Chapter 33:
"Your definition of human is not the same as mine. To you, it means something...negative. To me, it's a compliment--and by my definition, you are and he isn't. Not after this." Wanda does not want to admit that Kyle tried to kill her, because she knows that will cause him to either by thrown out, or killed himself. It is part of Jeb's rules, and Kyle knew this. A lot of people assume that just because 1 member of a group/species acts in a certain way, ALL members of that group/species acts the same way. You see that especially in relationships. "All guys are jerks." "All girls are bitches." That is called stereotyping, and it frowned upon in...some places. Isa, I know you have been in some crappy relationships, but I promise you that there is someone out there who is really going to love you. He's just somewhere in Europe, and you two haven't met yet.
Chapter 34:
Kyle was brought into the hospital wing unconscious. Wanda is still in there, Ian is trying to find her a place to stay. Jared is going to protect her from Kyle. Kyle is awake now, and is upset that Wanda didn't fall (Kyle is still calling her "it"). I will now share with you one of the few funny passages in the book--
Jared lunged forward, away from me. With a loud smacking sound, his fist hit Kyle's face. Kyle's eyes rolled back in his head, and his mouth fell slack. The room was very quiet for a few seconds. "Um," Doc said in a mild voice, "medically speaking, I'm not sure that was the most helpful thing for his condition." "But I feel better," Jared answered, sullen. Doc smiled the tiniest smile. "Well, maybe a few more minutes of unconsciousness won't kill him."
Then we get to a bit of bickering between Wanda and Jared. Love it!
"This was human mourning, not mine. But I did mourn."
---Amelia
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The Host: Day 14--Chapters 31 and 32
Chapter 31:
"I was all alone in my head--exactly what I had once wanted. It made me feel lost." One of the resistance members, Walter, is dying. Doc thinks he has some form of cancer. His bones are very brittle. He injured his leg and is in a lot of pain now, but there is nothing that Doc can do except give him alcohol. Wanda has been sitting with Walter, holding his hand. That seems to help. Melanie was far away. Wanda wants to be, but Walter needs her.
Doc is very compassionate with Walter. It is surprising to Wanda, because she sees him as a cruel person. She is not sure what to think now. After seeing him with Walter now, Wanda cannot distrust him.
"When he was gone, there would be no one who could fill his place." Wanda is having a hard time accepting the fact that Walter is going to die. She has never had a friend like him before. The Souls that she made friends were with, were all the same to her. Walter was different, entirely his own. I have some people in my life who, if they were to die now, I probably would not miss that much. I would be sad, but it wouldn't be a big loss to me. But if you, Isabella, were to die today, I would feel it immensely. It would hurt. You are my best friend, someone I am extremely close to. It would be really hard. So, don't die, okay?
Chapter 32:
The title of this chapter is "Ambush". Wanda goes to the pool to clean up. It is really early, she is by herself, most people are still asleep. It is the perfect opportunity for Kyle. Kyle wants her dead. The two get in this struggle. He has already injured her leg by throwing a rock at her. Now they are fighting near the hot springs, where if you fall in, you are a goner. Kyle is trying to throw Wanda in there, but Wanda is holding on tight, so that if she falls so does Kyle. In an attempt to get her off, Kyle jumped and fell back down. It worked, but the ground is cracking beneath them. Wanda shoves herself into him, causing Kyle to knock his head against a pillar and falling unconscious. It is the perfect opportunity for Wanda to escape, but the ground is still breaking up around Kyle, who is about to fall in the spring. Melanie wants Wanda to run away, but Wanda goes to try to help Kyle instead. She has her good leg wrapped around a pillar, and her arms around Kyle, trying to keep him from falling. Kyle is her enemy, but she is trying to save him. How many people would do that?
---Amelia
"I was all alone in my head--exactly what I had once wanted. It made me feel lost." One of the resistance members, Walter, is dying. Doc thinks he has some form of cancer. His bones are very brittle. He injured his leg and is in a lot of pain now, but there is nothing that Doc can do except give him alcohol. Wanda has been sitting with Walter, holding his hand. That seems to help. Melanie was far away. Wanda wants to be, but Walter needs her.
