Thursday, June 11, 2009
Craig & Joan 54321 -#5
5Comments

  • Craig was jealous of stanley's freedom.
  • opinion-wise, craig just wants to be free.
  • Craig was the type of person that was easily put down.
  • Most of the people mentioned in the book have european lastnames*
  • His eraser was outliving his pencil - wth?
4Questions
  • what is the great mandala?
  • Why didnt craig strive for excellence?
  • What made the Quemores liberal?
  • Though craig is described as.. not outgoing why does the author think he's still genuine?
3Vocab
  • Conservative: Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
  • suppressed:To put an end to forcibly; subdue.
  • Hemmed:An edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge, as for a garment or curtain, made by folding an edge under and stitching it down.
2Literary Devices
  • Metaphor: craig turned he confronted the uneasiness of his growing pains.
  • Metaphor: he was not content to live within its protective cocoon.
1Summarizing Sentence
  • This section of the book is about some of Craig's experiences while growing up, speaker is the author*