blog 6-prep

For this week’s blog I decided that I would address some of the minor characters importance and significance to the novel. First I would like to start off with Dede. She was the first person that Lee met at the Ault School back when she was a freshman. The two girls had roomed together for freshman year. I think that Dede was important because she was the person that basically filled Lee in about what this school was about. She informed Lee how the school ran and described what events were to Lee. I think Dede symbolizes all the bad things out of Ault. She was a snobby wannabe who thought she was so superior to Lee and was the one who gave the truth to Lee even if she didn’t want to hear it. Another minor character that is important is Sin-Jun. She was a foreign exchange student all the way from Japan. She usually kept to herself and was obviously very smart. I believe that Sin-Jun represents the confusion that Lee feels for most of the book. Because Sin-Jun herself is confusing I think it brings out the uncertainty of Lee. Half-way through the book we find out that Sin-Jun is Lesbian. This is very surprising to Lee because she would have never thought of a thing. I think this symbolizes that surprising things and events do occur throughout Lee’s years at Ault. Without these important characters in the book I think figuring out Lee’s thoughts would have been more difficult.

blog 5-prep

For this week’s blog I have decided to write a letter to Cross in the perspective of Lee. At this point in the story I think it is crucial that everyone knows that Lee and Cross did hook up. Ever since then they haven’t talked. Lee is absolutely in love with Cross but I think it is not mutual. Many times Martha tries to tell Lee that he is not the guy for her, but she still tries to go for him. After a few more hook ups and no more “speaking in public” Lee realizes that Cross was just using her. She approaches him in the gym alone trying to get him to fess up, and finally he does. He tells her that he would never date her and she is heartbroken. This part in the story is really sad. If I were in Lee’s position this is what I would have written to Cross.

Dear Cross,

Who are you trying to fool here? The times that you would come wake me up in the middle of the night trying to hook up with me meant nothing to you. I use to think that you were the perfect guy with everything going for you; the athletics, the brains, the social skills, and the looks. I was completely wrong. After what you did to me none of those apply to you. I don’t understand how long you could keep this up and then move on to the next girl. It is absolutely upsetting to me that you would try to use me and then after we would graduate and you would never have to see me again. I can tell you that I can’t wait until the day we graduate this place and I never have to see you again.

-Lee

Even though this “letter” was harsh I think that’s what Lee should have done. Even though she never spoke to Cross again after this whole situation she still never told him how he had made her feel.

blog 4-prep

For this week’s blog I have decided to talk about the relationship between Lee Fiora and one of her best friends Martha. Throughout the novel Lee and Martha become very good friends and end up rooming together for three years. In the beginning of their friendship Martha, in the perspective of Lee, is a social outcast. She considers herself pretty much equal to Martha in many ways. This part of the book is the time where Lee figures out who she is and also is very confused by it. She knows she can tell Martha anything, but sometimes doesn’t know if she should speak EXACTLY what she is thinking. As multiple events go on Lee is shocked of how Martha has grown. Although she was still “a social outcast” she could talk to people and had some other friends other than herself. With this Lee started to think of her self as smaller. I think at this point in the book Lee was jealous of Martha. At this section in the book Martha had just won senior prefect and proved to many that it was possible. I feel that Lee is surprised that someone like Martha could actually win a political election like that. After Martha wins the prefect role and finds out that she gets to hangout with Cross Sugarman, Lee’s biggest crush, Lee is devastated. She doesn’t understand why she is such a loser and why Martha all of a sudden got this popularity. Although she is happy for Martha she is extremely jealous. In Lee’s senior year she figures herself out. Lee and Martha are still best friends, but she finally realizes that she wasn’t the loser all those years. People had really liked her, but she never took the time to branch out. Lee spends most of the time sharing her thoughts in the story as if she were telling them from the future.

blog 3-prep

For this week’s blog I have decided to compare and contrast the book Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld to the movie Mean Girls Starring Lindsay Lohan. These two stories have very similar concepts and plots. In Mean Girls Lindsay plays the role of Cady Heron, a new girl from Africa. She has never been to a high school before and she soon finds out how different it is from her previous home schooling life. The same thing kind of happens to Lee Fiora. She comes from South Bend, Indiana and has never been to a boarding school before. When she enters the prestigious Ault School she soon learns how to survive. Both these girls come into the story not knowing much about the “high school years.” Cady is even more uninformed than Lee because she went to a high school back in Indiana. Once the girls start to learn about their new schools they soon change from eachother. Cady start to “hangout” with the Plastics, while Lee takes her time and analyzes every situation. At the same time though they both think in their heads the rights and wrongs of each situation. Both of the girls each meet very good friends that help them throughout their adventure of school. Cady meets Janis Ian and Lee meets Martha which is quite strange because both of those girls are kind of social out casts. Overall these two stories, characters, and settings are very similar to each other, while still having their own little surprising twists.

 

blog 2-prep

Dear Lee,

 

I have decided to write you a letter because I am interested to hear how Ault has been going for you. I understand going into it you were nervous and didn’t know anyone! Obviously now I’m sure you have met some new friends and I would love to hear about them (maybe meet them on Parents weekend?). The family misses you all the way out here in South, Bend Indiana. Its weird not having you hear for dinners, family game nights, and other little things like that- although you have been there for almost half a year now!? Everything is good around here. Your brother has been getting into baseball now and your father, well he’s still your joking father!! I want to hear about how all your classes are going. How are things in math especially? Because you know if you are having trouble, go to your counselor. From your last letter (which by the way is pretty dull. I’m your mother. I know there are more things going on at your school other than “the pasta is really good here.”)  You said that you met this one girl named Martha. She sounds nice and I really do want to meet here. Lee I can’t wait until I can come up there to see you! I think we will take the van and just drive over there because you know how expensive airplane tickets are! Okay well I must be going. Your brother wants me to drive him to a friend’s house and I have to get started on dinner! I love you very much and please write back.

 

Love, Your Mother.

blog 1 -prep

Before I start analyzing my new book Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld I just wanted to give a quick summary of my book. The book is about this girl named Lee Fiora who is from a smaller town, South-Bend, Indiana. She ends up going to this preppy boarding school called Ault on a scholarship. It is interesting because a lot of the book is told as a flashback. I decided to pick a quote from the text and compare it to my life. A lot of the book is about the things that go during high school so it is pretty easy to relate to. “Gates and Henry pulled apart and turned so they were facing opposite directions, Gates swiveling her hips and snapping her fingers. Her unself-consciousness astonished me. Here she was before a room of more than three hundred people, it was in the bright light of day, it was morning, and she was dancing” (18). This quote is talking about two of the class prefects (class presidents) having their morning meeting. You can tell from this quote that Lee is not a very obnoxious girl. She is not the kind to go and dance in front of her classmates. On the other hand, Gates (the first girl prefect at Ault) didn’t care what people thought and loved the attention. I feel as if Lee is somewhat jealous of Gates. She wishes she could be more like the most popular girl in school with out trying. I think many people know how this feels to be the one that wishes they were in someone else’s shoes. 

NEW BOOK

For this quarter I found a book that really interested me. I want to read the book Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld. I want to read this book because my sister recommended it to me. I haven't had much time to read a very good book lately but I thought this would be the perfect time to read this book. It is about a girl named Lee Fiora who comes from a small city in Indiana to a "preppy" boarding school in Massachusetts. I am excited to read about this girl's life at this school because it is something I can relate to.