9.27.10 - 10.1.10  Week 7

It is important for readers to understand what is happening in their books, who the characters are and what the theme is. In your response, outline the following: Plot, Setting, Characters, and Universal Theme. Provide evidence to support your thinking from your book.

 In my book  Forged by fire by Sharon m.draper. The main character is Gerald, who is abused by his mom.  There are five character, Gerald's aunt, Monique, angel and his step father, Jordan. Gerald's aunt is caring and loving person. Monique she is the bad character in the book. Angel is Gerald's step sister she got born when monique was in jail (she was pergant when she was going to jail for abusing her son).

         The problem in my book is when Gerald is choosing either he lives with his aunt or his mom, stepsister and his problem. and he solved the problem by choosing he is gonna live with his aunt because she been raising him in about 6 years. and he doesn't like his mom.

         The story takes place in gerlad' house and it's on the morning when monique was in Gerald's aunt house and surprise Gerald(it was his birthday.

   The antagonist is Monique because she abused her son for 6 years. And the protagonist is Gerald's aunt because she takes a good care of Gerald until his mom comes and get him.

 I think the Universal theme is how society acts and reacts because my book talks about a boy abused by his mom and father. The mom leave him at home until for about 6 years now he lives with his aunt, in about 6 years his mom finally came home. And his dad kept hitting if he does something that jordan don't like.
page.9"Mama will be right back, baby" she told him. But she didn't come for ever.

 The plot in my book is that when Gerald aunt dies, Gerald suddenly moves to a new home filled with anger and abuse.Jordan(stepfather) makes Gerald miserable and gerald only likes his stepsister. He always protects from Jordan. And the problem is Jordan has been abusing his family.Gerald send Jordan to jail for 6 and8 years. In 6 years he came home sitting at the sofa waiting for his family at first he talks like he 's nice but he didn't even change anything and he is still abusing them. At the end jordan died because their were fire at their aprtement.



  The conflict is character vs. character because in pg.78 it says "Jordan was a very bad man. He was doing bad thing."  My connection on this part is there is some people who have a child and their being mean.