Shark Girl Week of 12-24/12-28

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Prompt Miscellaneous: Does the title fit the story

                       Introduction to Shark Girl 
   
       The book I read this week was about a teenager that had to have her arm amputated in order to survive. One sunny day Jane Arrowood and her family go to the breezy beach of California where a terrible accident occurs. Jane goes swimming when suddenly a shark attacks her but luckily her brother Michael was able to save her life. Her arm is mortally injured and it needs to be amputated in order for Jane to survive. She spends more than a month in the hospital where people from around the country pound her with letters and flowers. On the news they show a horrible video of Jane which makes her go into a great depression. She has physical therapy with her therapist Mel and there she meets a boy named Justin. Jane is inspired by Justin because he doesn't really care if people ask him if he is okay or if they bother him about he legs. Throughout the book Jane seems to grow angry with her friends and family but she eventually finds the good side of the shark girl.


           Is Shark Girl a good title?

    In my opinion I think that the title does fit the title because it talks about a girl who has enough courage to survive her encounter with a shark. When I first read this book I though the title had to do with a nickname that people called Jane in order to make fun of her. When I walked around with this book many people that this book had to with a girl who becomes a shark. For example when we think of Spider-Man we immediately think about a superhero and the title Shark Girl could have confused people with a superhero. The title is a good title because it gives curiosity to the reader by providing information on why this book is called Shark Girl. Throughout the book Jane gives clues in her poems by calling herself a shark girl because she mentions that she is not perfect and nobody can do anything to change her. For example in the book Jane's friends Angie wants to change her but she doesn't let her guard down and she defends herself.
             
              What does Shark Girl really mean?

   In this book the term "Shark Girl" represents the personality and traits of Jane Arrowood. Jane grows anger and hatred in the book because of the name shark girl but she realizes that the name suits her fine. The only thing that Jane wants to do is show the world who she really is because in her opinion she is not inspiring. One day Good Morning America invites Jane to be in the show in order to share some of her inspiring words but she is furious because the show doesn't want to show Jane's true personality. For example even her family and friends want her to be someone that she's not, the only person that understands her is Justin. Jane realizes that Justin is the only one who saved her from her depression because he truly understood her situation. In the book they mention that Justin lost his two legs in an accident and he really does care what people say. Overall I think that the title does fit the story.

This might be obvious why I put a picture of a shark but later in the book the shark symbolizes more than just a dangerous beast. Jane feels that she grew stronger when she was attacked by the shark even though she can't do her favorite things anymore. The shark attack woke up Jane to reality because she finally realizes that she is not perfect.
                           

This week I will comment on Gianna, Carlos, and Jenna's Blogs.