I am currently hooked on House Rules by Jodi Picoult. I told myself this year I'd read some classics by some classic authors. So here I am. At first I wasn't really sure what to think of the book; but as I read on, I realized it was actually very attention grabbing. The story is from different points of view, but the ideas the same. Jacob Hunt is a teenage boy who has Aspergers syndrome and it affects everyone around him. I'm not exactly sure how to write a post about this; I'd be lying if I said I could in any way connect. But I've observed a few things about the two main characters. Jacob is obviously the main character; but in some ways hes not. I chose Jacob's mother and his younger brother Theo as the main characters.
Jacobs mother- She already has it hard, shes a single parent raising three kids; one of which has a serious and uncontrollable disability. I've noticed she has her ways of coping. She always seems to figure out and plan out the sequence of events even before they happen. For instance; "I glance around the store, mentally calculating whether it would cause more of a scene to try to get Jacob out of here before the stimming turns into a full-blown breakdown or whether I can talk him through this." (8) It's very obvious that she has a lot on her hands. Shes a very strong and caring and careful mother. It's clear shes trying to do her best.
Jacobs brother- Theo is younger than Jacob, but he always feels as if hes the older brother; watching over his disabled brother. He sometimes feels annoyed by Jacobs tactics, because he doesn't understand why Jacob acts the way he does. He also feels neglected because his mother is always thinking about Jacob. All Theo ever wanted was to fit in and be in a normal family. But Jacob has kept him from doing that. On page 15 Theo explains how every friendship he ever had was somehow ruined when they found out about Jacob and his disability. Theo is trying to find his place; he is lost.
To conclude, thats all I know for now. But I hope to keep reading, this book is very captivating.
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I like how you made the two sections only about two characters. I think this really made the essay interesting, then at the end of the essay i love the honesty. You say that you dont know alot But you Want to know alot more then you do.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you were honest in your response and said that there weren't anyways you could somehow connect to the story. But then you take that and talk about the characters, which is really what your response is structured on.
ReplyDeletei feel like you were honest the entire time. i really liked that you were true to your self. it felt like you wrote it for yourself not for the teacher.
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