Quarter 2: Week 6, Post A

VOCAB:

mugwort (323): a weedy plant having aromatic leaves and small, green flower heads
militaristic (325): imbued with the glorification of the ideals of a professional military class

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:

1. "...she continued to tell this woman about Peter's fictional transition to college until the lie did not taste like licorice on her tongue; until she could nearly believe it herself" (345). This is an example of a simile. The author uses this type of figurative language to compare Lacy's lie to licorice.
2. "...striking quick as lightning, he grabbed her wrist..." (338). This is another example of figurative language. The author uses a simile to compare Patrick's quick reflexes to the speed of lightning.
3. "She touched a rainbow of silk handkerchiefs that melted over her fingers..." (344). This is an example of personification because the handkerchiefs do not actually melt over Lacy's fingers.

QUOTE:

"Her mother was on cloud nine, falling in love, while Josie had to sneak off to a graveyard to visit her boyfriend" (346). This quote shows Josie's slight resentment towards her mother over her new relationship with Patrick. Even though Josie likes Patrick and she is happy for her mom at her newfound love, she can't help but feeling that the situation is completely unfair in some ways. Her mother gets to experience the fun of falling in love for the first time in years, while Josie is mourning the death of her first love at the same time.

THEME:

The theme of the novel has started to focus on the right to judge other people, and who, if anyone, should get that right. It continues to focus on the consequences of being different in modern society as well.