1.What did you affected that you write this book?Why did you chose the topic of coming of age?
2.Was is difficult for you to write the book or was it easy to imagine beeing a teenager in such a situation like them who are in the book?
Mittwoch, 3. Oktober 2007
Samstag, 29. September 2007
homework for group 4
AJ meets Kevin and he tells him what Ruthie said.He als says that she was fine and that she had met some nice students.He also remarks that Ruthie had talked to two girls,Maria and Sandra and that they also studied law too.Moreover AJ tells Kevin that Ruthie learned a lot and that they were very strictly,but helpful too.She also said that she loved him!
Montag, 24. September 2007
ICQ-Chat between Erika and Kelly
Erika:hi
Kelly:hi
Erika:How are you?
Kelly:I'm fine and what about you?
Erika:Fine,but I'm stressed because of my work.What about your pregnancy?
Kelly:I have to pay a lot of attention, so I don't go to parties any more and I have to change my
whole lifestyle.Moreover I have to be more responsable,but all of this works;-)
Erika:Who is the father?
Kelly:I still don't know.
Erika: oh :-(
Kelly:yeah....but I think we should meet us to talk about the whole situation and about the time we spent together!!!
Erika:ok,that sounds good!I will call you soon.
Kelly:Ok,cya
Erika:bye
Kelly:hi
Erika:How are you?
Kelly:I'm fine and what about you?
Erika:Fine,but I'm stressed because of my work.What about your pregnancy?
Kelly:I have to pay a lot of attention, so I don't go to parties any more and I have to change my
whole lifestyle.Moreover I have to be more responsable,but all of this works;-)
Erika:Who is the father?
Kelly:I still don't know.
Erika: oh :-(
Kelly:yeah....but I think we should meet us to talk about the whole situation and about the time we spent together!!!
Erika:ok,that sounds good!I will call you soon.
Kelly:Ok,cya
Erika:bye
Samstag, 18. August 2007
part 5:chapter 40-45
chapter 40:Ruthie
June 2.Graduation Day and that's Ruthie turn.Her speech is very good,she talks about the time at High School and about all of the experience.Ruthie can convince all the pupils.Her applaus is thoughtful.
After the teacher gives the pupils their diplomas,Ruthie and AJ go to Christian who is giving a senior party.Ruthie,Christian and Andrea tlak about the future so they become sad and they crie.
->Ruthie convince the pupils with the truth
->It's again like a movie,everybody cries because they go their own way
chapter 41:Erika
She is happy that she graduated,but she doesn't hang up with the girls because they are just thinking about fights and things like that.
Erika works in a hair-weave studio now because she doesn't know what she wants to do with herself.
One time Kelli calls her and says to her that she was pregnant and that she didn't know who was the faher.Erika is shocked and she can't understand why Kelli wants to have the baby.The only thing she knows is that she doesn't want to be like that.
->My God!!!What is going on with this girl????She isn't able to prevent and she doesn't know who is the father ,but she wants that baby!!!I feel sorry for her child!!!She is not more like a stupid b****,sry!!!!
chapter 42:AJ
AJ and his guys are sitting in AJ's room and they are drinking because in a few days everybody will leaves school and they go their own way.They are sad and they talk about the pst and the future.Nobody can't believe that the time in which they stayed together is over and AJ is concerned about his relationship with Ruthie and about his own life.
Later Ruthie comes and Franco wants to get her money because her parents care about Anthony,but she doesn't want it.Although Franco knows that Ruthie doesn't like him much,he says to AJ that he should use the time with Ruthie because he didn't find another one like her.
AJ works the whole summer,so he gets a lot of money which he wants to get Ruthie's parents for their help with Anthony,but they don't want it.It's enough for them when AJ is doing well in college.AJ feels embarassed,bt he also feels well.
Moreover he and Ruthie talk about their future and they know that it's impossible for them to stay together.They start dreaming....
chapter 43:Erika
Erika meets Ruthie and AJ at Michella's party,but she is able to talk to him and she doesn't hate Ruthie the way she did.For the first time in a long time,she feels proud of herself and she knows that she has her dignity and that she can stand on her own.She has changed and she is optimistic about her future.
chapter 44:AJ
After leaving Michella's party,Ruthie and AJ drive to the cemetery because AJ wants to talk to his mother,it's like a leave.He tells her what he will do.
Then they drive to AJ's house and Ruthie stays because AJ will leave tomorrow.They don't want to believe it and they are very emotional.The next day,AJ goes with Anthony to Village Inn to have breakfast.Then he takes his stuff and says "goodbye" to his house and drives to Ruthie.
->it isn't easy for him to leave this house although it wasn't very nice their.
->is's so good that he can talk to his mother
->what will happen in his future???Will he come back???
chapter 45:Ruthie
Ruthie talks about the leave from AJ,she has to cry all the time and after leaving her,she cries all weekend.Her life is empty without him and she feels lonely.
But the biggest surprise of the summer is that she meets Erika at the grocery store a week before a week before she has to leave.
They talk about their fight in the past and Ruthie says sorry to Erika,but she is affronted and she says that it should be easy to be Ruthie.Erika doesn't find it right to screw people up and then to say that you are sorry.Now Ruthie is ashamed and she tries to handle the situation.Erika tells Ruthie why was like a bitch,it's because she is light-skinned anh she was excluded because of that so she learned to fight!!!
So the two girls talk about their problems and about their feelings in refer to AJ.They aren't friends but they are able to toalk with each other in a normal way!!!
After this conversation Ruthie knows that she is ready to go her own way and she knows that she doens't know everything,but it's ok for her and she knows that it's ok to have vulnerability and innocence!!!!
->what will happen with her and AJ???
->the book is great,it shows the life of young people
->what about a movie???
->I can compare it with my friends
June 2.Graduation Day and that's Ruthie turn.Her speech is very good,she talks about the time at High School and about all of the experience.Ruthie can convince all the pupils.Her applaus is thoughtful.
