The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (pg 174-328)

Summary:
    For weeks Lindsey, Susie's younger sister, cased Susie's killer's house. She agreed to train with the soccer team throughout the year. She took on the challenging: qualifying to play in the all male high school soccer league. Each time the team runs around the neighborhood, Lindsey looks towards Mr. Harvey's green house. Inside that green house, Mr. Harvey was looking out. He was her watching and he began to itch. Its been almost a year now, but the Salmons remained bent on crowding him.
    Mr. Harvey would leave his house everyday for an hour or two. Well, On November 26, 1974, Lindsey saw Mr. Harvey leaving his house, and she begin to hang back from the team running. At the edge of Mr. Harvey's property was a row of tall, thick pines that had been left untrimmed. She smashed Mr. Harvey's basement window, then went inside. She searched around his house, and she found his sketch book.

Quote:
    "I wish you all a long and happy life" (Sebold, 328)

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    This quote actually was pretty sad to me. She told us the story of her death, and how her family struggled. Susie herself, didn't live long and happy life. She died young at the age 14. Her wishing us a "long and happy life" is kind and sweet. She is hoping that we can enjoy our lives, and live as long as possible happily and after. Usually books have what you would call a "happy ending", well this is Susie's Happy Ending.

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (pg 7-174)

 Summary:         
    In the beginning of this novel, the protagonist of the story, Susie Salmon, tells the reader about her rape and death. She was murdered on December 6, 1973. She explains the day she was killed. She was walking back home after school. Since it was snowing, she decided to take a short cut through the cornfield. While walking she sees Mr. Harvey. Mr. Harvey was a man from Susie's neighborhood. Her mother liked his border flowers. He was also Susie's murderer.
    As I continue to read the book, Susie tells us her journey in heaven. She remembers her death like it was yesterday. She met a new friend, Holly. She's been in heaven for three days now, just like Susie. She watchs what her family is going through after her death.
    Susie's father, Mr. Salmon, had a second tought about Mr. Harvey. He started to get more suspicious about him.

Quote:
    "I heard about the horrible, horrible tragedy....I hope they get the bastard. I'm sorry for your lost" (Sebold, 8)

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    This quote is like a "HAHA, UHH" momment. This man has absolutely no shame. Its funny because he is susie's muderer.His the one that created the "horrible, horrible tragedy" that occured. I feel like his making fun of the family and the cops, or insult them by saying "I Hope they get that bastard", and "I'm sorry for your lost". Its like his trying to say, that he will never get caught, and goodluck trying to find him, althought his right their standing infront of them.
   

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (pg 424-529)

Summary:

    In these last couple of chapters, the narrator talks about how she has a too much male hormone. She inherited a very rare genetic condition, where the mutation express itself. The treatment that was recommended for her is twofold. First, a hormone injections. Seconds, cosmetic surgery. This treatment will initiate breast development and enhance her female secondary sex characteristic. The surgery will make Callie look like the girl she feels inside of her. Callie will never menstruate. So, she will never be able to have children. Callie doesn't agree with the surgery. So, she decides to go away, and write a letter to her parents. In her letter, She states that Dr. Luce, the surgeon, is a big liar. She said that she is not a girl. She is a boy, and that is what she found out. When Callie ran away to California, He went to jail. His brother, Chapter Eleven, had to fly to California in order for him to get custody of his brother, and released him.

Quote:

"My own medical story was only a reflection of what was happening psychologically to everyone" (Eugenides, 478)

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    Callie is saying that what she went threw, everyone is going threw it now. Women were becoming more and more like men. And men were also become more and more like women. For a little while, sexual difference might pass away. But another thing seems to happen. This was called evolutionary biology. Were the sexes were separated by men being hunters, and women being gatherers.

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides by (pg 319-423)

Summary:

    The narrator talks about her college years. She had a girlfriend named Olivia, how ironic. She said that they were joined together by their common woundedness. Olivia was brutally attacked and almost raped when she was simply thirteen. Thankfully, the police caught the person, and Olivia had to go to court to testify several times. After finishing college, Calliope took a trip around the world. When She went to Brussels, she fell in love with a bartender there, and she asked her to marry her. The bartender refused her proposal and ran off with somebody else instead.
    In the chapter called "Tiresias in love", Callie is forced to go to the doctor for her check-up. She pretended like she didn't understand why she needs to see a "ladies doctor", because she had already seen her regular physician for her physical.
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"When girls get a certain age, Callie, they have to go get checked" -said her mother
"why" -said Calliope
(Eugenides, 340)
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    This is a pretty interesting quote. When your young, you barely understand what happens to your body when you grow. But, Callie a grown lady. She knows why a "lady doctor" has to check a girls body. She was pretending like she did not understand situation. She played it cool, and followed her mother's lead.

Middlesex by Jeffrey Euginedes (pg 215-318)

Summary:
    In this chapter, Stephanides tells us a description of her birth. She compares her mother's triumphant face to the Mount Rushmore. She mentions the nurse that took care of her. She said she was pretty, had a long face and was from Tennessee. Her name was Rosalee. Dr. Nishan Philobosian his doctor. After being born, she began checking Calliope's neck, then counted her fingers and toes. She inspected her palate, and noted Stephanides Mora reflex. 
    When the colored people started to riot, everyone in the neighborhood were scared. People started sleeping in their basement, and didn't leave their housings if it wasn't important. Death toll raised and raised. On day one, 15 people died. On day two, 27 people died. And on day three, 36 people died. There was many injuries, stores looted, and fires. For three days, Calliopes and his family didn't bathe nor brush their teeth. 

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"We hope for better things; it will rise from the ashes" (Euginedes, 251)

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    I love this quote because it represents Phoenix's people, and the situations they overcome. Example: When there was a riots, and no one left their housing. This event was very difficult to overcome, especially with death tolls increasing everyday. After this event, the people of Phoenix rose from their ashes.