Sunday, November 25, 2012
Journal Post #4
Kaeleigh is madly in love. Every time she tries to get close to Ian (the boy she loves, and he has loved her since she was little) she freezes "...a different/ snake strikes, with lightning/ ferocity. Not cobra, but python,/ threading itself around me,/ squeezing... The python has dissolved/ into the jungle, left me numb/ with confusion and need."(280,282). This 'python' inside of Kaeleigh keeps her fears,wants, and needs tied up in a knot in her stomach. Whenever there is something that she wants to do, the python shows up and keeps her from doing it. It freezes her and puts up a wall between her and what she needs. It also makes her fear everything that gets close, like love. It strangles her heart, and keeps her from living her life. This is one of her biggest problems, she can not kill the python inside her. Will she ever be able to be with the love of her life? Will the snake ever die?
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This book has some love issues going on and that always causes issue and the sisters may even turn evil because you never know in these types of situations but that is what makes a thrilling book! Good use of the quote and I hope you enjoy the rest of the book!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy these types of books very much. The protagonist in this story not only faces a major problem but the problem is within herself making it very difficult to overcome. If i were to read this book im sure it would be an incisive read as well as suspensefull. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThe idea of a python inside of Kaeleigh that keeps her scared and balls up her wants and needs is interesting. It sounds like she created an image of fear in her mind that restricts her from living her life to the fullest. I also wonder if the snake will ever "die." - Kaitlin Somerville
ReplyDeleteThe snake as a stranglehold is an interesting metaphor. I wonder if and how Kaeleigh will eventually kill the snake inside of her.
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