For this post I will be creating a sound track for my book The Fault In Our Stars. These songs will be chosen by me and I will try to not steal any from the actual sound track for the movie. The first song I think fits in with the book is 'Heavy In Your Arms' by Florance and The Machine. I found this song through one one my friends, because we are using it for a dance. I believe that this song implys directly to Hazel. Because in the song it portrays a lover who thinks they are insufferably heavy for their partner to carry. She doesn't want to hurt them but also cant stop loving them. In the book the last thing Hazel wants to do is hurt the ones she loves. especially Augustus. There is a line in the song that says, "my loves an iron ball, wrapped around your ankels over the the waterfall". This pretty much sums up Hazel and Augustus's relationship. Because they are both sick and one is going to die a lot sooner than the other their love is like an 'iron ball' around the others ankels. But their love is also like 'concreat feet' because it's not going anywhere any time soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK6U4FiAoAs
Another song I like for this book is 'The Last Song' by The All American Rejects. I think this is perfect to descibe Augustus. I cant wirte a lot about is or I'll wind up giving something away. But when you listen to the song and if you've read the book, you'll get why I chose it. And for those of you who haven't read the book, READ IT. Also dont listen to the song then if you haven't goten to the end... it kind of ruins it. But anyway I really like this song for the end of the book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeanK6oudJw
Monday, May 12, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
The worst thing about my book
I did a post earlier that was 'The Best Thing About My Book', but there are also some not so great things happening in The Fault In Our Stars. I think that some things happening can go on the not so good side, like how hopeless this book is. Now it's not like there's absolutly no hope through out the book, but from the begging you kind of get that feeling. Hazel states in the begging that the universe is just made of moleculs and moleculs and that they are just waiting for her to die so they can carry off her soul somewhere into oblivian. She also starts to pull away from Augustus and her parents because she believes that she is just a ticking time bomb waiting to explode and she doesn't want to hurt anybody when she dies.
She tells that to her parents because she explodes one night out of pure emotional disstress. She knows that she is a job for her mom to take care of. She sees the stress that her cancer put on her mom and dad and she hates it. All Hazel thinks is that she is a 'side effect' of cancer just waiting for it to eat her up. In the start of the book she stays in her room most of the time, trying not to be a burdan. As that book goes she starts to come out more but she is still hesitent.
Another thing that sometimes bothers me is the emtional ride the book takes you on. If your like me and get attached to characters in your book, then The Fault In Our Stars, will deffenitly impact you too. The ups and downs that Hazel goes through is non stop. And it's not just her, all the characters in the book have very strong emotions. You feel the pain she feels because of the way John Green discribes it. If your a girl then you develop very strong feelings for Augustus Waters (because lets face it, he's like the perfect guy!). Then the relationship between him and Hazel is just a mess. They get close and cute, then she pushes him away and it hurts. Anyway, besides these few things in my book I really really enjoy it and I don't want it to end. But everything good must come to an end sometime, so until I finish my book have fun reading my blog posts:).
She tells that to her parents because she explodes one night out of pure emotional disstress. She knows that she is a job for her mom to take care of. She sees the stress that her cancer put on her mom and dad and she hates it. All Hazel thinks is that she is a 'side effect' of cancer just waiting for it to eat her up. In the start of the book she stays in her room most of the time, trying not to be a burdan. As that book goes she starts to come out more but she is still hesitent.
Another thing that sometimes bothers me is the emtional ride the book takes you on. If your like me and get attached to characters in your book, then The Fault In Our Stars, will deffenitly impact you too. The ups and downs that Hazel goes through is non stop. And it's not just her, all the characters in the book have very strong emotions. You feel the pain she feels because of the way John Green discribes it. If your a girl then you develop very strong feelings for Augustus Waters (because lets face it, he's like the perfect guy!). Then the relationship between him and Hazel is just a mess. They get close and cute, then she pushes him away and it hurts. Anyway, besides these few things in my book I really really enjoy it and I don't want it to end. But everything good must come to an end sometime, so until I finish my book have fun reading my blog posts:).
