Formal Vs. Informal Diction

       This weekend I went to the Bellarmine Bears game with some friends that I know.  I reckon they were having fun and the game was really darned close, we kept scorin and they kept tyin it up.  It was so close and errybody was on edge the whole danged time.  I got some really darn good popcorn, really buttery and delish, and I went back to the stands.  Turns out, I missed the touchdown the Bears scored, we were makin a comeback!  But those Lions were a good fight and they scored a darn tootin loads of touchdowns too.  When the game was really darn close, we started cheerin our Bears on and we has so much spirit,  When we fin'ly scored that last touchdown, the crowd roared and errybody was screamin and I was like whoopee! and yes! and the people started leavin and I finally left and it was so fun but that was just the first part of that night.
       After the game, we went to my house to watch a darned scary movie, Paranormal Activity or somethin like that.  Now I ain't scared easily, but this movie was somethin.  These two people had a ghost problem or somethin and they tried to get rid o it but turns out the girl is possesed.  I was like well ill be.  She kills the man and I was freakin out and it ends with her lookin at the camera in a creepy way and attacking it and the camera went dead.  It was a scary movie and there were a lot of creepy popouts and stuff like that.  It was a pretty fun night and I know my grammer is gettin better cuz im smart.

Sinncrly,
Sean Jones
Thanks fer readin!
      

The Catcher In The Rye

       The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger is a good book with a great sense of humor and it delivers a more unique atmosphere than I'm used to.  For instance, I'm halfway through the book and not even a day has passed, Holden is still experiencing his night-time New York City adventures.  My opinion of the book is definitely a positive one because J.D. makes teenagers feel right at home with the relatable, and slightly vulgar, things that happen to Holden (not all of these things i related to).  One book that relates a lot to The Catcher In The Rye is Tom Sawyer because both stories have a troublemaker boy in them and they're always getting into quirky and even laughable situations.  When Holden leaves the academy and Tom runs away to the island, they both haven't quite accepted something that they need to learn to accept.  Growing up.  This is a very important theme in both novels because neither boy has never really understood what is going to happen later in their lives, they don't care, they just want to live their lives as ambitiously and recklessly as they possibly can before it all comes crashing down on them.

       For a creative project, our group is thinking about doing a rap about the characters, story, plot, theme, everything into a sick beat.  Overall, The Catcher In The Rye has been a crazy book so far, partly because Holden's so irresponsible.  I think the novel is like when you close your eyes on a roller coaster because you know something crazy's going to happen, you just don't know when.

Extending The Theme

       When I first opened up To Kill A Mockingbird, I thought that my summer was going to be really boring, but as I read more and more, I discovered that the book was teaching me some things that I had known and learned a lot about but never really fully comprehended the impact of what it had on society.  For example, racism is so important in this story, and Scout's unique and unforgettable aspect of how Negros were talked about and treated back then gave me an insight that I will always remember.  When Tom was found guilty, I was furious because I could relate to Tom, I would do exactly as him.  He just innocently helped a neighbor with chores.  He was innocent and he should have never been put through all of that misery.  Racism overcame the common good and even common sense because Atticus's case was so good.
       I think the novel was kind of speaking to me in a way my parents do because there were so many important lessons that Harper Lee conveyed through her expertly crafted mini subplots that eventually started to symbolize different things.  For example, the rabid dog symbolized Tom Robinson and what the town thought of him (and what eventually happened to him, getting shot down).  I thought the book was like a puzzle, because there were so many different things going on at once, but they were all related in some way even if it took until the end of the book to realize (like me).  Once the subplots, or puzzle pieces, started getting put together, the book became more understandable for me, and it was remarkable how much more enjoyable the book became for me.
      Last of all, I think To Kill A Mockingbird means that somewhere, deep down, you know you've experienced something, anything, like Scout did in her adventures in Maycomb.  It doesn't have to be exact, but Scout's experiences relate to everyday life.  For me, I remember the kid in third grade who couldn't afford his lunch and didn't have a peaceful family to go home to.  I related this to Scout's experience with Walter Cunningham, without the beating up, of course.  The experience probably isn't a racial court case, or a rabid dog walking through the streets, but Scout experienced a million things in that book some may call a genius.  Anyone can relate to at least one of Scout's experiences.  Anyone.