timetravelerswife

Person C; Kenya Golston 1. Who are the main characters?

2. How do you think Henry felt when Clare approached him and knew him everything?

3. Do you think it was wrong of Henry to engage in sexual activities with Clare after their first meeting?

4. How do you feel about Henry time traveling a different age each time?

5. Do you think Clare is really okay with the future she has ahead of herself or do you think she is just settling?

Person B: Erica Cohen 1. Henry:"I am a trick, an illusion of the highest order, so incredible that I am actually true"

2. Clare: "It's hard being left behind. I wait for Henry, not knowing where he is, wondering if he's okay. It's hard to be the one who stays."

3. Clare: "I keep myself busy. Time goes faster that way."

4. "Oh, no, you shouldn't be. I mean, I know...why that is." Clare lowers her voice. "It's because for you none of this has happened yet, but for me, well, I've known you for a long time."

Nichole- Led the group discussions, we talked about what we felt and how the book confused us all. We expressed how we felt ; surprised, sad, mad, confused, and suspenseful.

2nd meeting Martyna-QUOTATION FINDER “'Only because I adore you beyond reason am I doing this. I have spent a lot of time avoiding road trips, meeting girls’ families, and Christmas. The fact that I am enduring all three at once proves that I love you.'” (Page 161) "Henry sighs. 'My whole life is one long deja vu//.//'" (Page 173) - This quote is a symbol of irony.

Meeting summarizer: Nichole Wrobel

During this meeting we reviewed the second section we have read. Erica asked questions concerning the troubled characters and how their previous actions have affected their present lives. Both main characters at this point realize that their lives are not picture perfect and will most likely not have a happy, magical ending. As a group we discussed what each character would have felt at particular moments and how they reacted. Erica brought in chips, I brought in polish cookies. Kenya lead the group discussing the style of the book and Martyna pointed out important meaningful quotes. Each one of us had a turn to explain each quotation

A. Kenya- I think the book is definitely written for high school students. Everyone's reading abilities may differ but anyone from grade 9 to grade 12 //should// have no problem reading this book. The only thing that can get confusing is when Henry time travels and is unclear of who he is-- this confuses the reader at some points.

C- Erica: 1. How do you feel at this point in the book about the relationship between Henry and Clare?

2. Do you think she will leave him permanently since he is constantly leaving without notice?

3. Do you feel Henry has some control over where he goes and what he does while time traveling?

4. Will Henry have a hard time keeping his relationship with Clare, will he leave her out of love?

5. How did you feel when Clare and Henry started arguing? Did you think it was unnecessary or was it a foreshadow to what may lay ahead in the book?

Meeting 3

A. Erica- The tone is sad because they find out that Henry is going to pass away. Clare is startled and begins to over think the situation. She asked Henry if hes aware of the fact that he was going to die and if there was a way to prevent it from happening. Henry then becomes confused and scared of the events yet to come.

B. Nichole- You tricked me. You-- You came to that meadow... and you forced yourself into the heart and the mind of a little girl What, you think I wanted this life...this husband that disappears without any kind of warning? Do you think anyone would want that? Who would want that? I never had a choice"

Opinions; Kenya- believes it's creepy that as a man he approaches Clare as a little girl and makes a friendship that developes into a love story. Erica- thinks its wrong and mean of Clare to say this to Henry. Even if the she didn't have a choice, the fact of the matter is that she loves him now and that shouldn't be anything to be upset about. Martyna- agrees with Clare. Henry did make her fall in love with him and especially at a young age where of course she would be attached because a. he was her first love and b. she was so young.

D. Kenya- During week three we discussed the hardship that the main characters, Henry and Clare are going through at this point. Henry time travels and sees himself dying on the living room floor and he is shocked to find out that he will be dying some day soon. Clare and Henry are scared to find out that he will be dying because they don't know exactly when but they know the time is coming soon. On top of this, Clare and Henry keep trying to have a baby but Clare keeps having miscarriages. Henry knows this is tearing his family a part of he secretly goes and has a vasectomy so that Clare won't keep trying to have a baby. Reading this in the story was very hard on all of us. It was a very sad thing to read to find out that one of the main characters will be dead soon.

