This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales is truly a book that you will fall in love with, and it will change you forever. Elise Dembowski was a quirky, outcast high school sophomore who would have given anything to be popular and have friends, to the point where she spent her summer teaching herself how to be “cool” only to see the first day of her sophomore go exactly the same way that her freshman year went: she still didn’t seem to exist. She discovered an underground club called “Start.” That was when her whole life changed: well, outside of school. By day, she was Elise Dembowski, uncool high school sophomore, but by night, she was the hottest young DJ around, thanks to a young man nicknamed Char, who taught her how to DJ. Her …show more content…
When the book ended, I, as a reader, felt very empowered. Elise’s life at the beginning of the book is not a life that anyone deserves to, or would want to live. Although she has a loving family, and that is a positive thing, the feeling of going through hating yourself and having no friends is something that many people can relate to. The reader can understand how hard that is, especially as a 15 year old, and that makes the story even more powerful. Elise is clearly a symbol of hope, because even a life that could be considered horrible, one like hers, has positive aspects. Elise shows the reader that nothing is permanent, which is one of the many themes in this book. Although this is mostly shown through Elise’s change in feelings about her life and herself, the same message is also shown in her relationship with Char, which goes from friends to friends with benefits to strangers. She was so obsessed with him until she realized she knew nothing about him, and realized that although he had done some nice things for her, her relationship with him was not healthy, and they stopped talking. Even the relationship she thought was so great was only temporary, which supports the theme even
The book really made me think of all the stuff that I take for granted, and how I should be more appreciative and how there are people with less than me who are just as happy if not happier. If you’re not a fan of books that are sad but shocking and at times harsh because you think they’re boring or they don’t fulfill you’re interests, then I would still recommend you try reading the book because it’s very intriguing but I can’t guarantee you’ll love it, and if you do enjoy books like that then I say it’s a must read! Such a great true
Krisel E. Journal #3 So many tragic events happened in the last four chapters of the novel, and some would probably consider it as a happy ending, but I don’t. After all, the violence between the boys have gone way too far. For some reasons, I found myself dissatisfied about how it ended because I feel like it was very open, but somehow, I think that this is how the author wanted to conclude the novel. In chapter nine, Simon died.
But eventually she ends up figuring out everything. Lilly had a very rough start to her life. But this makes her become stronger than everyone else that had it easy. She becomes a better person
It showed that the pressure of always being perfect and beautiful was hard on her. I also liked that most students can relate to being pressured to be something they’re not. I disliked that I felt the length of the book on multiple occasions. I identified with Paige because I have also been pressured to be someone I don’t want to be. In the story, Paige is pressured to be perfect and make no mistakes and this often happens in real life.
3: Characters The characters in the book, The Unspoken, by Thomas Fahy, are all very important to the book. Without each of the characters, the book wouldn 't be as good as it is. Some of the people in the book that were important were Jacob, one of the antagonists. Allison, the main character and protagonist, and The Doctor, a hidden man gone bad.
Her courage to follow her heart for the one she loves so very deeply. Her change towards the end of the book was all influenced by
I believe if she was as close to her parents as she claimed, they would have recognized the change in their daughter. Aside from the negative aspects of this book it was a suspenseful read. The journal format that the book is written in makes it much more interesting because it is explained in the words of the narrator herself. It allows the readers to have a closer connection to the character and allows us to enter her thoughts. In my opinion this makes the ending much more tragic.
My Theme Song Songs can connect with how we feel and our experiences. Music has been a major part of my life ever since I was just a toddler. For me music has helped me express what I am feeling and who I am as a person. My therapy has been music, it has helped me through almost every problem I have faced. With listening to the song lyrics, we can get a true understanding of what the artist is trying to tell us.
In the book “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston, was about how girl named Janie Crawford who had a lot of changes in her life when she met with other important people. By her going through these events she is able to grow as a person and find what true love and happiness is. Also Janie Crawford married three different persons and each of everyone she learn something about her delf and the things she didnt want in her life. A Lot of people expect different things for Janie, but Janie's responses to these expectations is very different , she does the unexpected. I think Janie learns what true love and happiness is from the different relationships she had and she changed as an individual by becoming a more confident and independent.
At the end of the book, we can also see that the heroine of the book always had faith in her father, even when he failed her many times. When he left, she still believed him. Love for a father has never disappeared and will always be an inspiration in her life. At the end, Jeannette carefully shows the reader that "the boundary between turbulence and order" has never been
Half of the events that happened in the book, showed courage. When people show courage in the book, it amazes me. Just to see all those people take up for each other is awesome. And i wish we had more of that today. The characters i’m going to be talking about were brave, and amazing people.
There is certainly not a reason to be bored during the summer if you have a pleasing and amusive book on board,in particular if you have the “Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls’. There are many topics and parts in this story that you will most likely relate to at least one moment in the character’s life. This beautiful and inspiring story is based on a true story which the Jeannette Walls’ story, and it’s about how she grew up with irresponsible parents in a homeless environment. Her family always moved from place to place without having a plan on where to go next or what to do next. When Jeannette was a young little girl she thought this was all fine and that everything was normal, but then she grew up and she started to realize that things
It taught me that strength and perseverance can make a significant impact in life. I also learned that forgiveness and the ability to forgive is much more powerful than I ever realized. This novel sucked me into the story and its characters and took me on an emotional ride of highs and lows. Finally, it forced me to reevaluate my previous judgement of the homeless.
“You can get an ice cream headache from drinking or eating something cold too fast” – Jimmy “Ice Cream Headache” – When I first heard about the title of the book I was a bit confused and also curious about the choice of the author, why? Why a unique title like this? – was my first question. Because it is the title which makes you read and pay some attention to this story first of all.
What all goes into writing a song? How did the artist come up with that idea? What was going through their head? Writing a song can be a long process. For some artist it can take up to three months to write a song, for others they can write a song in five minutes or less.