After the teacher gives the pupils their diplomas,Ruthie and AJ go to Christian who is giving a senior party.Ruthie,Christian and Andrea tlak about the future so they become sad and they crie.
->Ruthie convince the pupils with the truth
->It's again like a movie,everybody cries because they go their own way
chapter 41:Erika
She is happy that she graduated,but she doesn't hang up with the girls because they are just thinking about fights and things like that.
Erika works in a hair-weave studio now because she doesn't know what she wants to do with herself.
One time Kelli calls her and says to her that she was pregnant and that she didn't know who was the faher.Erika is shocked and she can't understand why Kelli wants to have the baby.The only thing she knows is that she doesn't want to be like that.
->My God!!!What is going on with this girl????She isn't able to prevent and she doesn't know who is the father ,but she wants that baby!!!I feel sorry for her child!!!She is not more like a stupid b****,sry!!!!
chapter 42:AJ
AJ and his guys are sitting in AJ's room and they are drinking because in a few days everybody will leaves school and they go their own way.They are sad and they talk about the pst and the future.Nobody can't believe that the time in which they stayed together is over and AJ is concerned about his relationship with Ruthie and about his own life.
Later Ruthie comes and Franco wants to get her money because her parents care about Anthony,but she doesn't want it.Although Franco knows that Ruthie doesn't like him much,he says to AJ that he should use the time with Ruthie because he didn't find another one like her.
AJ works the whole summer,so he gets a lot of money which he wants to get Ruthie's parents for their help with Anthony,but they don't want it.It's enough for them when AJ is doing well in college.AJ feels embarassed,bt he also feels well.
Moreover he and Ruthie talk about their future and they know that it's impossible for them to stay together.They start dreaming....
chapter 43:Erika
Erika meets Ruthie and AJ at Michella's party,but she is able to talk to him and she doesn't hate Ruthie the way she did.For the first time in a long time,she feels proud of herself and she knows that she has her dignity and that she can stand on her own.She has changed and she is optimistic about her future.
chapter 44:AJ
After leaving Michella's party,Ruthie and AJ drive to the cemetery because AJ wants to talk to his mother,it's like a leave.He tells her what he will do.
Then they drive to AJ's house and Ruthie stays because AJ will leave tomorrow.They don't want to believe it and they are very emotional.The next day,AJ goes with Anthony to Village Inn to have breakfast.Then he takes his stuff and says "goodbye" to his house and drives to Ruthie.
->it isn't easy for him to leave this house although it wasn't very nice their.
->is's so good that he can talk to his mother
->what will happen in his future???Will he come back???
chapter 45:Ruthie
Ruthie talks about the leave from AJ,she has to cry all the time and after leaving her,she cries all weekend.Her life is empty without him and she feels lonely.
But the biggest surprise of the summer is that she meets Erika at the grocery store a week before a week before she has to leave.
They talk about their fight in the past and Ruthie says sorry to Erika,but she is affronted and she says that it should be easy to be Ruthie.Erika doesn't find it right to screw people up and then to say that you are sorry.Now Ruthie is ashamed and she tries to handle the situation.Erika tells Ruthie why was like a bitch,it's because she is light-skinned anh she was excluded because of that so she learned to fight!!!
So the two girls talk about their problems and about their feelings in refer to AJ.They aren't friends but they are able to toalk with each other in a normal way!!!
After this conversation Ruthie knows that she is ready to go her own way and she knows that she doens't know everything,but it's ok for her and she knows that it's ok to have vulnerability and innocence!!!!
->what will happen with her and AJ???
->the book is great,it shows the life of young people
->what about a movie???
->I can compare it with my friends
part 4:chapter 35-39
chapter 35:Ruthie
Erika and her girls come to hit Ruthie,but Ruthie can convince Erika that they deal it by a one-to-one confrontation.They do it,but it's not really a fight,Ruthie outguns Erika with words.Ruthie comes too close to her talking about Erika's problems which she wants to hide with violence.
Erika runs away.
->I didn't except that.
->Ruthie is like a wonder
chapter 36:Erika
Ruthie's words run through her head and she can't take it any more.Now she thinks too that she is nothng and she cries.
->it's a shock for her because her feelings are shown by Ruthie
chapter 37:Shanice
She laughs about Erika and her reaction after speaking with Ruthie.She admires Ruthie how to trick with Erika and she doesn't feel sorry for her.
chapter 38:Imani
She and the other girls can't understand why Erika ran away and they are very pissed of because everybody is on Ruthie's sideand laughs about Erika.
Moreover they are concerned about her because they haven't seen Erika for a few days,so they go to her house and Erika opens the door.She is very unkempty and she doesn't care about her friends and what they say to her.
The girls are angry about that and leave her house.
->Is there a change??????.
chapter 39:Erika
She doesn't want to hang up with her girls because they are just talking shit.Now she knows the difference between her and Ruthie,Ruthie is right and she doesn't behave like Erika.
Erika doesn't want to be lonely,so she hangs up with Franco and she sleeps in Anthony's room and smokes a lot of weed.As she sees AJ,she is depressed again and as she sees AJ with Ruthie she knows that AJ loves Ruthie and that he didn't love her really.
Erika is very sad,disappointed,she feels lost and lonely because of that she sleeps with Franco,although she doesn't feel better.
->how could she do that???How can she sleep with a person she doesn't love????
Erika and her girls come to hit Ruthie,but Ruthie can convince Erika that they deal it by a one-to-one confrontation.They do it,but it's not really a fight,Ruthie outguns Erika with words.Ruthie comes too close to her talking about Erika's problems which she wants to hide with violence.
Erika runs away.
->I didn't except that.
->Ruthie is like a wonder
chapter 36:Erika
Ruthie's words run through her head and she can't take it any more.Now she thinks too that she is nothng and she cries.
