Tuesday, September 28, 2010

THE STRUGGLE

When Max was on the train he was reading Mein Kampf. He was trying to learn about hitler and his book because he was trying to pass off as a german. He shaved and combed his  hair. He had a sense of nausea  in his stomach. He walked to the train and gave him his id and his ticket. "He sat directly in dangers spotlight". On the train he was tryin not to look up from the book. Even though he keep turning the pages he only was only able to taste to words and they were Mein Kampf.

"Walter opened Mein Kampf and slid it inside, next  to the map he'd brought the book itself. Pages thirteen"(158)

"Im leaving soon his friend Walter Kugler told him. You know how the army is"(158)




There were times in my life when i tried to convince people that i was somebody that i was not. I always use to try to fit in with people by smoking, drinking.. I use to hang around people that always were trying to fight people and never listened to their parents or never went to school so to fit in I did the same thing. Also I use to make people think that I  really didnt care about them but thats not really  the type of person that i am. I am a person who cares about people and loves everybody even my enemies, and i really am a good person who listens to what shes told. Im not a person who does drugs and drinks.

Works Cited:
Zusak, Markus.  The Book Thief.  NY:  Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.  Print.

1 comment:

  1. 6/10:
    Nice start on this one Natalie. I really like your personal reflection, because I went through a time in my life like that too. I am the same way and really do care about people very much, but for a while when I was younger, I tried to act like I didn't care. I am glad that we have both moved on from those times in our lives:)

    Don't forget to add your Works Cited to the end. I would also suggest putting your quotes into the body of your paragraph rather than putting them in at the end. Your reader wants to know why you picked these quotes and how they relate to your topic, but if they are just left at the end, it doesn't give you the chance to respond to the quotes in your own words. I can also help you with the proper format for your page numbers.

    Always use proper capitalization.

    comma usage: "He walked to the train gave him his id and his ticket."

    apostrophe usage: "He sat directly in dangers spotlight."

    comma usage: " I always use to try to fit in with people by smoking drinking and just not doing anything that was positive."

    run-on: " I always use to try to fit in with people by smoking drinking and just not doing anything that was positive."

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