Monday, October 1, 2007

Chapter 2

Summary...
Janie is still in shock from her devastating picture on the milk carton of kidnapped children, her mind debates whether she was really kidnapped or not. However, the fact that Janie's picture was on the milk carton overpowers anything said. Reese brings her to eat ice-cream, despite the fact she was lactose intolerant, and she continues to daydream(or daymare as she called it), the image of her as a child, and with a unknown woman bringing her to eat ice-cream, caused Reese to think she was shaken because of allergic reaction. In the end, the chapter concludes with Janie ending with the thought of everything being messy, with the bottom on the top.

In the milk carton...
At first I found the book to be a bit dramatic, and as much as I could imagine Janie in her situation, I didn't find it realistic. Although this chapter didn't talk much about the plot, but more about Janie's reaction, made me imagine what my reaction would be if I found myself to be a missing child years ago, my reaction was somewhat similar to Janie's. I found it interesting that if Janie was really kidnapped, then she would be a year younger than everybody else. I don't find this chapter not intriguing, therefore I don't have much to say.

Why Banned?
I found one reason why this book might be banned, and it might be the crush that Janie has on Reese. Personally, I don't think it's uncommon for somebody like Janie to have a crush on somebody who is five years older. However, a super protective father/mother might say, " This book is telling my daughter to get in the car with a older boy! It's telling her that dumb seventeen/eighteen year-old teenage boys are attractive!"

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