Dear Mary Karr,
I know I've said this a lot in the recent letters that I have sent to you, but I cannot believe your mother tried to kill you again. I don't think I'd ever be able to get into a car with her ever again. She was being really selfish when did that. I can't believe she didn't even think twice about how you and your sister were in the back seat. That must have been really hard on the both of you.
It seems that you and Lecia didn't really get along when you were younger. She was always really sarcastic to you. It seems that every time she said something to you, it was mean. Once, when your mother and father got into a fight on your birthday, she turned to you and said, "Tape Ten Reel One Thousand: Happy Goddamn Birthday" (136). She always blamed things on you too. Whenever your mother got upset and cried she would always go out of her way just to make your mother happy. It didn't matter if you were okay or not, just as long as your mother was content, she was. I can kind of understand that little sisters aren't always going to be your best friend because I have a little sister. It's just the way your sister treated you seems to be a little bit extreme. I know I would never say that to my sister, especially on her birthday.
I hope that all your other birthdays turned out to be perfect! I'm more than half way done with your book and I can't wait to read the end!
- Anna
October 16, 2007
Post A #4
Vocab.
Omnipotence (116)- One having unlimited power or authority.
Staved (125)- To prevent in time; forestall.
Appeals
1) When Mary Karr tells the reader about how her parents got into a huge fight and her mother tried to kill her family on her birthday she says, "And that's it, that's what I remember about my birthday" (139). This is an emotional appeal because she makes the reader feel bad about how she had such a horrible birthday.
2) One example of a logical appeal is when Karr writes, "Grandma wound up leaving Mother a big pile of money" (140). This is a logical appeal because it is a fact.
3) Another example of a logical appeal is when she says, "My final report card for second grade shows my getting 'Satisfactory +' in both Conduct and Citizenship" (158). This is an example of a logical appeal because it is another fact.
Quote
"She's reaching over for the steering wheel, locking onto it with her knuckles tight. The car jumps to the side and skips up onto the sidewalk. She's trying to take us over the edge" (138). This quote is very significant because it showed that her mother didn't really care about anyone other than herself. It also explains how Mary almost died on her birthday.
Theme
A fourth theme I have noticed throughout the book is that you should always think before you act.
Omnipotence (116)- One having unlimited power or authority.
Staved (125)- To prevent in time; forestall.
Appeals
1) When Mary Karr tells the reader about how her parents got into a huge fight and her mother tried to kill her family on her birthday she says, "And that's it, that's what I remember about my birthday" (139). This is an emotional appeal because she makes the reader feel bad about how she had such a horrible birthday.
2) One example of a logical appeal is when Karr writes, "Grandma wound up leaving Mother a big pile of money" (140). This is a logical appeal because it is a fact.
3) Another example of a logical appeal is when she says, "My final report card for second grade shows my getting 'Satisfactory +' in both Conduct and Citizenship" (158). This is an example of a logical appeal because it is another fact.
Quote
"She's reaching over for the steering wheel, locking onto it with her knuckles tight. The car jumps to the side and skips up onto the sidewalk. She's trying to take us over the edge" (138). This quote is very significant because it showed that her mother didn't really care about anyone other than herself. It also explains how Mary almost died on her birthday.
Theme
A fourth theme I have noticed throughout the book is that you should always think before you act.
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