2/28/15 Bronx Masquerade Blog

            The character that changed the most to me was Diondra. She was really shy because she would be expected to things she wasn't good at like basketball because she was tall. As she was taking Mr. Wards english class she started to show her talents. She started to become an artist and make paintings, but she still will probably be shy because her father yells at her for not using her height as an advantage. She is also admired for her work from people in her class.

            Diondra started painting since she was a little girl. She never thought she would be good at it until she actually started to try and draw good. She always got put down by her dad because he would rather have her be a basketball player and follow his dream instead of her being an artist and following the dream she wants and not the one her father wants. He believes that her height is a wasted on her since she didn't become a basketball player. I think her dad is stuck up and doesn't care about other people's opinions at all.

            I think her dad is a doubter. He doesn't believe she will be a good artist. A basketball player named Damian Lillard didn't make the all-star basketball team this year,  he is really good. There is a quote by him. "My Job? Keep proving the doubters wrong because here in Portland...we never stop believing." This basketball player has doubters just like Damian Lillard. He is trying to prove them wrong just like Diondra should prover her dad wrong. Her dad is giving her the motivation to become an artist.

Ripcity is Portland

Found Poem

Mrs. Bradley said everything's up to date for the second time under into one canopy.

           I know this doesn't make much sense but I didn't have a very good page and the the on the other side was a new chapter. This is the most sense I could get out of this page. I think this has a positive feeling because Mrs. Bradley is probably giving a student or a certain person good news about something that is obviously important. I put the sun there because to me the sun gives me good vibes because summer is my favorite season.

Spine Poem

Unlikely Warrior

Sold

Children of the Night

Marley and Me

Auggie and me

            The idea of this poem is slavery. I always wonder why slavery doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. It is an important thing that we need to learn about in the world. This is why I added peoples name to this to give it that feel of slavery. That is why I put sold in there so it could all fit together into one big piece that made sense.

Where I'm From Poem

Where I'm From Poem

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Bronx Masquerade Perspectives- Take One

            The book, Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grime is about several teenagers that live in the bad part of Bronx. They talk about their struggles in living in the bad part. Every Friday they hold an Open Mike Friday where they each present a poem that they made. All of these poems each represent the persons personality or what they have gone through in life. The main character Tyrone, after each supporting character shares something about themselves in the book, Tyrone has an opinion on what they say.

            Two characters that I found similar in this book were Lupe and Gloria. I found these two characters alike because one of them is a teen mom which is Gloria, and the other one which wants to be a mom which is Lupe. I think that Gloria will end up telling Lupe that a baby isn't the only person that is going to lover her, she is soon going to find out that other people care about her. I think she won't have a baby after the book is over.

           I think Devon and Tyrone are two different people. Devon actually wants to be successful in life where Tyrone doesn't really care if he is successful or not. Tyrone said the only reason he is going to school now is because is best friend Wesley is encouraging him to go to school, he said without him he wouldn't show up at school at all. Devon actually seems like he wants to learn something and actually do something in life instead of being a bum. Devon is really good at basketball and Tyrone is really good at rapping. He is like Kendrick Lamar, he actually sings about life experiences instead of irrelevant stuff like drugs, alcohol etc.