Before reading "The Secondhand Bookseller," I didn't know what I was about to read. I obviously know that secondhand is an object that is cheaper than what it would be origionally. After reading the story, it makes me think about how nice some people actually are. There are not a lot of nice people in this world. I like the fact that Albert knew Marina was poor and he was nice enough to let her borrow the books without paying. I think that most people these days would see her and tell her she had to pay for the books. Albert knew she didn't have money because she sold her pencil pouch to buy the book. I hope that more people are like Albert in this world today. Not a lot of little girls like to just read and not hang out with friends. When I was her age I would have rather hung out with my friends than read a book. I didn't like how at first Albert doubted Marina's abilitly to read a book in english. I think that Marina's mother should have tried harder to get her books to read because she knew how much she liked to read.If I didn't have alot of money and my kids wanted something that they like to do, I would do whatever it was to get my kids that. There is nothing that I wouldn't do for my children, especially when it comes to something they like. More people need to be like Albert and help childen like Marina.
Alyssa, I agree with you on how nice Albert was to Nemat to let her borrow books without paying, and how there is a lot of nice people in the world. I disagree with you on the part about how most people these days would see her and tell her she would have to pay for the books. What I have found is that their is alot of librarys now days that have free books and magazines that you can have for free. I dont know about you, in which I am going to think defiantly not, but have you seen all the garage sales and free sites on Facebook? People are willing to tell people to come and get it. Their are books,clothes,toys,ect. on those sites. And nowdays I do know that Thrift stores, Goodwill and churches help out. Dollar General and Dollar Tree even have cheap books. But anyways back to the story. Albert I thought was a true "Angel" for Marina to let her have books for free. I think he could truly understand how she felt about loving to read books. I think this is why they could communicate with each other. I wonder if the bookkeeper was ever in the same "boat" as Nemat where his family couldn't afford books while he was growing up and this is why he decided to get a job at the library. The only thing he did ask for her to do was to read them twice, which I think he probally said this because reading or watching a show only once you miss alot of stuff. If you watch it or read a book at least twice than you catch stuff you missed the first time and your able to relate to it more.
I think that Marina to have such a love for reading at that age is very astonishing, and Alyssa, I agree with you on how a lot of little girls dont like to just read. I think that girls that age would rather be out with friends, or boyfriends, even though that is to young of an age, but that is my opinion, but I think alot of people would strongly agaree. I also think at that age they would rather be with their friends or at their grandma and grandpa's house before they would sit and read books like Marina Nemat did. I think reading was her way of escaping what happened to her and her family during Iran. Just like you though, Albert shouldn't of doubted Marina's ability to read in English, but maby his experience at the bookstore with other children at Nemats age and background was much different than what he was expecting.
I really liked the movie Juno. I think it is funny how she walked around with the gallon of Sunny D and kept taking pregnancy test. The guy at the cash register told her it isn't going to change after the first one. She kept taking the test because she didn't believe she was pregnant. I can relate with this because my best friend found out she was pregnant when she was a freshman in high school. She took a lot of pregnancy test because she just couldn't bare the thought that she was pregnant. That is what Juno was doing. I really think that her parents represented something that wouldn't really happen if anyones 16 year old daughter came home pregnant. They laughed about it and acted like it wasn't a big deal. Being 16 and pregnant is a huge deal in this world. Juno made the right decision in choosing adoption because she knew she wasn't going to be able to support the baby. Juno is a very strong person to be able to give the baby away. Most people have such a connection with their child inside them and when the baby is born they don't want to give up the baby. Most 16 year olds are not a strong enough person to be able to make the decision to give their child up for adoption. I think it was a great movie to help show that a 16 year old can make the right decision in their life.
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ReplyDeleteBefore reading "The Secondhand Bookseller," I didn't know what I was about to read. I obviously know that secondhand is an object that is cheaper than what it would be origionally. After reading the story, it makes me think about how nice some people actually are. There are not a lot of nice people in this world. I like the fact that Albert knew Marina was poor and he was nice enough to let her borrow the books without paying. I think that most people these days would see her and tell her she had to pay for the books. Albert knew she didn't have money because she sold her pencil pouch to buy the book. I hope that more people are like Albert in this world today. Not a lot of little girls like to just read and not hang out with friends. When I was her age I would have rather hung out with my friends than read a book. I didn't like how at first Albert doubted Marina's abilitly to read a book in english. I think that Marina's mother should have tried harder to get her books to read because she knew how much she liked to read.If I didn't have alot of money and my kids wanted something that they like to do, I would do whatever it was to get my kids that. There is nothing that I wouldn't do for my children, especially when it comes to something they like. More people need to be like Albert and help childen like Marina.
ReplyDeleteAlyssa, I agree with you on how nice Albert was to Nemat to let her borrow books without paying, and how there is a lot of nice people in the world. I disagree with you on the part about how most people these days would see her and tell her she would have to pay for the books. What I have found is that their is alot of librarys now days that have free books and magazines that you can have for free. I dont know about you, in which I am going to think defiantly not, but have you seen all the garage sales and free sites on Facebook? People are willing to tell people to come and get it. Their are books,clothes,toys,ect. on those sites. And nowdays I do know that Thrift stores, Goodwill and churches help out. Dollar General and Dollar Tree even have cheap books. But anyways back to the story. Albert I thought was a true "Angel" for Marina to let her have books for free. I think he could truly understand how she felt about loving to read books. I think this is why they could communicate with each other. I wonder if the bookkeeper was ever in the same "boat" as Nemat where his family couldn't afford books while he was growing up and this is why he decided to get a job at the library. The only thing he did ask for her to do was to read them twice, which I think he probally said this because reading or watching a show only once you miss alot of stuff. If you watch it or read a book at least twice than you catch stuff you missed the first time and your able to relate to it more.
DeleteI think that Marina to have such a love for reading at that age is very astonishing, and Alyssa, I agree with you on how a lot of little girls dont like to just read. I think that girls that age would rather be out with friends, or boyfriends, even though that is to young of an age, but that is my opinion, but I think alot of people would strongly agaree. I also think at that age they would rather be with their friends or at their grandma and grandpa's house before they would sit and read books like Marina Nemat did. I think reading was her way of escaping what happened to her and her family during Iran. Just like you though, Albert shouldn't of doubted Marina's ability to read in English, but maby his experience at the bookstore with other children at Nemats age and background was much different than what he was expecting.
Juno
ReplyDeleteI really liked the movie Juno. I think it is funny how she walked around with the gallon of Sunny D and kept taking pregnancy test. The guy at the cash register told her it isn't going to change after the first one. She kept taking the test because she didn't believe she was pregnant. I can relate with this because my best friend found out she was pregnant when she was a freshman in high school. She took a lot of pregnancy test because she just couldn't bare the thought that she was pregnant. That is what Juno was doing. I really think that her parents represented something that wouldn't really happen if anyones 16 year old daughter came home pregnant. They laughed about it and acted like it wasn't a big deal. Being 16 and pregnant is a huge deal in this world. Juno made the right decision in choosing adoption because she knew she wasn't going to be able to support the baby. Juno is a very strong person to be able to give the baby away. Most people have such a connection with their child inside them and when the baby is born they don't want to give up the baby. Most 16 year olds are not a strong enough person to be able to make the decision to give their child up for adoption. I think it was a great movie to help show that a 16 year old can make the right decision in their life.