Danielle’s Comments (group member since Feb 24, 2016)

Danielle’s comments from the S.S. Rebel Alliance (Silent Sustained Reading Discussions) group.

Imani wrote: "My book, with where I am at right now, has pretty much one theme and I did a post about it already."

Then write about how you have seen that theme progress. What have you seen to allow you see this theme in the work more clearly?

Haley wrote: "In the book I'm reading I still can't find a clear theme, because there are many different short stories in my book. The stories I have read so far have all been a mystery or scary. This book is re..."
If you are reading a collection of short stories you can choose to write about the theme of a specific short story.

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
In this short story Sherlock is looking for a person who stole a priceless gem. At the end of the story Sherlock discovers that the person who committed the crime feel on economic hard times and is suffering from extreme guilt over his action. It is obvious to Sherlock that this person will not commit a crime again, so Sherlock lets him go with the promise that if he commits another crime he will be caught. This is an example of justice being chosen over discipline.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
In the first short story collection a common theme is justice. Justice, however is not always the same as discipline. In these stories people's actions and crimes always become known. Many times the characters get what they deserve based on their crimes. Sherlock Holmes often takes into account what act the other characters have committed and their circumstances before deciding on which form of "justice" would be best.

Byron wrote: "My class and I are currently reading A study In Scarlet and so far its very interesting the mystery keeps you going and wants you to continue to read more and more. Sherlock Holmes is a character t..."

How does this address the theme of fate?

Joy wrote: "Frex is the father of Elphaba and a minister in Munchkinland in Oz. The people of Munchkinland are fed up with the Unnamed God due to the drought and lack of answered prayers so they've turned to i..."

What book are you reading?

Jasmine wrote: "my book doesnt have any of these themes. so with that being said I believe that the theme of my book is the acceptance is to be careful of who your friends are. my character has a lot going on when..."

What book are you reading?

The Sign of Four
One of the themes this novel centers around in the emptiness of wealth. While the novel is a mystery, many of the characters are concerned with the search for wealth. Also, several of the characters suffer consequences because of the choices they make because of the their quest for wealth. This novel follows the normal Holmes style with the Sherlock's use of perception and all of the elements of mystery. Overall it is a compelling read!

Meredith wrote: "The Great Gatsby
Gatsby must accept that daisy will not pick him over tom."

How does he think about that? What struggles does he have?

Proctor wrote: "Dallas has to go a Rehabilitation center.
Bad"

Could you give a little more on that? How does she feel? Is it fair that she is there? How is she handling it?

Be sure to tell us which books you are reading! You can tell us in the post or by using the "add book" feature.

Scott wrote: "i hope meredith will talk to me"

Your post on here should be about the books you are reading. Seeing as you chose the "Theme of Hope" because you are reading "The Great Gatsby" it would be creepy if you are pinning for Meredith the way that Gatsby pines for Daisy. Please write only about your novel from here on out.

Stephen wrote: "Cat and the Hat sucked mad hardcore yo"

You didn't read this for SSR. This does not count for your weekly discussion.

You did it. You survived. If you found a book that you absolutely hated and do not think that others should read, write about it here. Tell us why. What makes it so bad? Was the grammar awful? Were the characters unbelievable? Did the plot have holes so large a semi-truck could drive through? Some books are bad and you are allowed to not like them.

If your book doesn't have any of the themes listed in the other discussions tell us about it here! What was a major theme? What did you learn? What are your thoughts? Would you recommend it to future readers?

This is a place for you to discuss how the theme of hope appears in the books you are reading. How do your characters experience hope? What type of things does your character have to go through for them to have hope? What are your personal thoughts? Don't forget to tell us what book you are reading.

This is a place for you to discuss how the themes of abandonment, alienation, and/or isolation appears in the books you are reading. How do your characters experience it? What are the character's feelings? What are your personal thoughts? Don't forget to tell us what book you are reading.

This is a place for you to discuss how the theme of family and friendship appears in the books you are reading. How do your characters experience the bond of family and/or friendship? Do your characters believe that one is more important than the other? Is one more evident in the book? What does the book think about what is more important: family or friends? What are your personal thoughts? Don't forget to tell us what book you are reading.

This is a place for you to discuss how the theme of overcoming adversity appears in the books you are reading. How do your characters experience adversity? What type of adversity (peer pressure, financial problems, abuse, oppression by government, etc)? How does your character handle the adversity and what are their thoughts? What are your personal thoughts? Don't forget to tell us what book you are reading.

This is a place for you to discuss how the themes of courage and/or cowardice appear in the books you are reading. How do your characters display these traits? What are their thoughts on others who display these traits? What are your personal thoughts? Don't forget to tell us what book you are reading.