->it's a shock for her because her feelings are shown by Ruthie
chapter 37:Shanice
She laughs about Erika and her reaction after speaking with Ruthie.She admires Ruthie how to trick with Erika and she doesn't feel sorry for her.
chapter 38:Imani
She and the other girls can't understand why Erika ran away and they are very pissed of because everybody is on Ruthie's sideand laughs about Erika.
Moreover they are concerned about her because they haven't seen Erika for a few days,so they go to her house and Erika opens the door.She is very unkempty and she doesn't care about her friends and what they say to her.
The girls are angry about that and leave her house.
->Is there a change??????.
chapter 39:Erika
She doesn't want to hang up with her girls because they are just talking shit.Now she knows the difference between her and Ruthie,Ruthie is right and she doesn't behave like Erika.
Erika doesn't want to be lonely,so she hangs up with Franco and she sleeps in Anthony's room and smokes a lot of weed.As she sees AJ,she is depressed again and as she sees AJ with Ruthie she knows that AJ loves Ruthie and that he didn't love her really.
Erika is very sad,disappointed,she feels lost and lonely because of that she sleeps with Franco,although she doesn't feel better.
->how could she do that???How can she sleep with a person she doesn't love????
Freitag, 17. August 2007
part 4:chapter 29-34
chapter 29: Erika
Erika and her friends go to Andrea to menace her and to hear where Ruthie is.Andrea says that she didn't know it.They don't let her alone until Christian arrives.
Erika and her friends just want to take revenge and as Erika finds Ruthie.she starts hitting her and yelling at her.AJ comes and Ruthie runs to him,he is like a protect for her.Now he takes Erika to come with him and he explains her the situation with him and Ruthie.He breaks up with Erika who is still very angry and she can't believe it and she still wants to kill Ruthie
->Erika feels helpless and lost,but she can't show her feelings,so she is aggressive and bitchy!!!
chapter 30:Ruthie
Andrea,Christian help Ruthie to care about her eye and Ruthie says to Christian that she would go to prom with him and that this would be ok for AJ.She tells them that AJ and her are together.Besides from that AJ tells Ruthie that he doesn't know what Erika would do now.AJ is concerned about Ruthie because Erika is very brutal,so he promises Ruthie to keep an eye on her!!!
chapter 31:Erika
She can't believe what happened,she feels like he has deceives her and she is helpless.Erika wants to know what AJ likes on Ruthie because she finds her very boring.She is also of the opinion that AJ will leave Ruthie to come back to her.
Erika is furious and she tears her prom dress.Because of the noise her mother comes and Erika tells her everything,but her mum isn't very helpful.She doesn't like men and above black men!!!Erika decides to call her dad to go to Phoenix for a few days,he isn't very happy about that,but Erika can come over the time of prom.The next day Erika and her friends prick all over a tire from Ruthie with a knife and hang a letter on Ruthie's car("the same thing will happen with your face").
Shanice and her friends arrive and Shanice provocates Erika in refer to AJ and Ruthie.There is a fight and Erika opens the knife,but Kelli holds Erika back and nothing happens!!!
->I think that Erika is able to stab somebody!!!!
->this girls are very crazy and aggressive,I hate them!!!They are so stupid and they just can be aggressive,not more!!!!
chapter 32:Monica
At prom Monica and her friends want to menace Ruthie who is also there with Christian.Kevin,Monica's boyfreind knows what the girls want to do and he says that they weren't allowed to do that because Ruthie is a nice girl and AJ's girl too.Monica freaks out and she is acting like Erika (calls Ruthie a bitch,...) and because of that Kevin says that he could understand why AJ broke up with Erika.Kevin will leave Monica if she doesn't stop this kind of behaviour.Monica and the girls are chocked about Kevin's reaction,but they will start their mission when Erika is back.
chapter 33:Erika
Erika arrives at Phoenix,she goes to her dad.She hasn't a good relationship with him and his girlfriend and their kids.All the same she tells him about AJ and about the fight with Ruthie.
At dinner she feels like an outsider because she is light-skinned,she doesn't know where to fit in and she says honestly to herself that she and the girls thought shit when they say that they were better because they are light-skinned!She admits that she behaves like this to feel save.
Erika can't sleep so she leaves the house and goes to Danke Franklin who she knows from the past.She smokes weed with him and his guys.But as he wants to sleep with her,she leaves his house and goes around the block.She thinks a lot,but she goes back to Dane's house and she lies in his bed thinking about AJ and Ruthie.
->she is lost,she runs away!!!She isn't strong enough to handle her problems in a normal way!!!
chapter 34:AJ
AJ,Ruthie and Ruthie's family go to a Little League t-ball game from Anthony.He plays it well and he runs straight to Ruthie's parents and AJ feels like somebody would ripped his heart right out of his chest.AJ thinks that Anthony has forgotten about him,but Ruthie tells him that it wasn't so.
Ruthie and AJ go to dinner with Anthony and Ruthie's parents and both of thema feel uncomfortable as Ruthie's mum aks what happened with the tires and who it was.Nobody says anything,although they know it.AJ has remorse
Erika and her friends go to Andrea to menace her and to hear where Ruthie is.Andrea says that she didn't know it.They don't let her alone until Christian arrives.
Erika and her friends just want to take revenge and as Erika finds Ruthie.she starts hitting her and yelling at her.AJ comes and Ruthie runs to him,he is like a protect for her.Now he takes Erika to come with him and he explains her the situation with him and Ruthie.He breaks up with Erika who is still very angry and she can't believe it and she still wants to kill Ruthie
->Erika feels helpless and lost,but she can't show her feelings,so she is aggressive and bitchy!!!
chapter 30:Ruthie
Andrea,Christian help Ruthie to care about her eye and Ruthie says to Christian that she would go to prom with him and that this would be ok for AJ.She tells them that AJ and her are together.Besides from that AJ tells Ruthie that he doesn't know what Erika would do now.AJ is concerned about Ruthie because Erika is very brutal,so he promises Ruthie to keep an eye on her!!!
chapter 31:Erika
She can't believe what happened,she feels like he has deceives her and she is helpless.Erika wants to know what AJ likes on Ruthie because she finds her very boring.She is also of the opinion that AJ will leave Ruthie to come back to her.
