Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Goodnight Mr. Tom Week 3

26 comments:

Zoe said...

Its good that Willie has met a new friend named Zach. He is "coming out of his shell" and getting stronger. I think Mr. Tom is nervous about the war but isnt showing it. It was sad when they walked past the paint store and that Mr. Tom was scared to go in because the last time he was in there is daughter was alive. I wonder if Willie knows??

Áine D. said...

This week Good Night Mr. Tom has been interesting. I got a bit confused when Mr. Tom had flashbacks about Rachel when he passed the paint shop with Willie. Who is Rachel? I have met the new character, Zach. It was funny when Tom thought he was a girl at first. I wonder what's yet to come.

Maddi said...

Hi guys, its me again! So this time I thought that William is kinda trying to make some friends. He met Zach in the post office, and Zach found him at his temporary home (Mr. Tom's house). Zach says that he only likes to talk to people he likes, even if he doesn't know them. I was curious why you think Zach liked Willie right away, and why do you think Willie reacted to this in that way. Another question I had was, I know this is kind of out of context right now in the book, Why do you think Willie couldn't read or wright? And it did say in the book that he went to school. Please respond to my questions!

Maddi said...

Zoe, I thought that Rachel was his wife.

Áine D. said...

Willie probably doesn't know about Rachel Zoe. Tom hasn't said anything about her to him. Maybe he was so nervous because Willie was like a child to Tom and it was like having a child at the paint shop again.

ZZZoe said...

Willie reacted that way because he had no other person ever like him. And i dont know who rachel is... wife?

Zoeee said...

Yes i think you are right Aine

Áine D. said...

Willie says that his school teacher didn't like him much. Maybe his teacher abused him too.

Zoe said...

yes and he said that kids at school called him sissie willie

Maddi said...

So I read my original comment again, and I spelled "write" wrong, sorry!

Áine Dillane said...

I wonder what Zach has been through(friendwise) Do you think he has the same situation as Willie?

Maddi said...

I also thought that the kids teasing him was sad because they didn't know what he ws going through at home.

Zoe M. said...

o hahah. So if you were to rate this book from a one to ten what would you rate it?? i would give it a 9 1/2

Zoe said...

yes i think Zach is staying at someones house just like Willie.

Maddi said...

They really don't give a lot of backround info on Zach, do they?

Gabrielle said...

Sorry you guys my computer just loaded, ok so I am so into this book!I'm glad Willie has started to bcome his own person. Like you guys I was also wondering about the paint shop thing. what do you guys think is wrong with Mr. Tom when he's in the paint shop, why uis he afaird to face his past? I'm close to finishing and I'm exited to see what happens in the end!

Maddi said...

I might give the book a 7 because it is really long, and some things that they put in didn't need to be there.

Áine D. said...

About how old is Zach? This is way back in the book, but when Tom visited that person's house in the very beginning and there was a girl there, Tom and someone else was talking about Willie and that girl together. Do you think they were trying to set them up or something?

Maddi said...

didn't like the parents choose who you were going to marry, or am i thinking like in ancient times?

Zoe said...

Zach is a couple months older than Willie.

Gabrielle said...

ya i agree maddi it is long but it makes the book very intresting because you get to learn about the characters on a more personal level

Zoe M. said...

I really likes the blogging! It was a fun way to talk to other people about the book! I reccomend it for next year.

Maddi said...

so i thought that blogging was fun, but that still meant that we really didn't get to talk to the members in our group as a preson, not through the computer, it was a cool experience.

Gabrielle said...

I like the blogging but i think the blogging would have been a better expirience if we could have blogged with people in other classes and hours

Áine D. said...

This blogging thing has been a blast. Although, I think that it might just be better to talk about it because more often I am sitting right next to someone in my group. The technology has then gone a little too far.

Maddi said...

oops, i spelled person wrong!