Sunday, January 6, 2008

Outside Reading #10

As My Sister's Keeper progresses,  Julia Romano, Anna's guardian ad litem, or an adult who acts as emotional support and watches over Anna throughout the case, is introduced into the scene. Ironically, her and Campbell Alexander dated while they both attended Wheeler High School. Campbell describes why he is attracted to her, "Unlike the other girls in school, with their smooth waterfalls of yellow hair caught up in a headband like ribbon candy, her was an absolute tornado of black curls, and she never wore makeup-just those sharp features, take it or leave it. She had the thinnest hop I'd ever seen, a silver filament , through her left eyebrow. She smelled like fresh dough rising" (Picoult 120). However, as the lawsuit goes on, Campbell continues to tell their history, leading to the downfall, which is why there is so much tension between the two working together. For some reason, Julia avoids talking to Campbell because she's already "too hurt" and can't "go through it again". These solutions will evolve furthur into the novel. Meanwhile, Jesse has just been arrested for stealing a judge's Humvee. This is possibly the worst move for the time and its interesting to see how everyone will deal with everything. 

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