Good Evening My Wonderful Students,
Please use the comments section to post your Chapter 24 Journals here. Use a name that will allow me to easily identify you and put your grades into the gradebook. Thanks! Happy Writing!
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Ms. Hall-D'Accordo
The quote that stood out to me the most is ”When I got home, Mom and Dad were at the dining room table on their separate laptops, and the moment I walked in the door, Mom slammed her laptop shut. “What’s on the computer?” “Just some antioxidant recipes. Ready for BiPAP and America’s Next Top Model?” she asked. “I’m just going to lie down for a minute.” “Are you okay?” “Yeah, just tired.” “Well, you’ve gotta eat before you-” “Mom, I am aggressively unhungry.” I took a step toward the door but she cut me off. “Hazel, you have to eat. Just some ch—” “No. I’m going to bed.” “No,” Mom said. “You’re not.” I glanced at my dad, who shrugged. “It’s my life,” I said. “You’re not going to starve yourself to death just because Augustus died. You’re going to eat dinner.” I was really pissed off for some reason. “I can’t eat, Mom. I can’t. Okay?” I tried to push past her but she grabbed both my shoulders and said, “Hazel, you’re eating dinner. You need to stay healthy.” “NO!” I shouted. “I’m not eating dinner, and I can’t stay healthy, because I’m not healthy. I am dying, Mom. I am going to die and leave you here alone and you won’t have a me to hover around and you won’t be a mother anymore, and I’m sorry, but I can’t do anything about it, okay?!” I regretted it as soon as I said it. “You heard me.” “What?” “Did you hear me say that to your father?” Her eyes welled up. “Did you?” I nodded. “Oh, God, Hazel. I’m sorry. I was wrong, sweetie” (pg. 295-296). This quote stood out to me the most because to me it was a moment of silence and a completely disrespectful scene. But, very enjoying because it was a lot of suspense, tension, mood, and tone.
ReplyDelete“Even when you die, I will still be your mom, Hazel. I won’t stop being your mom. Have you stopped loving Gus?” I shook my head. “Well, then how could I stop loving you?” “Okay,” I said. My dad was crying now. This is a qoute that i can realate to. I can realate to this qoute because, this is my family can be sometimes. They are so emotional. Like just last week depending on what time you read this i was performing and i did a tribute to my mom, so i ran off stage becasue i started crying and i look just like my mother so every little thing i would do or say that's not even sad she would cry. Like i look just like my mom so she would look at me and say "Aunt Sharon" thats what they would call her even though that is not her name. So when the dad start crying it just reminde me of my tribute. Another qoute that i found was, "I wish I would just die, Patrick. Do you ever wish you would just die?” “Yes,” Patrick said, without his usual pause. “Yes, of course..." My thing is why does patrick want to die. That's just like saying a fire fighter just burnt his house down. Patrick was the leader of the Support Group and basically he was trying to tell the sick kids there that its going to be ok and to try not to harm themselves. But i was shocked when he said yes he wnats to die because now everybody is going to be like oh well since he wants die or just thinking it about it everyone is going to start thinking about it and before you know it Hazel's mom is going to be the new Support Group Leader.
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The quote that stands out to me best is stated “I wish I would just die, Patrick. Do you ever wish you would just die?” This quote stood out to me best because in my opinion I think Hazel is grieving about Augustus passing away. She hasn’t really talked about dying much when Augustus was alive. But now he’s gone she has gone back to her old ways. I believe her grieving for Augustus is going to make her depress about herself. She’s just going to give up life because her boyfriend passed away. Augustus may had felt had Hazel feel now about his last girlfriend passing away on him. Does this show some type of symbol or something? I don’t blame Hazel for feeling the way she does about Augustus but she still has her parents. She’s still alive to see her parents. I wouldn’t want to give up life because my boyfriend had to give up his. That’s just my opinion and maybe people would think I’m crazy for saying this. I still have my parents and the rest of my family to love. I would still have my boyfriend parents to love. And there’s plenty of fish in the sea. Maybe finding another relationship would be hard for Hazel. Not because of her disease but because the love she had for Augustus she may not have the same love for other relationships. She may not have the same interest than the interest she had in Augustus. But still, I wouldn’t want to end my life because my first love passed away. It sounds kind of crazy to me.
