I was negligent in not pointing out the most important thing that happened in Chapters 7 & 8 - the delivery of 'The Note' to Mrs. Graybill. Just as we were about to hear the details of the note the phone rang and we fell off the cliff into chapter 9. What do you think the note said?
I saw smiling at the image of Sammy entering the 'glass livingroom' at Marissa's house after a quick backyard shower. Sammy seemed to handle herself pretty well but do you think that Officer Borsch thought something odd was going on? (Everytime I see his name I think about the beet soup called Borscht - cold and purple.) Sammy was so pleased with pulling off the interview that she forgot about her business at home. How did her Grams react to Sammy's forgetfulness?
In Chapter 10 we learn more about life in McKensie house. From Sammy's description, I was reminded of a popular Idiam: "If you live in a glass house....". What is an 'Idiam'? How does this one finish? Does it apply here?
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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Posted by Mr. Z at 6:54 AM
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I think the note was a threat from the robber. I think he wanted to give the note to Sammy, but instead gave it to mrs.Graybill. He didn’t know which room Sammy was living in, so took a guess. I have no clues what the note actually said.
Grams was angry, sad, and worried from Sammy s forgetfulness. She was looking everywhere for Sam, but then decided to call Marissa. She told gram about the entire situation, and then asked for Sam. From all the anger and sadness, she decided to let Sam spend the night at Marissa’s house.
An idiom (its spelled with a o, dad) is a short phrase that has a very different meaning than you would think. Like to “roll out the red carpet” means to give a formal greeting. You do not actually need a red carpet. The idiom finished is “If you live in a glass house, do not throw stones.” That means to be kind, not to hurt others with words or action. If you threw a stone at somebody in a glass house, but you missed, you could hurt the house. I think that just came to your mind when you heard about all of the fancy glass stuff in the house.
I have interpret "If you live in a glass house.." subtling different. It is an admonishment to refrain from judging others because your own situation is precarious and you behavior could come back at you.
Does that apply in this story? The MacKensie household is something less then the idylic place that it might seem to be for those on the outside. Could the author be suggesting that we need to be careful about evaluating someone solely based on the limited amount we know about their situation?
9: Quick Long Shower
10: The Stupid Money
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