Summary:
Tyler woke up one Friday afternoon and looked himself in the mirror, thinking of how his life is going downhill and how he doesn't deserve to live. He begins thinking of different ways to end his life, and decides to go to the school and jump at the bottom of the pool. But once he gets there he talks himself out of it because he doesn't want the little children to see him and be terrified for the rest of their lives at what they saw. Tyler then goes back home and decides that instead he's just going to take his father's money and run away. However, Hannah finds a letter Tyler wrote stating that he was going to run away because he didn't want to go to boarding school, and she said not to act stupid. Before she leaves he says that he won't run away, but lies and takes his father's money. Before he leaves, he grabs his grandfather's sweater out of his father's drawer, and he also holds his father's pistol in his hand. He holds it, considering whether he should shoot or not. Instead he takes the gun and the box of bullets before he leaves the room and grabs his baseball bat out the closet. He gets some baseballs pitched to him and then goes to the lake with Yoda to toss the bullets into the lake, and takes apart the gun and leaves it in his bag. The next day he goes to school telling Chip to beat him up and that he's a punk. The police come to Tyler's home later that day telling him that they've found the kid who was reponsible for the pictures of Bethany and that he will not be punished for that. Later on in the day, however, Tyler's father comes home blaming Tyler for him losing his job, since Mr. Milbury is his boss and also Chip's father.Tyler gets the bat and goes downstairs smashing everything with it and telling his father about how he was going to kill himself or run away. His father asks him why he didn't do either, and Tyler said because his father has already killed him. Tyler spends the rest of the night at Yoda's house and the next night he sees his father sitting outside of their house. He said to Tyler that he couldn't sleep and that he would want Tyler to come back and stay with them. Tyler stays and plays his video game and tries to act wisely while he's playing it. This is how the story ends.
Quote:
"You have screwed up everything. You have a 0.00 GPA in Life. You are a useless f***, a waste of carbon molecules. You are the spawn of a defective sperm and a reluctant egg. You do not deserve to live" (Anderson 190).
Reaction:
Tyler was having this thought one Friday afternoon when he was looking at himself in the mirror. I like how the author used the metaphor of a GPA to describe Tyler's life. He said he has a 0.00 GPA in life, so his life is pretty much going downhill for him, getting worse and worse. I also like how he described his waste of existence as being a waste of carbon molecules. He also stresses the fact that he doesn't deserve to live when he says that the sperm that created his embryo was lacking in something and the egg was acting in opposition of it. In other words, its like he's saying that his existence was a mistake and he doesn't deserve to be alive. This thought also scared me because Tyler is seriously thinking about killing himself. After this quote he thinks of many strategies he could use to kill himself and it sounds like he's going to do it. I was just hoping that he would stick it out and wait for things to get better before he takes the easy way out by killing himself.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Twisted (pgs 104-183)
Summary:
The next day at school Tyler explained to Bethany why he couldn't go to the homecoming game and she understood. The next two weeks she continued flirting and invited him to another football game. He said yes to the invitation and went. He was in his glory because Bethany told him that she liked him and they kissed and had a good time. After that he met her later at a party to continue their date. To Tyler's shock, when he got there and found Bethany she was just about drunk. She took Tyler upstairs to a bedroom and started talking and then kissing. Then their hands started wandering, but Tyler was feeling bad. He didn't want to take advantage of her situation and have sex with her because she was drunk and vulnerable. So Tyler ignored his urge to go along with it and told Bethany that they can't have sex. She was getting mad at him saying she thought he liked her, and that he was weird and she eventually blew him off. But Tyler went to find Bethany to make sure she was okay and because the party was being cut short because people started fighting. He found her and while he was walking to take Bethany home Chip was driving, but he passed out at the wheel cause he was drunk too. So Tyler drove them both home, and this guy named Parker who is one of Chip's friends. Parker and Bethany started making out in the back seat and Tyler tried breaking it up, but Bethany just gave him the finger and kept kissing Parker. When Tyler finally got to their house he walked home and was devastated because the night didn't go like he had planned. He was so sad he decided to visit his grandfather's grave and just started crying, hoping to feel some relief. Unfortunately, things only got worse. Hannah went to Tyler's room one night and showed him these inappropriate pictures