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The quote that stands out to me in Chapter 24 is, "I wish I would just die, Patrick. Do you ever wish you would just die?" I picked this quote because it describes how I feel sometimes. It also stuck out to me because I think Hazel is greiving with the death of Augustus and her own unexpected death. Sometimes death is the only way to escape your feelings even if it may not be the best choice. I think Hazel is tired of battling cancer and just wants to let go. Sometimes I want to let go to, but my heart won't let me. I can't say that I understand how battling cancer feels, but I bet its similar to battling decisions in life. You can be care free and living life to the fullest one minute, but the next your on edge waiting for it all to end. Just like cancer; You can be in remission one minute, but the next your weak, dying, and ready to give up. What I learned from this quote is that the battle is yours and when ever your ready to surrender it all falls on yourself. I think death is my only option, but I haven't gave up yet because I think about how my death will affect others. For instance, how Hazel thinks her death will affect her parents. To be honest I don't care about my parents; I care more about my friends and how my death will affect them. I don't want them to grieve like Hazel and Isacc did over Augustus. I hate to see people sad when I know it's my fault, but the choice is mines.
ReplyDelete“NO!” I shouted. “I’m not eating dinner, and I can’t stay healthy, because I’m not healthy. I am dying, Mom. I am going to die and leave you here alone and you won’t have a me to hover around and you won’t be a mother anymore, and I’m sorry, but I can’t do anything about it, okay?! ”I regretted it as soon as I said it. “You heard me.” “What?” “Did you hear me say that to your father?” Her eyes welled up. “Did you?” I nodded. “Oh, God, Hazel. I’m sorry. I was wrong, sweetie. That wasn’t true. I said that in a desperate moment. It’s not something I believe.” She sat down, and I sat down with her. “Even when you die, I will still be your mom, Hazel. I won’t stop being your mom. Have you stopped loving Gus?” I shook my head. “Well, then how could I stop loving you?” I chose this quote because Hazel knows she is going to die soon and she doesn’t want her parents to feel like they lost their lives because of her death. Hazel mom didn’t mean to say that she was just upset that she is losing her child to a deadly disease and she thinks it’s unfair. Hazel’s parents love her very much but they sometimes have to deal with their child dying and it hurts them to see that sight. Hazel has to understand that it’s hard for her parents to deal with this and it hurts them like a hole in their lives to know that cancer is killing their daughter.
ReplyDeleteQuote: “I wish I would just die, Patrick. Do you ever wish you would just die?”
ReplyDeleteThe reason I chose this quote because it did not really stood out to me but it can stand out to people that had these thoughts. I would like to say for Hazel don’t have those thoughts because it might come true and you don’t want that to happen to you and it affects your love ones in your family so don’t think of death wait your turn and you will meet Augustus for the rest of your life. Therefore, like I was saying when I stared my paper this quote stands out to people that had these thoughts and I wish you don’t do what you are thinking about at that time but think positive and just don’t try fit in with the crowd. Be your own person, achieve greatness, and be your own leader does it by in school and in your community JUST BE YOUR OWN SELF NOT NO ONE ELES.
“NO!” I shouted. “I’m not eating dinner, and I can’t stay healthy, because I’m not healthy. I am dying, Mom. I am going to die and leave you here alone and you won’t have a me to hover around and you won’t be a mother anymore, and I’m sorry, but I can’t do anything about it, okay?!” This quote is very devastating because Hazel really feels like her parents aren’t going to be parents anymore, which is very untrue because they can always have more kids. This quote means that there won’t be life after Hazel dies. I really feel like she shouldn’t be worried about that and she should just enjoy the time that she has on Earth for right now. I know she has stage four cancers and all but that doesn’t mean she can’t be happy and live a good life while she can. The only positive thing about this chapter is when we found out that her mother was going to school. That means that Hazel won’t be like Anna and die in the middle of the book. I’m so happy for her and her mother. I hope this book doesn’t end like it did in An Imperial Infliction. Now that Hazel’s mom is going to be a “Patrick” I feel way better because it gives you hope for all kid-cancer-patients parents. It makes you feel like there is life after death. I’m so glad that I read this book because now I’m NOT scared of illness now; I’ll just let it flow. GOD FORBIDS I GET SICK AT ALL.