Doc is very compassionate with Walter. It is surprising to Wanda, because she sees him as a cruel person. She is not sure what to think now. After seeing him with Walter now, Wanda cannot distrust him.
"When he was gone, there would be no one who could fill his place." Wanda is having a hard time accepting the fact that Walter is going to die. She has never had a friend like him before. The Souls that she made friends were with, were all the same to her. Walter was different, entirely his own. I have some people in my life who, if they were to die now, I probably would not miss that much. I would be sad, but it wouldn't be a big loss to me. But if you, Isabella, were to die today, I would feel it immensely. It would hurt. You are my best friend, someone I am extremely close to. It would be really hard. So, don't die, okay?
Chapter 32:
The title of this chapter is "Ambush". Wanda goes to the pool to clean up. It is really early, she is by herself, most people are still asleep. It is the perfect opportunity for Kyle. Kyle wants her dead. The two get in this struggle. He has already injured her leg by throwing a rock at her. Now they are fighting near the hot springs, where if you fall in, you are a goner. Kyle is trying to throw Wanda in there, but Wanda is holding on tight, so that if she falls so does Kyle. In an attempt to get her off, Kyle jumped and fell back down. It worked, but the ground is cracking beneath them. Wanda shoves herself into him, causing Kyle to knock his head against a pillar and falling unconscious. It is the perfect opportunity for Wanda to escape, but the ground is still breaking up around Kyle, who is about to fall in the spring. Melanie wants Wanda to run away, but Wanda goes to try to help Kyle instead. She has her good leg wrapped around a pillar, and her arms around Kyle, trying to keep him from falling. Kyle is her enemy, but she is trying to save him. How many people would do that?
---Amelia
Sunday, March 3, 2013
The Host: Day 13--Chapters 29 and 30
Chapter 29:
"I wondererd if Melanie and I would have loved Jared if he'd always been who he was now, rather than the smiling Jared in our memories, the one who had come to Melanie with his hands full of hope and miracles. Would she have followed him if he'd always been so hard and cynical?"
"In a fight-or-flight situation, I never had a choice; it would always be flight for me." Jared had just put Wanda through a test. By now, he has heard Jeb's and Jamie's theories that Melanie is still alive inside Wanda, but he doesn't believe. He couldn't get Wanda to talk, so he kissed her instead. The reaction was not quite what he expected. They both felt passion, him and Wanda. But Wanda broke away by doing something she never thought she could do: she punched him. Then she fled, or tried to flee, because that is her nature.
Chapter 30:
"How could she be angry with me for what happen3d? How did that make sense? How was it my fault that I'd fallen in love because of the memories she forced on me and then been overthrown by his unruly body? I cared that she was suffering, yet my pain meant nothing to her. She enjoyed it. Vicious human." Jealousy. It is unfair of Melanie to be jealous at Wanda because Jared kissed her, but yet she is. There is not always a logical explanation for the feelings of human. We can be petty sometimes.
"I was feeling
guilty--it seemed to be a permanent emotional state here. Guilt and fear and
heartbreak. Why had I come?""How could she be angry with me for what happen3d? How did that make sense? How was it my fault that I'd fallen in love because of the memories she forced on me and then been overthrown by his unruly body? I cared that she was suffering, yet my pain meant nothing to her. She enjoyed it. Vicious human." Jealousy. It is unfair of Melanie to be jealous at Wanda because Jared kissed her, but yet she is. There is not always a logical explanation for the feelings of human. We can be petty sometimes.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
The Host: Day 12--Chapters 26-28
Chapter 26:
Jared, Kyle, and some others have been out on another raid for supplies for some time. After they had left, Jeb took Wanda on the tour of the caves, kept her around the rest of the humans as an attempt to get everyone used to her. It worked. But now, Jared and the others are back. And they came back while Wanda was teaching. Now the energy has changed. Jared was all for killing Wanda then, but now Jamie has laid his claim on Wanda. He convinced Jared to leave her alone, but Kyle made no such promise.
Chapter 27:
Melanie and Wanda are having a discussion. They agreed that trying to escape is out of the question. Now they can either try to prolong their stay by having Jeb and Ian protect them, or just have Jared kill them now. It's all about what would hurt Jamie less. They go for the quick option, but try to fight too. The only thing is, Wanda can't fight back, it is not her nature. Melanie can't understand it, even though Wanda has pretty much given up on her species, and is in love with Jamie and Jared. "I am who I am, Mel. I can't change that, though everything else may change. You hold on to yourself; allow me to do the same." I like Wanda's response. She always had a peaceful nature, so even though she has became more human, this part of her hasn't changed.