of Bethany that someone posted on a website. Later he finds out that people think he is the one that did it. The police and his parole officer come knocking on his door and ask him questions, and say they won't make a final decision until they get further evidence. But Tyler will still probably get punished because he was given a curfew, not by his parents, but given by law, and he broke it. Bethany is also mad at Tyler because she thinks he did it and she's being called a slut at school. But Tyler was running after her teasing her asking if she enjoyed getting drunk and how many guys she brought to the bedroom. He made her cry and Tyler might also be tried for harrassment. But for now Tyler was under what is basically suspension, except he had to sit in the office the whole day instead of staying at home. One day Tyler was walking home when three people with masks approached him and put a blanket over his head. They started kicking him and punching him in the stomach, and Tyler was struggling to free himself. While he still had the blanket over his head one of the guys whispered in his ear and said, "That's what you get for hurting my sister, you perv" (Anderson 183). Then they walked away and Tyler walked the rest of the way home with the blanket in his hand.
Quote:
"Look at me when I'm talking to you! I never thought I'd say this, but I wish you took drugs. If you were high, I could blame it on that. But no, you screw up just for the joy of it-" (Anderson 150).
Reaction:
Tyler's father said this to him right after the police officer and his parole officer left. I understand that Tyler's father was talking out of anger but I was still shocked that he said that. If Tyler did drugs then things would be a lot worse and would've gotten worse quicker. Although I understand where his father is coming from because it seems like all Tyler knows how to do is get in trouble. But his father shouldn't be so frustrated with him since he does very little to even be a father to him. Tyler's father is always working and never spends time with his family. When he is around, all he does is argue with everyone. If Mr. Miller was actually there for Tyler, like a father should be, then maybe Tyler wouldn't be getting into trouble with the law like he is.
The next day at school Tyler explained to Bethany why he couldn't go to the homecoming game and she understood. The next two weeks she continued flirting and invited him to another football game. He said yes to the invitation and went. He was in his glory because Bethany told him that she liked him and they kissed and had a good time. After that he met her later at a party to continue their date. To Tyler's shock, when he got there and found Bethany she was just about drunk. She took Tyler upstairs to a bedroom and started talking and then kissing. Then their hands started wandering, but Tyler was feeling bad. He didn't want to take advantage of her situation and have sex with her because she was drunk and vulnerable. So Tyler ignored his urge to go along with it and told Bethany that they can't have sex. She was getting mad at him saying she thought he liked her, and that he was weird and she eventually blew him off. But Tyler went to find Bethany to make sure she was okay and because the party was being cut short because people started fighting. He found her and while he was walking to take Bethany home Chip was driving, but he passed out at the wheel cause he was drunk too. So Tyler drove them both home, and this guy named Parker who is one of Chip's friends. Parker and Bethany started making out in the back seat and Tyler tried breaking it up, but Bethany just gave him the finger and kept kissing Parker. When Tyler finally got to their house he walked home and was devastated because the night didn't go like he had planned. He was so sad he decided to visit his grandfather's grave and just started crying, hoping to feel some relief. Unfortunately, things only got worse. Hannah went to Tyler's room one night and showed him these inappropriate pictures of Bethany that someone posted on a website. Later he finds out that people think he is the one that did it. The police and his parole officer come knocking on his door and ask him questions, and say they won't make a final decision until they get further evidence. But Tyler will still probably get punished because he was given a curfew, not by his parents, but given by law, and he broke it. Bethany is also mad at Tyler because she thinks he did it and she's being called a slut at school. But Tyler was running after her teasing her asking if she enjoyed getting drunk and how many guys she brought to the bedroom. He made her cry and Tyler might also be tried for harrassment. But for now Tyler was under what is basically suspension, except he had to sit in the office the whole day instead of staying at home. One day Tyler was walking home when three people with masks approached him and put a blanket over his head. They started kicking him and punching him in the stomach, and Tyler was struggling to free himself. While he still had the blanket over his head one of the guys whispered in his ear and said, "That's what you get for hurting my sister, you perv" (Anderson 183). Then they walked away and Tyler walked the rest of the way home with the blanket in his hand.
