Sunday, November 27, 2011
An Important Page That Shows the Author's Tone!
One of the most important pages to me would be page 186. It's one of the pages that holds journal entries that Jaycee would write in secret about anything that was on her mind. This page holds a very sorrowful tone, along with a very questioning tone. Jaycee also gives off a tone of loneliness, as if she has no one and nothing to live for. As if she is beginning to question whether or not life would be better if she hadn't been taken.
10 Significant Events!
1.) The first significant event is the moment when Jaycee is kidnapped by Phillip. It is obvious as to why this event has such a significance. Because if it didn't happen, well then, this book would have never been written, and Jaycee might have been just another person that lived a normal life.
2.) The second significant event would had to have been the first time that Jaycee was raped. Why? Well because it was only the beginning of the torture that she would soon endure. And it was the one event that changed her perspective on things, and even after the matter, she still had hope. She wasn't going to give up that easily.
3.) The third event would probably be when Phillip brought Jaycee her first kitty. This holds significance because it is the first animal out of very many animals that Phillip will give to her, and these animals are what keep Jaycee company and they mean quite a bit to her. They made Jaycee feel loved.
4.) The fourth event was the first time that Phillip went on a "run." And no, these aren't normal runs, these are times when Phillip gets high on "crank" and puts Jaycee through a series of different, sickening-sexual events. These "runs" hold significance because it helps the audience to realize what a sick man Phillip is, and what Jaycee was put through.
5.) The fifth event would be when Phillip introduces his wife Nancy to Jaycee. This is very significant because it's crazy that she was in on this kidnapping! And Nancy never really did anything to help Jaycee escape! Wow, what a crazy lady.
6.) The sixth event would be when Jaycee finds out that she is pregnant with her first baby at the age of 13, on Easter Sunday in 1994. This is significant because this baby will grow to be one of the most important parts of Jaycee's life. Not only that, but it's important because it showed that Jaycee didn't care if her rapist was the father of the child.
7.) The seventh event would be when Jaycee again finds out that she is pregnant with her second child. The significance of this is that, when this child is born, it will be taught that Nancy is the mother and not Jaycee. Along with the first baby, she too will be taught that Jaycee is just a sister.
8.) The eighth event would be when Jaycee and Nancy go out for the first time for an "outing," it is when they go and get their nails done. Why is this significant? Well because it is really one of the first times that Jaycee will be let out, and because no one notices her. Knowing that no one knew she was, Jaycee began to feel like she invisible, and she slowly began to lose hope.
9.) The ninth event would be when Phillip kept getting new parole officers. This held significance because at one point in time, one of them meets Jaycee. But the parole officer has no idea that she was being held captive, and Jaycee didn't really try to inform him about it.
10.) The tenth even would be when Jaycee went with Phillip and Nancy, along with the children, to Phillip's meeting with the parole officer. There, everything would change. They investigated Jaycee and then found out that she was in fact the girl who had been kidnapped for so long. Jaycee was now free.
2.) The second significant event would had to have been the first time that Jaycee was raped. Why? Well because it was only the beginning of the torture that she would soon endure. And it was the one event that changed her perspective on things, and even after the matter, she still had hope. She wasn't going to give up that easily.
3.) The third event would probably be when Phillip brought Jaycee her first kitty. This holds significance because it is the first animal out of very many animals that Phillip will give to her, and these animals are what keep Jaycee company and they mean quite a bit to her. They made Jaycee feel loved.
4.) The fourth event was the first time that Phillip went on a "run." And no, these aren't normal runs, these are times when Phillip gets high on "crank" and puts Jaycee through a series of different, sickening-sexual events. These "runs" hold significance because it helps the audience to realize what a sick man Phillip is, and what Jaycee was put through.
5.) The fifth event would be when Phillip introduces his wife Nancy to Jaycee. This is very significant because it's crazy that she was in on this kidnapping! And Nancy never really did anything to help Jaycee escape! Wow, what a crazy lady.
6.) The sixth event would be when Jaycee finds out that she is pregnant with her first baby at the age of 13, on Easter Sunday in 1994. This is significant because this baby will grow to be one of the most important parts of Jaycee's life. Not only that, but it's important because it showed that Jaycee didn't care if her rapist was the father of the child.
7.) The seventh event would be when Jaycee again finds out that she is pregnant with her second child. The significance of this is that, when this child is born, it will be taught that Nancy is the mother and not Jaycee. Along with the first baby, she too will be taught that Jaycee is just a sister.
8.) The eighth event would be when Jaycee and Nancy go out for the first time for an "outing," it is when they go and get their nails done. Why is this significant? Well because it is really one of the first times that Jaycee will be let out, and because no one notices her. Knowing that no one knew she was, Jaycee began to feel like she invisible, and she slowly began to lose hope.
9.) The ninth event would be when Phillip kept getting new parole officers. This held significance because at one point in time, one of them meets Jaycee. But the parole officer has no idea that she was being held captive, and Jaycee didn't really try to inform him about it.
