Post A5

*Vocab*
1. affidavit: a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official (197)
2. bolster: To support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion (201)

*Appeals*
1. "There were good men and bad, thinking men and muscle" (207). This is true people are built in different ways, however this is how Alice begin to categorize men in her mind because of what happened, making this an emotional appeal.

2. "I hadn't thought of him since entering the courtroom. I couldn't" (198). This would be an emotional appeal because Alice could not think of her father and how hard this situation must be for him, and not being in the room with his daughter even harder.

3. "My nightmares had never let Lila be raped. She and Mary Alice were safe. Lila was my clone, my friend, my sister" (217). This is a logical appeal because Lila was raped, but emotional because she didn't want Alice there to help her.

*Quote*
"They got him," he said joyfully. "Guilty on six counts. He was remanded to jail" (200)! The importance of this quote is so big! Alice won her trial putting Madison in jail. It almost seemed like she would never win, but she pushed through, gave it her all and won!

*Theme*
I would say that the theme at the end of the book is for sure change. People can change any day, minute, or even second. Alice changed from just a college girl, to a rape victim, to a heroine user. And, her old best friend Lila won't say a word to her, doesn't want her help because she might believe that it is partly Alice's fault. Meaning, that the reason she got raped was possibly for revenge on Alice for winning her trial.