Erika is furious and she tears her prom dress.Because of the noise her mother comes and Erika tells her everything,but her mum isn't very helpful.She doesn't like men and above black men!!!Erika decides to call her dad to go to Phoenix for a few days,he isn't very happy about that,but Erika can come over the time of prom.The next day Erika and her friends prick all over a tire from Ruthie with a knife and hang a letter on Ruthie's car("the same thing will happen with your face").
Shanice and her friends arrive and Shanice provocates Erika in refer to AJ and Ruthie.There is a fight and Erika opens the knife,but Kelli holds Erika back and nothing happens!!!
->I think that Erika is able to stab somebody!!!!
->this girls are very crazy and aggressive,I hate them!!!They are so stupid and they just can be aggressive,not more!!!!
chapter 32:Monica
At prom Monica and her friends want to menace Ruthie who is also there with Christian.Kevin,Monica's boyfreind knows what the girls want to do and he says that they weren't allowed to do that because Ruthie is a nice girl and AJ's girl too.Monica freaks out and she is acting like Erika (calls Ruthie a bitch,...) and because of that Kevin says that he could understand why AJ broke up with Erika.Kevin will leave Monica if she doesn't stop this kind of behaviour.Monica and the girls are chocked about Kevin's reaction,but they will start their mission when Erika is back.
chapter 33:Erika
Erika arrives at Phoenix,she goes to her dad.She hasn't a good relationship with him and his girlfriend and their kids.All the same she tells him about AJ and about the fight with Ruthie.
At dinner she feels like an outsider because she is light-skinned,she doesn't know where to fit in and she says honestly to herself that she and the girls thought shit when they say that they were better because they are light-skinned!She admits that she behaves like this to feel save.
Erika can't sleep so she leaves the house and goes to Danke Franklin who she knows from the past.She smokes weed with him and his guys.But as he wants to sleep with her,she leaves his house and goes around the block.She thinks a lot,but she goes back to Dane's house and she lies in his bed thinking about AJ and Ruthie.
->she is lost,she runs away!!!She isn't strong enough to handle her problems in a normal way!!!
chapter 34:AJ
AJ,Ruthie and Ruthie's family go to a Little League t-ball game from Anthony.He plays it well and he runs straight to Ruthie's parents and AJ feels like somebody would ripped his heart right out of his chest.AJ thinks that Anthony has forgotten about him,but Ruthie tells him that it wasn't so.
Ruthie and AJ go to dinner with Anthony and Ruthie's parents and both of thema feel uncomfortable as Ruthie's mum aks what happened with the tires and who it was.Nobody says anything,although they know it.AJ has remorse
part 3:chapter 27-28
chapter 27:Ruthie
AJ and Ruthie drive to AJ's house to talk about the whole situation.They kiss each other,but Ruthie is very nervous and she always stops kissing him.She wants AJ to say her what is between them.As AJ says that he breaks up with Erika and that he loves her,Ruthie is very happy and her heart is beating.Moreover she cries because she has never heard that from a guy!Finally she believes him.
->like a movie!!!!
->AJ has changed!!!
chapter 28:Erika
Erika is waiting for AJ because she wants to tell him about her prom dress which is very sexy,but he doesn't come with his friends Kevin,Wakeen,Jamil and Doug.Kevin who has seen AJ and Ruthie together tells Erika everything,also that AJ spent the night at Ruthie.Erika is very angry and she says that she would find and kill Ruthie
->Erika lost the only thing she has in this time,now I feel sorry for her because AJ should tell her earlier what he feels.
AJ and Ruthie drive to AJ's house to talk about the whole situation.They kiss each other,but Ruthie is very nervous and she always stops kissing him.She wants AJ to say her what is between them.As AJ says that he breaks up with Erika and that he loves her,Ruthie is very happy and her heart is beating.Moreover she cries because she has never heard that from a guy!Finally she believes him.
->like a movie!!!!
->AJ has changed!!!
chapter 28:Erika
Erika is waiting for AJ because she wants to tell him about her prom dress which is very sexy,but he doesn't come with his friends Kevin,Wakeen,Jamil and Doug.Kevin who has seen AJ and Ruthie together tells Erika everything,also that AJ spent the night at Ruthie.Erika is very angry and she says that she would find and kill Ruthie
->Erika lost the only thing she has in this time,now I feel sorry for her because AJ should tell her earlier what he feels.
Donnerstag, 16. August 2007
part 3:chapter 24-26
chapter 24: Erika
Shanice gets the role for Bless and Erika is very jealous,but she gets also a role with Ronell and everybody finds it great!!!
After the gig.AJ sends flowers to Erika and says that he found her pretty good.But in the end there is an argument because AJ comes with Ruthie to Erika's gig!
->Is there a time without an argument in this relationship????????????
chapter 25:Ruthie
AJ comes to Ruthie's house and they get closer,but not in a sexual way.They just talk about coming of age and how they help each other in the last time.
AJ says Ruthie that she is better and nicer than Erika and that he didn't even know if he liked her!!!
Moreover AJ opens his heart,he is jealous as Ruthie tells him that she goes with Christian to prom and he mentions that he will never be good enough for her.Ruthie is speechless,she knows that he is the best thing for her.But then they kiss each other for the first time and Ruthie thinks she s dreaming.Then her eyes flow open and she wants him to stop because she doesn't find it right in refer to Erika.So AJ puts his clothes on and goes home.Now she knows that this decision isn't right because she feels like crying.
->I wouldn't react like her because I wouldn't feel sorry for Erika
chapter 26:Andrea
Christian and Andrea note that Ruthie has a problem and they ask her.Ruthie tells Andrea everything what happened with AJ and she cries.Andrea is concerned about her,but she also knows that Ruthie and AJ are in love.She doesn't see a problem in Erika.
