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For Homework: Please read p. 54-80 (Chapters 11-14)

 

Post responses on the forum to the following questions (3 sentence minimum for each question):
1. How does Sara feel responsible for Charlie? Is she resentful and annoyed? Is she happy about it? How would you feel if you were Sara?
2. Why do you think self-acceptance and self-understanding are important? How do these two aspects affect Sara, Wanda, and Charlie throughout the story?

 

Also, translate the first paragraph on p.43 into Chinese. You do not need to post your translation on the forum, but instead be prepared to translate your work back into English during our next class.

 

Please prepare your favorite quote or part from each chapter to discuss in class.

 

Have fun!

--Audrey

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1)Actually, Sara loved Charlie. After all, they grew up together, Sara took good care of her brother and protected her brother. But the disease caused Charlie become a little awkward, it may bring Sara some difficulties. So that's why sometimes Sara will be angry to Charlie. Since Charlie was missing, Sara became very nervous and missed her brother very much. Lose only know how to cherish. If I am Sara, I will take care of Charlie as long as there was breath in my body.

 

2) These two aspects can calm down your mood and avoid to do somethig crazy. Also, they can help you to be strong and let you know how to face difficulties.These two aspects quiet Sara and Wanda's moods and let them to deal some problems calmly. For Charlie, they are a good key to lead Charlie walk out of the darkness in his heart and channel him to be extraverted.

 

 

 

Great, thoughtful responses, Kitty!  I want to help you on a few grammar points. 

  • When a person gets angry, they get angry AT someone, instead of angry to someone.  Sometimes Sara will be angry at Charlie.
  • "Lose only know how to cherish."  Sometimes it's hard to translate typical sayings from one language to another.  We can discuss your exact meaning in class to find the perfect wording.  Americans also use the phrase, "You don't know what you've got until it's gone."

 

I think Sara sometimes feels annoyed about Charlie, since he has disease, so he must depend on Sara. When Sara's contemporary are playing games, she has to cope with some problems about her brother. However, as I said last time, she feels also happy, even maybe she did not aware of this. While when Charlie are missing, she pays all the efforts to find him. Finally she will realize that how valuable Charlie is. As I'm the only child in my family, I did not have a chance to care for others. If i were Sara, I would care about him totally. Maybe I would bring him with me all the time, even in the WC.....And also I will show off to my friends that I have a brother too.

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