Theme/Story
The new book I am reading, Out of my mind Is a book about a girl with special needs who can't talk, or move her limbs very well. Despite her physical limits, the girl has photographic memory, and can remember everything she sees. I would say that the theme of this book is to always keep trying, because her difficulties all have solutions, no matter how hard. She has to discover, and overcome all her communication problems, and her social problems. "I guess I figured out I was different a little at a time. Since I never had trouble thinking or remembering, it actually sort of surprised me that I couldn't do stuff. And it made me angry" (Draper 9).
The doctors told her mother that she could be sent to a hospital to be taken care of, or enrolled in a "Developmentally challenged schooling facility". Her mother decided to enroll her in a regular school, and there her problems increase. Many kids make fun of her, "Claire laughed as Freddy tried to talk, and pretended to fall out of her chair" (Draper 95).
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Good Post David. Go into more detail about what her name is and how the theme relates to the book a little bit more.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Owen, you could add more detail, along with the theme. Also, you could talk more about her problems at the regular school.
ReplyDeleteWow - this topic certainly isn't written about enough. I've thought about how lucky I am to have my limbs and my physical abilities such as sight and hearing, but not nearly as much about what it would be like to have limited communication abilities. I think talking to one another is a way in which humans are distinguished from all other "life" and without that ability, I wouldn't be "me." Crazy to think about... I'll be interested to see what happens as you continue to read and how she navigates life with this impairment.
ReplyDeleteMaybe add more detail to the post. That's sad though. Cool that she can remember things really good, though. Good post.
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