Picture1 LinkPicture 2 Link Resource Link Resource 2 Link My sister's keeper is a story about a 13- year old girl Anna. Anna has leukemia, and she is struggling to keep alive. Her sister Kate's birth was engineered so that Kate could give her well working organs to Anna if her's stop working. Anna has had many surgeries since birth so that she could keep her sister alive. Once Anna could figure out what was going on she decided she did not want to hold this kind of life anymore. The mother, Sara, is disappointed in Anna's decision but does not fully understand why she is doing this to her sister.
Jodi Picoult is an American author. She received an award in 2003 for the New England Bookseller Award. She was born in Long Island. At age 13, she moved to New Hampshire. She is married to Tim Van Leer and they had three kids together. The three kids names were Sammy, Kyle, and Jake. Some other books beside My Sister's Keeper that Jodi wrote were House Rules, Wonder Woman, The Tenth Circle, Keeping Faith, and Picture Perfect
My parents did not name me Lisa for any specific reason except for, they simply loved that name. My first name was not made to be named after anyone, but my middle name Anna is my grandmother's first name. My name means "my God is a vow." When my mom was pregnant with me,she did not want to know whether I was a boy or girl. Even though no one ever knew which I was going to be, everyone was convinced l was going to be a boy. My parent's were going to name me Billy. To this day, my dad still calls me Billy to tease me. I do not like my name so much because it is more of a older name then a modern name.
Answer the following questions based on reading pages 1-120. Write a paragraph with some examples and a quotation for each question. Add the two paragraphs to your blog under the title “Discussing the Novel.”
#1. Publisher’s Weekly call My Sister’s Keeper “a spellbinding suspense novel.” Give your input on why this magazine might call this story suspenseful. Think about the way the book is written from different perspectives and how sections end. Do you want to read more? Are there things that are a mystery in the story? How does Jodi Picoult reveal these secrets as the story moves along? Are there any questions that you want to know at this point in the story?
This story might be called suspenseful because it hooks the reader. When I am reading this story, I always just want to keep going on to the next chapter to find out what happens. Yes, I do want to read more. Some things are a mystery in the story such as what is going to happen to Kate’s health, how will the relationship between Campbell and Julia turn out, and will Anna win her case. Jodi Picoult revelas these secrets as the story moves along within giving everyone’s perspective. As an example, if Jodi only gave one perspective throughout the whole story, we would never know what each person feel or thinks about another and situations. The only question I want to know at this point in the story is what will happen with Campbell and Julia.
#2. What is your opinion of Sara? With her life focused on saving Kate, she sometimes neglects her other children. Jesse is rapidly becoming a juvenile delinquent, and Anna is invisible -- a fact that the little girl knows only too well. What does this say about Sara's role as a mother? What would you have done in her shoes? Has she unwittingly forgotten Jesse and Anna, or do you think she has consciously chosen to neglect them -- either as an attempt to save a little energy for herself, or as some kind of punishment? Does Sara resent her other children for being healthy? Did you find yourself criticizing Sara, empathizing with her, or both?
My opinion is that Sara is controlling and she does not give equal attention to her three children. I think yes she does neglects her other children. I think if Jesse got equal attention or at least felt more loved in the family, he would not have grown up to be such a bad kid. This says that Sara is not a good mother and all of her attention is focused on Kate. I know that if a child is sick that more attention would be focused on them because they need most of it, but it almost seems like that’s all Sara cares about is Kate. If I was in Sara’s shoes, I would do the same plan with alternating between Brian and Sara’s turn with the kids. Something that I would do different would be that when I’m at the hospital with Kate, I would be most attentive to her, but at home I would be equally attentive to all three children. I do not think she neglects them on purpose, I think by natural mothering, Sara paid more attention to Kate. I do not think Sara resents her other children for being healthy. I find myself mostly criticizing Sara.
Im my best friend Tina's keeper. Tina is my best friend and we have grown up as neighbors. Tina and I have been close friends when we were younger, but have grown a lot closer over the past 3 years. Tina used to be my neighbor but after she moved last year, we haven't been able to hang as much but still try to stay in touch. Tina and I have the most fun together and while having fun, we know how to stay out of trouble.
My sister's keeper is a story about a 13- year old girl Anna. Anna has leukemia, and she is struggling to keep alive. Her sister Kate's birth was engineered so that Kate could give her well working organs to Anna if her's stop working. Anna has had many surgeries since birth so that she could keep her sister alive. Once Anna could figure out what was going on she decided she did not want to hold this kind of life anymore. The mother, Sara, is disappointed in Anna's decision but does not fully understand why she is doing this to her sister.
