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I completely agree with this statement that “Go Tell It On a Mountain” is much more easier to follow in terms of the characters. Compared to “Winter in the Blood”, the narrator was always very mono toned and very hard to read making the chapters pretty hard to understand. The narrator showed no emotion towards other characters until the end of the book which made it hard to recognize how he truly felt. In the book we are reading now, John is very open about how he struggles with his step father rather just hiding it like it would have been in the past book we read, “Winter in the  Blood.” This clarity is also making me feel more confident about the book and I agree that hopefully I continue to keep making sense of everything that I read. So far this book is good and I think I will stay intrigued throughout next half of the book because it is making sense to me. 

-Brooklyn Stolgitis response to Clarity

Clarity

This week I have noticed that I am starting to get a better feel for this new book, “Go Tell it on a Mountain”. One thing that I really think is making a difference for me is my improved focus on really understanding details of what I am reading. This book is much less confusing than Winter in the Blood and I am glad because also enjoying the book comes with understanding what your reading. The characters and setting are two things that I have really focused on when trying to better understand the book. When I known where things take place and who everyone is, I can know what I am talking about in discussion, which I look tom participate more in now that I understand more of what I am reading. I hope to continue progressing my understanding of the book and joining in on more discussions in class next week. 

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Response to Readings

In “Winter in the Blood” so far the main character and or narrator obviously has lots of mental trauma. One of the questions we discussed today in class was about how memories as a child can connect with children's future minds and I definitely think this is something the main character faces. He often refers back to memories of him as a child but they are usually more in a negative aspect. If we think back to last weeks reading the narrater described how he never picked up a gun again after he killed a dog, but said in a very uncaring tone. When doing this weeks reading he is once again triggered by a gun when he sees a billboard of an old cowboy. He goes into deep thought about the gun and the author wrote this in all italics. Following that chapter he goes into thought about another memories he had as a child playing with cows and talking about shooting them. What I think is very interesting is how no one surrounding him has noticed his trauma. He is obviously faced with many memories, self provoked or not, and it doesn't seem like anyone around him is very aware of that. 

-Brooklyn Stolgitis