During this reading, Birdie has gone through many changes. This new Birdie doesn't have the spring in her step that the Birdie who attended Nkrumah did. She has lost all the joy in her life and has paranoia instilled in her. She has become more and more dependent on her mother, but with this new man in her life, even her mother seems to be fading away. Birdie is extremely quiet and keeps to herself especially when accosted by the mean girls in town. This reminded me of her behavior when she was new at Nkrumah--only now Cole isn't there to help her. Birdie is lonesome and misses Cole desperately. I can't imagine living without knowing where my sisters were or if they were alive. Also, I believe that the chances of Birdie seeing Cole again are very slim. Her mother keeps mentioning that they'll all see each other again and that they'll go home right when Cole's plane touches down. I doubt it... Birdie's new friendship with the Marshes' son is turning into something. Perhaps it'll play a bigger part later on. I think it's nice for Birdie to feel some happiness even if it's with a 14 year old boy... While this Birdie (or Jesse) is certainly new I feel she is worse off then she was back home.
xoxo
Charlotte
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I think I might miss Cole as much as Birdie does! Also, I hope Birdie and the Marshes' son become friends... or more! Birdie needs someone else to spend time with besides her mother, especially now that she has a man by her side. I can't wait to see what happens!
ReplyDeletei totally agree with shelley! i hope birdie and the marshes' son do become good friends. i feel really bad for birdie, because the only person she really knows now is her mom, and that seems to be really hard on her
ReplyDeleteI agree with both of you!!! Birdie is not herself and definately not the same as in the beginning of the book. She misses Cole a ton!!! and Her mom is too busy with her boy toy to realize.
ReplyDeleteI agree...Sandy is losing sight of her "goals" and both of the girls are turning into different people. I also think its unlikely that Cole and Lee and Sandy and Birdie will reunite again.
ReplyDeleteHappy 2010, Hannah!
ReplyDeleteNice summary/insights: good job keeping up with the reading. Birdie's life in NH as compared to Boston is a rich topic for discussion-- we'll talk about this next week.