Tuesday, February 15, 2011

poppies

Hi, out of the dust group members(sorry I can't say that without sounding cheesy, anyways) this post is about pg.44 which is not exactly the page we are on but I think we missed a really powerful part of the book. (I will make another post related to this weeks pages also). On pg.44 Billie jo says "I wish I could see poppies growing out of this dust." The context of the page is she is remembering what her dad told about how he fought in the great war of France and that he saw the wild poppies blooming in trail of the fighting.  The sentenca itself is not powerful at all, but the meaning of it. I think the meaning of it is Billie jo wants some hope she wants something to hold on to, but hope is the key word. What do you guys think?
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  1. gradesixnovelzoeFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:47 AM

    Hi Callie I think that, that is a great idea and it is a very powerful line. I agree and I think that she wants some hope. I also think that the coulors of the popies make it sort of hopeful. I think that because the coulor of popies is red and beautiful and the coulor of dust is like brown and grey and dull. I think that it would make her world a lot prettier and it would cheer her up and cheer everyone up.

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  2. gradesixnovelcalliaFebruary 16, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    ur right Zoe.

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  3. gradesixnoveldylynFebruary 17, 2011 at 6:09 AM

    I think that the poppies are sort of a symbol of hope to her because (this quote sort of relates to it) on page 39 Billie Jo thought "our future is drying up and blowing away with the dust" and at that moment she just feels like all hope is lost and every thing is going away so thats why when her father was talking about how there was poppies growing the n she would feel a slight bit of hope.

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  4. gradesixnovelmrbowenFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    Zoe, Callia and Dylyn,

    A great conversation about a small detail in the novel and how it connects back to what is going on in the plot and the character's development. I love the contrast between a war torn place that is being healed by the growth of flowers and lack of hope in this barren land.

    Very powerful ladies.

    Well Done
    Mr. B

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