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I feel that this represents how young boys feel during the age of 12. Basically this picture shows someone looking one way but they are feeling like they should be another way. During the ages 11-12,I feel that young boys really start to look up to the men in their lives and start to feel as though they need to be that man now rather than the child they still are.

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When you realize theres only 4 Monday’s left of senior year.

Kenneth

I want to talk about the effect Kenneth has on both familie son Clyborne Park. For Russ and Bev, he had a very lasting effect. I mean he was their son. They loved him and watched him leave to defend them. I can feel the pride they must have felt knowing what he was doing was the right thing. Until he came back of course. Every soldier comes back changed whether good or bad. In Kenneth's case it happened to be a pretty bad change. The experiences of war can never be fun a fun time. I can only imagine how Kenneth felt knowing the things he did even though at the time those things were probably the right things that needed to be done. Kenneth's decision to end his life with forever impact his family. Like I said he was Russ and bevs son. It's hard to lose someone you love so dearly. So hard that sometimes you have to escape the places they were in order to even begin the healing process. Now, on the other hand Kenneth has an impact on the two families in the second act. I mean Lena knew about what had happened in that house but Lindsey and Steve had no idea. Upon finding out it had a huge impact on their thoughts on the house. Suicide follows you even if you are the one who committed it. So even though Kenneth had thought that if he jus was gone it would be better it wasn't. His life is still effecting people even 50 years after he passed. I think this is something we should all think about. No matter how we go our lives will forever have an impact on those around us and those in the future. You can never be completely gone.

Kaaaaaarrrrrllllllll

Have you ever had that one friend who always butts in even when you tell them to leave? That's Karl. All the other characters clearly want him to shut up and leave but he just can't seem to understand that. It made me think a lot into his character. I wonder why he is like that. Maybe it was a result of his childhood. Maybe his parents didn't really listen to him when he had something to say. Or maybe they never valued his opinion. So now he makes sure that his voice is heard even when it's not wanted. What do you think?

Me while reading Midwinterblood

What he sees is a painting of such realistic horror, and yet at the same time such dreamlike variety, that his mind cannot comprehend it all at once.

Midwinterblood p. 52 So this quote is from my English festival book and I couldn’t help but to think about Rose when I read this. This is basically how I think Rose saw Troy as they built their life together. She was so captivated by Troy yet as his baseball career ended reality kicked in and it was not what she had expected. I feel her mind just goes blank sometimes because she’s captivated and terrified of Troy at the same time. Idk let me know what you guys think of this.

How all of the English Festival books have made me feel

When Rose tells Troy he's a womanless man

Trapped?

Wow! I've never let so much tension during the reading of a play in my life! The one thing that really stood out to me during the reading is how Rose tells Troy that she basically feels trapped in their marriage. She's beyond hurt that Troy went out and cheated when she's done nothing but stuck by him for 18 years. It's clear that Rose could most definitely do much better than Troy, yet she has loved him even when he's horrible to her. She's been unhappy and tempted by other men but kept her promise and commitment to him. But he went out and got another woman pregnant!!!!! WHY??!? Is there really any worth in doing that?! Troy is literally throwing a diamond away for a rock. Yet he's perfectly okay with it! How can you be okay with literally murdering the woman who has loved your sorry butt for 18 years even though she was unhappy???? I'm so angry by this!!!!!!! She was so hopeful in him when she met him that she put herself into him waiting to see herself grow and now she's just stuck completely because she is a loyal woman to her husband. She's stuck inside him with no escape but desperately wanting to escape him. It's horrible what he did to her! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

When you walk into Calc to find Mrs. Haught isn't here

When the first scene of Fences starts

Troy and Rose

So I noticed in the first scene a conflict of opinion between Rose and Troy and it really made me think about their relationship. Rose seems to look at Troy drinking like a horrible thing. Like he's going to suffer a death by alcohol. Yet Troy is completely okay with what he's doing. He's kinda like "chill tf out rose im good". I feel like that might end up being a theme in their relationship. Rose constantly telling Troy to calm what he's doing and Troy telling Rose that he's not doing anything bad. This concept brings a lot of questions to my head honestly. Specifically, how strong is their relationship if they don't seem to see eye to eye? I can't wait to see more of them!!!! Btw this gif is perfect. It's like Rose looking at Troy with love and hoping he will slow his drinking and Troy looking back like "lol nah"

LuLu and Marie

I never expected Marie to willingly help LuLu. It really showed me how nice it can be to be the bigger person. Forgiveness is really a powerful thing. It not only sets the offender free but it sets you free as well. It lets you live your life again without this grudge hiding in your mind.

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When your gunna have to write a final essay and this ending sucks.

“You got to think it over. Choose the right one. You could really mess up your life grinding up the wrong little thing.”

I really liked this quote for many reasons. First, I want to touch on the way the author writes this section of the chapter. This quote specifically shows how a lot of people talk. Conversation and responses are short and choppy as the thoughts just come into your mind and then flow from your mouth. The short sentences made me really stop and think in the same way I would while speaking. They also show me how Lipsha thinks. He doesn't go through a full long thorough thought process. It comes in little bursts just like these sentences. I loved that! I could really get a sense of who he is and how his mind works. Finally, I would like to make a personal connection to this quote. Although, Lipsha is talking about a “love medicine” in a literal sense, I saw it figuratively in my own life. The love medicine Lipsha is explaining is a real physical thing. You can taste it and touch it. He mentions how you can't just go out and get any love medicine. You actually have to search for it and think long to make sure it is the right one for you. I connected this to how in our society we are supposed to find our life long partner. We don't just jump right into a relationship with someone as soon as we meet them. We go on dates, ask questions, get to know the person.Then, we sit and contemplate and look into the future to see if we see that person there. It is at that point when we make a final decision. Just like Lipsha says, if you choose the wrong one you can really mess up your life. If you chose the wrong partner or someone who isn't good to or for you it can have a seriously negative impact on your life. This impact could be as extreme as abuse or could be as small as emotional pain. Either way you should always stop and be sure you are doing the right thing because if you're not it could really end up hurting your entire life.

"I want you forever even when we're not together"

Bad Things by Machine Gun Kelly So this is probably one of my favorite songs of all time right now. While reading about Gordie's reaction to June's death, this specific line from the song came into my head and for a while I couldn't figure out why. I finally remembered how June and Gordie had been separated when June had passed. These lyrics remind me of just how strong love can be. I mean think about it: Gordie and June were no longer together but Gordie is suffering from some serious grief over her death. Everything he sees and hears brings June to his head. So much that it literally drives him crazy to the point where he just leaves his house hits a deer and puts it in his car though it isn't dead. It's super crazy what his love and grief are causing. I realized that his love for June was so strong. Even though they weren't together anymore he still loved her and her death really took a toll on him. The rest of the song is pretty pointless to this so I'm not going to include it but this one line is super powerful to me right now.

Love Hurts

While reading Love Medicine and thinking about my own experiences right now in my life I'm beginning to truly see just how much love hurts. I mean you can do absolutely everything in your power to please the ones you love and for some people it's just never enough. I mean think about Henry and Lyman. Henry has a serious case of PTSD and all Lyman wants to do is make him feel better. Lyman literally does everything. He beats up the car so Henry can fix it. He messes with the TV so Henry can't watch it anymore. Yet, all of those things weren't enough and Henry just wasn't happy and was never going to be happy. Maybe some people are really just not meant to be satisfied. But that's not cool because it definitely leaves an awful self loathing feeling in the people who try to make things better.

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