September 11

The event in New York changes everything.  John decides to stay in Germany 2 years more because he feels the necessity of being useful to his country.  Savannah supports the decision but it is difficult for her to understand that they won’t be able to enjoy each other company during 2 years more. John is sent to Iraq and he lives experiences that make him maturate even more.  In the middle of the war, a letter of Savannah changes everything and John realizes that maybe it was a mistake to volunteer 2 years more…

This is the first real problem in the novel, and this time the reader may not understand Savannah and that is the difference between this book and others. The author narrates something real, after all, distance does matter, and you can’t choose everything you need to decide and evaluate every option.

Quotes:

“I wanted a life with Savannah, more than I wanted everything”

Vocabulary:

1. Pag. 220. Waned:  To decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, or degree; decline.
2. Pag. 223. Baited: to entice, especially by trickery or strategy.
3. Alleviated: to make (pain, for example) more bearable.
4. Fuzzy: covered with a mass or coating of fine, light fibers, hairs, or particles.
5. Blurred: To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure.
6. Pag. 227. Puked: The act of vomiting.
7. Cussed: Perverse, stubborn.