Post A7

*Vocab*
1. litany (279): a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession
2. recuse (282): to withdraw from a position of judging so as to avoid any semblance of partiality or bias

*Figurative Language*
1. "What if Detective Ducharme already knew...everything?" (273). Only if you have read the entire book would you know that this is an example of foreshadowing. It is an example of foreshadowing becasue Josie is scared he already knows what she did even though you don't find out until the end of the book. The use of tone in this part allows the reader to feel like Josie had something to do with the shooting in the school that day.
2. "...how questions would build up like the pressure inside a champagne bottle" (274). This is an example of a simile because Jodi uses the word like to compare how the questions feel for Josie.
3. "Josie thought, the words rising like welts in her mind. Welcome to the club" (274). This is an example of a simile because Jodi uses the word like to show how Josie feels towards her mother.

*Quote*
"Cruelty is always sort of fun until you realize that something's getting hurt" (391). The importance of this quote is that some people never do realize they are hurting someone just to feel better about themselves. And, it can lead to pretty bad things, without anyone expecting it to happen at all.

*Theme*
After finishing the book, I think the theme was to learn that just because there are things you don't like about yourself doesn't mean it is alright for you to bring someone else down just to bring yourself up. Because once you realize what you've done, you can't go back without getting hurt again, so your stuck in a world you don't want to live in.