Summary
Weeks after the argument that Grace had with her father, she began to look for wedding dresses with Liv. Dress after dress they looked until Grace finally fell in love with this plain white dress which made her look like an angel. After picking out dresses Liv and Grace went to Michael's house to plan what time he was going to drive them to one of their most popular high school parties. Michael gave Grace a sad look and told her that he doesn't want her to go to the party because his colleagues are coming together for a meeting and he wanted Grace to meet them. Grace was very angry at first because she wanted to go to the party, but she decided to join him knowing that she had to make compromises for her new fiancé. Michael saw that Grace was not really happy about missing the party so he told her that she could enjoy the party until 9:00 and then she had to return to the colleges meeting. At the party Liv and Grace had a fun time talking with friends and dancing all night. Even though many of Grace's friends told her that she was making a big mistake by getting married so young, she ignored them and kept having a good time. When time was up Liv and Grace began to drive to the colleges meeting, but because of a train they were running late. While the train was driving by Liv told Grace about all the trouble she was having at home with her mom trying to commit suicide and her father was too drunk to help her. After telling Grace about everything that has been going on she told her that she was planning to ask Michael to help her get away from her parents permanently. Angry at her proposal, Grace told her that he would never do anything like that and she was making a huge mistake for trying to drag him into her situation. Liv felt betrayed and yelled at Grace saying that she is not a good friend by not even trying to help her and by implying that Michael would never do anything like that to help. Grace felt bad about what she said, so she told her that she would ask Michael if he could help her, even though she was very angry with that plan.
Quote
"You think you know them, maybe, and after living with them for your whole life you should know them, but you don't
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This quote to me was like a red flag in this chapter. It stood out to me because I know (as the reader) that Grace feels that Michael is the greatest guy ever, but there is a possibility that when she get married to him she may discover that he is not as great as she thinks he is. Even though Liv said this quote to represent how she feels about her life, if it possible that this could be foreshadowing what Grace might feel in the future.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
How It's Done (Pages 90-124)
Summary
Grace finally arrives to Michael's house and tells him about how her father caught her and him together and has threatened to call his job. After hearing the surprising news he became very upset. Suddenly Michael began to think of ways to fix the situation. After much deliberation he decided that if Grace agrees to marry him then no one can protest about their relationship together even though she is only a teen. Grace did not know if that was a good decision to make. She felt that she would be betraying her religion and making the situation even worse than it already had become. Michael persuaded her by saying that it was the right thing to do, and it was the only way that her father would be forced out of the relationship completely. Grace, because she wanted to be with Michael more than anything, decided to accept his offer and said "yes" to his engagement. Two days later Grace's father came to back from his trip and was ready to confront his daughter about the whole situation. When he arrived to the house, Grace told him that she had decided to marry Michael and there was nothing he could do to stop her. Grace's father was irate, not only did he feel betrayed but he felt entirely disrespected. Once Grace's father realized that he could not do anything to stop his daughter’s decision he simply left by saying that she should get married soon in order to delete all the sins that she has already committed by being with Michael.
Quote
"When I was a child, I thought like a child but when I became a man, I gave up my childish ways."
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I liked this quote in the story because it was really intense. After Grace's first experience of being intimate with Michael this is the first thing that came to her head. I enjoyed this quote because in my opinion I felt that this saying contradicted her lifestyle. Even though she was doing an ample amount of adult activities she still thought like a normal teenager. She feels that just because she lost her virginity, and is getting married that now she has become an adult, which is not entirely true. Most of the decisions she made emphasizes the fact that she still is naive, and still acts like a teenager.
Grace finally arrives to Michael's house and tells him about how her father caught her and him together and has threatened to call his job. After hearing the surprising news he became very upset. Suddenly Michael began to think of ways to fix the situation. After much deliberation he decided that if Grace agrees to marry him then no one can protest about their relationship together even though she is only a teen. Grace did not know if that was a good decision to make. She felt that she would be betraying her religion and making the situation even worse than it already had become. Michael persuaded her by saying that it was the right thing to do, and it was the only way that her father would be forced out of the relationship completely. Grace, because she wanted to be with Michael more than anything, decided to accept his offer and said "yes" to his engagement. Two days later Grace's father came to back from his trip and was ready to confront his daughter about the whole situation. When he arrived to the house, Grace told him that she had decided to marry Michael and there was nothing he could do to stop her. Grace's father was irate, not only did he feel betrayed but he felt entirely disrespected. Once Grace's father realized that he could not do anything to stop his daughter’s decision he simply left by saying that she should get married soon in order to delete all the sins that she has already committed by being with Michael.
Quote
"When I was a child, I thought like a child but when I became a man, I gave up my childish ways."
Reaction
I liked this quote in the story because it was really intense. After Grace's first experience of being intimate with Michael this is the first thing that came to her head. I enjoyed this quote because in my opinion I felt that this saying contradicted her lifestyle. Even though she was doing an ample amount of adult activities she still thought like a normal teenager. She feels that just because she lost her virginity, and is getting married that now she has become an adult, which is not entirely true. Most of the decisions she made emphasizes the fact that she still is naive, and still acts like a teenager.
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