Plot summary
In chapter 27 Josie and John were at the rugby match and after that John was walking Josie home. They were talking about how the HSC test was the next day and that John isn't going to follow his dad's footsteps. In chapter 28, Ivy told Josie that John was dead. Josie was really angry at John because he said that he would compete with Josie in the HSC. Also Josie doesn't get why John has to commit suicide.
In chapter 27 Josie and John were at the rugby match and after that John was walking Josie home. They were talking about how the HSC test was the next day and that John isn't going to follow his dad's footsteps. In chapter 28, Ivy told Josie that John was dead. Josie was really angry at John because he said that he would compete with Josie in the HSC. Also Josie doesn't get why John has to commit suicide.
Challenges faced by the Character(s)/information revealed about character(s)
In chapter 28 Josie had to accept the fact the John died.
In chapter 28 Josie had to accept the fact the John died.
Important Quotations
" I just want it to be over. I want this year to be over, but another part of me is so petrified. God, John, we're never going o be at school again. We were top dogs here in a way. At university we'll be nobody." (pg 229)
"Thinking of the six years ahead of me at university I figured that patience was something I was going to need plenty of, but somehow having John and Jacob, Michael, Mama, Nonna and my friends, I couldn't possibly go wrong. (pg 230)
"I looked at her in numb shock. My mouth opened to say something but not a sound came out." (pg 231)
"My hands started to shake first and I wanted desperately to vomit but I tried to keep it down. I sank down in front of her, grabbing her shoulders." (pg 231)
"Later o, when eight St. Anthony's boys carried the coffin out of the church, I cried. It wasn't just a physical burden on their shoulders, it was an emotional one. The pain and grief on their faces was indescribable." (pg 240)
" I just want it to be over. I want this year to be over, but another part of me is so petrified. God, John, we're never going o be at school again. We were top dogs here in a way. At university we'll be nobody." (pg 229)
"Thinking of the six years ahead of me at university I figured that patience was something I was going to need plenty of, but somehow having John and Jacob, Michael, Mama, Nonna and my friends, I couldn't possibly go wrong. (pg 230)
"I looked at her in numb shock. My mouth opened to say something but not a sound came out." (pg 231)
"My hands started to shake first and I wanted desperately to vomit but I tried to keep it down. I sank down in front of her, grabbing her shoulders." (pg 231)
"Later o, when eight St. Anthony's boys carried the coffin out of the church, I cried. It wasn't just a physical burden on their shoulders, it was an emotional one. The pain and grief on their faces was indescribable." (pg 240)
Personal Response
I think that John shouldn't of ended his life like this, he should of thought about all the people who loves him and that life is actually very precious.
I think that John shouldn't of ended his life like this, he should of thought about all the people who loves him and that life is actually very precious.
Definition of 3 difficult words encountered
needs more detail XD
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