"Go Ask Alice" Blog #3

Q: What has kept her out of drugs since the last time she has used them?

A: Family has played a major roll in helping to keep her on the right track and out of harm's way of drugs. All she really wants is to be somewhat of the person she was before she started using the various drugs. After she grandfather has a stroke and dies, she starts to fall apart. This shows how big of a part family plays in her life. Without her family, she is nothing.

What also keeps her out of drugs since using them is her desire to become a counselor. She wants to devote her life to helping kids in her same situation. She doesn’t want anyone to have to go through to troubles and heartaches that drugs have brought to her.

Finally, her faith in God has kept her sane for the most part. She prays that God will get her through all of the tough times and troubles. After her grandfather dies, she starts to lose her sanity. She dreams about maggots eating away at him and herself. She hopes that God will get her through safely and that her faith can help her out.

"Go Ask Alice" Blog #2

Q: What is your emotional response to the book thus far?

A: I honestly didn't think that this book would be so "emotionally challenging" as everybody said it would be, but it really is. I just think it is so terrible that just one time with LSD can hook you like that. It's insane. Although I think it's so bad that she is on drugs, I have to gives her props on her writing. The description of her trips on all of the various drugs are amazing. It's a shame she dies in the end because she really could have been an incredible writer.

I also think it is so sad that when she does want to give up the drugs and does for the time she does, people give her a hard time. Once you start, you cannot get away from it. Therefore, the only way she sees out of it is just starting back up with the drugs. It's basically a never ending cycle. 

All in all, drugs mess up people's lives for the worse. There is absolutely no point to them. Yeah, the time you do them is great as you see from the book, but after the fact she feels terribly. It's a shame that this downward spiral of drugs caused an amazing girl to lose her life.

"Go Ask Alice" Blog #1

Q: What is your initial response to the book and how do you expect to respond to it? How do you think Alice will become involved with drugs? (pg. 0-25)

A: My first response to the book is how much she is lacking in confidence. Alice is extremely insecure with herself and feels like a misfit. I believe that this is going to be the most emotionally challenging book out of our class. I think this because of the drug abuse. Although I do not know what exactly Alice will get herself into, I do know that this book is all about her drug addiction. Her drug addiction will bring many heart wrenching problems into her life, which will add to the emotionally challenging aspect. 

So far, Alice has not yet become involved with drugs yet. She is living her life, moving to a new town, and finally making a good friend. Although she someone seems to be adjusting to this new life, she will eventually get involved with drugs. I think that this will happen when she is feeling really down about herself. Like she always says how her mother nags at her all of the time, how she needs to lose a ton of weight, how she feels and looks like a slob, and her lack of confidence. I think that with all this on her, she will eventually lose herself and use some sort of drug. 

Although, I think that after she starts the drugs, she will want to stop, but can't. I think that she will know that she shouldn't be doing them, but likes the way she feels. She basically hates herself and they way she feels, and will do anything to get out of her life. And unfortunately, drugs are the only escape she sees.

Book Choice

1. Go Ask Alice

2. The Boy in Striped Pajamas

3. To Kill a Mockingbird

4. Black Hawk Down

I would really prefer not to read "Black Hawk Down".