Chapter 28:
"A body that didn't function right was quickly and painlessly disposed of because it was as useless as a car that could not run. What was the point of keeping it around." Wanda is explaining to Ian that full-grown humans aren't kept on a hosts anymore, because there have been too many risks. They would use the body to see if they can get information, then discard the body. The Soul would then go to a different host. This image almost sickens me. Any body that doesn't function well, whether physically or mentally, is of no use, so they just chuck it out.
---Amelia
Jared, Kyle, and some others have been out on another raid for supplies for some time. After they had left, Jeb took Wanda on the tour of the caves, kept her around the rest of the humans as an attempt to get everyone used to her. It worked. But now, Jared and the others are back. And they came back while Wanda was teaching. Now the energy has changed. Jared was all for killing Wanda then, but now Jamie has laid his claim on Wanda. He convinced Jared to leave her alone, but Kyle made no such promise.
Chapter 27:
Melanie and Wanda are having a discussion. They agreed that trying to escape is out of the question. Now they can either try to prolong their stay by having Jeb and Ian protect them, or just have Jared kill them now. It's all about what would hurt Jamie less. They go for the quick option, but try to fight too. The only thing is, Wanda can't fight back, it is not her nature. Melanie can't understand it, even though Wanda has pretty much given up on her species, and is in love with Jamie and Jared. "I am who I am, Mel. I can't change that, though everything else may change. You hold on to yourself; allow me to do the same." I like Wanda's response. She always had a peaceful nature, so even though she has became more human, this part of her hasn't changed.
Chapter 28:
"A body that didn't function right was quickly and painlessly disposed of because it was as useless as a car that could not run. What was the point of keeping it around." Wanda is explaining to Ian that full-grown humans aren't kept on a hosts anymore, because there have been too many risks. They would use the body to see if they can get information, then discard the body. The Soul would then go to a different host. This image almost sickens me. Any body that doesn't function well, whether physically or mentally, is of no use, so they just chuck it out.
---Amelia
Friday, March 1, 2013
The Host: Day 11--Chapters 24 and 25
Chapter 24:
"The soap burned more strongly against my bare skin, but the sting was bearable because it meant I could be clean again." Jeb decided it was time Wanda had a bath. She had been wearing the same clothes everyday, and had her doing chores for the first time. They found some clean clothes for her, and he gave Wanda a bar of homemade cactus soap, which is rough and burns a little. It helped get rid of all the dirt and salt on her clothes and skin. I can only imagine how refreshing it felt to Wanda after her bath.
"I've been getting them all used to seeing you around, getting them to accept the situation without realizing it." Jeb gave Wanda a tour of the caves, had her do chores, eat in the mess hall with everyone else. His plan worked. At first, everyone froze whenever she walked into a room. But now, they ignore her. "I've always thought that if a person wants to, he can get along with just about everybody." Wanda still may not have been trusted by everyone, but they were beginning to to accept her being there.
"Self-examination is good for the soul." I agree. It is important to find out who you are.
"I've been thinking about it a lot, and I can't see how killing you would make anything right. It would be like executing a private for a general's war crimes...Anyway, as long as you don't put us in danger, it seems...cruel to kill you. What's one more misfit in this place?" Ian, on why he hasn't killed Wanda.
"Where have I ever fit in?" I ask myself this a lot.
Chapter 25:
"I could not earn a place, I knew that, but I tried to make my presence as light a burden as possible." She has been working harder than anyone else on chores. While Jeb, Ian, and Jamie may welcome her, none of the others do. She doesn't want to take advantage of everyone. I like this about her.
"Because what did it mean if the greatest love I'd ever felt in my nine lives, the first true sense of family, of maternal instinct, was for an alien life-form?"
