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=The Lovely Bones=

//"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973." -Nicole //
Job A&D- Nicole Linsalata Job B&C- Ashley Matesic
 * WEEK ONE:** (Chapter 1-6)

Ashley: The main character of, Lovely Bones, is Susie. She is a very smart, innocent girl who was raped on her way back from school one day. She was only trying to get home before dark for dinner like her mother wanted. She is 14 and she does not know how to handle the situation once she was trapped in an underground place with her neighbor who is coming on to her. She tells the story very calmy from heaven about her death. She never mentions anything negative about Mr. Harvey. (the Franny murderer) She wishes she could just tell her parents what happen but instead they need to find out them self. They find clues so far but not enough to know what exactly had happen to her. She meets a friend, Holly, in heaven and they both want their mother but now they have Franny, their counselor in heaven. She takes the role of being their mother for now on.

Nicole: Susie- Main Character- She is a 14-year-old girl who is murdered in the first chapter, and narrates the novel from heaven.


 * Mr. Harvey-** he is the Salmons' neighbor. He is Susie's killer who goes unpunished. THe Salmons suspect him but leaves Lansdale to kill again.

**Jack Salmon**, Susie's father, who is determined to find Susie's killer.

 * Buckley**, Susie's little brother.

**Ray**, he first and only boy to kiss Susie, and later, becomes Ruth's friend. Was first suspected by the police of murdering Susie, but later proves his alibi

1. What do you think was going through Susie's head when she is asked to follow Mr. Harvey? Susie was most likely confused because she has not once talked to her neighbor and all the sudden he's asking her to follow him. She thought since he talked to her father once before and he is her neighbor it was okay.

2. Do you believe that by Susie had any thoughts of her being raped and murdered by taking a short cut to go home? Susie had no idea that she was going to be stopped by Mr. Harvey and be raped. She was just taking a short cut home since it was getting dark and her dinner was ready. She only stopped to be friendly with Mr. Harvey since they are neighbors she had no thought he would do such a thing.

3. Do you think Mr. Harvey watched Susie everyday and was waiting for the day to ask her to see his dollhouse in the corn fields? I think he had something planned. It is unusually how he was out late in the corn field when Susie happen to be coming home that same time. He could have been watching Susie and see where she usually walks and goes and planned this out before he actually did it. I don't think he would just think of it that moment.

4. Why do you think Mr. Harvey "built" the dollhouse in the corn fields? We believe that Mr. Harvey "built" the dollhouse in the corn field as a trap for Susie. It was a good way to get Susie's attention and a perfect way to take advantage of her.

5. Why do you Mr. Harvey thought he could get away with raping and killing Susie until her hat was found? We believe that Mr. Harvey thought it was smart to go in the corn fields because no one goes in there. Susie just wanted to get home quick from school and that was the only short cut. If Susie's hat wasn't found he most likely wouldn't be as big of a suspect as he is.

WEEK TWO: (Chapter 6-12) Job A&D- Ashley Matesic Job B&C- Nicole Linsalata

Lovely Bones, in our opinion, is very easy to understand and read. It does not get confusing it explains everything clearly and the main character is talking in 1st person and telling a story from heaven which is very interesting. We think think book can be easily read by an eight grade level. It does not use hard vocabulary.

1. Why is Buckley the only one who seems to be able to move on from Susie's death? Buckley never wants to talk about his sisters death and he also always knows she is around because he sees her up in heaven.

2. Does Susie's heaven imprison her? Or is it a perfect world? Everything is less stressful in heaven where she just looks down to everything but she can't talk to anyone. She still has to follow rules in heaven its not like she can do whatever she wants.

3. What effect does not accepting loss have upon the various members of the family? Her family is very upset and the fact that their daughter was murdered makes it even more difficult.

4. What does Susie learn about her family while she is in heaven? She sees how much she means to her parents and how much she is loved. She always sees how much they would do for her just to find out what happen to her.

5. Does Susie have greater influence in heaven than she had in life? She did not change just the fact that she can not change anything that was done in her pass life.

WEEK THREE: (CHAPTER 12-15) JOBS B&C- ASHLEY MATESIC JOBS A&D- NICOLE LINSALATA   1. Why does Abigail leave her dead daughter's photo outside the Chicago Airport on her way back to her family?


 * 2.** **Alice Sebold seems to be saying that out of tragedy comes healing. Do you agree that good can come of great trauma?**

I believe that trauma can bring people closer because you need people to help you get through the heart ache. By Susie being murdered brought great trauma to friends and family. Everyone went crazy at first trying to figure out what happened, but it brought them closer.


 * 3.** **Does Buckley really see Susie, or does he make up a version of his sister as a way of understanding, and not being too emotionally damaged by, her death?**

Although Buckley is upset that his sister was murdered and he is 10 years younger than Susie. I still believe that he knows what happened and he does see her at times. I don't believe it's all in his head and that he really does see her.


 * 4. Who did Susie almost kiss two weeks before she died?**

Susie almost kissed a kid named Ray. She was late to school one day and Ray always cuts class. She later figures out that he was going to kiss her two weeks later after she died.


 * 5. Why does Ruth become Susie's main connection to Earth?**

Ruth becomes Susie's main connnection to earth because she goes back for a while in her body and she is with Ray who she loves. Also ruth can see Susie and knows everything that happen to Susie, she writes in all in her journal and does not tell anyone. Susie hopes one day she shares what she knows with people.

Throughout the book the mood changes from sad to happy. In the beginning of the book it is said because of Susie's death. Her family is having a hard time figuring out what happen to Susie and trying to find clues to help. Her mother has a hard time always talking about Susie's death and she just wants her husband (Susie's father) to stop always talking about it. More towards the middle of the story, close to the end, the moo changes to happy because she watches good things happen to her family. She watches her sister fall in love and gets married and watches her grandma become close with the family and she watches everyone grow up. There were some sad moods also, such as, her father having a heart attack and being in the hospital and also his wife (Susie's mother) leave him because she can not handle continuing to talk about Susie's death. She does come back later when her husband (Susie's father) does have a heart attack and thats what makes her decide to stay again.

//1. Why would Susie go into Ruth's body?// Susie wanted to have one last chance with Ray and the best way was to go through Ruth.
 * Week 5**

//2. What happens to the killer at the end of the book?// The killer was waiting at a bus stop trying to go for the next victim but he ended up dying because he slipped in the snow.

//3. Is Susie happy for Lindsey's life ahead of her?// Yes, because she wants to see Lindsey happy with someone she have loved since her tragic death.

//4. How does The Lovely Bones connect to the novel Lucky?// Lucky is based on Alice Sebold's own rape while she was younger. SHe wrote the Lovely Bones after telling it as a story to show how tragic it is. //5. What were your feelings for the over all book?// It was emotional and intense book to read. This book is emotional because this actually happens and is scary.