Lorenzo's sister

In my opinion, Lorenzo's sister, Olivia is a sensitive and rebel girl who lives in absence of affection, but she is also a poor girl. She smokes, takes nude photos, and keeps getting into trouble. She seems like a bad girl, but this is not all her fault. She lives in a divorced family, and she did not get enough love from her father. However, a father is a big role in either a family or a kid's life. In kids' development, there should be a father to teach them something necessary. In the book, when Olivia gets into trouble, Lorenzo's father just gives money, and he does not teach Olivia the rules in the society that she is supposed to know. Even when they are together, Lorenzo's father is just telling Olivia negative things about her mother. Thus, Olivia keeps making trouble. She is so sensitive that when she saw her box was in the cellar, she was angry. In my opinion, Olivia actually loves her father, and she cares about his feelings. That is why she keeps the stuff and memory of her father in the box. Lorenzo mentioned that when he saw his sister in a party which was held by his father, his sister looked pretty good. When he saw his sister in the cellar, she looked bad. Olivia loves her father, and she wants to get his attention. That might be the reason of why she dressed well in the party and rebel. Olivia wants her father's attention and love, but she goes the wrong way which makes her sensitive and rebel. 

Summary of chapter 5

At the beginning of the chapter, Lorenzo imagined himself as Countess Nunziante. He held a party, everything was interesting. However, his sister Olivia just came, and they were looking for a box together. His sister did not ask why he was hiding in the cellar; she just took her book and left. After she left, Lorenzo read a letter from Olivia to his father. The letter showed how much Olivia hated their father, and then Lorenzo was angry at Olivia. In the midnight, his sister came and asked Lorenzo to let her sleep here. If Lorenzo did not agree, she would tell his parents that he was hiding in the cellar, so Lorenzo allowed Olivia to sleep here for a night. 

Questions

Lorenzo's mother extremely hates the traffic issues in the city, so she wants to bring Lorenzo to countryside. His mother wants to live here, but Lorenzo does not like this idea. One day, she drives into one man's car, and the man's mirror is crashed. He was so aggressive. He wants his mother to pay, and the man says some dirty words to his mother. 

Lorenzo is angry, guilty, afraid, and confused. He does not know what to do. He wants to get out of the car and have a fight with the men, but he has to control his anger. On the other hand, he is afraid of the man. He feels guilty, because he is not able to protect his mother. He is so confused about what he should do. Then he fainted. 

This is important, because he is different from the way he was. He used to be so aggressive; if someone pushed him so hard, he would fight them back. He is not able to save his mother now, however, he thinks he can kill the man. He changed a lot, and he is not as strong as he thinks he is. Thus, it is important. 

Summary

This chapter describes Lorenzo's "ski trip". Lorenzo lied to his mother about the trip, and he had nowhere to go, so he decided to spend his time in the basement. He only ate a bar of chocolate for lunch. He listened to music and imagined what his mother was doing above.

Lorenzo

I like Lorenzo as a character in this book. He is totally different from others in this book or out of this book. This makes me like Lorenzo. He is an interesting character who has a special mental problem, too much self-importance. I haven't seen people who have this problem in my past 17 years life, so I am curious about him and this book. Lorenzo's life is different from normal people's. Going to school is a easy thing for all of us, but it is the most difficult thing for Lorenzo. He should wear mask everyday, if he does not, he will be bullied. For example, when he is young, if somebody does not leave him alone or push him too hard, he wIll shout and throw things to the person. Because of his much self-importance, he thinks everybody is stupid, except his family. All of these differences between him and normal people make this book and this character beautiful. Sometimes strange people are more attractive, so I like Lorenzo as a character I this book.

Me and you chapter 1

I do not like this book so far, because of the author's slow rhythm. When I was reading the first chapter, I almost fell asleep, because the slots run so slow. The author writes lots of descriptive things, such as the description of environment or argument between Lorenzo and Lorenzo's mother. Too much description makes the book boring, that is why I like mystery and fancy novels, because there are less description and more slots. I like the books which have strong and fast rhythm or slots; however, chapter 1 has many boring things, so I do not like this chapter.

Three best choices

1. 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear
2. We were liars
3. The Target

Developing in Spelling Bee

“If you like strange people, you will find I am beautiful”. This is a part of lyrics from my favorite song, which tells a sad love story. This Wednesday, I watched a fantastic musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The show centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three equally quirky grown-ups. This show not only has good characters or actors, but also has excellent musical team, so this is an excellent show.

First of all, the characters are all distinct, this makes this musical interesting and meaningful. My favorite spellers are Leaf, William. They all have their own unique way to live and spell words. For example, Leaf shows up with a pair of pants with mends, a helmet, and a cloak. When he spells words, he yells the words and letters. He seems like a confident boy, but actually he is humbled. He has been told that he was not smart for years. In my opinion, the most important reason of why he joins this competition is that he wants to prove himself. This character makes the show not only interesting, but also significant. William is an arrogant boy, and he spells words by his feet. Before he says the letters aloud, he must use his feet to spell words on the ground. At first, I think this character is so funny, after watching this whole musical, I find this character expresses the main idea. Every character develops during this competition, so does William. In the beginning of the show, he behaves so arrogant, and he seems to be angry all the time. He hardly talks to other spellers, except irony. Even when Olive tries to help him, he refused and pushed Olive. However, in the last few scenes, many things happen, and he changes a lot. Logainne’s father pour some coke on the ground, which means he cannot use his feet to spell words anymore. He is anxious; however, he tries to spell words without his feet, and he succeeds. At last, he becomes more happy and appreciates everything he receives; he even dances with Olive. In my opinion, these two characters are kind of similar; however they both look funny, but they both develop during this competition, which makes this whole show not only interesting but also significant.

Besides distinct characters, good music was the icing on the cake. The musical team works fantastic. This show is musical, so music is necessary. During this musical, I can hear numerous instruments. Several of my friends are performers, and they work so hard that they hardly show up in the dining hall on time. As a result, they make an extremely fantastic show; they express the emotions perfectly. For example, the most impressive scene is when four spellers spell words together, and the music is tensive and intense. The beat of drums is with a sound of pianos or keyboards. Good music makes the plots even the entire drama more impressive, and our musical team does it. Music is the most important part of a musical, so good music was the icing on a cupcake; a cupcake cannot stand alone without icing, and music makes the musical perfect.


In conclusion, this is the most interesting show I have seen in the past one year. I recommend it to all of my friends. In addition, a good book, few distinct characters, professional actors, and fantastic musical band make an excellent show, which is The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.