Post A5

*Vocab*
1. stoically (197): seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
2. incumbent (199): holding an indicated position

*Figurative Language*
1. "Lewis and the boys filed into the room, standing against the wall like a police lineup" (196). This is an example of a simile because she uses like to show how they were standing in the room.
2. "Her cheeks pinkened ;her eyes leaped like the brightest part of a flame" (204). This is an example of a simile because she uses the word like to compare Josie's eyes with a flame.
3. "He pressed the Copy button, watched the machine begin to birth a hundred identical babies" (205). This is an example of personification because she gave the machine a human like feature by saying it was birthing the papers.

*Quote*
"When I told you I slipped on ice. Matt and I were having a fight and he hit me" (239). The importance of this quote is that Josie's boyfriend is abusive and Peter is the only one she told. I think that because Josie is able to open up to Peter a little that Peter still can appreciate her even though she left him. I also think it helped with the decision of him not killing her, but I don't know yet.

*Theme*
In this part of the book I think it goes back to the theme of keeping your old friends because they will always be ready for you to come back, and that they're always there for you no matter what you've done.