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Blog Post Refelction
The blog post I chose to evaluate was my 'Introduction to my Independant Reading Book'. The reason I chose this post is because I believe that my voice is most presnt there. "With the cancer she has, relationships (after being anitsocial for almost 3
years), losing relationships with people because she got pulled out of school."(Miller). This shows my writers voice because of the parentthesis in the sentance. It shows that I am a relaxed writer who just wants to have a converstaion with the readers that I can't physically reach. With these added, it's like i'm injecting an extra note in the converstaion. " I think it is a very very good book to read and i'm only 91 pages in. "(Miller). This shows my voice coming through by having the sentance simply state what I think. I show how much I have already read of my book, which seems like a lot to some people. But in the sentance it's self it seems like I have bearly read anything. This showcases my personality by showing what and how I think. It shows my thinking process while i'm writting and reading. About what I think of the main character and of the book in general. Also it shows that I am a pretty much relaxed writer. I don't sit and think about each sentance for 3 hours, I think about the paragraph as a whole and just go from there.
In my posts I generaly use low and informal diction. It shows that i'm laid back and I want my readers to understand what I am trying to put in to the blog post. " I like how the author has the main character very real and close to what a teenager would actually think, and feel, and act."(Miller). Here it shows very casual diction. I'm just stating what I feel about the author and not trying to sugar-coat it or use complicated words to make my self look smart. The sentance length I chose was medium to long for most of my blog posts. This enhances my writers voice because it allows me space to put what I really feel and think. "And the movie version is coming out this summer and 2 actors from Divergent, which I love, play the 2 main characters in "The Fault In Our Stars". So naturally I really want to go see the movie."(Miller). See how the sentances aren't so long that I lose the reader, but they are just long enough for me to put my true thoughts in it, as you can see.
In my posts I generaly use low and informal diction. It shows that i'm laid back and I want my readers to understand what I am trying to put in to the blog post. " I like how the author has the main character very real and close to what a teenager would actually think, and feel, and act."(Miller). Here it shows very casual diction. I'm just stating what I feel about the author and not trying to sugar-coat it or use complicated words to make my self look smart. The sentance length I chose was medium to long for most of my blog posts. This enhances my writers voice because it allows me space to put what I really feel and think. "And the movie version is coming out this summer and 2 actors from Divergent, which I love, play the 2 main characters in "The Fault In Our Stars". So naturally I really want to go see the movie."(Miller). See how the sentances aren't so long that I lose the reader, but they are just long enough for me to put my true thoughts in it, as you can see.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Predictions
In my book, The Fault In Our Stars, I have many spots where I can make predictions of my own. Right now both main characters are in Ampsterdam together, to meet the author of Hazel's favorite book that was never truly finished. She has made it clear to him that she doesn't want to start a relationship, but she can't really resist it. During their time in Ampsterdam together, she tells Augustus that she doesn't want to be a granade to him. Meaning that if she were to get worse or die, due to her cancer, she doesn't want to hurt him. As in if they did start a relationship and got really close, she doesn't want to hurt him emotionaly and make him mourn. Where upon he replies with, 'It would be an honor to get my heart broken by you, Hazel Grace'.
With that said I do believe that they will get closer, and start a relationship together. It will be beautiful, and sweet, and kind. I can see that they will have issues together, but that's the point. Together, they will fight through anything together. And I can truly say that I really, really, really, hope this happens in the book. Or if not that atleast they have something together, even if it's just like a relationship that lasts 2 pages.
With that said I do believe that they will get closer, and start a relationship together. It will be beautiful, and sweet, and kind. I can see that they will have issues together, but that's the point. Together, they will fight through anything together. And I can truly say that I really, really, really, hope this happens in the book. Or if not that atleast they have something together, even if it's just like a relationship that lasts 2 pages.
Monday, April 21, 2014
The Best Thing about The Fault in Our Stars
The best thing about my book, The Fault in Our Stars, would have to be that it is very relatable and realistic. It shows that at times your life could be crap. Everything could be against you, telling you to give up and go away, but you still trudge on through. This is evident in the beginning of the book, where Hazel is lonely, very sick, and pessimistic, just passing through her everyday life. But then she meets Augustus and her life blooms. Just like how meeting someone new in your life could change it for the better. A relationship between the two starts to grow and blossom. This is just like any relationship that can start between anybody. It's small and frail at the start, but as it goes on it grows stronger and stronger. It's not just relationships that are relatable, this story follows Hazel as she battles her cancer, looses friends, and starts to feel new feelings.
Krista Ramsey Post
Researchers believe that kids constant usage of their technology, is diminishing their vision. It's not so much the technology itself as the amount of time spent on it and the child's surroundings.
