Reader's Journal #11- Short Story

                                                                                                                           11/15/11

Dear Mrs. Zrihen,    

           

    This week i read the story Dream Catcher By Marion Francis. "They say when you lose someone you love, you can wish them back in another person . . . This was the case for me" i picked this quote because i think every person has the same hopes and expectations for every person. and since hes wife passed away he had the same hopes and expectations towards Samantha which were to go out. Try to have a family. 

     Before reading and purchasing the book i read the reviews which were good, so i wanted to read it myself, i also looked at the rates. Which were five stars, and fours. While reading, i wrote down some vocabulary words, that were unfamiliar to me. After reading, i searched for more books by the other to see if there was a continuation of the book since i was dieing to see what happens after! 


    The genre of this book is Short story. Which means it could be fiction or non fiction, but it usually has one setting and often told in first person. The characters in this book were Samantha, Mellissa, Max and Cody. Cody is the narorator of this story since the story is told from hes perspective. The whole story basically is all about Cody. Samantha is Cody's new wife. The protagonist of this book is Cody. there is no antagonist in the story. The setting is Taking place in Twin rivers, Ohio, The time is all year long. In the exposition Cody is still married to Melissa, telling her how much he loves her. In the rising action  Melissa past away from breast cancer. The climax of this book is When Cody meets Samantha at the coffee shop he owns. In the Resolution Samantha and Cody are happily married expecting a little girl named after Melissa.  

    The main problem in the story would definitely in my opinion be Melissa's sickness. Melissa and Cody were perfect for each other and Cody did everything he possibly did for her. The conflict would be Character Vs. Self. Since Cody is facing a couple of trust problems. Debating between trusting Samantha or not, should he wait longer? 


    The tone of this book is very emotional as Cody faces hard times, hes mood changes. My mood as a reader would be sad about Melissa. I would also be shocked. The moral of this story is all written in the quote. never expect too much or the worse. The author's point of view was biased, because he was only giving us hes side of the story not Samantha's feelings or thoughts. not even Melissa's. The author's purpose for writing this story was to entertain us about sad romance story, that turned around into happy for Cody. 


   I rate this book a 10 out of 10, because i really did enjoy every second of it, also the author was so specific that i had an image in my head at all times. 


Your student, 
Raheli Haliva