Dear Ms Gelso and fellow classmates, My three thick questions are: Why is it a big deal that Carrie asked Ms. Hartridge if she could do the exam to get to high school? Why didn't the mom want that people heard the baby? Why is the mom so violent with Willie and the Baby? Is there a reason why?
(By mistake I forgot to include my reaction so I will write it here!)
I was shocked by the brutality of the mom, in the earlier chapters I did not really understand how rude and cruel the mom is towards her children. She puts tape on a new borns mouth, and does not care if she is crying or not. She does not even check what is wrong with the baby, she just thinks that it is seeking attention. Also how she does not like it when Will asks questions. She immediately gets irritated and threatens to beat him. When Willie says that his friend, Zach, was Jewish and believed that Jesus was jewish too, his mother starts beating him, screaming: "You blasphemer!" and hits him on the head with a heavy object.
Thick questions? - Why was everyone so "scared" that Carrie did the high school test? - Whys is willie's mom so agressive to kids? - Why was Willie underevauluating himself?
Reactions to these 2 chapters
I find that this 2 chapters wheren't be considered in my case like the ones we read before because in this 2 chapters we can see how the mom abuses more about anyone I have met (including novels or books). While in the positive side Willie has learn't in the past few days about literature. Returning to the willies mom I have to say that it made me appreciate my mom majorly and also understand that in the world people aren't all so smart or have the same philosophy of how to treat a kid. I have to also underline somethings that have been already said. One of the things that hit me was when willie's mom hit willie with a heavy object because if she had hit him hard enough on the tempia he would have died. thankyou for you're attention
1. While I was reading the end of the 14th chapter, and specifically while I was reading the answer to Will’s letter, I felt terribly annoyed because he has to return to his home in England, in which his cold mother is waiting him. Also, leaving a place you have been living in even for a while is really difficult. You get closer to it, to the people there, to the friends you’ve made and everything related. 2. Moreover, while I was reading the reactions of Will’s mother when he returned home, I was thinking why she is so cruel to him. I mean, he’s her son and even if a child does something wrong (even though Will didn’t do anything), you try to solve the problem with ways more peaceful, and not violent like hitting someone until it appears blood on each part of the body. Children have rights, too.
Thick questions
1. Why is it bad for someone to have a different religion from you (Zach - Jewish)? 2. Why is Will’s mum "alarmed" and tries to bring him carefully at home without anyone noticing it, as well as with the baby that has put tape on its mouth? 3. Why doesn’t she believe her son and accuses him that stole everything (the books, the clothes, the drawings)?
Hello everyone, find below my reaction and questions I felt a strange disbelief that a mother could be so cruel. After 6 months away from home, her first reaction on seeing him was not what was expected from a mother that her child had been away for so long. I feel very angry because of the way she treated her kids, instead of love which mothers are known for, she showed hatred. Her actions really make me sad towards the baby, putting tape on her mouth instead of offering love and food when she was crying and hitting Williams when he tries to share with her things he learnt from other people. I try to imagine the scenes, It’s really sad.
My three thick questions are: (I) Did William have any ill feeling towards his mom after he returned and how was he able to cope with her hateful behavior ? (II) What always triggered the anger his mother showed towards him? (III) Why did the author use two different characters, showing one as heartless and brutal, and the other, kind and so very nice? Compare Tom and William’s mum? Have a good Wednesday
My reaction of the chapters are that I was shocked by the cruelty of the mother she was really nasty, I didn't imagine how she was, i thought she was a bad person that treats his son very badly but I didn't think it up to this point. She hits him with heavy objects that leave him bruises and he is not happy like when he was with Mr. Tom that was nice to him.
My three questions are: Why did the mother of William put tape on her children's mouth? Why is the mother so cruel and nasty with William? Why did William's mom shout when William told her that his friend Zach was jewish?
1)Why didn't the mother want that they heard the baby's sounds??
2)Did the mother of Willie have a difficult past?? ( because of the way she treats is sun and the baby)??
my observation.....
Many characters changed during the passage of the book, but the mother always remained the same..... mean cruel and culprit of hitting Willie and of being a mean mother. I also don't understand if there is a reason or something under about why Mrs. Hartrige did not absolutley want Carrie to tacke the exam of highschool..... mabe because she thought she would fail it, or because it was too much pressure) anyways it is very strange. i hope that at the end of the book all of my questiones will be clarified and I hope that it will have a happy ending :)
paloma.. I noticed that we noticed the same things in these chapters!!
I think that in these two chapters there is a really big change because in chapter fourteen Willie reached all his goals in little weirlwold because now he has friends and he is in the advanced class everything is going okay in his life because he is also getting rid of shyness but in the end of the chapter there is something that turns everything around because a letter from his mom arrived saying she is ill and that Willie needs to go back to London. In chapter fifteen it looks like the mother is a little bit better just because she is sick but when he says Zach was Jew she stopped being sicked and starting beating Willie up and in the end he locks him in a closet without food or water.....
Then, write at least three THICK questions you had while reading.
1) Why does Willie's mother hates him so bad and never believes what he says? 2) Why does Willie doesn't defend himself from his mother? 3)Why didn't Willie escape from his mom when he had the chance?
I was really drawn to Uchenna's question. He asked why the author chose to include two completely contrasting characters: Willie's mother and Tom. I think these two characters really highlight Willie's conflict and help to explain his dynamic characterization. The mother's actions, belief, and personality help to explain why Willie started out so nervous. Maybe these two contrasting characters can also show us not to judge others because you never really can know their past.
Dear Ms Gelso and fellow classmates,
ReplyDeleteMy three thick questions are:
Why is it a big deal that Carrie asked Ms. Hartridge if she could do the exam to get to high school?
