If I Stay
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If I Stay - Dialogue and Internal Thinking
Allie
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Nov 18, 2015 09:53AM
Hello,
In english class we are learning about dialogue. What do you think about the dialogue in the book If I Stay? How do you think it affects the plot? What do you think about the tone the characters say it in and what they are saying? Does it reveal anything about the character?
While the dialogue that is there is important, there isn't that much of it. Instead of all of the dialogue, Mia is going through lots of internal thinking. The thinking that she is going through really teaches us about what state of life she is in, and what she is capable of doing. For example when she thinks, "Am I a ghost? Could I transport myself to a beach in Hawaii? Can I pop over to Carnegie Hall in New York City? Can I go to Teddy?" (42) This shows us that Mia knows she is not in her normal condition, but her brain still seems to be working. Also when she says, "How do I get back to my body? Do I have to wait for the doctors to wake me up? But there's no one else around. Maybe they figured out how to bet to Hawaii." (44) This shows that she is aware of her surroundings at what is happening to her. Even though she is developing this thought process, she is still out of it and clearly not her normal self.
In english class we are learning about dialogue. What do you think about the dialogue in the book If I Stay? How do you think it affects the plot? What do you think about the tone the characters say it in and what they are saying? Does it reveal anything about the character?
While the dialogue that is there is important, there isn't that much of it. Instead of all of the dialogue, Mia is going through lots of internal thinking. The thinking that she is going through really teaches us about what state of life she is in, and what she is capable of doing. For example when she thinks, "Am I a ghost? Could I transport myself to a beach in Hawaii? Can I pop over to Carnegie Hall in New York City? Can I go to Teddy?" (42) This shows us that Mia knows she is not in her normal condition, but her brain still seems to be working. Also when she says, "How do I get back to my body? Do I have to wait for the doctors to wake me up? But there's no one else around. Maybe they figured out how to bet to Hawaii." (44) This shows that she is aware of her surroundings at what is happening to her. Even though she is developing this thought process, she is still out of it and clearly not her normal self.
I also think the dialogue in "If I Stay" is important. I think when Mia found out her parents were DOA it affected the plot.
In this book, the dialogue is very important. If you look on the discussion I started, there are some quotes about both how someone says something and what they say.
I found this: In this book, I feel like dialogue plays a big role. In both ways like how, "It's my (my is in italics) bracelet. I was wearing it this morning. I'm still (still is in italics) wearing it now" (17). Since these words are in italics, it shows her surprise toward this situation. In this part, she is just figuring out that she is dead and looking at her dead self. When she says this, it is obvious that there is surprise and worry in her voice since there are italics. What do you guys think? Do you know of any other examples? Also, " 'Woo hoo!' Teddy yelps, waving his arms in the air." From the description of how he said 'Woo hoo', we can figure out how he is saying this which shows us his character in the moment. What do you think?
I found this: In this book, I feel like dialogue plays a big role. In both ways like how, "It's my (my is in italics) bracelet. I was wearing it this morning. I'm still (still is in italics) wearing it now" (17). Since these words are in italics, it shows her surprise toward this situation. In this part, she is just figuring out that she is dead and looking at her dead self. When she says this, it is obvious that there is surprise and worry in her voice since there are italics. What do you guys think? Do you know of any other examples? Also, " 'Woo hoo!' Teddy yelps, waving his arms in the air." From the description of how he said 'Woo hoo', we can figure out how he is saying this which shows us his character in the moment. What do you think?
Allie Fein
Thanks for the feedback! I agree with you that the dialogue is very important. I also think that the tone that you pointed out really reveals a lot of
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