Quote:
"Look at me when I'm talking to you! I never thought I'd say this, but I wish you took drugs. If you were high, I could blame it on that. But no, you screw up just for the joy of it-" (Anderson 150).
Reaction:
Tyler's father said this to him right after the police officer and his parole officer left. I understand that Tyler's father was talking out of anger but I was still shocked that he said that. If Tyler did drugs then things would be a lot worse and would've gotten worse quicker. Although I understand where his father is coming from because it seems like all Tyler knows how to do is get in trouble. But his father shouldn't be so frustrated with him since he does very little to even be a father to him. Tyler's father is always working and never spends time with his family. When he is around, all he does is argue with everyone. If Mr. Miller was actually there for Tyler, like a father should be, then maybe Tyler wouldn't be getting into trouble with the law like he is.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Twisted (pgs 72-104)
Summary
The next day Tyler was called to the office and the principal asked if he was part of the "altercation" that broke out in the locker room after school with Yoda. Tyler said that he was not part of it because after all, he was not attacking Yoda, but he was part of the "aftermath" and he was helping Yoda. The principle was also telling Tyler that he's required to report any trouble to his probation officer, and his grades need much improvement. Tyler again was reminded that he's walking on thin ice and there is no room for him to mess up. While Tyler was going to see his probation officer he was thinking to himself that it's a good thing they never found out what he really wanted to do. This was the "Foul Deed" or Plan A. He wanted to bomb the school, not during school hours because he didn't want to kill anyone. But around three in the morning so he wouldn't have to go back again. But then he thought of the possibility of the explosion affecting houses near the school, so that didn't happen. The next day Yoda and Tyler went to Hannah's field-hockey game. During the game the ball hit her in the face and it turned out that she had a minor concussion and a black eye. She would also have to sit out the next four games. Tyler and Hannah were shocked when their father arrived at Hannah's game when he heard she was injured because he had never been by their side whenever there was an emergency. But they gave him some credit for showing up for once. The next day their father had to leave for some "mysterious meeting", as Tyler put it, in "God Knows Where". Later on in the day during school Bethany asked Tyler to the homecoming football game that was coming up that Friday. Of course Tyler said yes, and when Friday came him and Hannah were about to leave to go to the game. But then their father returned and said that he wanted to sit down and share a nice dinner with his family. No matter how hard Tyler and Hannah tried pleading with him to let them go to the football game, he would insist on the family eating dinner together. Tyler's mom didn't end up sitting with the family because she said she had a migraine. So Tyler's father was asking Hannah about school and after awhile she asked to be excused because she was still mad about not going to the homecoming game. Tyler's father kept drinking at the dinner table and this was unsual for him because he usually isn't a heavy drinker. Then he was yelling because Tyler's mom forgot to tell him that his father was going to Tyler's last meeting with his probation officer. But then a few minutes later he was saying how tasty the pork was. This abnormal behavior made Tyler realize that his mom was not laying in bed because of a migraine.
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"By deciding to spray-paint a few harmless slogans, I actually saved hundreds of lives and countless millions in damages. But when they arrested me, I realized that people might not understand if I explained that part. I never told anyone. I thought about it from time to time, but I never told." (Anderson 82).
