The Left Age

When reading the spooks chapter we see Jason have to make a decision. He can either go help Dean or he can be a part of the spooks and just leave Dean there. Both of these choices have consequences and the question we discussed was should he go knock on the door? While in the moment it doesn't specifically say he knocked on the door, Jason tells us that he "double-backed minutes later, eye to eye with Mr. Blake's door knocker, cacking myself" (140). We learn that he probably did knock as in the next chapter the one scene we see is Ross pushing him off of the bus and everyone laughs. So, did he make the right choice. I would have to still say yes, he did make the right choice. I have never had the experiences that Jason has and don't give a crap about social hierarchies or anything like that. That was never a thing in the schools I went to so trying to be with the "cool kids" is not something that I can relate to Jason, but I do like that he made the ...

I have already taken a liking to Jason. When narrating the book at times I feel like I am reading poetry because he mixes short concise sentences with more intricate ones. An example of this is "I'd shoot the Soviet airmen with tranquilizer darts as they pressed their ejector seats. Our marines'll mop them up. I'd refuse all the medals"(4). When I first read this part of the book, it felt like a rhyme. I can really relate to Jason. I remember being in middle school and just like how Jason feels out of place, I did too. When the kids had seen The Great Escape and were talking about it he hadn't actually seen the movie, he just, "paid close attention so I can pretend to've watched it when school starts on Monday"(9). I had a group of pals that I hung out with most of the time, but when they would talk about sports and other things. I either didn't know what they were talking about or would just say things that I would hear other people say. ...