Grant's+Blog

__Blog 1__ I am reading Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. I chose this book because I found it on the book shelf. I remember my Grandfather purchasing me the book when I was in elementary school, so I thought I'd try it out. -Grant Pomerenk

__Blog 2__ Chapters 1-6 The story takes place in England and France in 1775. During which, both countries were struggling with inflation, injustices, rebellions, and revolutions. I though Charles Dickens did a good job of portraying how the two countries used to be, and what exactly happened to them politically. The main character is Mr. Lorry. He is on his way to Dover, but has a restless sleep on the way, reflecting upon his current mission, "To dig someone out of a grave" who has been "buried alive for eighteen years." This part of the novel had me confused, because no one could physically be buried alive and live for eighteen years. I later found out that the man who was "buried" is Doctor Manette, whom was suspected dead. He apparently had been held secretly in prison in France, and Mr. Lorry's job was to retrieve the Doctor, and bring him back home to England, and to his daughter Lucie. Upon retrieval, Doctor Manette has difficulty at first remembering who he once was, including his name. He still thought that he was in prison, mending shoes and such. Once he heard his daughters voice, he was brought back to reality and, weeping, he embraces her. I thought the ending of the chapter related to all the "happy ending" movies we watch present day. I was glad that the Doctor and Lucie were able to reconnect after being apart for such a long time.

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__Blog 4__ My next book for the second quarter is //Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde// by Robert Lewis Stevenson. I am choosing this book because I remember watching a movie when I was a kid that had a little portion of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in it. I will find the book at the Erickson Public Library.

__Blog 5__ At the beginning of the book, the only really important factor that happened was a man is chasing after some girl. The guys name you later find out is Mr. Hyde, who is actually Dr. Jekyll's potion experiment. The girl is running away from Mr. Hyde, trips and falls and injures herself. All for no apparent reason because Mr. Hyde, instead of killing her, just walks right past. Her family wants to find out who "hurt" their daughter so they hire Mr. Utterson to investigate. I thought this was weird. I remember watching the "Page Master" as a kid and there being a scene where Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde come into play. Upon watching, it seemed like Mr. Hyde was an evil monster. But that doesn't seem like the case so far in the book.

__Blog 6__ The next part of the book is kind of confusing. Mr. Hyde kills a man and then disappears from the town. During his disappearance, Dr. Jekyll becomes quite popular. But he soon goes into hiding and eventually refuses to leave his house. His butler goes to Mr. Utterson (the detective) to try and find out whats wrong with the doctor. They go into his room and find the doctor had killed himself. There were letters laying on the table addressed to Mr. Utterson. In the letters, Dr. Jekyll asked if the detective could take all his supplies to his house. The part I'm confused at is how the main character can die when there's a lot left in the book. I am also wondering where Mr. Hyde went.