" The Bully" by:Roger Dean Kiser RJ#11

11/9/11

Dear Mrs.Zrihen,

 The book that I am reading is called "The Bully," by: Roger Dean Kiser.  There wasn't really a said quote in this short story but if I had to choose a good quote, it would be, " What counts is what is on the inside, and not what is on the outside," because it is liking someone for their looks and not who they really are, which comes from their personalities.  Before reading a book, I look at the genre, and then I look at the synopsis to get a sneak preview so I can tell if I would like it or not.  While reading a book, write words that I don't understand in the book, and I put sticky noes in the main places of the book so that I can use them later.  Last but not least, After reading a book, I look up all the words that I didn't understand, and then I do my reader's journal for Mrs.Zrihen.  The genre of this book is Short Story, because it is short and it is just explaining the main parts of a real book.  The main characters in the story are the Roger, Tony, and Tony's wife.  The protagonists are Roger and tony's wife.  The antagonist is Tony.  There is no foil in this short story that I am reading. The setting of this story takes place in a resteraunt.  The exposition of this book is that Roger had an old bully in 7th grade that he hated, for tormenting him.  The climax of this book is that Roger is finally willing to make friends with his old bully from 7th grade.  The falling action, is that Tony regrets bullying Roger or anyone and he thinks that since his legs are peralized, what goes around comes around.  The resolution of this book, is that Roger forgave Tony and just because tony bullied him, doesn't mean Roger should do the same.  The main problem was that Tony should've never bullied Roger in the first place.  The author's tone in this book is very strong and vivid about how he wanted his characters to sound.  The mood he was in was mad and lonely.  The theme of this book was to entertain reader's on how people shouldn't be bullied.  The author's point of view is that he wanted to show people that bullying is not necessary and if you do it now, you will eventually regret it, when you get older.  The author's purpose for writing this book was to entertain kids and tell them things that will make them really happy but make them realize the difference between good and bad.  Three response starters are, I like the way the author wrote and explained himself in this story.  I noticed how the author really put focus into thinking of how to write it.  I wish that their was a little bit of action in this story.  I rate this story a 10 out of 10 because I liked how the author was detailed about everything and thought everything out before writing it.  That is why I think this story would be really good for teachers and other readers to share with kids, family members, or friends.

Sincerely,

Danielle Ben-David