Sunday, November 2, 2008

Relationships

Describe the relationships between either:
A.Billie Jo and her mother
B. Billie Jo and her father
C. her father and mother

Use examples or quotes from the book to support your ideas.

7 comments:

Unknown said...

Billie Jo and her mohter:
Before the accident, I think Billie Jo thought her mom was so annoying. And maybe her mom thought Billie Jo was immature, she just kept thinking of piano but not the reality. Nevertheless I think deep in their heart they care about each other and love each other very much. We can see from that when her mom died, Billie Jo kind of change a lot and she could forgive her father getting drunk and other things, but the only thing she would never forgive is that her dad put the pail of kerosene which killed her mom.
Billie Jo and her father:
I think prior to the accident, maybe Billie Jo still have some honor toward her father. But after the accident, I think her tribute toward her dad had turned into intolerantion. she thinks the reason why the accident occur is that her father left a pail of kerosene on the stove. In addition, she couldn't forgive that her dad took her mom's money drinking hinself into a stupor while her mom writhed, begging for water.
Her father and mother:
I think even though they had different opinion between many things, they loved each other. Afetr the accident, her dad started to do things that her mom said which had been rejected by himself.

+Amy Yang+

iverson said...

1.Billie Jo and her mother
Before the accident, Billie Jo and her mother were un the relationship in annoying. Billie Jo annoyed her mother about thing with piano. And her mother annoyed her about her school work.
After the accident, Billie Jo became being to her mother about the fire. She becam listening more to her mother's words.
2.Billie Jo and her father
Before the accident, her father doted on her. And Billie Jo had a very deep honor with her father, so she called her father "Daddy" in the poetry before the accident.
After the accident, Billie Jo and her fatfer became far away, especially the night her mother wanted to have a cup of water, but her father went out to have some drinks.When her mother died, Billie Jo thought that was her father's fault, but her father thought that was Billie Jo's fault. they're relationship becam wores and worse.
3.Her father and mother
According to Billie Jo's poetry, her father and her mother had many different ideas between their field. He wanted to plant that, her oppnions were to plant other kind of plant. It was all messy when they argued about their feild. I think Billie Jo was annoying about that.
But after the accident, Billie Jo's father changed. He became weired at some times, but the important thing about her father after the accident was that he began to do what Billie Jo's mother wanted to do before she died. I think it was just like an atoning to his wife.

p.s. According to Billie Jo's family and their relationship, I thinf do good things sould be as fast as you can, or you'll miss it.

iris said...

Billie Jo and her mother:
The family of Billie Jo was pretty simple, but the interactions between the family members should be more. When Billy Jo did a good job on the test, her mother said, “I know you could.” And that’s the only thing she said. Billie Jo felt a little bit disappointed of hearing this, but she still felt happy. This showed that Billie Jo and her mother seldom talk to each other, but they understood each other, so even a sentence could make Billie Jo happy. But actually, I think their family was a little indifferent.
Billie Jo and her father:
Billie Jo’s father wanted a boy, but Billie Jo was a girl. Her father was not satisfied about this, so he didn’t talk more to her. But Billie Jo’s father really took care of the family. He worked very hard and believed that the situation would be better. When her father worked, Billie Jo watched him carefully. This shows that they care for each other silently. After her mother died, the relationship between them seemed broken. They have no interaction, but Billie Jo still watch her father work even though her father ignored her.
Her mother and her father:
Billie Jo’s parents have good relationship. Ma trusted her husband and her husband loved her so much. Both of them don’t show their emotions, but they cared each other. When her mother was injured badly, her father didn’t know what to do. This showed that her father rely on her mother in common times. After Billie Jo’s mother died, her father started to do things that she once said. This showed that her father noticed slight things about his wife.

Unknown said...
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Unknown said...

* Billie Jo and her mother-
They have a good relationship. Maybe both of them feel annoying to each other, yet they love each other. Her mother didn't want her play piano, she want Billie Jo attention on the school work. Billie Jo want to play piano, she annoying her mother.
After the accident, we could know Billie Jo love her mother very much. She change a lot after her mother died.
* Billie Jo and her father-
Before the accident, she have some honor to her father. After the thing happen, their relationship become terrible. Her father seems like a stranger, anything she could forgive, only two thing she wouldn't forgive, she wouldn't forgive that her dad put the pail of kerosene on the stove and her father take her mother's money. When the accident happen her father didn't at there too. I think Billie Jo was angry about this. That's why ther relationship became terrible.
* her father and her mother-
I think they have different opinion, like at the begining, he want to plant wheat, her mother want to plant other, and her father just want to do what he want. After the accident, he try to do what her mother say, He change. And he took good care of her mother, when she want to drink water, maybe he didn't know what to do, but he try, they love each other, just they never talk about it.
by cindy

iverson said...

A corection:
The " p.s." shoould be" According to Billie Jo's family and their relationship, I think do good things sould be as fast as you can, or you'll miss it."

Jennyä½³ said...

A. Billie Jo and her mother
Before the accident, Billie seemed not to like her mother. Her mother always told her to do things that she wanted Billie Jo to do. But Billie Jo doens't like her mother ordered her to do things. Billie Jo wanted to play piano but her mother disagree. Maybe it made their relationships become worse.
B. Billie Jo and her father
Before the accident, the relationships between them were good. They cared about each other. Billie Jo always called her father "Daddy". After the accident, Billie Jo thought the accident happened was her father's fault. She did't call him "Daddy" any more. She just called him "father". It tells that they were far away from each other.
C. her father and mother
Although her father always did someting that his wife didn't like, she still loved him. After the accident, her father still went to have some drinks. What does it mean? Didn't her father like her mother?