Journal #4

Write about a connection about a book that you have read or the movie you have seen

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I always thought David was so predictable ,and yet I feel like I am almost getting to know him all over again ,so I don't think I have ever been so happy.

Explains and supports
In the quote, we know that Georgie discovers the other side of David. David seems to be the other person who is funny, romantic, and attractive when they stay together in Rome. David shows his adventurous behavior, such as, going to anywhere that Georgie want to go, riding a scooter, and dancing with her in a pub. Georgie is so happy that she could meet and stay with him when they are in Rome. Mark doesn't want to go to a tour with Georgie because he is still busy on his business. Georgie has to wonder around Rome by herself without any company. On her way to the Italian Church, she bumped into David. David apologizes to her about their fights and cancel his schedule for a day to stay with Georgie. She is very pleased that David is more care about her than Mark did. David does many thoughtful and special things for her, so she is glad that she choose David to stay with her in Rome. She realizes that David is more considerate than Mark.

Why the quote is important to the novel?
The quote is important to the novel because it tells us what happens in the Rome. The readers are very surprised that Georgie bumped into David who is going to Geneva for business. In Rome, David seems to changed into the other person that Georgie has never known before. He has done everything to amaze Georgie. Though Mark is the one who brings Georgie to Rome, he doesn't really care about what she feels. In a trip to Rome, Georgie gets a chance to compare two boyfriends. Thought Mike is handsome, he is very selfish and doesn't respect her opinions at all. On the other side, David is much better than Mark. David cancels all his work and take her to every place that she wants to visit. In the quote, we could infer that Georgie starts to make her decisions after comparing their behavior and personalities. David seems to win her heart after doing many romantic things.

Why the quote is significant to me?
I think this quote is significant to me because it remind me a movie called Coraline.Coraline lives with her preoccupied parents in a huge old house. After a while, she discovers a door which has a distorted-mirror world, containing presumably everything Coraline has ever dreamed of. Both Georgie and Coraline like adventures because they are tired of their life. They are not satisfied with what they have already had, so they want to go to other place to experience something brand new. In the end, they discover what they had before are better than what they have dreamed , so they decide to go back their own world. For example, Coraline tries her best to got out the dreamed world because she discovers her parents in her real world are people who really teach her lesson instead of doing everything she wants for her. On the other side, Georgie knows David is her true love because he is more trustful and dependable than her ex-boyfriend.I think these two story are very similar to each other.

Connect this quote to the "bigger picture "
From this quote, we could also discover that most people don't realize how significant what they had now until they lost them. Nowadays, people like to compare themselves to one another. If they don't have the same advantages or benefits, they will start to complain and ask for it. For example, the technology is evolving rapidly, so there are thousand of new style cell phone coming out every day. Some people are crazy about the new function or fashion of cell phone, so they decided to buy the new one to show off. However, they realize that their old cell phones are better because they used to use them instead of using new complicated cell phones. Though we can get our own old stuffs back most of the time, there is also something that we can never get it back. For instance, some children regret that they didn't taking good care of their parents when they are still alive. However, it says "Don't cry for spilled milk." because no matter how hard you cry for, your parents will never come back to life again. We should be satisfied with what we had now ,so we will not have a chance to regret them.