The line I think that is best written in this column is, "With the brain, as with other parts of the body, it's a matter of use it or lose it, Clark says."(Ramsey). The impact this line has on the reader is kind of a realistic one. It's a slap in the face reality check. Saying, 'hey this is how it is'. So it gives the reader the reality of the column and also brings them back in case their mind started wandering. The diction in this sentence is not very extravagant, which is good because this is used to grab the readers attention and have them do most of the thinking themselves. The syntax is fitting also, not a very long sentence but just long enough to actually grab the readers attention.
Ramsey's writing style is, I think very traditional. It sticks to the traditional column writing style. An example of this is, "The kid who used to walk home from school looking at houses and trees now rides home staring at a screen not much bigger than his hand."(Ramsey). It is just the right length for the reader to have to sit and think about it, but not requiring them to spend much more than a minute on it. An example from her other column is, "Probably half the population sees this as a problem and the other half, a blessing."(Ramsey). This example is even better because it has the reader stop and think a little bit more. It has them relate back to their society today.
If I ever got the chance to meet Krista Ramsey today the 3 questions I would ask her would be:
When you get writers block, how do you get the ideas flowing again?
How do you keep your readers interested throughout the whole column?
How do you incorporate your own voice, but keep it interesting and fresh all the time?
The line I think that is best written in this column is, "With the brain, as with other parts of the body, it's a matter of use it or lose it, Clark says."(Ramsey). The impact this line has on the reader is kind of a realistic one. It's a slap in the face reality check. Saying, 'hey this is how it is'. So it gives the reader the reality of the column and also brings them back in case their mind started wandering. The diction in this sentence is not very extravagant, which is good because this is used to grab the readers attention and have them do most of the thinking themselves. The syntax is fitting also, not a very long sentence but just long enough to actually grab the readers attention.
Ramsey's writing style is, I think very traditional. It sticks to the traditional column writing style. An example of this is, "The kid who used to walk home from school looking at houses and trees now rides home staring at a screen not much bigger than his hand."(Ramsey). It is just the right length for the reader to have to sit and think about it, but not requiring them to spend much more than a minute on it. An example from her other column is, "Probably half the population sees this as a problem and the other half, a blessing."(Ramsey). This example is even better because it has the reader stop and think a little bit more. It has them relate back to their society today.
If I ever got the chance to meet Krista Ramsey today the 3 questions I would ask her would be:
When you get writers block, how do you get the ideas flowing again?
How do you keep your readers interested throughout the whole column?
How do you incorporate your own voice, but keep it interesting and fresh all the time?
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Symbols for my Characters
Right now there are just 2 main characters in my book, The Fault In Our Stars. I think I picked pretty good symbols for each of the main characters, Hazel and Augustus.
For Hazel I think a flower growing out of the crack in the sidewalk is a good symbol for her. Because, just like the little flower, her journey through life is tough yet beautiful. She is diagnosed with cancer around 10 and with her cancer came fluid that built up in her lungs. When she was 13 the doctors thought she was going to die, just like you think a little flower in the middle of a sidewalk wont survive. At times she does look very gloomy and down, but once Augustus enters her life she finally blooms and glows. Even though her journey through her life is hard and tough, like a flower trying to pop up out of concrete, she finds a way to bloom just like the flower you see walking to school every day.
For Augustus I chose rain. I know it sounds very weird and off, but it's a very good symbol. He's just like the rain. He is always here, no matter what. He shows up suddenly and just doesn't go away for anything. And when he enters Hazel's life its just like how a storm shower would start up. He is the water that nurtures her flower. He brings her back to life for real this time, and has her bloom. And he doesn't go away even when she pushes. Just like how the water won't go away, but it just goes in to the ground around the flower.
For Hazel I think a flower growing out of the crack in the sidewalk is a good symbol for her. Because, just like the little flower, her journey through life is tough yet beautiful. She is diagnosed with cancer around 10 and with her cancer came fluid that built up in her lungs. When she was 13 the doctors thought she was going to die, just like you think a little flower in the middle of a sidewalk wont survive. At times she does look very gloomy and down, but once Augustus enters her life she finally blooms and glows. Even though her journey through her life is hard and tough, like a flower trying to pop up out of concrete, she finds a way to bloom just like the flower you see walking to school every day.
For Augustus I chose rain. I know it sounds very weird and off, but it's a very good symbol. He's just like the rain. He is always here, no matter what. He shows up suddenly and just doesn't go away for anything. And when he enters Hazel's life its just like how a storm shower would start up. He is the water that nurtures her flower. He brings her back to life for real this time, and has her bloom. And he doesn't go away even when she pushes. Just like how the water won't go away, but it just goes in to the ground around the flower.
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