Short Story Beautiful Disaster By Jamie Mcguire

Book 1: Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire Journal Response 1: â€Å"Everything in the room screamed that i didn’t belong† Pg 1 (Personification) Everybody feels this way at some point in their life. The feeling that you don’t fit in at a certain setting. This quote is telling us that Abby, the female protagonist, doesn’t feel safe in this environment. We can tell this by the author’s use of the word â€Å"screamed†. When a person is screamed at the response to that is usually fear or rage. Also we can tell because Abby’s true self does fit in here, but she doesn’t want to be herself so she tries to distance herself from past hobbies. This is important to the development of the story, it reveals to us how Abby is dynamic. Journal Response 2: â€Å"Black tribal art covering each of his bulging shoulders † Pg 41 (Repetition/Symbolism) Tattoos have a story or a meaning behind them. All throughout the story the author mentions many times that he has tattoos. The tattoos help describe him as the ultimate bad boy. The reason why the author wants us to know he is a bad boy is because he is trying to get with a â€Å"good girl†. It helps us see why Abby wants to avoid him so much. It is important for us to know the Travis is a bad boy because it adds to his character development. Journal Response 3: â€Å"Arms hooked together to fight the cold. Crepe paper and beer cans littered the grass† Pg 91 (Imagery/mood) This is a scene no one would like to be in, its cold and dirty. The diction the author uses