A major issue in this novel is the car crash. Many people in present day who aren't old enough to drive, get into car accidents. Some of these accidents are very tragic and do not end well. The car crash in this book was disastrous and depressing. An innocent boy died and the doctors could not help him. As the text states, "Charlie raced the moon, and in a final second before the end, he saw the perfect image of happiness... And then there was only fracturing glass, metal, and blackness." This proves he was too distracted by the moon to notice the truck coming toward him. I can connect this to present day because many young and reckless teenagers are getting into car accidents. Many of the teens who are in the accident should not be driving because they are to young. All in all, Charlie St. Cloud made the mistake of driving when he was too young and lost his bother in return.
http://www.car-accidents.com/teen-car-accidents.html
Friday, February 24, 2012
Connection& Summary- Charlie St.Cloud
The novel I am currently reading, Charlie St.Cloud, by Ben Sherwood is about two brothers, Charlie and Sam, who shared a special bond. They were both daredevils and always getting into trouble. Charlie had a crazy idea to take their steal neighbor's car and drive to the red sox's baseball game. Their mother was at work and wouldn't be back till after the game ended. Both Charlie and Sam were not old enough to drive nor did they have a license. On their way back from the game, Sam distracted Charlie by the size of the moon, which looked closer than usual. While Charlie was watching the moon, a truck hit the car and Sam and Charlie both died. Luckily, the firefighter was able to bring Charlie back to life, but sadly Sam did not survive the accident.
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I agree that way too many kids are just ruining their lives and their parents lives just for fun. They should at least be careful if they do something like that. Do you think that most people do it or not? It must be so sad in the story now, what has happened to all parents and all?
ReplyDeleteI think most people do not do it. It doesn't mention anything about how the parents are doing, but Charlie is doing just fine. 13 years passed after his brothers death and his life is back to normal.
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ReplyDeleteCar accidents are tragic. Many lives are lost because of them. Underaged driving is a real problem. Do you have any ideas on how we can prevent it?
ReplyDeleteThere are probably many ways to prevent this. One possible way is to make greater punishments for under age driving.
DeleteI think many people do get distracted, most likely teens, since many things can get in their way. Do you think, even though many years have passed, that Charlie is always regretting that day, and feels really bad?
ReplyDeleteI do think that Charlie still regrets this day because his brother was very close to him and it was his fault.
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