I am still reading House Rules by Jodi Picoult. As I've said before this story is told from a variety of different perspectives. I'm still generally at the beginning; since its a very long book, so all the characters mostly reminisce and talk about background information, you could say, about themselves. So I've decided to write a poems in favor of two characters; Jacob and his mother.
The first one is from the point of view of Jacob. He is a self kept, organized, and lonely character;
I see things you don't
Through my eyes
the world is different
I think things you don't
In my mind
I am aware
I am certain
I am different
But who am I really?
Does my disability define me?
Do you see I am lonely?
But that is okay
I like my solitude
I conclude in pure fact
You feel things I don't
That is simply because
a soul is not tangible
You acknowledge things I don't
And frankly my dear
I dont give a damn.
This next one is from the point of view of Jacobs mother, Emma.
What can you do
when your best
is never enough?
How do you deal with it all?
No one knows what I go through
No one seems to care
It used to be different
It used to be better
Take me back to those days
Then bring me to tomorrow
This can't be real
This is all a dream
And yet I each waking hour
Here it is
Here I am
With my perfect composure.
I am continuing to find out more fascinating things about this story. Jodi Picoult has written a masterpiece. This book is very honest and empathetic.
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i liked your poems because you wrote 2 poems 1 from each person's veiw point. you used repetition and included questions in your poem to make it more fun to read :)
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ReplyDeleteYour use of poems to reflect on the voices of two characters is an interesting way to look at point of view. I find myself relating to the characters from what you've written.
When you write, "What can you do when your best is never enough," I can still apply that to the people around me who view my best as not good enough. It is difficult to go through those emotions alone, especially when "No one knows what I go through." Good work.
-Ms. Hoque
I like this post, because you were able to bring the techniques of the author into your post. You said how the book was written from several perspectives, and like the author you wrote two poems to shows those different characters and their thoughts. They also reminded me of the two voice poems we did in class, because they both focus on what the characters think or define about themselves in a way.
ReplyDeleteWow, I really loved your poems! I really liked how you ended the first poem. It really shows you that you should just be happy and not care what other people have to say.
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting post because you really showed the style of the book and the authors writing technique. These poems kind of relate to the ones we did in class!
ReplyDeleteWOW. That is a really cool post! I like your poems, I never thought of doing anything that creative. That was really bold, and the poems were awesome. You definitely put a lot of thought into this post, and I guess you are really into your book. Nice job!
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