Blog #10

For my blog I read chapter 4 of Fitz by Mick Cochrane. In this chapter Fritz finally confronts his father, Curtis Powell, a wealthy lawyer from Saint Paul. He observes him going out to his car, looking neat and composed as if he is in his own little world where there are no problems and no son that he ignores except for a monthly check. Before pulling out his gun, Fitz only stops for a moment to wonder if he should just turn around and not put himself through all the trouble and consequences of his next move but before he knows it finds himself running towards the car. He opens the door and shows his father his gun. Curtis seems calm but worried as he offers the stranger his wallet and his cell phone hoping he just wants money, but notices how fidgety and unsure of himself the boy seems to be. Fitz is very nervous because this is the first time getting the desired attention from his father or been so close to him.

Blog #9

"Fitz understands that puny boys love their violent video games so much because playing them makes them feel big, powerful, dangerous. That has never been his thing. But now he has to admit it, his piece, this steel brick he's carrying, it makes him feel confident. Today, his father is not going to blow him off. Today he is going to make himself visible to his father." This is a quote from chapter 3 of Fitz by Mick Cochrane. I think this quote does a great job of showing Fitz' rational behind bringing a gun to his first confrontation with his father because it is relatable in the sense that there are always situations where you feel inferior and wish there was a way to make people take you seriously. This quote definitely shows how committed Fitz is for taking such a big risk for something he is passionate about.

Blog #8

For this blog I read chapter 2 of Fitz by Mick Cochrane. In chapter 2 I learn more about Fitz time following his father. At first he thought of it as a game and suspenseful to sneak away from his house and learn new things about his father by stalking him. He soon realizes it is much more than a game for him and that he has much more at stake. Fitz would go home at the end of each day and write down new information about his dad and even write songs about him. He describes himself as an average 15 year old boy who has a messy room and plays guitar and is really nothing out of the ordinary. His secret life of trying to get to know his father is what he looked forward to and is obsessed with. Fitz compares his father as a drug where sometimes he felt like he needed a stronger dose. The last few sentences of chapter 2 explain his reasoning for bringing a gun with him: obviously since his dad has not tried to meet him yet, he was not interested so Fitz needed a "convincer". The way the author describes this puts a twist on such an extreme situation so that you can see how it feels to be in Fitz' situation.

Blog #7

For this blog I read the prologue and first chapter of the book Fritz by Mick Cochrane. In the beginning he introduces a boy who was imagining when he was a little that his father thought about him and wished he could be a part of his life. In reality, Fitz is a 15 year old boy who has never met his father and is trying to learn more about him now that he found out that he lives 5 miles away from where Fitz lives with his mom. In the opening chapters Fitz is "lurking" outside of his fathers apartment building in Saint Paul with a gun in his pocket waiting for him to come outside. He has been following his father around for weeks trying to learn more about him and finally decided to take action. I predict that Fitz thinks that the only way to get his fathers attention is to do something really dramatic so I think he is going to threaten him with the gun so that he can talk to him.

Blog #6

For this blog I continued reading the book New Moon by Stephanie Meyer. Jacob still does not return Bella's calls and even his dad has been acting weird towards Bella. She is getting really frustrated and worried and finally caves and decides to do something where she can bring back memories of Edward... go to the opening in the forest where they went when he was still with her. She had tried to find it with Jacob earlier in the book but never did. She goes off on her own with a map of the area and hiking equipment and sets off to find it. To her surprise she does find it and also someone else she wasn't expecting- Laurent, the vampire who she had met with the Cullens a while back and left to go live with Tanya's family where he could try to live like the Cullens do. For this reason she is not frightened to see a vampire coming up to talk to her. She starts talking to him and discovers he had moved out with Tanyas family with suggested that he was not safe to be around. Bella starts to hear Edwards voice hissing in her head and he tells her to lie to him. I predict that Laurent will try to kill Bella and Alice will see it in her visions and one of the Cullens will come and rescue her.