a burden to the whole situation and i just didn't like his character. Though i can fully understand his perspective as he is only five years old. and his inability to comprehend deprivation and difficulties etc in the situation]]> 2020-08-10 07:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673995187 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673996273 I agree with what you said. I also admire  Cathrine the most for her intellegence and survival skills. I mean, I don't even think I'll be able to face that devastating situation now in my age.]]> 2020-08-10 07:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673996273 20082196 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673997896 I also hated William but I get the purpose of his character. He is a five year old kid who doesn't understand situation. Makes you empathise for the parents and see that it takes time for someone like William to adjust to a different way of life.]]> 2020-08-10 07:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673997896 20153819 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673998157 Your comment on William is very interesting. I've always thought of him as an annoying child who bugs people out but never sympathized him. Maybe this was the author's intention. It is truly normal for a five year old to react like that: he has no ability to comprehend things. ]]> 2020-08-10 07:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673998157 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673998987 I like how you emphasize on the change in their lifestyles  and behavior. I also agree that Veronica cannot stand  William demanding and questioning things in that situation. It must be really hard for her.]]> 2020-08-10 07:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673998987 20082196 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673999962 I agree with the fact that you said Catherine was mature. She is very mature for her age. Everything you said about Catherine I totally agree with.]]> 2020-08-10 07:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/673999962 20082196 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674000815 I agree with the fact that you empathise with Veronica. She went through so much pain with only a little bit of hope that her child might live. I don't think I could ever go through that.]]> 2020-08-10 07:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674000815 20122973 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674002068 I really liked how you analysed the relationship between Sarah and Veronica. I liked how even though there was tension between the two of them,, they had no choice but to work together]]> 2020-08-10 07:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674002068 20153819 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674002375 I totally agree with you. How can humans be so ruthless and nuke places filled with innocent people? Just for their own profits? It makes me want to puke all the time thinking about it.]]> 2020-08-10 07:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674002375 20082196 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674002696 I like the way you analysis Sarah's role in the story. How she had to step and become the leader to 2 young children when Veronica could no longer handle it. I gives her a sense of maturity]]> 2020-08-10 07:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674002696 20153819 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674003381 I was shocked at first because of the extremely detailed descriptions on conditions after the nuclear bomb. It made me shudder reading parts where the family suffers from radioactive pollution. It made me emotional and cry at the end of the chapter. ]]> 2020-08-10 07:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674003381 20122973 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674003948 I likedhow you took Catherine's perspective and compared it with Veronica's]]> 2020-08-10 07:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674003948 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674003968 I truly agree with you about William. He's so annoying and demanding. It's like he can't see what's happening. However, I guess it is actually normal for a 5 yo kid to be like that (?).]]> 2020-08-10 07:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674003968 20153819 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674005448 Your response also made me think about William again. He has never experienced that horrible situation before and suddenly have to go through hardships. It is totally understandable for him to show that attitude. ]]> 2020-08-10 07:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674005448 20153819 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674007018 I also liked your response on Sarah. She reluctantly had to take that position(since Veronica died) and take care of two children. Just imagine taking a huge responsibility at 15... I wouldn't be able to do it. ]]> 2020-08-10 07:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674007018 20122973 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674007046 Same this book made me realise the horrible affects of a nuclear war. I wouldn't want to imagine myself facing a situation like that. Having to survive knowing deep down that you'll die anyway. I can totally realte to how you feel when you read this book.]]> 2020-08-10 07:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674007046 20153819 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674008573 I liked how you put your response to different topics. It is interesting to compare my viewpoints to yours. ]]> 2020-08-10 07:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674008573 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674150566 2020-08-10 12:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674150566 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674151613 2020-08-10 12:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674151613 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674152683 2020-08-10 12:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/674152683 20082196 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684327492 2020-08-18 06:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684327492 20153819 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684332249 2020-08-18 06:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684332249 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684342301 I totally agree with you that Ophelia is more like able before she left the bunker. She is so close-minded which is  really shown when she went out and interact  directly with the mutants. She didn't even care if it is her own sister!
