4. The Protagonist



        "But who had time for pointless stuff like knowing the best way to enforce the two-ketchup-packets-per-customer rule? I had homework. I had a life." (Rob Payne, How to be a Hero on Earth 5, 4)

         From this quote I learned that, John, the main character, works at a fast food restaurant with rules that he clearly was supposed to learn but didn't. It also tells me that he would rather be doing other things than working, even homework. I assume that John likes to take the quick way out of work by cutting corners and not listening to rules.

         Based on the events so far in the book, I think that John will be sent off to his relatives and the plane will seem to crash but land into a parallel universe. Here he will have to find a way back to his dimension using some rare contraption or element that he must find by himself.

         I chose this video because when John arrives in London, England after his strange experience on his flight even stranger things happen at the airport. It feels to him almost like he is hallucinating because of the situation that he gets put into.

3. Text to Text Connection        

        This week, the book that I'm writing about is Shattered by Eric Walters. "As I got closer I saw a sign on the building-The Club. The lettering was in bight orange paint, crudely done and peeling away." (Eric Walters, Shattered 18).
         My connection to this quote is a text to text relation. The second text that I am relating to is Sketches by Eric Walters. The two books are both about street people and help centres for them in some way. The quote in Shattered describes the soup kitchen for homeless people, which is like the art studio that street kids can go to in Sketches. Both books have characters that play important rolls at these help centres  and they both take pride in running their buildings. That is why I can relate the quote from Shattered to Sketches.

2. First Book Response

        The first book that I read this year was The Landing by John Ibbitson. The main character is Ben. He lives with his uncle and his mother on the shores of Lake Muskoka. They make a living fixing cottages for the rich people. One of these rich people from New York inspires Ben to continue pursuing his dream as a musician. One November day, a tragedy happens on the Lake, changing Ben's life forever.

       This book, in my opinion, seemed very empty. Things happened slowly and infrequently, but I believe that the author wanted to portray Ben's life like that. The author made up for the little action with great descriptions for every small event in the book. This made the book more interesting, but only for someone with patience. It wasn't until the last few pages that the book hit its climax. Overall, the book was lesser than my expectations before reading.