Later AJ and Ruthie talk with each other and they admit their feelings.AJ says that he broke up with Erika if Ruthie wanted him to do that.Kevin sees the two.
Shanice gets the role for Bless and Erika is very jealous,but she gets also a role with Ronell and everybody finds it great!!!
After the gig.AJ sends flowers to Erika and says that he found her pretty good.But in the end there is an argument because AJ comes with Ruthie to Erika's gig!
->Is there a time without an argument in this relationship????????????
chapter 25:Ruthie
AJ comes to Ruthie's house and they get closer,but not in a sexual way.They just talk about coming of age and how they help each other in the last time.
AJ says Ruthie that she is better and nicer than Erika and that he didn't even know if he liked her!!!
Moreover AJ opens his heart,he is jealous as Ruthie tells him that she goes with Christian to prom and he mentions that he will never be good enough for her.Ruthie is speechless,she knows that he is the best thing for her.But then they kiss each other for the first time and Ruthie thinks she s dreaming.Then her eyes flow open and she wants him to stop because she doesn't find it right in refer to Erika.So AJ puts his clothes on and goes home.Now she knows that this decision isn't right because she feels like crying.
->I wouldn't react like her because I wouldn't feel sorry for Erika
chapter 26:Andrea
Christian and Andrea note that Ruthie has a problem and they ask her.Ruthie tells Andrea everything what happened with AJ and she cries.Andrea is concerned about her,but she also knows that Ruthie and AJ are in love.She doesn't see a problem in Erika.
Later AJ and Ruthie talk with each other and they admit their feelings.AJ says that he broke up with Erika if Ruthie wanted him to do that.Kevin sees the two.
part 3 chapters 19-23
chapter 19:AJ
As he runs away,he runs to his mother's grab where he was for the last time when she was buried.AJ talks to her and he can see her real clear for the first time after her death.He doesn't feel like going to school,so he goes to the cemetry all week.
Then Ruthie appears and AJ tells her something about his mum and why he is like he is and for a second he thinks that he is in love with her and he wants to kiss her!!!
Later Ruthie invites Anthony and AJ for dinner and they come.The two are surprised because of the house.
Ruthie's parents talk with AJ about football and he brims over enthusiasm for her family because,he likes the respect.
AJ talk also about his fears in refer to the future,he doesn't know what to do with Anthony when AJ is at University.
There is also an little argument between Erika and Aj because she didn't know where he was!!!
chapter 20:Ruthie
Ruthie's mum thinks that there is something between Ruthie and AJ.
AJ and Anthony come again for dinner and because of AJ fears,Ruthie asks her parents if Anthony could stay with them for one week because AJ has to go to Florida.Fortunately they agree and AJ is relieved.
->not everybody would do that!!!!respect;-)
chapter 21:Erika
She sees AJ and Ruthie walk in the cafeteria Monday morning and for a moment she feels like she is losing him,so she goes to them makes him a scene;-) because she is very angry and she doesn't like that AJ is spending time with Ruthie.
At the moment she can't stand all the situatiosn because she has trouble with her mum and with AJ,so she decides that Ruthie has to learn to leave AJ alone!!!
->she has her owon problems but she isn't able to resolve them,so she is always bitchy and angry!!!
chapter 22:Ruthie
Erika tells Ruthie to stay away from AJ,but Ruthie ignores her and is of the opinion that Erika should tell that AJ.
Andrea asks Ruthie if she and AJ would be togehter,but Ruthie says that they are just friends!!!
Ruthie and Andrea pick Anthony up because AJ will flight to Florida tomorrow.Andrea is nervous and afraid because of AJ's neighbourhood.
Anthony,Andrea and Ruthie go to Denver Public School Track to see AJ playing football.
Ruthie massages AJ and she gets crazy ideas;-)
->Ruthie is going to fall in love with AJ
chapter 23:AJ
AJ is back and Anthony and Ruthie tells him about the time AJ wasn't there.Ruthie's parents find Anthony great and there was no trouble!!!They say that Anthony can stay with them,AJ is shocked and surprised.
AJ explains the whole situation to Anthony who is scared for a moment,but then he is agree.
AJ is happy and he feels like crying.
Moreover he propitiates with Erika,but he lies again to her and Erika and her friends seem stupid to him.
->comparison:Ruthie and Erika
Is his love over
As he runs away,he runs to his mother's grab where he was for the last time when she was buried.AJ talks to her and he can see her real clear for the first time after her death.He doesn't feel like going to school,so he goes to the cemetry all week.
Then Ruthie appears and AJ tells her something about his mum and why he is like he is and for a second he thinks that he is in love with her and he wants to kiss her!!!
Later Ruthie invites Anthony and AJ for dinner and they come.The two are surprised because of the house.
Ruthie's parents talk with AJ about football and he brims over enthusiasm for her family because,he likes the respect.
AJ talk also about his fears in refer to the future,he doesn't know what to do with Anthony when AJ is at University.
There is also an little argument between Erika and Aj because she didn't know where he was!!!
chapter 20:Ruthie
Ruthie's mum thinks that there is something between Ruthie and AJ.
AJ and Anthony come again for dinner and because of AJ fears,Ruthie asks her parents if Anthony could stay with them for one week because AJ has to go to Florida.Fortunately they agree and AJ is relieved.
->not everybody would do that!!!!respect;-)
chapter 21:Erika
She sees AJ and Ruthie walk in the cafeteria Monday morning and for a moment she feels like she is losing him,so she goes to them makes him a scene;-) because she is very angry and she doesn't like that AJ is spending time with Ruthie.
At the moment she can't stand all the situatiosn because she has trouble with her mum and with AJ,so she decides that Ruthie has to learn to leave AJ alone!!!
->she has her owon problems but she isn't able to resolve them,so she is always bitchy and angry!!!
chapter 22:Ruthie
Erika tells Ruthie to stay away from AJ,but Ruthie ignores her and is of the opinion that Erika should tell that AJ.
