Blog Review

http://chiara803.blogspot.com/2014/11/reading-response-absolutely-true-diary.html

     I read Chiara's response on The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and I felt that it was very detailed and interesting response I have read. She/he mainly focuses on two of the main characters and how their friendship have been developing and chsnging throughout the story because of the conflict that was going on. I have read this book before and I made a blog post, but what I did is focus on the social issue within this book. Looking at how Chiara did his/her blog post makes me compare the two and see what differences this book made think and feel.b
     Some of the highlights in this Chiara's blog posts were the amount of quotes to support and orove the sprAay she felt about Arnold's and Rowdy's friendship. This part stood out to me; " 'He wiped his eyes, stared at his wet hand, and screamed. I'm sure that everybody on the rez heard that scream. It was the worst thing I'd ever heard. It was pain, pure pain.' This text shows that Rowdy really loved his best friend. He was in pain. His best friend who he relied on and cared for was leaving him to the school that he hated, and there was nothing that he could do about it." Although I would have used a different quote, when she quotes when Rowdy starts crying was very powerful along with stating how that exact quote supported her claim of the two relationships were strong and how it "drastically over the course of the book." G
     Another important highlight in Chiara's post was on the third paragraph when she/he explains the a moment when Rowdy was infuriated with Arnold because of when Arnold leaves to another school. The sort of twist in this paragraph exceeded of what I thought it was going to be. She/he states "I believe that Rowdy is extremely angered by Arnold at this point, since he feels as if ArnOld betrayed him by joining the opposing basketball team. Their relationship does take a turn for the better though, when they suddenly mutually decide that all this rivalry needs to stop, and Rowdy visits Arnold's house by surprise." That "twist" of how she/he describes the angry Rowdy was to how then Rowdy understands that Arnold wants to move on was amzingly done. K
     All in all, I think Chiara did an excellent job choosing an issue in this book, describing her claim, and supporting it with powerful quotes from the book along with elaborating why these quotes support her claim. I do believe that Chiara's conclusion can be more sophisticated by explaining of what she would of done in this situation and how she could of dealt with it just to "interact" with ideas and possible solutions.