Why didn't the mom want that people heard the baby?
Why is the mom so violent with Willie and the Baby? Is there a reason why?
Have a awesome day! :)
(By mistake I forgot to include my reaction so I will write it here!)
ReplyDeleteI was shocked by the brutality of the mom, in the earlier chapters I did not really understand how rude and cruel the mom is towards her children.
She puts tape on a new borns mouth, and does not care if she is crying or not. She does not even check what is wrong with the baby, she just thinks that it is seeking attention. Also how she does not like it when Will asks questions. She immediately gets irritated and threatens to beat him. When Willie says that his friend, Zach, was Jewish and believed that Jesus was jewish too, his mother starts beating him, screaming: "You blasphemer!" and hits him on the head with a heavy object.
Have a good day!
Thick questions?
ReplyDelete- Why was everyone so "scared" that Carrie did the high school test?
- Whys is willie's mom so agressive to kids?
- Why was Willie underevauluating himself?
Reactions to these 2 chapters
I find that this 2 chapters wheren't be considered in my case like the ones we read before because in this 2 chapters we can see how the mom abuses more about anyone I have met (including novels or books). While in the positive side Willie has learn't in the past few days about literature. Returning to the willies mom I have to say that it made me appreciate my mom majorly and also understand that in the world people aren't all so smart or have the same philosophy of how to treat a kid. I have to also underline somethings that have been already said. One of the things that hit me was when willie's mom hit willie with a heavy object because if she had hit him hard enough on the tempia he would have died.
thankyou for you're attention
Hello Ms Gelso and classmates,
ReplyDeleteReactions
1. While I was reading the end of the 14th chapter, and specifically while I was reading the answer to Will’s letter, I felt terribly annoyed because he has to return to his home in England, in which his cold mother is waiting him. Also, leaving a place you have been living in even for a while is really difficult. You get closer to it, to the people there, to the friends you’ve made and everything related.
2. Moreover, while I was reading the reactions of Will’s mother when he returned home, I was thinking why she is so cruel to him. I mean, he’s her son and even if a child does something wrong (even though Will didn’t do anything), you try to solve the problem with ways more peaceful, and not violent like hitting someone until it appears blood on each part of the body. Children have rights, too.
Thick questions
1. Why is it bad for someone to have a different religion from you (Zach - Jewish)?
2. Why is Will’s mum "alarmed" and tries to bring him carefully at home without anyone noticing it, as well as with the baby that has put tape on its mouth?
3. Why doesn’t she believe her son and accuses him that stole everything (the books, the clothes, the drawings)?
Hello everyone, find below my reaction and questions
ReplyDeleteI felt a strange disbelief that a mother could be so cruel. After 6 months away from home, her first reaction on seeing him was not what was expected from a mother that her child had been away for so long. I feel very angry because of the way she treated her kids, instead of love which mothers are known for, she showed hatred. Her actions really make me sad towards the baby, putting tape on her mouth instead of offering love and food when she was crying and hitting Williams when he tries to share with her things he learnt from other people. I try to imagine the scenes, It’s really sad.
My three thick questions are:
(I) Did William have any ill feeling towards his mom after he returned and how was he able to cope with her hateful behavior ?
(II) What always triggered the anger his mother showed towards him?
(III) Why did the author use two different characters, showing one as heartless and brutal, and the other, kind and so very nice? Compare Tom and William’s mum?
Have a good Wednesday
My reaction of the chapters are that I was shocked by the cruelty of the mother she was really nasty, I didn't imagine how she was, i thought she was a bad person that treats his son very badly but I didn't think it up to this point. She hits him with heavy objects that leave him bruises and he is not happy like when he was with Mr. Tom that was nice to him.
ReplyDeleteMy three questions are:
Why did the mother of William put tape on her children's mouth?
Why is the mother so cruel and nasty with William?
Why did William's mom shout when William told her that his friend Zach was jewish?
Have an awesome day!!
1)Why didn't the mother want that they heard the baby's sounds??
ReplyDelete2)Did the mother of Willie have a difficult past?? ( because of the way she treats is sun and the baby)??
my observation.....
Many characters changed during the passage of the book, but the mother always remained the same..... mean cruel and culprit of hitting Willie and of being a mean mother.
I also don't understand if there is a reason or something under about why Mrs. Hartrige did not absolutley want Carrie to tacke the exam of highschool..... mabe because she thought she would fail it, or because it was too much pressure) anyways it is very strange.
i hope that at the end of the book all of my questiones will be clarified and I hope that it will have a happy ending :)
paloma..
I noticed that we noticed the same things in these chapters!!
First, write a reaction to these two chapters.
ReplyDeleteI think that in these two chapters there is a really big change because in chapter fourteen Willie reached all his goals in little weirlwold because now he has friends and he is in the advanced class everything is going okay in his life because he is also getting rid of shyness but in the end of the chapter there is something that turns everything around because a letter from his mom arrived saying she is ill and that Willie needs to go back to London. In chapter fifteen it looks like the mother is a little bit better just because she is sick but when he says Zach was Jew she stopped being sicked and starting beating Willie up and in the end he locks him in a closet without food or water.....
Then, write at least three THICK questions you had while reading.
1) Why does Willie's mother hates him so bad and never believes what he says?
2) Why does Willie doesn't defend himself from his mother?
3)Why didn't Willie escape from his mom when he had the chance?
I was really drawn to Uchenna's question. He asked why the author chose to include two completely contrasting characters: Willie's mother and Tom. I think these two characters really highlight Willie's conflict and help to explain his dynamic characterization. The mother's actions, belief, and personality help to explain why Willie started out so nervous. Maybe these two contrasting characters can also show us not to judge others because you never really can know their past.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you all think?