Andrea asks Ruthie if she and AJ would be togehter,but Ruthie says that they are just friends!!!
Ruthie and Andrea pick Anthony up because AJ will flight to Florida tomorrow.Andrea is nervous and afraid because of AJ's neighbourhood.
Anthony,Andrea and Ruthie go to Denver Public School Track to see AJ playing football.
Ruthie massages AJ and she gets crazy ideas;-)
->Ruthie is going to fall in love with AJ
chapter 23:AJ
AJ is back and Anthony and Ruthie tells him about the time AJ wasn't there.Ruthie's parents find Anthony great and there was no trouble!!!They say that Anthony can stay with them,AJ is shocked and surprised.
AJ explains the whole situation to Anthony who is scared for a moment,but then he is agree.
AJ is happy and he feels like crying.
Moreover he propitiates with Erika,but he lies again to her and Erika and her friends seem stupid to him.
->comparison:Ruthie and Erika
Is his love over
PART 3-chapter 18
chapter 18:Ruthie
She was auditioning for one speaking parts at graduation,so she has prepared one.This one has to show her feelings and the meaning of high school.
Christian,Andrea and Ruthie talk about prom and there are again the self-doubts of Ruthie ( ecerybody certainly doesn't like me,...).While they are talking,Ruthie forgets Anthony,but he isn't angry because of that.He tells Ruthie that AJ hasn't come home all the week.
She was auditioning for one speaking parts at graduation,so she has prepared one.This one has to show her feelings and the meaning of high school.
Christian,Andrea and Ruthie talk about prom and there are again the self-doubts of Ruthie ( ecerybody certainly doesn't like me,...).While they are talking,Ruthie forgets Anthony,but he isn't angry because of that.He tells Ruthie that AJ hasn't come home all the week.
chapter 17-part two:AJ
He feels sorry that he treats Ruthie in that bitchy way!!!But it's like a reaction of Ruthie's behaviour because AJ doesn't want that Ruthie moves in too close.
But all of that they talk now about Ruthie's family and about her failings( she doesn't know who she is,...) and about Christian who she likes sometimes more than she should.
Moreover AJ sees again the pictures of his mum's suicide and while seeing this pictures, he starts talking to Ruthie about this hard time and about the situation today.
After this conversation,AJ goes home and Anthony and his friends play "Comptons" and "MGs" (=gangs) and AJ stops it because it isn't good for kids.
In this chapter is also a fight between Franco and AJ because Franco lets Anthony run for him.AJ is shocked and scared because Franco is very brutal.But after saying "mum" Franco lets him go and he runs away.
->Ruthie was right,AJ is so cold because of his mum
->but he can also be sentimental in refer to Anthony
->I have never seen a person like Ruthie,she is too good for this world
->the play which Anthony and his friends play is the real life of Franco
But all of that they talk now about Ruthie's family and about her failings( she doesn't know who she is,...) and about Christian who she likes sometimes more than she should.
Moreover AJ sees again the pictures of his mum's suicide and while seeing this pictures, he starts talking to Ruthie about this hard time and about the situation today.
After this conversation,AJ goes home and Anthony and his friends play "Comptons" and "MGs" (=gangs) and AJ stops it because it isn't good for kids.
In this chapter is also a fight between Franco and AJ because Franco lets Anthony run for him.AJ is shocked and scared because Franco is very brutal.But after saying "mum" Franco lets him go and he runs away.
->Ruthie was right,AJ is so cold because of his mum
->but he can also be sentimental in refer to Anthony
->I have never seen a person like Ruthie,she is too good for this world
->the play which Anthony and his friends play is the real life of Franco
chapter 16:Ruthie
After the argument in chapter 15,AJ makes Ruthie's life hell.
Moreover Ruthie is shocked because Anthony tells her that his mother killed herself.Now she knows why AJ is probably so cold and distant.
AJ provocates Ruthie,so the argument escalates and Ruthie mentions AJ's mum.That is the reason why AJ is frantic and runs out the class where they fight with each other.
AJ is very angry,so he pushes Mr Ferris (teacher) and his girlfriend Erika away,but Ruthie lays the blame on her and she can convince AJ to talk with her in a cafe about that.
->Ruthie feels close to AJ,she wants to help him,although he is very bitchy to her
->she thinks she is an easy victim because she is different!!!!
->I wouldn't do that,I wouldn't help somebody who tricks me like AJ does it with Ruthie!!!!
Moreover Ruthie is shocked because Anthony tells her that his mother killed herself.Now she knows why AJ is probably so cold and distant.
AJ provocates Ruthie,so the argument escalates and Ruthie mentions AJ's mum.That is the reason why AJ is frantic and runs out the class where they fight with each other.
AJ is very angry,so he pushes Mr Ferris (teacher) and his girlfriend Erika away,but Ruthie lays the blame on her and she can convince AJ to talk with her in a cafe about that.
->Ruthie feels close to AJ,she wants to help him,although he is very bitchy to her
->she thinks she is an easy victim because she is different!!!!
->I wouldn't do that,I wouldn't help somebody who tricks me like AJ does it with Ruthie!!!!
Mittwoch, 8. August 2007
PART 2-chapters of coming of age
chapter 10:AJ
AJ has to decide where he wants to go to college because he is very famous and the newspaper and the TV come to his house because of that decision.
Ronell is getting on AJ's nerves,he wants to know the name of the college and he doesn't accept that AJ don't know it yet.
Ronell tells AJ from Franco's fight and that Ronell has bought a gun.
->AJ could change his life if he makes a good decision
chapter 11:Ronell
Tells Franco that he had a little fight in school with AJ and he talks about being a dealer and something about drugs.
chapter 12:AJ
He goes to the Florida State University and the newspaper and the TV is there again.Erika is very proud of him.
There is also a party and AJ and his guys think about the time they had spent together and about the future.
chapter 13: Ruthie
She has a lot of work to do(major history project,tutoring after school,...) and she has been selected as a finalist in the 1990 National Achievement and Scholarship for outstanding Negro Students competition.Everybody is proud of her,but she has again doubts about herself.
