Blog post for gone girl

    Characters in the moment can really be seen from 2 sides. As an idiot who doesn't plan or an aware person who doesn't get caught up on things. I can say that without a doubt, that Nick from "Gone Girl" is the idiot. Near the beginning of the book Nick makes two very big and bad decisions. 1 moving back to Missouri and 2 opening a bar. Throughout the book, the book only emphasizes how bad these decisions are, and Nick does them without thinking. Even without finding out the consequences of his actions, these still would be terrible decisions that prove how Nick being impulsive is terrible for him and people around him.

    The first of these actions, which is the worst of the two, is moving to Missouri. Nick's mother has cancer, so Nick forces his wife, Amy, to move with him. They are newly unemployed and gave most of their (her) trust to their parents when their career of writing very popular children's books has become very pitiful as each new book brings in less and less people and they are broke. The discussion is barely a paragraph and Nick treats her like she is the enemy during the very quick negotiations. Amy has never been to Missouri and is used to New York.  Nick is now forcing her to go to this basically foreign place. He also immediately tells his sister that without thinking about it all. This motion really sets up the entire story and she really disappeared because nick is an idiot.

    The second big mistake Nick makes is opening a bar with his sister. First off they have no experience with bar tending or mixology, they only did it because it was a childhood dream. Second, they opened a bar that's in the middle of a town filled with hobos or very poor people, so money is not very available. Also the place is very old and dirty, but Nick claims that it's rustic. Finally, the money he used to buy it came from the last of their trust fund, which is really just Amy's money. Nick keeps on making really stupid decisions all the time.

    To conclude, Nick is very impulsive, but rarely in a good way. These two drastic decisions are terrible, but he fails to see that. Moving and opening a business need to be thought about, but Nick decides these in a day. These decisions will probably be his downfall.

Blog Review of Sophia's Post on the Book "Lolita"

                                                       

The book described by Sophia sounds horrifying, yet somewhat ingenious. It describes a man that attempts to have a relationship with a twelve-year old girl. The surprising part is he apparently describes her as the dominant person in the relationship. He says that she seduces him and that she is smitten with him. Sophia then claims that most of these events are probably fabricated as the man is much older than Lolita so probably pushed her into these acts. Apparently, he threatened her with foster care and and juvenile detention. This book really seems to show how unreliable an narrator can be.

First off, this post makes me want to read the book to see how deceptive the narrator really is. The narrator sounds like a charming and intellectual man. I would be very curious to see where I was deceived and how many times I actually figured out that I was deceived. Another reason I would want to read it is because I want to compare the events of the book to what actually happened. I feel that in the end, I would just want to get it to see how the narrator contrasts with the facts.

This book kind of reminds me of another memoir about a man that was doing something illegal and didn't fell at fault. The main difference is that the main character in my book realized that he was doing something wrong and tried to fix it. He was a cop that conversed with criminals to get bigger criminals. In the end, he realized that dealing with shady people was wrong and decided get one last criminal, then quit the force. I don't think that the narrator of "Lolita" ever felt guilty about his action.

To conclude, "Lolita" sounds like a very interesting story. It's about somebody doing something illegal, then doesn't feel guilty about it at the time. This story seems more unique than others because the author doesn't see himself as a criminal. He see's himself as a man seduced by Lolita. This seems like a book that would be very hard to analyze, but would be rewarding to do so.

The blog post

No lights, No sirens critical analysis.

In the book "No lights, No sirens" by Robert Cea, the author want the reader to know the faults in the police system. Even in the first third of the book, you can see the drastic change in Robert. In the beginning, he seems optimistic and understands the streets, but not the people fighting them. He believes that the police are against crime, pure and simple. At the third mark, he truly understands the police and the streets and how they work together. He shows the heartlessness of the police and their constant tolerance to active crime to have street cred. He has friends on the streets who are obviously criminals and they both know it. Basically, Robert learns about "true" police system.

The author subtlety adds clues to show the change in Robert's character. He does this to show how the police system is not as innocent and just as it may seems. The biggest way the author shows this is by using Robert's method. He changes them by focusing on his hero. Because of this, Robert changes to be more tricky and manipulative than he was at the beginning when he just wanted to do justice fairly and honestly. He tricks drug dealers and takes bribes to add charges. Another strategy the author uses is the scene with Robert and his girlfriend. He uses this as a comparison to show how his new personality traits have changed his social life. He yells at a guy for looking at his girlfriend and seems more apathetic. Even when they have sex by a fire, all he thinks about is the streets and actually hurts her.

I think that the author really shows how a memoir can still teach about a topic. This book focuses on the main character's struggles and changes, but still teaches about the police system. It seems really weird that this isn't a fiction. This book really shows the darkness of this system.