Monday November 30th 2009

Wow!  Today in English class we got a really long time to read, and I got a lot further in The Swiss Family Robinson.  So, they are swiss?  With the way that the book is written, they sound more Scottish that Swiss.  The author needs to make to make a little more reference to Switzerland.  I don't know were they come from.  Well yeah the SWISS family robinson, but it just seemed like a catchy title.  A connection must be made from the real world and gilligan's island out there in happy land, were everyday is a happy days. The mental fact that they have been stranded on an island is not implied at all.  It is scary.  You don't know if you're going to live or die.  This is not a good dessert island story.  It is too happy.  The author is probably has only written about that happy little town in the valley in France.  He is just diving in to uncharted waters that he can't handle.

The Swiss Family Robinson

In our eighth grade English class before every lesson, we have silent reading, which is when we read books of our choice for six minutes everyday.


I am currently reading the classic "Swiss Family Robinson"


The Classic about an English family who get stuck on a island after a storm washes there ship up on shore and its crew tries to escape in the row boats. I am one who likes reading story about those who are trapped, for instance, one of my favorite books is Gary Paulsin's classic about Brian who got wrecked in northern Canada. The thing about this book is that the family seemed almost pleased when the found themselves trapped. The father says, "Hey, we were looking for a bit of adventure" and I don't think that a struggle for their lives is exactly what he was talking about. Also, his three sons seem to be too content with going out into the jungle and finding wild animals that they then adopt as pets. The father and mother keep saying that it is good to have livestock, but there is a great difference between livestock and keeping every animal you see. They have been on this island for days, yet there have been no disasters. Nothing has happened, I mean you would think that something would happen. I keep waiting for an animal to attack them, or for someone to fall into a ditch, or just something. It is frustrating how little happens. They're just skipping around this island having a dandy time. I mean, they are even drinking tea. I am very let down about this classic which was supposed to be a "great" book, but so far, I am not impressed.