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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Farewell Tamusa Divas
So long, farewell, adieu, hasta la vista senoritas, its been fun and enlightening using the Blogger website. This was new to me so I'll always remember who and why I had to use it. I really enjoyed the book and reading yalls comments. Hope everything turns out good!
Image
this week I chose to change the background image to the flowing colors because to me they seemed like magic and in the end the Watsons had the magic of love and family and strength and courage.
Summary
In the last five chapters of the book we reach the point in Alabama that we knew we would come to, however first we are taken on quite the wild ride with the Wool Pooh (whirlpool) that almost takes Kenny's life and becomes a symbol for death in Kenny's eyes. We find that Byron loves Kenny as much as we always secretly knew he did. In a church in Alabama we see how the Wool Pool, death in this instance, tries to take Joetta from the wierd Watsons and how brotherly love saves her. Finally, we see how a visit to the pet hospital behind the couch leads Byron to save Kenny's life agian. We find that all the Watsons needed throughout the whole trip was a little bit of magic and that is what they really had received all along when possible horrors tried to take them from one another.
Predictions
Since we are at the end of the book there are no predictions about the book left to be made.
I predict that if the book kept going it would read...The Watson family is happy to still have everyone alive and together and they lived happily ever after.
I predict that if the book kept going it would read...The Watson family is happy to still have everyone alive and together and they lived happily ever after.
Additional Characters
There are a couple of new characters that enter the story in the last chapters. They Are:
Grandma Sands - Wiloma's mother a "tinny tiny" old lady. Talks with an extreme Southern dialect. She has a reputation of being a very, very strict grandmother.
Mr. Robert - helps Grandma Sands around the house. He lives with Grandma Sands and is probably her lover. The book does'nt come out and call him her live in lover but you get the sense he is. A very nice man who likes to fish and hunt.
Miss Thomas - She is mentioned only once, she is the woman who lost her son to the drowning in the lake
Toddy - Mr. Roberts old hunting dog.
Joe Collier - He is the land owner who owns the land that encompasses a water area known as "Colliers Landing" the property where Miss Thomas's boy drowned.
Grandma Sands - Wiloma's mother a "tinny tiny" old lady. Talks with an extreme Southern dialect. She has a reputation of being a very, very strict grandmother.
Mr. Robert - helps Grandma Sands around the house. He lives with Grandma Sands and is probably her lover. The book does'nt come out and call him her live in lover but you get the sense he is. A very nice man who likes to fish and hunt.
Miss Thomas - She is mentioned only once, she is the woman who lost her son to the drowning in the lake
Toddy - Mr. Roberts old hunting dog.
Joe Collier - He is the land owner who owns the land that encompasses a water area known as "Colliers Landing" the property where Miss Thomas's boy drowned.
Connector
In the last five chapters the family travels into the South and visits with Grandma Sands. The connection I see is the same as other families when they travel to visit thier loved ones. Respect and etiquette are of upmost importance, especially with the elders of the family. I was reminded of my demeanor around my parents as was Wilona when her mother scolded her. Wilonas' children saw mom act like a kid embarrased by her mothers correction. I do the same thing.
Also, the BBB (big bully brother), By, came full circle after the near drowning incident and the bombing of the church. Maybe the events made him appreciate them more. Many times when tragedy strikes a family, people change for better or worst.
Also, the BBB (big bully brother), By, came full circle after the near drowning incident and the bombing of the church. Maybe the events made him appreciate them more. Many times when tragedy strikes a family, people change for better or worst.
Word Finder
Bobo Brazil meets the Sheik(pg149 & 158) 2 wrestlers that feuded with each other
Et Tu, Brute(pg150) It is a phrase from Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar meaning "And you Brutes".
Submarines(pg154) Something that functions and operates underwater.
Stroke(pg156) Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, voluntary motion caused by rupture or obstruction of a blood vessel of the brain.
Blubbering(pg156) To swell, distort or wet with weeping; to utter while weeping.
Coon dog(pg163) A dog that hunts raccoons.
Entree(pg169) The french version of enter; the act or manner of entering
Igloo(pg181) An Eskimo house usually made of sod, wood, or stone when permanent, or blocks of snow and ice in the shape of a dome when built for temporary purposes
Frilly(pg185) A gathered, pleated, or bias-cut fabric edging used on clothing; something decorative or useful and desirable but not essential.
Et Tu, Brute(pg150) It is a phrase from Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar meaning "And you Brutes".
Submarines(pg154) Something that functions and operates underwater.
Stroke(pg156) Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, voluntary motion caused by rupture or obstruction of a blood vessel of the brain.
Blubbering(pg156) To swell, distort or wet with weeping; to utter while weeping.
Coon dog(pg163) A dog that hunts raccoons.
Entree(pg169) The french version of enter; the act or manner of entering
Igloo(pg181) An Eskimo house usually made of sod, wood, or stone when permanent, or blocks of snow and ice in the shape of a dome when built for temporary purposes
Frilly(pg185) A gathered, pleated, or bias-cut fabric edging used on clothing; something decorative or useful and desirable but not essential.
Questions Chapter 11-15
Chapter 11:
Kenneth expected Grandma Sands to look like a troll. What do you think led him to this conclusion? What did he find instead?
Chapter 12:
Kenneth was shocked to see Mrs. Watson react the way she did when having the conversation about Mr. Robert with Grandma Sand. What conclusions do you think Kenneth drew during the conversation?
Chapter 13:
What were your thoughts about Kenneth's experience at Collier Landing?
Chapter 14:
Kenneth describes seeing the Wool Pooh at Joey's church. What do you think he is seeing?
Chapter 15:
What are your thoughts about Kenneth escaping to the Watson Pet Hospital? What do you think about the conversation between Kenneth and By?
End of book:
What is your overall evaluation of The Watson's Go to Birmingham?
Kenneth expected Grandma Sands to look like a troll. What do you think led him to this conclusion? What did he find instead?
Chapter 12:
Kenneth was shocked to see Mrs. Watson react the way she did when having the conversation about Mr. Robert with Grandma Sand. What conclusions do you think Kenneth drew during the conversation?
Chapter 13:
What were your thoughts about Kenneth's experience at Collier Landing?
Chapter 14:
Kenneth describes seeing the Wool Pooh at Joey's church. What do you think he is seeing?
Chapter 15:
What are your thoughts about Kenneth escaping to the Watson Pet Hospital? What do you think about the conversation between Kenneth and By?
End of book:
What is your overall evaluation of The Watson's Go to Birmingham?
Final Week- 3
Hello Ladies!
We are in our final week and the book should be finished. What a great little book it was. I really enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading your comments about it. Let's finish strong this week.
See you all tomorrow!
We are in our final week and the book should be finished. What a great little book it was. I really enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading your comments about it. Let's finish strong this week.
See you all tomorrow!
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