Quote #1 Elli: "I... I didn't know. Where I come from... Czechoslovakia... in Czechoslovakia we hitch rides on the highway all the time."
Significance: This shows what Elli's life was like back in her home country. She learned a lesson in America to not take rides from strangers, something she thought she could do. Back in her home country she could get a ride from anyone without worrying about being in danger. She has to learn that in America you just can't do that.
Personal connection: I can connect to this because everybody has learned something new when they travel to different places. You always find out about things that you can do in your own home that you can't do in other places.
Question: Is Elli going to be as trusting now?
Quote #2: Roberto: "Are you a newcomer in this country?"
Significance: Roberto shows how people have treated Elli. Almost everybody has treated her with kindness and teaches her new things. Roberto seems to be interested a lot in Elli, it showed when he taught her how to play tennis and asked her out on a date. Everybody seems to be interested in Elli and it shows that she's having a good time making her life and getting more comfortable with America.
Character judgement: Roberto seems to be a nice guy. I think he's actually a little scared of Elli when he heard her make that speech because he didn't think she was actually smart. But then he asked her out for another date to talk and he seemed like he was saying goodbye which confused me because he seemed like he was a really interested in Elli,
Question: What happened to Roberto? He seemed really sad when he dropped Elli off...
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Hello, America #4
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2 comments:
I really liked how you described the significance of the first quote and how she can not get rides from strangers in America. The second quote was really good because you described her date with Roberto and how Elli is adjusting well to America.
Quote #1:
I really did like how you described how Elli was feeling while she was in the car at the time. From this quote i can also feel how scared she is, and she still needs to get used to America. Elli has had to learn a lot of things and most of them she has to learn by doing it wrong first.
Question #1:
I don't think that she will ever make that mistake again. She has had to learn a lot from America and that doesn't change the way she looks at America at all. It is still the place she loves and calls home.
Quote #2:
It is totally true what you said about the first quote and Elli has been treated very nice because she is new. Elli has been in America for quite a long time now and I don't think that she should be treated special, I think that her and her mom should be treated with all respect that everyone else in America. I really do like the way you interpreted the quote though.
Question #2:
I think that Roberto thought Elli was a dumb blond and i think that he only liked her for the outside not the inside. When he did drop her off though he was sad that he was saying good-bye to her. Roberto just didn't understand that a person could be pretty and be smart at the same time.
~Madeline
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