I agree with you Steph"E"n that since both the blurb and the chick are flipped, that the book should be flipped as well (like their feelings and such). Just like how at each chapter Bryce is flipped to the top and then the next chapter Juli is flipped to the bottom.
I also agree with you Simondia that maybe later on in the book Bryce and Juli's perspective will flip and they might be able to get along better just like how Grandpa said they should.
I can't relate to the book “Heart Beat” because I haven't read it yet. Instead, I’m going to relate to the book “Eggs”.
Just like Bryce said, “eggs scare me.” This quote and the general idea behind it relates to the book “Eggs” because everything starts with eggs in the book. I think that a lot of things will happen about eggs in “Flipped” because of Bryce being scared of eggs. I think that is also part of the reason that there is a chick on the cover of the book.
I realized that Bryce in his point of view is always making Juli seem like a negative person, but in Juli’s point of view all she is doing is trying to help. I think that this shows what kind of person they are. Juli is a person who is always trying to help, is an energetic person, forgives easily and always gives people a chance. (Looks on the positive side) Bryce isn’t always willing to accept help, and doesn’t always give people a chance, (a.k.a. Juli) He might be a pessimist while Juli is an optimist. I got all this from just the first 30-40 pages.
I felt really bad for Juli when she lost her tree because I know that the tree was her friend and that she loved it. If I were her, I would be sad. I also think that the other kids should have helped her. I don’t think that she would have no friends who would have helped her because she sounds like a really energetic person. If only people gave her a chance they might get to know her and want to be her friend.
Okay, I am going to write another blog tomorrow because I still have a lot more sticky notes to write about. I also know that when people have something really long to read they get kind of tired and don’t take in all of it, but I want people to read it so I will stop here for now.
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Bye!Blog ya tomorrow-Sarah W
Hi!
ReplyDeleteI think the relationship between Bryce and Juli is kind-of like a king-peasant relationship, because I agree with Sarah that
"Bryce in his point of view is always making Juli seem like a negative person, but in Juli’s point of view all she is doing is trying to help."
You can use synonyms to make it seem like king-peasant:
"KING Bryce in his point of view is ALWAYS making Juli seem like a FILTHY, ROTTEN individual, but in "WHATS HER NAME"'s point of view all she is doing is trying to SERVE AS ASSISTANT."
See the comparison?
I also felt really bad for Juli when she lost her tree because it seemed she cared more for the "Sycamore" tree than Bryce!
I'll retell (not summarize) page 35-37...
"... I realized the kite was Bryce's, which gave me more confidence to climb the tree. Got there! Now I need a minute to rest... OMG, I feel like the top of the world! I love this tree! Bryce worried, "Are you stuck?" And I came down with the kite. Wow, being up that tree was EPIC!"
In this part of the book, I believe that Bryce was only giving momentum for Juli to climb the tree, and when Bryce said "Are you stuck", it must have meant she was watching the view from the top of the tree for quite a long time.
It's like, in a bicycle, the tree is the wheels, but Bryce is only the seat, which I think you could do perfectly fine without. Bryce is just giving Juli the comfort of sitting down while riding, but the wheels are necessary to ride a bike, unless it is a hovercraft, but that is COMPLETELY off topic.
Evidently, Bryce liked that tree, and though my evidence might not be perfect, the tree meant a lot to her...Fine. Pg. 42, line 24, "I must've cried for two weeks straight."
Excusez-moi?
I definitely wouldn't cry over a tree for
2 weeks
14 days
336 hours
20 160 minutes
1 209 600 seconds (OVER 1 MILLION SECONDS).
Maybe 600 of those 1 209 600 seconds, sure.
BUT WAIT A MINUTE! ONLY 600?
1209 600 / 600 = 2016
Sorry Juli, but I care 2016 times less about "Sycamore" trees than you do. Now I feel guilty.
Ok, so maybe she exaggerated about the 2 weeks, but if she FELT that way, it's the same, and I didn't do pointless math on a 3.5 inch calculator.
Well, I think I got my point across, so I guess that's it.
(Sorry I didn't blog about "Eggs", 'cause I can totally compare!)
ReplyDeleteHi All,
ReplyDeleteWhat a very interesting conversation. I really like the comparison both of you have made - the optimist vers the negative person or the King versus the peasant. Both really different roles. I would agree that there seems to be power struggles between them both.
Sarah - I am interested about your discussion about Juli having friends. Do you think that because she has different points of view, and acts differently is some ways that people might be reluctant to become friends with her? I always wondered this because she seems to latch onto Bryce so quickly it is almost like she did not have other friends that she felt a close connection to.
Great thoughts - I look forward to reading more
Mr. B
Hey Stephen,
ReplyDeleteI think that your comparisons with Bryce and Juli are really cool as well as the different points of view that would also represent there impact on each other.
Speaking of impact I wonder what it would be like know if one of them moved away or left. Would it impact anyone and there lives?-Good question. Anyway really good synonyms used Stephen. About the tree though I think that she cried so much because she really liked the tree. She liked to sit in it. It was almost just like her friend. If I were her I would have cried too. But good math by the way. I am to lazy to check if it is right.
Hey Mr. Bowen,
I was wondering about that too. She did lath on to Bryce really quickly when he first moved. I have a quote from the text that might relate to it. "Soccer camp had ended, and I'd been bored because there was nobody, absolutely nobody in the neighborhood to play with." I think that this means that she has no friends because there would be kids that she goes to school with in the neighborhood to play with but I am wondering that if something happened before Bryce moved in that made the kids turn against Juli or just not like her. It might also be that what you said about her having different opinions or different points of view than other people. Any way I think that this is a good convo.-Sarah W
Hey Stephen,
ReplyDeleteIt would be cool to hear your opinion on the book eggs some time.
-Sarah W