Post A2

*Vocab*
1. clandestine: kept or done in secret (44)
2. condescendingly: showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority (42)

*Appeals*
1. "What the dogs knew was that there were four distinct environments in our house and they rarely came together" (43). This is an emotional appeal because Alice talks about how she felt like everyone in her house was separate and didn't spend a lot of time together, which Alice wished they had.

2. "When I was little, I worried about losing my mother" (38). This is emotional because it makes me wonder why she worries, and she talks about these her having "flaps" and I don't understand what is wrong with her mother.

3. I like the story of how my parents met" (38). This is an emotional appeal because it says how she is feeling and it makes me want to know how they did meet.

*Quote*
"Mom and Dad and Jill's mom and dad said your family is weird" (37). This quote is important because when Alice was little her family was considered "not normal". It changed how she grew up and viewed things in her life about her family. She started to realize things about her parents that didn't bother her before. For example, she realized that her parents did not show a lot of affection for each other, which made her somewhat upset.

*Theme*
Since this part of the book right now is a flashback, I'd say the theme of these chapters is discovery. Alice learns more about how people see her and her family. She goes to school and plays in the band, but what she really secretly desires is to be a Broadway star. She also tells her mother that when she is older she wants to live in New York, which is the place that she ends up getting raped.