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Did you enjoy the ending of your book? Why or why not? Describe an alternate ending and why it would or wouldn't be as good a choice as the ending the author chose.

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

House Rules
Jodi Picoult
Pg. 186

I am about half way through my book and so far I do not think the title House Rules fits this book. I mean there are house rules that Jacob has to follow, but I think for a title it should be more about the plot of the book and not just a minor thing in the book. Other alternatives I would pick would be The Autistic Child. I would choose this as a title because this book is all revolved around this boy named Jacob who is autistic. Throughout the book they keep explainging what autistic people do, so that is why I think that title would be a good alternative. Another title I would choose would be A Mystery To Be Solved. I chose this as another option for a title because throughout this book so far they have been trying to figure out who killed Jess. Jess is a girl who helped Jacob with his problems and would help him with situations he would have to face in the future. Jacob loves to be at a crime seen as well, so I thought that would be a good option because it would tie in with Jacob and also the plot of the book as well.

2 comments:

  1. I agree that the title should be about the plot, but maybe once you read more you will understand why. I like the alternatives you chose for the book. Do you think the autistic kid, Jacob killed Jess?

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  2. Do you think there is another reason the author chose House Rules? Is there a symbolic message? Could you make up a title that would combine the autistic kid and his love of crime scenes? Do you think Jacob killed her or his he trying to solve the crime?

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