I really enjoyed watching On The Waterfront. I liked it even more than The 400 Blows, because I thought it had a more suspenseful plot, and the fact that it was in English also helped. I thought Terry was the most interesting character because he was caught in the middle of the major conflict. In love with Edie, he had to stand by her side with the whole Joey thing, but also wanted to be true to his older brother, who was apart of the mob. In the end, as the mob betrayed his older brother, Terry obviously took the opposing side to them. He stood up to the mob leader, and really proved a point. There were many great cinematic elements used, and I thought the movie was well done. It is so fun to watch movies in class, and I hop we will continue to watch them throughout the year.

So Far In Life of Pi

For the new outside reading book, I chose to read Life of Pi by Yann Martel. I decided to read it because I wanted a fiction book. The librarian recommended it to me, and said it was a good adventure, so I decided to go for it. I haven't read very much yet, mostly just in the time we've been given in class, but I think I'm going to like it. It is about a boy named Pi. He is from India, and believes in several religions. His dad is a zookeeper, and Pi practically grew up in the zoo. He is also a very good swimmer, and was taught everything about the sport by his grandfather. Not much exciting has happened yet, but I know in the book Pi becomes stranded in a life boat with a tiger. I am ready for this part of the story to occur. Hopefully, Life of Pi will be a great book!

All My Sons Reflection

Overall, I enjoyed All My Sons. I thought the plot was very scintillating, and kept me engaged. The characters were emotionally complex, and were fun to read about. I thought the ending was dramatic, and suprising. Many themes also abounded from the story. I thought the theme about morals, and how differing they were between characters. Chris was my favorite character in the play, because he thought for the most part about others over himself. His concerns were for society, and went farther than his family's financial situation. I also enjoyed Kate, though she was somewhat psychotic, because of her intense emotions and self confidence. Joe really took me off guard when I found out he was responsible for the killing of 21 pilots as he sent out the faulty plane parts. I really didn't think he had it in him. I think that overall though, he is a good man because everything he did was for his family. Even up until the end, Joe really killed himself for Chris, and couldn't live with the thought of his sons hating him.As a whole, I thought All My Sons was a well written play and would definately read it if there had been the option not to.