Post A6

*Vocab*
1. trajectory (253): the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight
2. guileless (258): free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank

*Figurative Language*
1. "It felt gummy, like wallpaper that hadn't been smoothed right" (253). This is an example of a simile because the author uses the word like to compare Josie's smile with wallpaper.
2. "...but Drew's words and the stupid guy in the movie trying to jump the bridge and the way the stars were pricking at her skin, like inoculations for a terminal disease, suddenly made her start to cry" (254). This is an example of a simile because she uses the word like to show how the stars felt like they were pricking at her skin.
3. "It was why Lacy came to these visits with a smile streched like a Halloween mask over her face..." (257). This is an example of a simile because She uses the word like to show how Lacy's smile was not as real as she wished it could be and how she really wants to just cry.

*Quote*
"Maybe something Josie believed that something she'd done-or hadn't- might have brought Peter to the point where he would have gone and shot his way through Sterling High" (267). The importance of this quote was that Alex is starting to realize how Josie feels about the situation, which could help or hurt her if she is the judge of the trial.

*Theme*
I think the theme that is going on is to be nice to everyone, because you never know what could happen one day if you are mean to them.