Circus Life

Good morning,
    I am currently reading Water for Elephants, and if you did not read last week's blog about it, you didn't miss much. I have a good feeling about this book because it isn't a genre I usually choose to read, but it catches my eye because there is a movie based off it! The genre is romantic drama, which to me is quite odd because it is two combined almost. Anyways, I actually got into the book over spring break, and let's just say it's different. You may be wondering why I titled my post "Circus Life", and that is because that's the new life-style Jacob Jankowski gets himself into when he chooses to hop aboard the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth train in the middle of the night.
   To catch you guys up, Jacob Jankowski is the main character, and he's quite crazy if you ask me. Jacob decides to get away from all civilization when he looses his parents in a sudden, fatal car crash, and can't take all the after math of the accident. He runs to the boundaries of his town and walks for what seems like ever, until a train abruptly awakens him from behind. Then he makes the quick decision to tag along, and once he goes on there's no coming off. Jacob sees people, animals, and stunts he would never see living in his small, cooped up town. My predicition is that Jacob might love working for the "most spectacular show on Earth", but you cannot just leave your life. You had some sort of job/responsibility there, and now that your gone who will complete them? I doubt Jacob thought that much ahead before making any decisions he made.

Reading Log: 120+ minutes reading Water for Elepants
40-45 minutes analyzing 4 poems
20 minutes analyzing song

See you all at school tomorrow, ksparkles77