Friday, March 9, 2012

Blog Post #3


The character I chose to describe is Duncan. Three words I would use to describe him is poor, curious and troublesome.

Poor: having little or no money, goods, or other means of support. Synonyms: needy, penniless. Antonyms: rich, wealthy. "Air conditioners are as rare as college diplomas in the Jungle." (McNamee, 80) Judging by this quote Duncan live in a neighbourhood called the Jungle, and the fact that air conditioners are as rare as college diplomas implies that this is a rather poor neighbourhood. 

Curious: eager to learn or know; inquisitive. Synonyms: inquiring, interested. Antonyms: uninterested, incurious. "Surreal is the word for how things feel right now. I've spent the last couple of hours fumbling around trying to find one particular psycho in a city that must have hundreds of them." (McNamee, 75) Judging by this quote Duncan is inquiring to find the psycho behind the diary of victims he found earlier.

Troublesome: causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty. Synonyms: burdensome, perplexing. Antonyms: helpful, nice. "So that's how my life of crime ended, not with a bang but a flush. Grand theft potty." (McNamee, 25) Judging by this quote Duncan is a very burdensome boy, as he attempted to steal a toilet from a newly built house. He ends up getting caught and that ends his life of crime.

McNamee, Graham. Acceleration. New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2003. Print

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4 comments:

  1. Tatsiana AApril 11, 2012 at 6:59 PM

    Make sure to expand on your ideas next time and maybe try identifying the book you are reading at the beginning of the post. This will make it much easier to understand.

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  2. sarahwApril 13, 2012 at 6:39 AM

    I agree with Tatsiana, in that you might want to try identifying the book you're reading in the beginning. Is Duncan the main character of the story?

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  3. Patricia L.April 13, 2012 at 6:42 AM

    The quotations you chose really reflect the ideas well, very nice. Agreed about identifying your book in the beginning, but at least you did include the citation, which tells us all of the book's information anyway.

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  4. Shantel PlummerApril 22, 2012 at 3:24 PM

    I like the way you set up your answer. For next time, remeber to identify the novel at the beginning of your post!

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