Blog 4: A Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer.

9/ 28/10

Describe the author's tone and voice and how the setting contributes to its tone.

    In my book, A Man Named Dave, the author's tone and voice helps contribute the setting to its tone. Dave Pelzer writes about love and sorrow. This book has told me so far that since he had been abused since he was 5, he because a foster child where he had been carried to the right path. His foster parents, until he was 18, were Harold and Alice, who helped take care of him with lots of love. This book also has sorrow because he decides to leave everybody, to go join the air force. This book gives a good understanding of sorrow and love.

Blog 3: The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer

9/22/10

How does the setting affect the mood in your IRB?

     In my IRB, The Lost Boy, the setting is greatly affected by the mood. You can say this book has a sad mood. Since Dave Pelzer is been abused since the age of 5, with many bruises, the school begins to notice a change in his face and body. So he becomes a foster child. It's sad because before becoming a foster child, he lived in the garage, with nothing , but an army coat to sleep with. Also every night he would go to sleep in pain. Being a foster child really affected his mood. The mood then changed to happy and loved. He had his own room with more that 1 pair of clothes when he lived with his first foster parents, . The setting is greatly affect by the mood for Dave Pelzer.

Blog 2: A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer

9/15/10

What is the main character's motivation be sure to include specific details from your IRB.

     In my novel,  A Child Called "It",  Dave Pelzer is the main character who has a motivation. Since the age of 5, Dave has been abused by his mother and has become a slave for her. His motivation is to keep trying hard and not letting his mother know that he cares for what she plans for him. Since being stabbed with a knife and burned on a kitchen stove, Dave has only god to help him. He finds different ways to get back at her. For instance when he was starved with nothing to eat, he would steal food from anywhere he can without having his mother know. This is a true story during the 1960's, that this boy had such courage to survive from his mother.

Blog 1: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

9/2/10

Describe the conflict in your IRB.  Be sure to use specific examples from the book to support your answer.

        There is a huge conflict in this book, The Notebook. In the retirement home, Noah is the main character and his love, Allie, has a disease where she forgets everything. He reads to her a notebook, which she wrote to him about there life and how they fell in love. Even though she cant remember him, Noah is still in love with his beloved. He may be old but he's still in love. Everyday he reads to her the notebook and she listens to him, and everyday Noah has to go through the pain that his wife can't remember him.