---Amelia
"The soap burned more strongly against my bare skin, but the sting was bearable because it meant I could be clean again." Jeb decided it was time Wanda had a bath. She had been wearing the same clothes everyday, and had her doing chores for the first time. They found some clean clothes for her, and he gave Wanda a bar of homemade cactus soap, which is rough and burns a little. It helped get rid of all the dirt and salt on her clothes and skin. I can only imagine how refreshing it felt to Wanda after her bath.
"I've been getting them all used to seeing you around, getting them to accept the situation without realizing it." Jeb gave Wanda a tour of the caves, had her do chores, eat in the mess hall with everyone else. His plan worked. At first, everyone froze whenever she walked into a room. But now, they ignore her. "I've always thought that if a person wants to, he can get along with just about everybody." Wanda still may not have been trusted by everyone, but they were beginning to to accept her being there.
"Self-examination is good for the soul." I agree. It is important to find out who you are.
"I've been thinking about it a lot, and I can't see how killing you would make anything right. It would be like executing a private for a general's war crimes...Anyway, as long as you don't put us in danger, it seems...cruel to kill you. What's one more misfit in this place?" Ian, on why he hasn't killed Wanda.
"Where have I ever fit in?" I ask myself this a lot.
Chapter 25:
"I could not earn a place, I knew that, but I tried to make my presence as light a burden as possible." She has been working harder than anyone else on chores. While Jeb, Ian, and Jamie may welcome her, none of the others do. She doesn't want to take advantage of everyone. I like this about her.
"Because what did it mean if the greatest love I'd ever felt in my nine lives, the first true sense of family, of maternal instinct, was for an alien life-form?"
---Amelia
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The Host: Day 10--Chapters 21-23
Chapter 21:
"We come to experience, not to change." People always seem to assume that aliens want to take over, make Earth be the planet they want. But that doesn't seem to be the case here. The Souls don't want to change anything on Earth. When they were inserted, they kept the same behaviors that the host human had. If the human had a partner, they stayed with that partner. Interesting.
"What stopped me wasn't the knowledge that a move like that would get me killed. What stopped me was the fact that I was weaker than the human in this way; even to save the boy, I could not make myself touch the weapon." Jeb put Jamie on guard duty. He gave Jamie his gun. That freaked Wanderer out. She still saw Jamie as a child, and didn't think a child should have a weapon like that. She almost grabbed it out of his hand, but she couldn't. She was scared of it. Another way of showing her innocence.
"These were not the tears of a child, and that made them more profound--made it more sacred and painful that he would cry them in front of me. This was the grief of a man at the funeral for his entire family." Wanderer told Jamie how the Souls invaded Earth. It hurt him to hear, because he "lost" his dad and his sister. His family. Imagine the pain of losing your whole family. Now I am reminded of the Doctor. Not only is his family gone, so is his planet. He is the last Timelord. Add Rose, Donna, and all the other companions that he has lost, all the lives he failed to save. So much pain.
"The mysterious bond of mother and child--so strong on this planet--was not a mystery to me any longer. There was no bond greater than one that required your life for another's. I'd understood this truth before; what I had not understood was why. Now I knew why a mother would give her life for her child, and this knowledge would forever shape the way I saw the universe." Lily sacrificing herself for Harry. Harry sacrificing himself for everyone. Katniss volunteering in place of Prim. Mulan fighting so her aged father would not have to.
Wanderer has been renamed Wanda.
Chapter 22:
"I've been wondering if you all aren't turning sort of human. If we don't have some real influence, in the end." Was Wandar turning human? Or did it somehow already fit her nature. I know a lot of Melanie's feelings were new for Wanda, but you could already tell that Wanderer had a soft nature.
Chapter 23:
Wanda confessed to Jamie that Melanie was still there.
"Was he really no longer intent on my death? Or just looking for an opportunity." Wanda still doesn't know what to think of Ian. He first tried to kill her, now he is being nice to her. Why?
---Amelia
"We come to experience, not to change." People always seem to assume that aliens want to take over, make Earth be the planet they want. But that doesn't seem to be the case here. The Souls don't want to change anything on Earth. When they were inserted, they kept the same behaviors that the host human had. If the human had a partner, they stayed with that partner. Interesting.
