Weekly Blog for 4/13/15 Alabama Moon

Are the characters realistic (do they seem like they could be read people)? Why

or why not?

• Describe a character that you would like to meet (which doesn’t mean that you

think you would like the character, but that you think the character would be

interesting). List 4 questions that you would ask.

Describe the major conflict. What side are you on?
 

          I think that the characters in this story seem like they could be real people. I think this because sometimes you find people living in the woods like Moon and his father (not exactly like them, they must have electricity and like a cabin).  I also think that they could be real people because like any other boy that loses his parents and has no relatives, he goes to a boys home. I also think that the characters could be real people because in the story, not everyone is perfectly healthy as for example Kit has cancer.

          I would like to meet Moon. He is a brave kid and I would love to have him tell me what its like to live in the wild. I would ask him "What did it feel like burying your own father?" I would ask him this because he must have been very emotional, and it surprised me that a kid had that much strength to bury his own father. Another question I would ask would be, "How did you feel when they put you in the boys home?" I would ask this because it was all of the sudden, from the forest to an actual home, I wonder how he felt. I would ask him "Why did you go back to the store to talk to Mr. Abroscotto?" because I'm guessing he knew that Mr. Abroscotto could have just called Sanders to catch him but yet he did it anyways. My final question that I would ask him would be "How do you feel living with Hal?" I would ask him this because like before it was a sudden change and he seems to be doing well but I would ask this just to make sure. 

          The major conflict in the story is that Moon wants to live in the forest while many other people tell him not to. The major conflict is also when Sanders is trying to catch Moon, because he left with Kit and Hal. I am on Moon's side because yes, it is insane that a kid wants to live in the woods. I would never do it. Moon on the other hand, has lived in the forest his whole life. Even if his father died I think that he is very skilled and prepared to live life the same as when his dad was alive. 

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