#3 - Charcters

Everyone has someone special in their life that shapes them. It might be a parent, girlfriend, boyfriend, aunt, or teacher. In Jazz's life it was his girlfriend Conny. Conny has been there for Jazz ever since his dad went to jail. She gave him moral support, and without her presence i feel like Jasper would have definitely give into his fathers wishes and would have turned into a serial killer as well. When Conny heard that Jasper had to go with the New York Police officer to help with a crime. She lied to her parents, sneaked out of the house and fought to stay with her boyfriend. A thing i found interesting was revealed alot latter in the story. Jasper noticed that all the people his father murdered were white. So the real reason Jasper was dating Conny was because she was an African. Jasper wanted to have something that wouldn't be taken away easily. He wanted to keep her safe. "Jazz would loose confidence in himself that he wouldn't be able to control who he turned out to be. But Conny was  tough, and firm, and tells him that this is who he is. " I know, there's this stuff buried in you, and you're afraid it will erupt, like it's going to be triggered". He's feels guilty because he has emotions and feelings that are human and not monstrous.

In my life, the person that shaped me was my mom. She has always been there for me and my family. She always put our needs first before her own. She has always been my hero, my bestfriend, my sister. I want to grow up and be like her one day. Whenever i have a problem i can talk to her about anything and she gives me courage and strength to handle it. Without her i would not be half the person i am today. She is the very reason, i am so strong in my faith. Whenever i was loosing hope about anything she would cheer me up and always tell me that if God brings you to the obstacle, he will definitely bring you through it. I'm so grateful to have such a wonderful person like her in my life. So who's the person you can't live without? The person that changed your life, and shaped it for the better?

# 2 - New York City

When we hear the place "New York city", we might think of the statue of liberty, or the crowded streets, and especially the beautiful tall buildings come to mind. With 26,000 people living in each square mile.It is one of the largest cities in the world.In the book "Game", Jazz is still struggling and fighting to prove that he is not a killer like his father. While that plot is going on, Jazz has a wonderful girlfriend who loves him, and a bestfriend who sticks by him no matter what.  The three of them together were trying to get Jasper's life back in order. Just when things were going dandy, a New York Police officer knocks on his door, and asks him for help on finding another serial killer. Wow, alot to handle right? Imagine walking in Jazz's shoes. Just when there was little peace, chaos entered back into his life. Did you ever go through a situation in your life where everything was perfect one moment and the next, everything seemed to go downhill ?

City life really impacted the action of the story because most of the plot takes place there. Jasper finds out more of who he is. Even though he is battling this good vs evil all of the time, he knows deep down that he never wants to hurt anyone. So Jazz takes the offer and goes to New York City. Since Jasper had been trained ever since he was little, he had a lot of knowledge on the subject of "Serial killing". He was very smart and he used that as a weapon in helping to find out clues that the detectives missed. Jazz helped the police a lot in figuring out many details of the crimes. While he was helping the police, he tried to not to be intimidating or scare them into thinking he was a monster. He didn't want to fall into the trap his father has created for him. Although his father was hidden away he still had a voice of authority in Jasper's mind. In some parts of the book,  the dialogue was Jazz's thoughts and his father telling him that he could take complete authority of a person. be in charge, show them that you are to be feared. " Upstate, to the killer, might as well be the moon. New York City was home. New York City was safe. New York city was the hunting preserve (189)."

Blog #1

 Hey Guys! The title of the book was what first caught my attention. The book i am reading is called "Game".  This book is written by Barry Lyga, it is  the 2nd one of three books in the "I Hunt Killers Trilogy". Its a really neat book cause he writes this book with many perspectives of  the characters. So the hero and the villain's point of view is expressed. This book was a little scary at times but once i got to know the characters it changed my point of view. The main character of this book is Jasper Dent. Jasper is not your everyday teenager. He is a guy with a very dark past. His father, Billy Dent is the worlds most feared serial killer. Think about it, how would you feel growing up with a serial killer as your dad? The bedtime stories that Billy read to Jazz were more like how to kill someone, so it definitely messed with Jasper's head. The book begins with Jazz finding out that his father broke out of jail. Now that was the moment everything went wrong for Jazz. Since he was raised by a serial killer, Billy always expected Jazz to go into the family business and take off after him. But Jazz isn't like that, but throughout the book you can see how he is constantly worried that he might snap one day and turn out to be a killer just like his dad.

 "People are real, Jazz told himself, repeating his mantra. People matter"(pg.25). All Jazz wants is to be a regular seventeen year old. But, his past keeps dragging him down. Its not easy being the son of a serial killer. Sometimes its better not to follow the footsteps but create your own. The past is what is behind us. I don't think a person's past really defines their future.  We write our own destiny. But, there is always a chance. Just like the guy in the picture, we can choose the right way or the wrong way. Sometimes the path may not be clear to us but  in the end it is our decision who we want to become. 

http://thedailylove.com/your-past-doesn%E2%80%99t-define-your-future-you-do/  

The link above is an article about an inspirational story on how your past doesn't define you. I have felt that sometimes my past has had some influence on my life. But in the end it is how you see yourself. The past can be a stepping stone, or a thing  to forget. What do you think, can a person hide or run away from their past? Or are you stuck with it forever?