I also agree that she didn't change even though it seems that she would in the end, but sadly, she didn't...]]> 2020-08-18 06:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684342301 20082196 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684347086 After reading what you wrote. I understand why you feel bad for her, and maybe I do a little too. But then I just thought that she was a hypocrite in the sense that she was disgusted at Catherine and Johnson for getting married and trying to reproduce even though there was an age difference, even though her parents only got together to reproduce as well, so now idk.]]> 2020-08-18 06:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684347086 20153819 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684351089 I was surprised that you preferred part 2 over part 1. This part is my least favorite part because there are no character developments in Ophelia. I could've liked it more if there were changes in Part 2. I also got confused with Johnson and Kate's relationship. If I were Kate, I would've been disgusted. By the way, did you find the relationship between the two moral or immoral?

]]> 2020-08-18 06:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684351089 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684352075 I also sympathize to Ophelia that no one actually cared about her. She even said in the book that the only person who understands her is her mother who I think prioritize her work more than her daughter. So it was sad that she had to grow up that way.]]> 2020-08-18 06:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684352075 20082196 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684352808 I found it interesting that this part was your favourite because Ophelia is such an unlikable character, but then I thought about it more and for me, this part was the easiest to read, and when I was reading it I really liked it and it made me want to read on because I was anticipating when Ophelia was going to change, and when she didn't, it just made me hate this part]]> 2020-08-18 06:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684352808 20153819 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684356888 I agree with you that Ophelia didn't grow as a person. Rather, her hatred towards the outsiders becomes worse as time passes. So I highly agree that she was more likable before she left. 
Also, I was very interested in your comment on Ophelia. Do you think Ophelia could've developed if she had different parents in a different environment?]]> 2020-08-18 06:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684356888 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684357340 I agree with you that it is remarkable for Kate to seek enjoyment and happiness in life for her situation. Her spirit for life and for her babies is really beautiful to read.]]> 2020-08-18 06:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684357340 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684361904 I also think that the metaphor the book used to describe Catherine and Johnson's relationship as 'breeding like animals'  interesting after reading your letter. It really describes Ophelia's disgusted feeling about Catherine and Johnson's relationship. ]]> 2020-08-18 06:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684361904 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684368569 2020-08-18 06:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/684368569 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/686289905 2020-08-19 00:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/686289905 20082196 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694059684 2020-08-24 06:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694059684 20153819 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694072320 2020-08-24 07:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694072320 katrina_may https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694073427 Do you think that considering Simon had left the bunker knowing that others were surviving better out there, that he should have been better prepared and known that humans aren't the best? Also what's with this family and their denial of other family members?]]> 2020-08-24 07:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694073427 katrina_may https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694076198 Do you think it is safe to follow what we think is right?]]> 2020-08-24 07:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694076198 katrina_may https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694077344 I liked your final point. In some ways we could say that Sarah, Ophelia and Simon are all driven by fear. For each of the eras that they grow up in, they have different things to fear. Only Catherine is the one who has remained in some ways constant. What do you think?]]> 2020-08-24 07:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694077344 20153819 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694083675 I agree with your point on Simon. Just think about how hopeless/useless he might've felt when he realised insurmountable abilities the mutants owned? If I were Simon, I would've reacted the same. ]]> 2020-08-24 07:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694083675 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694083975 I agree with you that Simon is a lot like his mother, Ophelia. He looks at mutants like some disgusting creature and won't even touch them even if they're family.
I also liked how you concluded that this book is about how people look at change, and how they deal with it.]]> 2020-08-24 07:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694083975 20082196 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694085393 I agree with your conclusion. How there will always be conflict because  all people live different lives and they see things differently. I also like how you talk about Simon's stubbornness like it wasn't his fault, because it wasn't. He grew up learning that his way was the right way.]]> 2020-08-24 07:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694085393 20153819 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694089471 I really like your last paragraph. It is true that the three main characters reacted and overcame the same event differently. ]]> 2020-08-24 07:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694089471 20082196 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694091047 I like how you talk about the book being a patriarchy. It's interesting to see how people tried to keep society the way it was, but that didn't work and the new society came out on top.]]> 2020-08-24 07:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694091047 202045721 https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694093480 I like that you emphasize on how the book shows patriarchy. But I guess the book don't really see the patriarchy as an advantage for the people in the bunker as we can see that the general is not a good leader, but more of a dictator.]]> 2020-08-24 07:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/202045721/ji7xxvo2j6let4p1/wish/694093480