Independent reading 2nd entry

Question #2: What does this book remind you of in your own life? Why?
One of the things that struck me most about this book in that it related to my life, was that in the book, the main character is described as invisible. She is forgotten about because she is only an Aide to her older sister, Arilou. Even her name was made to be forgotten: Hathin. Hathin is like many people in my life that I have met, and forgotten. She could symbolize our teachers from younger grades, they impact our lives but are forgotten by the time we have grown, or they could be someone who helps us often but we never get the time to appreciate or notice them.

As a teenage girl, I feel like I have little respect for people who, without them, I would never have turned out to be the girl that I am now. There are so many people in my life who have made sacrifices for me and helped me when I needed help the most, and I have taken them for granted my whole life. This book has helped me to learn that although they may dissapear into shadows, these people have helped me grow and live and without them, I would never have grown into who I am today.


Question #13: Which character would you like to be like? In what way? Why?
The character that I would most like to be like and the character that I AM most like are two very different people. I would most like to be like the character Hathin. Although her whole life, she is living a lie and she knows it, she still gives her whole self to help the person that most needs her. I am very different than her because I am usually the one being helped. There are many times when I find myself whining or asking for something that I could easily have gotten myself or could have done. Hathin is the heroine in this book because she finds a way to lead a country after being let down by her town and her family.

Hathin pushes through to fulfill a destiny even though she has been insignificant her whole life. I really admire her for the strength that she has to be able to do that. Hathin is a strong girl who always tries her hardest to do the right thing. Hathin works hard to prove herself and, in time, becomes known throughout the land as the hero of Lace.

The Lost Conspiracy- In class writing assignment

I would put myself into the book as one of the Lost Inspectors. That way, I could help the Lace and specifically help Hathin to find out sooner that Arilou is actually a Lost. I would Change myself into a Lace because I would want to be trusted. I would Stay with Hathin and help her fulfill Arilou's quest. I would also try to warn the Lost about the blissing beetles in the school. That way, I would save the Lost from death and the Lace would not get blamed forthedeath of Prox and Skein.
Ithink that if I had a chance to go into the book, I would definately try to stop Eiven from going into the water and I would try to stop the Blissing Beetles from killing all of the Lost. I think that if I had the chance to go into the book, I would change the outcome of a lot of things.