Cion Blog # 2

I thought that chapter three was interesting but not very exciting. I did find the reason that Ruth wanted George Bush to win quite funny though. I also thought that it was predictable that Obed was going to get off the hook for what he had done, even though he didn’t deserve it and it bugged me how laid back he seemed to be about the whole thing. He should and very well could have gone to jail for what he did but the girl was nice enough to let him off the hook with little punishment. I did very much enjoy chapter four. The way the author writes is so compelling, it just draws you in to what is going on and makes you want to keep reading and keep reading. When the boys had saw the lady of the house coming from the new slaves room you knew something bad would happened but having them run away was not what I expect at all. The boy seemed to have a good head about them and leaving when they did did not seem like it was the best idea. It made me laugh but also feel sacred for the boys when the author had said that they were going the wrong direction, but knowing that the blue fly, was there to help them made me realize that they were going to be alright. I found the section of the book where they are hiding in the tree and then the slave catcher finds them a very tense and worrisome part of the book but knowing they had gotten away made it better. I also found it very upsetting that the boys had left one of the quilts behind, it was like they had left a part of their mother. The end of the chapter made me very sad, to know that the boy was going to die was one thing, for the book had already eluded to it, when it talked about the ghost, but to see their mom pass as well was very depressing. She had given herself for them, in the literal and non literal way. Their mom loved them with everything in her and was willing to give up her life for them if that meant that they would be free. My favorite part of these two chapters though was the blue fly, it was something that seemed so small and silly at first but in the end, ended up being one of the best parts.