While tutoring the kids,she meets Anthony (AJ's little brother).Anthony has problems with reading and he finds school stupid.
->Anthony is the mirror of his social situation,he is also a victim of his family
chapter 14:Erika
There is a kind of competition between Erika and Shanice for the lead in the musical "Porgy and Bess".Erika has self-doubts("Am I too light to be a good Bess?),but she is also ready to fight for this role.
->she has to get a grip on her life!!!!
chapter 15:AJ
As he comes home,he finds Ruthie and Anthony and he isn't enthusiastic.Ruthie tells him off and later he is agree. Ruthie and Anthony can go out for an ice.
->I can't understand AJ!!!!Ruthie wants to help,not more!!!
->He is very confused because of Ruthie ;-)
AJ has to decide where he wants to go to college because he is very famous and the newspaper and the TV come to his house because of that decision.
Ronell is getting on AJ's nerves,he wants to know the name of the college and he doesn't accept that AJ don't know it yet.
Ronell tells AJ from Franco's fight and that Ronell has bought a gun.
->AJ could change his life if he makes a good decision
chapter 11:Ronell
Tells Franco that he had a little fight in school with AJ and he talks about being a dealer and something about drugs.
chapter 12:AJ
He goes to the Florida State University and the newspaper and the TV is there again.Erika is very proud of him.
There is also a party and AJ and his guys think about the time they had spent together and about the future.
chapter 13: Ruthie
She has a lot of work to do(major history project,tutoring after school,...) and she has been selected as a finalist in the 1990 National Achievement and Scholarship for outstanding Negro Students competition.Everybody is proud of her,but she has again doubts about herself.
While tutoring the kids,she meets Anthony (AJ's little brother).Anthony has problems with reading and he finds school stupid.
->Anthony is the mirror of his social situation,he is also a victim of his family
chapter 14:Erika
There is a kind of competition between Erika and Shanice for the lead in the musical "Porgy and Bess".Erika has self-doubts("Am I too light to be a good Bess?),but she is also ready to fight for this role.
->she has to get a grip on her life!!!!
chapter 15:AJ
As he comes home,he finds Ruthie and Anthony and he isn't enthusiastic.Ruthie tells him off and later he is agree. Ruthie and Anthony can go out for an ice.
->I can't understand AJ!!!!Ruthie wants to help,not more!!!
->He is very confused because of Ruthie ;-)
chapter 4: Erika
She says that she is always reday for a fight and we know that she is very jealous because of Ruthie.Moreover she talks about her relationship with her mum and her dad which isn't good.Erika thinks her mum is ashamed because she is white and Erika is black,so Erika don't like white people.Her mum also don't like AJ and all the black men because of Erika's dad.
In this chapter there is an argument between Erika and her mum too,her mum critizices Erika in every single way(...the way she talks and things like that..).
->there are a lot of social problems in this family
->should that be a mum????
->I hate girls who are ready for a fight!!!!!
chapter 5: AJ
He is talking about Erika that she is getting on his nerves again and he is also talking about the party from Bill where a bunch of the MG started scrapping,MG is a gang.
We learn that AJ lives east of the school in a little Brick house on the corner of Niagara and twenty-third.His neighbourhood isn't nice,because everything is old and there are a lot of drugs and fights because of gangs.
His mum died 3 years ago and his dad doesn't pay attention to the kids.Franco is AJ's big brother and he is a dopeman.Anthony is AJ's little brother.
At Bills party Erika provocated AJ and she kissed a boy from GM,so AJ kissed a white girl.Erika hates white girls.
->it's like in the movies where you can see the Bronx!!!
->I felt sorry for him
chapter 6:Ruthie
Ruthie has doubts, she feels different because she can't associate herself with black people and she doesn't know if she wants to.She is also afraid when she hears all of the problems of the black community (drugs,gangs,...).
She asks herself why she couldn't be seen as a human being first and as a black person second.In this case her parents aren't much help because they grew up in black communities and decided to live in white communities when they have a family because they are of the opinion that there are better opportunities for their kids!
Ruthie mentions that she doesn't like going to church because she knows that the people doesn't like her and her family.
->it's not fair that the black people have a lot of problems just because of her coloured skin!!!
chapter 7 :Erika
She believes in God and that's the reason why she goes to Zion African Methodist Episcopal every Sunday,it's a church.Erika is the student director of the church youth choir and that is the only thing she is proud of.
Today she has a gig in church and she is very nervous because AJ wants to come to see it.But she is also pissed off because there are Ruthie and her family too.
We learn that they say that Ruthie is a wannabe (black persons wants to be white).
Erika observes Ruthie and she philosophize about Ruthie and her family.Later she is pissed off and disappointed because AJ hasn't come.
chapter 8: AJ
Erika asks Aj if he loves her,but he doesn't know and because of that he is unconcerned about love and things like that.He asks Ruthie how she know if she loves somebody.
AJ isn't able to do the workshits in chemistry,so Ruthie helps him after school.
chapter 9: Ruthie
As Ruthie arrives in AJ's neighbourhood,she doesn't feel save because there is a bi difference to her neighbourhood.
She is pissed off because she can't help him,he forgot his books in school.
She says that she is always reday for a fight and we know that she is very jealous because of Ruthie.Moreover she talks about her relationship with her mum and her dad which isn't good.Erika thinks her mum is ashamed because she is white and Erika is black,so Erika don't like white people.Her mum also don't like AJ and all the black men because of Erika's dad.
In this chapter there is an argument between Erika and her mum too,her mum critizices Erika in every single way(...the way she talks and things like that..).
->there are a lot of social problems in this family
->should that be a mum????
->I hate girls who are ready for a fight!!!!!
chapter 5: AJ
He is talking about Erika that she is getting on his nerves again and he is also talking about the party from Bill where a bunch of the MG started scrapping,MG is a gang.
