Personal connections

1. In the paragraph thirty-five, Lizabeth felt ashamed of what she had done after she acted emotionally. It sometimes reminds me of myself when I do something wrong I feel ashamed of my acts for a long time

2. In the paragraph where Lizabeth had been tempted to do things that all the other kids do, it reminded me being persuaded by a bandwagon situation. I know it may not be the right thing to do, but everyone else did it so I followed as well.

3. In the paragraph where kids tried something fun to do in the long summer days, it reminded me of one day where I had nothing to do and had to say in my house.

4. In the time where Lizabeth and Joey argue during supper, it reminds my brother and me arguing a lot when my parents are busy or something.

5. When I am usually worried, I try to wake up someone sleeping or try to stay with someone like what Lizabeth did in the story. I think it is because I was scared to do something that is too hard to solve.

6. The great depression that was used in the setting remind time of the USA right now as well, the unemployment rate is still high, people still not live well enough.

7. When they talked about having a miracle in hard times, it reminded me of myself, when I did not do my homework and hoped for the teacher to forget about the project that day and that actually happened once.

8. When Lezibeth actually got extremely mad and started crushing the Marigolds, it reminded me once when I really got angry, but did not want to show it so I just start throwing stuff and hitting walls when nobody looks just to try to control my temper.

9. In the first paragraph, the writer writes how when you think of something in the past you only seem to remember only just one part of it. I think it is the same with me because sometimes when I try to think of a trip in the past, sometimes I only remember the food that I ate there, or the long car trip that we had to take.

10. In the part where the writer talks about how they did not care about getting dirty. It reminded me of how I changed, I didn’t really care about getting sweaty and dirty in the past, but now when I try to go out play like in the soccer field, I now worry that my shoe gets dirty in the process.