 Q: Describe someone in your book that you would like to meet. List 4 questions that you would ask the character and what you think their answer would be.A: I would like to ask Bridget 4 questions: 1. How was your feeling about your mom's death? Why you acted just like nothing happened at your mom's funeral? 2. How is your feeling when you see other three of your friends with their mother? 3. How is the relationship between you and Eric now? Do you miss him? 4. What's your feeling about this summer without your best friends?
I thought Bridget's answer would be:
1. Of course I will feel so much sorry and sad about my mom's death, everyone does. But I don't want to show everyone that I can't live without my mom, and started to pity on me. I don't want the things like that happen. But that doesn't mean I have no feeling about my mom's death.
2. I really don't feel good when I saw Lena, Tibby and Carmen with their moms. But I really happy about they got moms. And because their moms and my mom are friends, their moms also take good care of me. Thanks them a lot. 3. Eric and I are good friends now, he went back to Columbia, and we still keep in touch now. I have to say that I really miss him. 4. At first, I thought I will be lonely and miss them. But when I saw Eric, I forgot everything. But finally, when that thing happened, I were very helpless, and I wanted to see them so much. Finally I found out that the friendship is more important than love.
 Q: Describe your least favorite character and explain why. Describe your most favorite character and explain why.
A: In this story, my least favorite character is Carmen. Because I thought she got bad temperament. Because when she found out that her dad will get married and have a new family, she was always angry to her step-mother, even scream at her. And when Tibby went to her home to listen to her saying about those things, just because Tibby said something which is not fit her mind, she screamed at Tibby, and say the word like 'You are not me, how can you know that feeling?!' So I don't like her in this story. And the character which I like most is Bridget. Because I thought she is a brave, tough girl with her own personality. Her mom died several years ago, during her mom's funeral, when she faced to her friends, she acted like nothing happened, but when she went back home alone, she started to cry. She never showed her flabby side to her friends, and just to be flabby when she was alone. In another hand, she has distinct personality. She found out that she felling in love with Eric, so she started to chase Eric bravely. It's hard to chase a boy for a girl. But Bridget did that!
 Q: Think of a problem that a character had to face. Write the problem and how the character solved it or is working to solve it. If you were that character, what would you do differently?
A: One of the characters in this story is Carmen. And the problem she faced is that her parents had divorced several years ago. But in this summer, when she went to her dad's home and want to spent the whole summer with her dad, she found out that her dad will get married with another woman and get a new family soon. Carmen was very upset and angry about this. She was not pleased about her step-mother, and her new 'siblings'. She showed her angry to her father and his new family. And finally went back to her mother's home. I thought the way which she solved this problem is not good. Because her parents were apart so many years, her dad can have a new family. That's Okay! For me, I also got the same problem with Carmen, my dad has a new family now. But I thought it's okay, even great. I got a new sister now. And she is very cute. And we all love her. I lived in my dad's home during the school days, and go back to my mom's home during the weekend and holiday. I thought my life now is very happy and comfortable. If I'm Carmen, maybe I will show my feelings to my dad and my new family and try to accept them. Cuz from the book, I know that Carmen's step-mother is a good woman. Although I don't want to live with them together, I still can live with my mom, and I can visit them during the holidays. I thought it's a great way to solve this problem. Don't you think so?
 Q: How is the story similar to or different from the experiences in your own life?
A: I thought this story is both similar to and also different from my own life. Because I thought the characters are very similar to my life. I got three close friends in my real life, Susan, Tins, and Victoria. And there are also four girls which are friends in this story. And in the story, they shared smiles together, they miss each other together, they argued and played trick on each other together etc.. So I thought this part is very similar to my own daily life.
Also there are some parts which are different from my life. For example, we won't spend the whole summer together. Because we lived far away from each other, and we will go to somewhere for traveling. So we can't have the same time for free. And another part is that they have the traveling pants, and we don't have. (Of course we can't, right? It's just a fiction story) But we will chat on QQ or Weixin to show our miss to others.
 Q: What are two emotions the main character has felt? What made the main character feel that way?
A: Actually there are four main characters in this book, so I chose the two emotions which they all have at the same time.
First, I choose the emotion--Sad. Why they got this emotion at the same time? The reason is that they found out that that can't spend this summer together. Because they always spent summer together. And this is the first time which they won't spend the summer together. So they felt very sad. One of them even wanted to cry. TAT It shows the profound friendship among them. And let me think of my friends.
Second, I choose the emotion--Surprised. They got this emotion together. Because they found out that although they have different figures and body-shape, even they have different height and weight, all of them can fit a same pairs of jeans well!!! And they got very surprised on this thing. Because it's a amazing thing, right? No one had this kind of experience before.
 Q: Does the main character react to important events in the story like you would?
A: Yes, when Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen knew that they wouldn't spend the summer together this year, their reaction were like they are very sad, and will miss other three.
As teenagers, we almost spend most time with our friends. We study in the school together, hang out together, and so on, even have more time together than our family.
For us, friends are very important to us. If I will spend my summer alone, and can't see my friends the whole summer, I also will feel very sad and sorry. So I thought the main characters react like what I will do. And that make this story more lively and close to our daily lives.
 For the summer reading assignment, I chose the book called The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Because I thought it's very close to our lives, as a teenager.
Q: Do the characters in the story seem like they are real people? Why or why not? Give examples.
A: I thought the characters in this story seem like they are real people whom live around us. Because they did many things which seems like the normal girls will did. And because I'm a girl, so I always felt I did the same thing with them when I was reading this book.
For example, there is a scene at the beginning of this book. It said they're preparing for a trip together. And one of them are polishing her toenails, and one of others said that she has to pack the luggage, but not doing something with her toenails. This action was just like what I do when I was packing the luggage, and my sister was doing something else, not doing something with her luggage. And at that time, I will noticed her to pack her luggage faster. So this scene makes me feel like they are just like the girls around me, not in a book.
And that makes me want to continue reading this book, because it attracted me. I have lots of interests on this kind of book. : )
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