"What stopped me wasn't the knowledge that a move like that would get me killed. What stopped me was the fact that I was weaker than the human in this way; even to save the boy, I could not make myself touch the weapon." Jeb put Jamie on guard duty. He gave Jamie his gun. That freaked Wanderer out. She still saw Jamie as a child, and didn't think a child should have a weapon like that. She almost grabbed it out of his hand, but she couldn't. She was scared of it. Another way of showing her innocence.
"These were not the tears of a child, and that made them more profound--made it more sacred and painful that he would cry them in front of me. This was the grief of a man at the funeral for his entire family." Wanderer told Jamie how the Souls invaded Earth. It hurt him to hear, because he "lost" his dad and his sister. His family. Imagine the pain of losing your whole family. Now I am reminded of the Doctor. Not only is his family gone, so is his planet. He is the last Timelord. Add Rose, Donna, and all the other companions that he has lost, all the lives he failed to save. So much pain.
"The mysterious bond of mother and child--so strong on this planet--was not a mystery to me any longer. There was no bond greater than one that required your life for another's. I'd understood this truth before; what I had not understood was why. Now I knew why a mother would give her life for her child, and this knowledge would forever shape the way I saw the universe." Lily sacrificing herself for Harry. Harry sacrificing himself for everyone. Katniss volunteering in place of Prim. Mulan fighting so her aged father would not have to.
Wanderer has been renamed Wanda.
Chapter 22:
"I've been wondering if you all aren't turning sort of human. If we don't have some real influence, in the end." Was Wandar turning human? Or did it somehow already fit her nature. I know a lot of Melanie's feelings were new for Wanda, but you could already tell that Wanderer had a soft nature.
Chapter 23:
Wanda confessed to Jamie that Melanie was still there.
"Was he really no longer intent on my death? Or just looking for an opportunity." Wanda still doesn't know what to think of Ian. He first tried to kill her, now he is being nice to her. Why?
---Amelia
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The Host: Day 9--Chapters 19 and 20
Chapter 19:
"Just because she isn't human, do you think that means she doesn't feel pain?" Animal cruelty. There are a lot of people who abuse animals just because they can. Did you know that pets will still love you, even if you are mean to them? Do you remember the episode of Doctor Who with the space whale? How the people on that ship were abusing it? I think about that as I read the quote. Everyone in the hiding place, except for Jeb and Doc, wants Wanderer dead, because she is not human. So far. This line was said by Ian. Ian was with the group that brought Wanderer in. He did not want her there, either. But even he notices that Wanderer is not like the other souls. He sees the bruises that Jared, Kyle, and even himself has left on her. He is beginning to have some compassion for her. He feels guilty for having strangled her.
Chapter 20:
"A person would be on her guard on a dark and ominous night, a person would be ready. But on a clear, sunny day? How would she know to flee when she couldn't see any place for danger to hide?" I mentioned Doc, how he doesn't want Wanderer dead. The only reason he doesn't want her dead, is because he wants to experiment on her to see if he can learn anything about the Souls. It would probably be torture for Wanderer. He has speaks softly and smiles a little, but she still doesn't trust him. She doesn't know what he would have planned for her. To her, he is more dangerous than Kyle.
---Amelia
"Just because she isn't human, do you think that means she doesn't feel pain?" Animal cruelty. There are a lot of people who abuse animals just because they can. Did you know that pets will still love you, even if you are mean to them? Do you remember the episode of Doctor Who with the space whale? How the people on that ship were abusing it? I think about that as I read the quote. Everyone in the hiding place, except for Jeb and Doc, wants Wanderer dead, because she is not human. So far. This line was said by Ian. Ian was with the group that brought Wanderer in. He did not want her there, either. But even he notices that Wanderer is not like the other souls. He sees the bruises that Jared, Kyle, and even himself has left on her. He is beginning to have some compassion for her. He feels guilty for having strangled her.
Chapter 20:
"A person would be on her guard on a dark and ominous night, a person would be ready. But on a clear, sunny day? How would she know to flee when she couldn't see any place for danger to hide?" I mentioned Doc, how he doesn't want Wanderer dead. The only reason he doesn't want her dead, is because he wants to experiment on her to see if he can learn anything about the Souls. It would probably be torture for Wanderer. He has speaks softly and smiles a little, but she still doesn't trust him. She doesn't know what he would have planned for her. To her, he is more dangerous than Kyle.
---Amelia
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