ReplyDeleteA quote I like is "I was crying. I couldn't get over how happy I was". I like this quote because this is the first time hazel was happy since gus died. Also hazel is now worrying life after she is gone. Another quote I like is"Mom hugged me and I let her even though I didn't really want to be hugged". I like this quote because hazel is gettint to live life withoutgus
ReplyDeleteYou’re not going to starve yourself to death just because Augustus died. You’re going to eat dinner.”
ReplyDeleteI was really pissed off for some reason. “I can’t eat, Mom. I can’t. Okay?”
I tried to push past her but she grabbed both my shoulders and said, “Hazel, you’re eating dinner. You need to stay healthy.” This quote stood out to me the most because depression is a very difficult thing to go through because depression may even cause not eating , not sleeping , or even causing harm to yourself. But the good thing about depression is that you have people around who help you get threw your depression stage. Hazel's mom just wants to see all of her falling pieces put back together. Hazel's also doesn't want her eating being the cause of her death because she was depressed over Augustus.
Nyasia Burroughs
ReplyDeleteIn this chapter hazel gets a call from Gus dad about a letter he found. The. Hazel goes to support group and it's pretty dull, and regular. Then she goes home and she gets into a argument with her mother about eating. Then hazel says ,"I can't eat mom, I can't". This part was sad because she is giving up on herself and her health. It seems like because agustus died she doesn't care about death because she has nothing to live for and she wants to be with agustus. She says that she's dieng and that she's not healthy. It mature of her to just say the reality of it all. Then she starts to feel sympathy for her parents and she says he wants them to them to have a life after she dies which is thoughtful. It's clear what having a child who dies can do to you, for peter van houten. Then she makes them promise they'll stay together after she dies. Her mother also tells her about her trying to get a master in social work . She says she didn't tell hazel because she didn't want hazel to think she was starting a new life already.its nice that hazel wants the best for her parents.
"No!" I shouted. "I'm not eating dinner and I cnt stay healthy, because I'm not health. I am dying, Mom. I am going to die and leave you here alon and you wnt have a me to hover around and you won't be a mother anymore, and I'm sorry, but I can't do anything about it, okay?! This quote stood out to me because she was so negative about anything anybody does or say o her. She is greiving over Augustus so bad she doesn't know what to do. All her life she has been fighting for her life to live longer to fight the cancer. She didnt know what the meaning of life was until she lost part of hers (augustus). They were so in love Augustus taught her things she didn't have that perspective on. She thinks when she dies her mom won't have anybody to care for and be for and look after 24/7. Hazel won't be there physically but her mom will always and forever be her mom
ReplyDeleteIn chapter twenty four Hazel says something to her mom. She says " I'm not eating dinner, I am going to die and leave you here alone and you won't have a me to hover over and you won't be a mother anymore, im sorry but I can't do anything about it, okay." This line is shocking. I never expected hazel to say something like that to her mother. I understand her anger and why she said What she said. She said that because she's tired of living in a fantasy she knows that she is going to die and she's done playing like she's going to live forever. It's kinda sad , because she's not caring anymore. I personally think Hazel wants to die. She's fed up with the cancer. I wonder How long she has before she dies? I thought she was going to be the first one to die. There was a twist in the story. The author made it seem like Hazel was the sickest character, but she's not we learn that Gus is. So sick he ends up dying.
ReplyDeleteAnother line in the chapter is "have you stopped loving Gus." I like this line because Hazel will never stop loving Gus. Gus was her first and only true love. I personally think you would always have some type of love for Your first true love, no matter what happens. When Hazel dies she might actually be thinking about Gus before she goes. She would always have memories. I really like these two line's because they mean a lot.
-Kianna Ross
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