1. Conrad really intrigues me, he can be outgoing and happy. He can also be depressed and just wanting to hide from the world. There are many events in the story where Conrad takes an interest in things such as a new girlfriend or wanting to rejoin the swim team. There are also times when Conrad has completely lost interest in things like when he decides to quit the swim team and when he does not take interest in getting help from Dr. Berger. One part that really made me smile about Conrad was when he came home from school, and announced that he got an A on his trigonometry quiz. This made me think that the book was on the positive side. I looked at this as Conrad getting back on track and as a result it was. He had a couple hiccups on the
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Calvin is the type of person that can care slightly too much. With that being said, that is not a bad thing. You would rather care too much than care too little like Beth. Calvin when he saw something could be going wrong, asked Conrad what was going on and if they needed to do something about it. Calvin was motivated unlike Beth to make his life better. When his son died he did not just sit and pout about it. When he saw Conrad was going through some tough times he took action, set up Dr. Berger which ultimately may have saved Conrad. In the part of the story I mentioned about Conrad when Conrad got an A on his trig quiz, Calvin may have overreacted. His overreaction was in a positive manner though. He seemed to be so proud of Conrad which was really nice to …show more content…
I think that these reasons are good reasons to ban the book but I also feel that it should not be banned. This book can open up a teen’s eyes to the world around them. People that seem ok can be struggling and this book teaches that you should not just go into denial like Beth, but you should be more like Calvin and take action when someone is down in the dumps. The profanity in the story I also believe is a positive. Profanity can be another way for teens to express themselves and let everything out. This novel can teach teens it can help to swear a little to let out some of the pain. I think the sexual interactions in this book are a positive addition because like I said it opens a teen to the real world and in the real world these types of sexual encounters can happen. They happen in every school nationwide so why not express to a teen what these encounters can be
Calvin is the type of person that can care slightly too much. With that being said, that is not a bad thing. You would rather care too much than care too little like Beth. Calvin when he saw something could be going wrong, asked Conrad what was going on and if they needed to do something about it. Calvin was motivated unlike Beth to make his life better. When his son died he did not just sit and pout about it. When he saw Conrad was going through some tough times he took action, set up Dr. Berger which ultimately may have saved Conrad. In the part of the story I mentioned about Conrad when Conrad got an A on his trig quiz, Calvin may have overreacted. His overreaction was in a positive manner though. He seemed to be so proud of Conrad which was really nice to …show more content…
I think that these reasons are good reasons to ban the book but I also feel that it should not be banned. This book can open up a teen’s eyes to the world around them. People that seem ok can be struggling and this book teaches that you should not just go into denial like Beth, but you should be more like Calvin and take action when someone is down in the dumps. The profanity in the story I also believe is a positive. Profanity can be another way for teens to express themselves and let everything out. This novel can teach teens it can help to swear a little to let out some of the pain. I think the sexual interactions in this book are a positive addition because like I said it opens a teen to the real world and in the real world these types of sexual encounters can happen. They happen in every school nationwide so why not express to a teen what these encounters can be