In the section, we learned the significance of the words books, bag, pocket, and shoe. These were all of the places where Miranda found the letters. Why are the words etched into the blue mailbox? What is the purpose of this? Why would the laughing man leave this evidence behind?
Miranda’s favorite book is A Wrinkle in Time. I have never read this book but have heard that it too is about time travel. I am now very interested to know how it relates to this novel. If you have read that book, how does it compare to When You Reach Me?
We also see Miranda become friends with Alice and Julia in this section. How is Miranda able to help
Why do you think that the author choose to write the chapter “The Last Note” in a numbered format? What did you find to be the most meaningful bit of information revealed in this chapter?
1. The purpose of the words being etched into the mailbox was so that the laughing man could remember where to stick the notes.
ReplyDelete2. A Wrinkle in Time deals more with time travel then Reach Me does. Wrinkle in Time's story is easier to follow, but your mind has to be open to different dimensions in the world. I would recommend it.
3. I think the other students will stop seeing Alice as the girl who dances in her seat. Miranda knew that if Annemarie was going to be happy, she would have to put aside her differences with Julia and be nice to her.
4. The Last Note being written in a numbered format helped break down the scene step by step. That way you could see what exactly was unfolding on the street corner.
The terms were etched in the mailbox so the laughing man knew where to leave the notes. It was an interesting and clever place to put the reminders.
ReplyDeleteI have read A Wrinkle in Time and like Ashley Witten said, it does deal more with time travel than When you Reach Me does. The main characters in A Wrinkle in Time travel through time and you get an idea of time traveling more clearly. Although, the concept is still very confusing to me.
I think it was nice that Miranda was able to help Alice out. I like how we saw Miranda grow as a character. This scene really showed us how Miranda has matured throughout the story. I think the same about her relationship with Julia. I think Miranda said at one point that Julia never did anything to her, she just didn't like her and I think Miranda putting their differences behind them is a big step.
I loved that "The Last Note" was written in number format. The chapter was obviously the turning point of the story and there was so much information in that one chapter that the numbering really helped break it down. If the chapter had been in paragraph form it would have been easy to get lost and confused and for me, there would have been a lot of re-reading (more than there already was).
1. I think the laughing man left wrote the places on the side of the mailbox because he knew he would only have moments of clarity due to his difficult journey. Writing down the note locations during a moment of clarity would help him to remember later when he might be having a moment that’s not so sane.
ReplyDelete2. I have not read A Wrinkle in Time, but I’m much more intrigued to read it now after all of the references in this book.
3. I loved that Miranda decided to help Alice, and she did it in a purely selfless way. She didn’t expect praise for her kindness, she just wanted to make things easier for Alice. I to think that eventually Miranda’s actions will change the way the rest of the class treats Alice. Hopefully, with increased confidence from her new friend, Alice too will begin to treat herself better and not be worried by her need to use the restroom.
I think Miranda and Julia are able to overcome the issues between them because they have a common bond – their friendship with Marianne. I do think the girls will develop an authentic friendship, because Miranda seems to have realized that there was no reasoning behind her distaste for Julia.
4. I think the author wrote it in numbered format because she wanted to make sure that the reader, like Miranda, noticed every little thing that occurred at that moment. Miranda needed to be detailed so that later on when Marcus traveled back he would know exactly what would occur and what to do in the situation. I think the most important information revealed in this chapter is the fact that the laughing man wrote the letters.