Summary Of Goddie And Dakota Froze Like Meerkats On Tv

A simile is when two different objects are compared using like or as. Strasser writes, “Jodie and Dakota froze like meerkats on TV” (20). The author chose to use a simile to show how Jodie and Dakota froze like meerkats on TV. The word like is the word that shows a simile is being used in this quote. In this part of the story, Callie is having a flashback, as she is at her friend Katherine’s house. The girls are talking about true love, and if they have ever experienced it before. In addition, when this topic was brought up, Callie asked Katherine if she had any experience with true love. As follows, Jodie and Dakota thought no one would ever dare to ask Katherine this question, but Callie had the guts to do it. This is when, Jodie and Dakota …show more content…
"The blonde guy chuckled and grinned. He had nice teeth and a thin but athletic build" (Strasser 31). The author chose to use direct characterization to show how a man, named Slade, looked. The words that show direct characterization in this quote are blonde guy, nice teeth, and a thin but athletic build. In this section of the story, Callie and Slade are having another flashback, as they reminisce about memories they've had of each other. While reminiscing, twas the first time Callie and Slade had ever met each other. Callie and her friend, Jeanie were going to get a drink and they ran across the football field, during the middle of a football game. In addition, as soon as they came back, Slade, who's dad was an EMS, told them they could've gotten seriously hurt. As follows, this is when Callie notices how stunning Slade is. This is when Strasser describes how Slade looks. Slade's looks make Callie blush, and she knew he was the perfect one for her. Therefore, this uses the literary element of direct characterization to show how stunning Slade's appearance was. The author uses this literary element to tell the reader right then and there how he looks, so the reader does not have to infer this. Furthermore, the quote, "The blonde guy chuckled and grinned. He had nice teeth and a thin but athletic build," uses the literary element of direct …show more content…
Throughout the book, everyone thought that Callie killed Katherine. But is that really true? At the beginning of the story, Callie was looking for Katherine when she found her murdered behind a baseball dugout. Callie tried to pull the knife out of Katherine to she if she was still alive, but no sign of life occurred. As she did this, a group of people came out to the dugout and took photos of Callie when she had Katherine's blood on her hands. Consequently, Callie had all of the evidence piled against her. Therefore, everyone even her own mother and boyfriend, thought she killed Katherine. Callie was on a mission it show everyone who accused her, that she actually did not kill Katherine. However, Callie's mission consisted of running and hiding from the police and all of the community. As this occurred, she just started to look more and more guilty. Callie wanted to tell her boyfriend that it wasn't her, but he would never believe her. Callie looked the most guilty, as she had ever looked. Having blood on her hands, running and hiding from the police, and not telling the whole entire truth, might put her in prison for murder! Would she come forward and admit to killing Katherine? Or would she just continue to hide, and see where fate would take her? Furthermore, throughout the book this question continually rings throughout the mind. When a person is shown to have blood on their hands, standing over a murdered body,