We learn that AJ lives east of the school in a little Brick house on the corner of Niagara and twenty-third.His neighbourhood isn't nice,because everything is old and there are a lot of drugs and fights because of gangs.
His mum died 3 years ago and his dad doesn't pay attention to the kids.Franco is AJ's big brother and he is a dopeman.Anthony is AJ's little brother.
At Bills party Erika provocated AJ and she kissed a boy from GM,so AJ kissed a white girl.Erika hates white girls.
->it's like in the movies where you can see the Bronx!!!
->I felt sorry for him
chapter 6:Ruthie
Ruthie has doubts, she feels different because she can't associate herself with black people and she doesn't know if she wants to.She is also afraid when she hears all of the problems of the black community (drugs,gangs,...).
She asks herself why she couldn't be seen as a human being first and as a black person second.In this case her parents aren't much help because they grew up in black communities and decided to live in white communities when they have a family because they are of the opinion that there are better opportunities for their kids!
Ruthie mentions that she doesn't like going to church because she knows that the people doesn't like her and her family.
->it's not fair that the black people have a lot of problems just because of her coloured skin!!!
chapter 7 :Erika
She believes in God and that's the reason why she goes to Zion African Methodist Episcopal every Sunday,it's a church.Erika is the student director of the church youth choir and that is the only thing she is proud of.
Today she has a gig in church and she is very nervous because AJ wants to come to see it.But she is also pissed off because there are Ruthie and her family too.
We learn that they say that Ruthie is a wannabe (black persons wants to be white).
Erika observes Ruthie and she philosophize about Ruthie and her family.Later she is pissed off and disappointed because AJ hasn't come.
chapter 8: AJ
Erika asks Aj if he loves her,but he doesn't know and because of that he is unconcerned about love and things like that.He asks Ruthie how she know if she loves somebody.
AJ isn't able to do the workshits in chemistry,so Ruthie helps him after school.
chapter 9: Ruthie
As Ruthie arrives in AJ's neighbourhood,she doesn't feel save because there is a bi difference to her neighbourhood.
She is pissed off because she can't help him,he forgot his books in school.
Montag, 6. August 2007
chapter 3:Ruthie
After her accident she stayed at home for two days.
We learn that there is a kind of racism in her entire school career.It starts because her teacher didn't mention of Langston Hughes and for the first time, she felt a strange sense of cultural isolation.
During her first few days of this school,the black students doesn't trust her,especially when they hear her speak,so she feels isolated.Moreover most of her friends are white and she is more confused than ever about her black identy.All these feelings are responsible that she can't expect the gradulation and the school.
her best friend is Andrea McCormick and she tells Ruthie that Erika thinks that Ruthie and AJ have something going.
Ruthie is the student body vice president and Christian Weisnurg is her best friend.
She knows that AJ is very popular but she also says that he is arrogant too.
As AJ and Ruthie talk about the trouble between Erika and AJ,AJ asks Ruthie why she always hangs up with the white girls and he says her that the black kids think she is a snob.
After her accident she stayed at home for two days.
We learn that there is a kind of racism in her entire school career.It starts because her teacher didn't mention of Langston Hughes and for the first time, she felt a strange sense of cultural isolation.
During her first few days of this school,the black students doesn't trust her,especially when they hear her speak,so she feels isolated.Moreover most of her friends are white and she is more confused than ever about her black identy.All these feelings are responsible that she can't expect the gradulation and the school.
her best friend is Andrea McCormick and she tells Ruthie that Erika thinks that Ruthie and AJ have something going.
Ruthie is the student body vice president and Christian Weisnurg is her best friend.
She knows that AJ is very popular but she also says that he is arrogant too.
As AJ and Ruthie talk about the trouble between Erika and AJ,AJ asks Ruthie why she always hangs up with the white girls and he says her that the black kids think she is a snob.
chapter 2: Erika
She is very jealous because AJ takes Ruthie home after her accident in the chemistry lesson.Her friends are of the opinion that he lies to her in refer to Ruthie and because of that she wants to find out who is Ruthie.
Erika is also of the opinion that the dark-skinned girls are jealous of Erika and his friends because they are light-skinned,expect of Monica and Kelli.
->the way she speaks shows that she is a real bitch!!!!
She has problems but she isn't able to handle them,so she isn't very nice to other people
She is very jealous because AJ takes Ruthie home after her accident in the chemistry lesson.Her friends are of the opinion that he lies to her in refer to Ruthie and because of that she wants to find out who is Ruthie.
Erika is also of the opinion that the dark-skinned girls are jealous of Erika and his friends because they are light-skinned,expect of Monica and Kelli.
->the way she speaks shows that she is a real bitch!!!!
She has problems but she isn't able to handle them,so she isn't very nice to other people
the chapters of coming of age
chapter 1:AJ
In the first chapter we learn something about the relationship between AJ and his girlfriend Erika who has been getting on his nerves.Moreover AJ tells that he played varsity football since sophomore year.
There is also Ruthie Bates in the first chapter,she is a top student and she is in a chemistry accident because of AJ.She lives in Northrighe where all the Buppies and the middle-class white people live,although she and her family are black.She is also like a "symbol" for the Black America's future.
->I was suprised because of the language:
words like "bitch";to keep her mouth shut"-I can't believe that he speaks like that in refer to his girlfriend!!!!
Also the accend was a little bit confusing!!!!
In the first chapter we learn something about the relationship between AJ and his girlfriend Erika who has been getting on his nerves.Moreover AJ tells that he played varsity football since sophomore year.
There is also Ruthie Bates in the first chapter,she is a top student and she is in a chemistry accident because of AJ.She lives in Northrighe where all the Buppies and the middle-class white people live,although she and her family are black.She is also like a "symbol" for the Black America's future.
->I was suprised because of the language:
words like "bitch";to keep her mouth shut"-I can't believe that he speaks like that in refer to his girlfriend!!!!
Also the accend was a little bit confusing!!!!
Sonntag, 8. Juli 2007
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