10.) The tenth even would be when Jaycee went with Phillip and Nancy, along with the children, to Phillip's meeting with the parole officer. There, everything would change. They investigated Jaycee and then found out that she was in fact the girl who had been kidnapped for so long. Jaycee was now free.
Two Important Places In the Story!
First of all, in my opinion, the most important place of all, is the bus-stop where Phillip had stolen Jaycee. Why is this? Well, because it was the place where everything began. And if Jaycee wasn't there at that time and in that place, none of the events would have occurred, and Jaycee would have lived a normal life. But since she was there, it was the place where Phillip pulled over in his car, grabbed Jaycee, shocked her with a taser gun, and brought her into his car. And from there on, he drove to the second key important place in the story, his home.
As they arrived at his home, he brought Jaycee into a part of his backyard that he described as "the studio," it was dark at first, and was a very small room, with little lighting due to the fact that there were towels to cover the windows. It had two heavy-looking tables in two corners of the room which had carpet on the legs, both which had equipment used for making music on top. The walls are made up of some sort of wood. This is the place where Jaycee is forced to stay and it is also the place where Jaycee is first raped. As sickening as that may sound, it is the truth, and it is a place that Jaycee will not forget. From that moment, it also becomes her home, where she will spend the majority of the time until Phillip brings her to another part of the yard called "next door." But that's for the audience to read about.
As they arrived at his home, he brought Jaycee into a part of his backyard that he described as "the studio," it was dark at first, and was a very small room, with little lighting due to the fact that there were towels to cover the windows. It had two heavy-looking tables in two corners of the room which had carpet on the legs, both which had equipment used for making music on top. The walls are made up of some sort of wood. This is the place where Jaycee is forced to stay and it is also the place where Jaycee is first raped. As sickening as that may sound, it is the truth, and it is a place that Jaycee will not forget. From that moment, it also becomes her home, where she will spend the majority of the time until Phillip brings her to another part of the yard called "next door." But that's for the audience to read about.
Two Most Important Characters!
In the book A Stolen Life, the two most important characters are Jaycee Dugard herself, and her captor, Phillip Garrido. Jaycee was only an eleven year old child in the beginning of the book. She had brownish-blonde hair with bangs, and was still just a young girl, so she wasn't very tall. Jaycee was a very happy girl, and she never really asked for much. She was grateful for what she had. Throughout the story, the audience begins to get to know her better, and can realize that Jaycee was and still is a very loving soul. She is strong and independent, and will never give up. Even if there is little hope. Now, on the other hand, Jaycee's captor, Philip Garrido was, and is a sick-minded man. He had light blue eyes, thinning hair, a long nose, and a bronze skin color. He was a criminal even before he had taken Jaycee. Not only that, Philip was a sex offender. He was an older man, and he was a constant drug user, therefore he always heard voices, which in all gives the idea that he was just completely insane. Yet, Philip was a sad soul. It seemed as though all he ever really wanted was a family, so he went out and brought back Jaycee to create a "pretend" family. What a sick man! But perhaps at the same time, he was a bit of a caring person. But nonetheless, he was still a bad person for the crimes he committed, and for the life he had taken away from poor innocent Jaycee.
Monday, November 21, 2011
The Meaning Behind the Title!
The title of the book is: A Stolen Life: A Memoir. The title relates to the story in the book in one main way. It explains how Jaycee Dugard's life was taken away from her family for 18 years while she was held captive by a child-molester with the name of Philip Dugard. It also can tell a person that the story behind the book will be from the author's point of view as they explain the events that occurred, as Jaycee did. Therefore, someone reading the title should expect that it will be a sad story, and that it will be a series of events that the author experienced.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Discussing the author...
Jaycee Dugard was never an author before, this is her first book. She was just a young girl, who was stolen by a sick-minded man by the name of Philip Garrido, at the age of 11. The book she has written is just an autobiography about the life she had to endure for the 18 years she was held captive in Philip's backyard. Jaycee, in my opinion, is a strong and very independent woman, and her story really is amazing. Being able to stay sane for 18 years in the backyard of a child-molester's house as a captive, is not something just anyone can accomplish, but only someone who will fight to the end. And just to be able to re-live it by creating this memoir is just incredible. If I were to be in her shoes, I would most likely already have gone insane, and I would never speak of the situation again. Therefore, I give her book a lot of credit, and her as a an author. And even though this may be her first book, it has gotten quite the amount of attention. Along with Jaycee herself. She has done many interviews about her story, and wishes for all to soon know about it. So that if perhaps someone was to be in the position she once was in, that person would have some sense of hope and maybe they too,will keep fighting.
"A Stolen Life: A Memoir"
Dugard, Jaycee. A Stolen Life: A Memoir. Simon & Schuster; 1st Edition. 12 July 2011.
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