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.