1. What drew you to this book? What did you expect and/or hope to experience through reading it?
- The movie version drew me to the book. I expected to get more of a background to the story and just more details about it in general.
2. What kept you reading past the first ten pages?
- What kept me reading past the first ten pages was curiosity. I wanted to find out how they were going to do certain things they did in the movie, in the book. I was also curious of the books plot all together.
3. Describe your reading habits.
- I like to read and usually when I'm reading something I'm into, and something I enjoy, I read a lot of it in a short amount of time. It doesn't take me a long time to read. It's just difficult most times because I don't always have the time to read.
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1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read, and explain how the narrative fulfills the author's purpose (based on your well-informed interpretation of same).
- The plot of the novel is a teenage basket case who is abused by her overly religious mother who comes to find out she has telekinesis. The point of view is omniscient. We are able to see what's going on in other minor characters lives instead of the main characters life (Carrie.) I think the author wanted to make it interesting by intertwining the different storylines.
2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
- The theme of the novel is that karma is a bitch. All throughout her life, Carrie was bullied and finally she got revenge towards her bullies and all the people who wronged her.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
- The author's tone throughout the novel is
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