Meeting 4

B. Kenya- " Alba, who is this? Sir, who are you?" "I'm Henry DeTamble, Alba's father." "He's my daddy! " The teacher is almost wringing her hands. "Sir, Alba's father is dead."

This is a very important quote in the book. It basically foreshadows the end and tells of events that are going to happen. From this quote we find out that Clare will succeed in having a baby, Alba. We also find out when exactly Henry is going to die from this quote from the future.

C. Questionizer - nichole.

-Do you think it was right of Clare to scare Henry by telling him that she had been with someone during the time they were apart before he technically 'met' her for the first time? He was startled and freaked out a bit but then he calmly stopped and thought about how him and Clare met and that there had been a long time period of not seeing one another. -Kenya

-Do you think Clares relationship with her friends affects how she views her relationship with Henry? Not dramatically, she knows how strange it seems to be with someone who isnt really around... but Clare also doesnt really allow others to see Henry be gone for periods of time

-Using imagery describe what Clare could have possibly felt when she discovered Alba would survive Fluttering, spiffy, overjoyed, imagining the possibilities of her childs life

-What did you expect on the day Henry met Alba for the first time? Him to be in denial.

-Do you think it was fair of Henry getting his man parts snipped behind Clare's back? We understand his situation and that he cared for Clare so muchthat he didnt want her to risk her life to bear a child that may die anyway

D. Summarizer - Erica

At the beginning of our meeting we took out our books and started to review what we had discussed last week. After we finished refreshing our memories Nichole asked us very good, deep thinking, questions. Each of us took turns answering and giving our different opinions and Martyna made sure to keep us on track. On top of answering the questions Nichole had brought up, Kenya included various quotes from this weeks reading making the discussion much more interesting. By the time we finished our meeting we covered and clarified a lot of what we read and now have better understandings of the book.

Meeting 5:

C. Kenya-

1. How do you think Clare feels about the death of Henry? She felt upset and like she had lost something that was destined to be lost early; on the outside she seemed sad and as if everything is easier to endure when thinking "remember the good times, dont dwell on the bad" however she needed to try very hard and fight herself to contain and control her life after Henry died.

2. Do you think Henry could have prevented his death since he knew it was going to happen? Yes, he knew when he was to going to die, he knew something bad would happen. He should have been 100% alert when he traveled before he returned to his deathbed. He shouldnt have sat up and looked around h should have stayed put, if he just stayed solitary for 20 more seconds he would have lived. but the moral of the story goes along with this; Every second is precious in life, never take one for granted.

3. Do you think Alba will have the same issues as her father when she gets older? No, she was prepared and aware of what to expect, also she had more control over traveling than her father did.

4. Did the ending of the book strike any emotions in you? (I know I was crying at the end of the book !!) It infuriated Nichole... she was mad at the fact that Henry didn't really think things through, even though this was a manipulated confusing situation he could have pieced things together by the end of the story. Martyna thought it was unrealistic, not only the fact that he could time travel but the moral of the story was depicted in eccentric ways that were to exaggerated.

5. How will Clare's life be now that Henry is gone? Will she feel abandoned now that he is dead and she is faced with her daughter being a time traveler as well.

Group summerizer- We discussed the final difficulties faced in the last couple chapters left in the book. We explored how the ending made us feel; Martyna stated it was a complex yet clear and really summed up all of the emotions that followed throughout the entire novel. There were no snacks. Kenya asked very interesting questions that led to in depth discussions about symbolism. Erica found quotations that really expressed the personalities of the main characters. Martyna led the group through discussions and we thoroughly examined the entire book along with the ending. We made a final conclusion to the book and included our own thoughts to what we would feel/ do in the given situations in The Time Travelers Wife.