10-12-08 5/4/3/2/1

5 comments
1. Augusten, the main character,must be 9 years old because he said "my other brother's since he's sixteen, seven years older than I"(p.4). (16-7=9)
2. I think Augusten has ADHD because the book is written in 1st person and the narrator switches subject like crazy and mentions small random details that show his loss of focus like when his mother was talking to him he noticed the reflection off of her show was like a small TV.
3.Augusen has an obsession with shiny things just like me ^_^, He likes shiny things so much that he boils random coins and polishes them with silver nail polish.
4. Augustten is very fussy about how he looked sort of like a girl, and would dress formal and refuse to go to schoo if his hair wasn't perfect.
5.Augusten's parents would constantly fight and it became worse after they got in a very violent fight and they finally divorced after the tension just turned into deadly silence with both of them wanting to kill eachother and the father taking a liking to shar objects. After the divorce Augusten's father dissapeared from his life and his mom, Deidre has became crazy and sees her psychiatrist Dr:Finch every day instead of just weekly.

4 Questions
1.what are the benefits of having higher ceilings in a home?
2. Is it helathy for a 9 year old kid to be dancing in their mom's dress? (Augusten)
3. what does it mean if a mood ring turns black while someone is wearing it?
4.what things do psychiatrists have in common with normal doctors?

3 Words
1. delusional- when you trick someone (p.20)
2. serrated- teeth-like edge (p.28)
3. loathe- hate (p.15)

2 Literary Terms
1. "My umbilical cord is still attatched and she's pulling at it. I feel panicky." -metaphor (p.2)
2. "He'd rather suffocate me with his horrible oppressive manipulation and then wait for me to cut my own throat" -exaggeration

1 Overview Sentence
1. 9 year old Augusten's is alone with his mom after his parent's explosive divorce after their doomed marriage finally ends and they plan on starting life over by moving to an apartment in Amherst.