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This quote caught my attention because he's clearly given the bad he's done a lot of thought. Also he was justifying the bad that he did do because he didn't do something that would've been far worse. He was thinking that because he didn't harm anyone physically that he shouldn't have a judge, trial, or probation officer. He also repeated the fact that he didn't tell anyone about his thought of bombing the school. He also said that he thought of telling people about his plan, but he never actually did. I kept thinking about why he didn't tell anyone. It could be for the simple fact that he didn't want anyone to think he would actually do it and call the cops on him. I also wondered if Tyler was still going to go along with it and that's why he never told anyone. I'm not sure why but I'm getting this feeling that Tyler is going to go along with the "Foul Deed", or something close to it. If not trying to set a bomb on the school maybe him and Chip are going to get into a fight. He keeps being reminded that he's walking on a thin line. Is Tyler going to do something to cross that line and end up in more trouble with the law?
The next day Tyler was called to the office and the principal asked if he was part of the "altercation" that broke out in the locker room after school with Yoda. Tyler said that he was not part of it because after all, he was not attacking Yoda, but he was part of the "aftermath" and he was helping Yoda. The principle was also telling Tyler that he's required to report any trouble to his probation officer, and his grades need much improvement. Tyler again was reminded that he's walking on thin ice and there is no room for him to mess up. While Tyler was going to see his probation officer he was thinking to himself that it's a good thing they never found out what he really wanted to do. This was the "Foul Deed" or Plan A. He wanted to bomb the school, not during school hours because he didn't want to kill anyone. But around three in the morning so he wouldn't have to go back again. But then he thought of the possibility of the explosion affecting houses near the school, so that didn't happen. The next day Yoda and Tyler went to Hannah's field-hockey game. During the game the ball hit her in the face and it turned out that she had a minor concussion and a black eye. She would also have to sit out the next four games. Tyler and Hannah were shocked when their father arrived at Hannah's game when he heard she was injured because he had never been by their side whenever there was an emergency. But they gave him some credit for showing up for once. The next day their father had to leave for some "mysterious meeting", as Tyler put it, in "God Knows Where". Later on in the day during school Bethany asked Tyler to the homecoming football game that was coming up that Friday. Of course Tyler said yes, and when Friday came him and Hannah were about to leave to go to the game. But then their father returned and said that he wanted to sit down and share a nice dinner with his family. No matter how hard Tyler and Hannah tried pleading with him to let them go to the football game, he would insist on the family eating dinner together. Tyler's mom didn't end up sitting with the family because she said she had a migraine. So Tyler's father was asking Hannah about school and after awhile she asked to be excused because she was still mad about not going to the homecoming game. Tyler's father kept drinking at the dinner table and this was unsual for him because he usually isn't a heavy drinker. Then he was yelling because Tyler's mom forgot to tell him that his father was going to Tyler's last meeting with his probation officer. But then a few minutes later he was saying how tasty the pork was. This abnormal behavior made Tyler realize that his mom was not laying in bed because of a migraine.
Quote
"By deciding to spray-paint a few harmless slogans, I actually saved hundreds of lives and countless millions in damages. But when they arrested me, I realized that people might not understand if I explained that part. I never told anyone. I thought about it from time to time, but I never told." (Anderson 82).
Reaction
This quote caught my attention because he's clearly given the bad he's done a lot of thought. Also he was justifying the bad that he did do because he didn't do something that would've been far worse. He was thinking that because he didn't harm anyone physically that he shouldn't have a judge, trial, or probation officer. He also repeated the fact that he didn't tell anyone about his thought of bombing the school. He also said that he thought of telling people about his plan, but he never actually did. I kept thinking about why he didn't tell anyone. It could be for the simple fact that he didn't want anyone to think he would actually do it and call the cops on him. I also wondered if Tyler was still going to go along with it and that's why he never told anyone. I'm not sure why but I'm getting this feeling that Tyler is going to go along with the "Foul Deed", or something close to it. If not trying to set a bomb on the school maybe him and Chip are going to get into a fight. He keeps being reminded that he's walking on a thin line. Is Tyler going to do something to cross that line and end up in more trouble with the law?
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