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On p. 70, yet again, Jim talks about how great Changez is at his job. He calls him a shark because of how relentless he is. But I think Changez is changing, I think he is becoming more fierce and is always trying to get what he wants and moving away from his old-charm, respectful self. I think later on, Erica might say that she doesn't like him anymore because he is changing, and she loved his old-charm ways.

Jim seems to see himself a lot in Changez. He goes out of his way to help Changez and let him know how he's doing. I think he sees himself in Changez because they have similar backgrounds, they both come from hardworking families. If I worked at a place where someone looked after me. I wouldn't want to leave, but he says he only lived in New York for 8 months. So I wonder why he left.

The author, Mohsn Hamid, really has me hooked because on p.30, Changez says that he only stayed in New York for 8 months. But later on, he says he loved how inclusive New York felt and how he felt like a New Yorker the second he moved there. So, I wonder why he left so soon. Did something happen that changed his mind? I am really hooked by this and can't stop thinking about why.

Through my first chapter of the book, one thing that has really stuck out to me is how attentive Changez is. In a couple of different scenarios, it is really obvious, one being the things he notices about the American at the cafe, how he held himself and where he sat are just two examples. Also, he made a bunch of observations about the person who interviewed him that not all people would make.

I found it really interesting how, yet again, the Grandfather refers to Frank as "his son" when he barges into Wes's house. Not only is he saying it right in front of Wes, but it also really shows that, in his eyes, Frank can do no wrong. Hearing him say those words must really make Wes feel bad about himself, because no matter what he does, someone will always hate him, and that person might be his dad.

The author, Larry Watson, does a brilliant job showing Davey's growth throughout the book. At the beginning, he is described as a little innocent boy who sees everything in black and white, right and wrong. However, later on in the book, he starts to realize some things that might not be so clearly cut. Also, he is maturing into a more adult-like role, for example, when he tries to protect the house with his mom.

On p. 105, when Wes talks about repainting the house, I think he is using it as an analogy for restarting. He is using it because he thinks that if he finally puts Frank on trial and he gets convicted, then Davey and his family might have to restart because everyone in the town loved Frank, and then they will end up hating Wes for ruining Frank's life. So, then they might have to move away and restart in a new town.

It says on p. 77 that Doris was very uncomfortable in the presence of David and his family. This makes me wonder if she saw something that she wasn't supposed to or that she didn't want to see. I think she saw Frank come back to the house before Davis and his family, and maybe did something to cause Marie to die. Maybe he switched out her meds to poison her because he was worried that he was going to get caught.

On p.74, it says, " I steadied the sights on his head..." That quote is describing David as the complete opposite compared to the beginning of the book. In the beginning, he was described as a little innocent boy, but that quote describes him as much more grown-up. If he pulls that trigger, then he commits murder in front of a sheriff. That really shows the growth that David has gone through so far.

The author describes Ollie Young Bear as a perfect person. He also described Uncle Frank as a perfect person, so that makes me wonder if, later on in the book, Ollie will do something bad just like Uncle Frank did. Also, it says that he is not well-respected on the reservation, which makes me wonder if he helped Uncle Frank, and that is why he is not respected on the reservation.

I found it very interesting that the mother and Frank didn’t talk at all when they came out of the room about what happened in there with Marie, they almost completely avoided the topic. This makes me wonder if Frank did something that wasn’t good or that Marie was just really that sick and they didn’t want to talk about it and they were super worried about her. Overall it just seemed like a super weird scenario.

I thought it was very interesting how Marie kept refusing to have a doctor. I know they said that it was Native Americans superstition, but I also wonder if in the past she has had a bad experience. Also I wonder if this will hurt her later on in the book, maybe she dies from this sickness because she didn’t get help. Even if you're superstitiouse and don't want help from a doctor, the help could still save you.

The author makes it seem like the dad didn’t really want to become a Sheriff and his father forced him to become one. This makes me wonder if later on the dad will make his kid do something that he doesn’t want to do or let them follow their own path. Also it feels like the kid looks down on the dad because the dad doesn’t care that much about being a stereotypical sheriff and the kid is almost disappointed in him.