"There was this shininess in her that I had never seen before in anyone else, and as I sat there, it just radiated all over me, dripping down on me like honey, or some kind of magic golden nectar." (pg. 186)
This quote from the section, Book of Roy from The Book of Fred really caught my attention. Roy talks about this strong feeling he gets from Mary Fred. It's as if her personality is this glittery pollen from a delicate flower that blows upon him. I've always wanted to be that person. I wanted my attitude to give people these great feelings. Unfortunately, my attitude has never been the best. My negativity definitely reflects poorly on others. But Mary Fred's character surely does inspire me to be like her. I want to give people the strong feelings Roy receives from Mary Fred. I want others to want to be around me for my optimism and free spirit and for them to pass it onwards to others. It may take me awhile to find that positivity and keep it, but it's worth a try!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Book of Fred Quote
"...but when she turned to face me I saw that she was laughing uncontrollably." (Bardi 66)
To me this quote represents the first baby step that Mary Fred started to take towards becoming more and more like a Lacker. In her religion they took church very seriously and for Mary Fred to start lauging about a church service just shows that she is starting to become more relaxed with her own beliefs. It also gives you a hint as to what else Mary Fred will do that goes against her religion later in the book and how she becomes more of a teenager.
To me this quote represents the first baby step that Mary Fred started to take towards becoming more and more like a Lacker. In her religion they took church very seriously and for Mary Fred to start lauging about a church service just shows that she is starting to become more relaxed with her own beliefs. It also gives you a hint as to what else Mary Fred will do that goes against her religion later in the book and how she becomes more of a teenager.
book of fred quote shelby steingraeber
"...I found myself looking back on the whole thing in a different way. I wasn't sure that if I were someone's mama, I would let them go into a big concrete place with a lot of guns, or that I would let them go alone to some old man with a braided ponytail, no matter who he said he was. It wasn't like i was mad at mama- I understood why she did those things. But it seemed clear to me that I was going to have to start taking care of myself in a new way, that I was going to have to stop relying on people for things as if I was still a child." ( Bardi 289)
I feel this quote is significant in the novel because it displays an " awakening" moment for Mary Fred. It is in this moment that she realizes that she must not let others influence her so greatly, and become a more independant individual.
book of fred quote
"She brushed my hair away from my face and said how glad they all were to see me, and that I could stay there was long as I wanted to, hopefully forever, though she understood if I felt I needed to be with my other family. I noticed that she didn't say 'real' family, and I was glad about that, because at that moment though it surprised me to realize it, Alice and Roy and Heather felt just as real to me as anyone" (289).
Mary Fred says this after she escapes from the Bunker and gets back to Alice's house. This is a moment of realization for her. She now realizes that family doesn't have to be someone that has your blood running through their veins. Family is the group of people that love you, and that you love back the same amount, or even more. Mary Fred thought she knew what family was, but she was wrong. After living with Alice, Roy and Heather she got a better sense of what love and family meant. Before she was unsure of what direction she wanted to go with her life. But now, after all she has been through, she knows that she wants to be right there living with Alice.
Mary Fred says this after she escapes from the Bunker and gets back to Alice's house. This is a moment of realization for her. She now realizes that family doesn't have to be someone that has your blood running through their veins. Family is the group of people that love you, and that you love back the same amount, or even more. Mary Fred thought she knew what family was, but she was wrong. After living with Alice, Roy and Heather she got a better sense of what love and family meant. Before she was unsure of what direction she wanted to go with her life. But now, after all she has been through, she knows that she wants to be right there living with Alice.
"I pick up a Santa Doll, but M.F. makes me put it back- she says Santa has nothing to do with Christmas, really, and that if I read the historical information I would know that." (Bardi 142-143)
This is one of my favorite quotes in the whole book. It perfectly shows the Sarcasm the Heather radiates and the extent of M.F's bluntness. These 2 qualities always keep the conversations between Heather and M.F fresh and funny.
This is one of my favorite quotes in the whole book. It perfectly shows the Sarcasm the Heather radiates and the extent of M.F's bluntness. These 2 qualities always keep the conversations between Heather and M.F fresh and funny.
Book of Fred Quote
"I guess people don't always know when they don't know what they're doing. That's what life is like, you just kind of stab around in the dark until you fiind out, i guess" (104).
I think that this is a perfect quote to show a life lesson. Mary Fred doesnt understand how the people can let the cows die and Alice trys to explain it to her by comparing it to life.And this quote also explains what Alice is going through, she had no idea what she was getting into when she chose to foster Mary Fred but as the novel goes onshe begins to figure it out.
I think that this is a perfect quote to show a life lesson. Mary Fred doesnt understand how the people can let the cows die and Alice trys to explain it to her by comparing it to life.And this quote also explains what Alice is going through, she had no idea what she was getting into when she chose to foster Mary Fred but as the novel goes onshe begins to figure it out.
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