Hello guys!
You all want to know what happens in Chapter 2?! And maybe also in Chapter 3 and 4?
Here it is!:)
Chapter two deals with Sam who first continues presenting his environment and familiar background like his skating friends Rabbit and Rubbish and the misfortune in his family that people "slip up on the first step". Then Sam's mother invites him to a party of a friend where he meets a girl called Alicia for the first time. They fall in love and so they meet again for another date where they have sex together for the first time.
Alicia
So, in Chapter 3 Alicia and Sam are a couple and spend their whole time together. It couldn't be better and it's perfect for Alicia and Sam. "I dreamed my way through school for the next few weeks. I dreamed my way through life, really. It was all just waiting." (page 47, line 1).
Only Sam´s mum is worrying about their relationship and asks Sam about Alicia and him, e.g. having sex. Sam doesn't know what to do, so he doesn't say anything.
Bye the way, which one would be glad to answer this question? Nobody.
Sam and Alicia
In Chapter 4 the relationship between Alicia and Sam isn't as nice as before. "It's not that things started to go wrong between me and Alicia. It just stopped being so nice." (p.60, ll.1-2). He spends less time with her, because Alicia is starting to annoy him. This happens when he meets Alicia's parents who give him the feeling to be not good enough for their daughter. After time he thinks about that Problem, he plans to split up with her.
"I wouldn't be so scared of her, [Alicia] then." (p. 56, ll.22). One quote, many questions.
Why is Sam's mum Annie scared of the relationship?
-Maybe she thinks that Sam does anything without thinking, anything worse.
-Maybe she thinks that Sam doesn't tell her anything, because he can talk with Alicia. It would be a change for her.
-Maybe she doesn't know if Alicia is a good girl, because she doesn't know Alicia and her familiy.
To be continue...
Greatings, Alina
Dear Alina,
AntwortenLöschennice summary, you mentioned all the relevant points and explained how the relationship between Sam and Alicia is developing. However, next time, please spend more time on the actual task (= analysing the quote).
Please mind:
- "Bye the way, which one would be glad to explain this question" - "By the way" + You probably meant "answer this question" or "reply".
"He spends less time with her, because Alicia starts to annoy him" - It's better to use the present continous/progressive here, because Alicia annoying him is a development: "...because Alicia is starting to annoy him".
- "In Chapter 4 the relationship between Alicia and Sam isn´t so nice then before" - ...isn't as nice as before.
- "doesn´t" - the apostrophe sign is the one left to the ENTER-key (on the same key as the hashtag sign). The one you were using is the accent aigu, which you should rather use in your French classes. ;)
>>> As a task for you: Please have a look at Maike's blog. She has also speculated about reasons why Sam's mum is worried about the amount of time Sam and Alicia spend together. Write a comment on Maike's theories (do you agree/disagree? why?).