Holding on and Letting go

Hi! During this next week I will be blogging about the book "The Here and Now" by Ann Brashares.
 

Summary
 
Prenna James comes from a world where everything has gone wrong. She, along with other people, were able to escape, but now she has to live in a community dominated by rules. There she meets a boy named Ethan Jarves, who knows that she is different, and creates a strong friendship with him. But what Ethan must never discover is that Prenna comes from another time, the future. Strangely, an old, homeless man knows her secrete and tells Prenna that the only way to save the world from the tragedy they both know will happen, she must help him avoid a murder that will take place in three weeks.  


Quote 1
 
"I put my feet flat on the floor as the projector hums to action at the back of the hall, cutting a beam through the dark air and slowly illuminating the first face on the wide screen that hangs behind the old altar. It takes a moment for the shadows and shapes to become a person, to become someone I know or don't know." (p.8)

This quote caught my attention because it has a lot of imagery. The author writes in a way that includes many of our senses. For example, she incorporates sight and hearing when she describes the picture being displayed by the projector, showing how the images begin to evolve and the sound the projector makes. This is a good technique because it makes the reader feel that he or she is part of the scene.
 

Quote 2
 
"Sometimes I only hear what we don't say. I only think the things I shouldn't think and I remember what I should forget." (p.19)
 
I would like to connect this quote to something that's going on in my life right. I try to let go and forget something but it's very hard. But I've learned that it's extremely important to let go of the things that, even though they once made us happy, now causes us great pain. We can't move on until we let go. We can't keep expecting that something will happen because maybe, it never will. This is how we miss all the other beautiful things in life.
 

Conclusion

I think that in the next chapters, Prenna will need to tell Ethan her secrete so he can help her avoid the murder. I believe that Prenna and Ethan will fall in love and, because it's against the rules, something bad will happen. I also predict that Prenna is going to discover why her father didn't escape with her and her mother. I'm really enjoying this book so far and it's very interesting; hopefully, you find my bogs interesting and entertaining as well. Don't forget to read my next posts to find out what will happen next!