For this blog entry I feel it would be appropriate to write a letter to Joe, because he really seems to need advice and he seems to be a little bit lost. He's having trouble with Candy, because when he got home that Sunday night he found Candy's number in his pocket, and at first he wants to call, but then he chickens out, and keeps postponing the time that he's going to call her, and when he finally does they set up a date to go to the zoo together (it was just something that came to mind, and he accidentaly said it out loud). The next day he is SUPER DUPER happy and at ease. I stopped reading at the point where he is about to skip school (with the help of his older sister) and go see Candy.
Dear Joe,
I know it must be hard to be a guy in a situation that you are in, because you really seem to like her, and it's hard to see people you like live a different way than you do. I mean let's face the facts... Candy is a prostitute and you are a regular kid who goes to school, and plays in a band. She's a prostitute Joe. Now, it's not wrong of you to become friends with her and it's not even wrong to date her, just try to limit your feelings for her because it would be very easy for you to get hurt in the kind of world she lives in. There are so many dangers and so many things that Candy has to deal with, and once you love someone it's hard to turn back. Love lasts. So try your hardest to be sweet, but, I know this sounds crazy, DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH CANDY. I'm afraid what would happen to your heart if you did.
Best wishes,
your friend
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Candy blog entry number 2
For this blog entry I'm going to just say some of my thoughts and insights to Candy.
I think that so far the character of Candy has been the most developed, even more than Joe Beck. I mean, we have been introduced indirectly to him, since it is his story that he is telling. Candy appears sweet, yet we know that there has to be something wrong, especially when the tall dark man named Iggy comes into the scene. He is described as intimidating, but I really couldn't feel the fear that Joe Beck described so clearly. He's supposedly large and has soul less eyes, but I still couldn't feel the intimidation, I don't know if it was just the description, or if there was more to it, like my prior experiences and the people I know. I mean, I have a family friend who the way that they described Iggy, was how I picture this family friend, and this friend is light and friendly. The reaction that Candy has to Iggy is what worried me, I mean what this man must be doing to a girl who seems outgoing and striking to make her react so helplessly and shy is unthinkable. In this chapter we also get to see how innocent Joe Beck is. I mean, honestly, they are talking about how much he paid for her, and he still doesn't seem to fully catch onto the fact that Candy is a ho, and to be blunt, Iggy is her pimp.
I think that so far the character of Candy has been the most developed, even more than Joe Beck. I mean, we have been introduced indirectly to him, since it is his story that he is telling. Candy appears sweet, yet we know that there has to be something wrong, especially when the tall dark man named Iggy comes into the scene. He is described as intimidating, but I really couldn't feel the fear that Joe Beck described so clearly. He's supposedly large and has soul less eyes, but I still couldn't feel the intimidation, I don't know if it was just the description, or if there was more to it, like my prior experiences and the people I know. I mean, I have a family friend who the way that they described Iggy, was how I picture this family friend, and this friend is light and friendly. The reaction that Candy has to Iggy is what worried me, I mean what this man must be doing to a girl who seems outgoing and striking to make her react so helplessly and shy is unthinkable. In this chapter we also get to see how innocent Joe Beck is. I mean, honestly, they are talking about how much he paid for her, and he still doesn't seem to fully catch onto the fact that Candy is a ho, and to be blunt, Iggy is her pimp.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Candy blog entry number 1
For this blog entry I decided to analyze the intro of the book, because it sparked a lot of questions for me. I also thought it was written differently compared to other books.
"It's hard to imagine life before Candy. Sometimes I sit here for hours, staring into the past, trying to remember what is was like, but I never seem to get very far. I just can't see myself without her. About the best I can manage is the last half hour before we met, the last few moments of my pre-Candy existence, when I was still just a boy... just a boy on a train, a boy with a lump, a boy in a starry black hat.
I was innocent then.
Just a boy.
On a train.
With a lump.
And a hat.
That was all the world I needed to know." (pg. 1)
This introduction is where I stopped reading last night, because I decided that ti would be an interesting entry, to have some of my pre-reading thoughts.
Some automatic pondering were:
Why is it so hard to imagine life before Candy?
Who is Candy?
Who's the narrator?
Did Candy cause the narrator to lose his innocence?
Why does he have a lump?
How did the narrator meet Candy?
Some things that stuck out to me were:
Repetition is used to make us see what the the author wants us to see.
For example, the author writes how the speaker is simply a boy, many times within this short passage. The fact that he is on a train is repeated, so is the fact that he is wearing a hat, and that he has a lump.
Another thing is that the author listed to obvious, and oddly enough, I found myself with a pretty clear image of the scene where the boy is on the bus.
Something else that I noticed was how this quote seems to be bringing us back into the past, and it seems to be setting us up for the story to be told to us.
The tone of the quotation is very matter -of- fact, and almost blunt. It seems simple, although the style could completely change after the actual story of Candy is being told to us. Because, again, this seems to be leading us into the "flashback".
"It's hard to imagine life before Candy. Sometimes I sit here for hours, staring into the past, trying to remember what is was like, but I never seem to get very far. I just can't see myself without her. About the best I can manage is the last half hour before we met, the last few moments of my pre-Candy existence, when I was still just a boy... just a boy on a train, a boy with a lump, a boy in a starry black hat.
I was innocent then.
Just a boy.
On a train.
With a lump.
And a hat.
That was all the world I needed to know." (pg. 1)
This introduction is where I stopped reading last night, because I decided that ti would be an interesting entry, to have some of my pre-reading thoughts.
Some automatic pondering were:
Why is it so hard to imagine life before Candy?
Who is Candy?
Who's the narrator?
Did Candy cause the narrator to lose his innocence?
Why does he have a lump?
How did the narrator meet Candy?
Some things that stuck out to me were:
Repetition is used to make us see what the the author wants us to see.
For example, the author writes how the speaker is simply a boy, many times within this short passage. The fact that he is on a train is repeated, so is the fact that he is wearing a hat, and that he has a lump.
Another thing is that the author listed to obvious, and oddly enough, I found myself with a pretty clear image of the scene where the boy is on the bus.
Something else that I noticed was how this quote seems to be bringing us back into the past, and it seems to be setting us up for the story to be told to us.
The tone of the quotation is very matter -of- fact, and almost blunt. It seems simple, although the style could completely change after the actual story of Candy is being told to us. Because, again, this seems to be leading us into the "flashback".
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