More than Just a Prank

Summary

After the incident with the peanut oil label, Sawyer decides to go home and relax. The next day after school, Sawyer stays on the track field with Cooper, a good friend, to train for some time. When they finish, Sawyer takes a bath in the girl’s locker room and once she gets out, she finds all her clothes shredded and her locker, spray-painted. Sawyer starts to believe that the bad “pranks” she is receiving, are going out of control so she decides to tell the police about the notes, clothes, peanut oil label and Chloe’s attack.

 

 

Quote 1

 

“Yeah, she convinced herself as she drove the distance to Hawthorne High, it’s just a prank. A stupid, bad-natured prank. I’m not responsible for anything.” (p. 160)

In my point of view, at the moment when Sawyer receives the notes or something bad happens, it seems very shocking, mysterious or dangerous. But after some time, these actions do seem like pranks and this is what Sawyer is realizing. In everyday life, this also happens. We think that something that has happened is very intense at the time but then we see that it’s not that bad. But despite all this, I believe that Sawyer is not just being pranked; something serious is going on.

Quote 2

“Just a prank… The words resonated in her head and seemed to fill her with a modicum of calm. But somewhere, deep down, Sawyer knew the calm wouldn’t last.” (p. 160)

In some point of my life, and I guess that in other people’s life, I have felt the same as Sawyer. We try to convince ourselves that something is ok or is going to be ok when we know it’s not. Maybe we feel calm because of something that has been resolved but then we start to wonder what can happen next.

Conclusion

My prediction for the next chapters is that Sawyer is going to receive new notes and that maybe Chloe is also going to receive them. I’m excited to know who the admirer is so the real story of Kevin’s accident can be revealed. I have noticed that the author in this book uses a lot of descriptive language. She illustrates and shows the characters feelings to better enhance the scene of the book she is writing. I hope you are enjoying my blogs and you look forward to discovering Sawyer’s secrete “admirer.”