https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a What is the most important purpose for the act of reading, according to the novel? en-us 2018-10-17 19:56:40 UTC 2025-11-24 13:02:12 UTC hello@padlet.com gabrielle_herman https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295503458 First off all, the book has a major theme of reading because it is about a literary society where a group of people read books and talk about them.]]> 2018-10-22 15:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295503458 gabrielle_herman https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295526966 The main character, Juliet Ashton is the protagonist of the novel. She enjoys writing and wants to write something that more meaningful and serious rather than her silly stories that entertained her readers during this tragedy of WWII.]]> 2018-10-22 15:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295526966 gabrielle_herman https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295529463 She preferred nothing more than to write, "sitting indoors, and always near a teapot". (Barrows and Shaffer 20)]]> 2018-10-22 15:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295529463 gabrielle_herman https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295532136 The most important purpose for reading in this novel is that it unites everybody together during grave times. It gives everyone an opportunity to escape reality and use their imaginations. Also it brings everyone closer together. ]]> 2018-10-22 15:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295532136 gabrielle_herman https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295533469 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTDNGv61-Dk]]> 2018-10-22 15:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295533469 gabrielle_herman https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295534397 The literary club became a refuge to the victims affected by the war.]]> 2018-10-22 15:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295534397 gabrielle_herman https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295535529 Books have the power to bring people together like Potato Peel Pie!]]> 2018-10-22 16:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295535529 gabrielle_herman https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295537039 Juliet wants to write about Elizabeth McKenna and hope that her story can unite all who are reading it.]]> 2018-10-22 16:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295537039 gabrielle_herman https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295539552 "Our Friday night book club became a refuge to us. A private freedom to feel the world growing darker all around you, but you only need a candle to see new world unfold. That is what we found in our society." (Barrows and Shaffer 95)]]> 2018-10-22 16:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295539552 gabrielle_herman https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295542293 "We clung to books and to our friends; they reminded us that we had another part to us." - Eben Ramsey (Barrows and Shaffer 64)]]> 2018-10-22 16:11:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295542293 gabrielle_herman https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295544794 Guernsey is an English island located off the coast of Normandy. It is known for its beauty and aesthetically pleasing towns. The island was severely affected during WWII- after the war, most of the island was unrecognizable.]]> 2018-10-22 16:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295544794 gabrielle_herman https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295684566 2018-10-22 20:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielle_herman/v70ncfjtav3a/wish/295684566