Somebody up there hates you: theme

As I begin my book project I've real side a theme. My personal thought in what the theme of this book is, is to make the best of everyday. I thought this because Richard doesn't think about dying so much, he's the type of kid that tries to stay positive in his toughest situations. The doctors gave him a certain amount of time to live; in Richards eyes, he had to get out of the hospital and experience some things. For example in the book it said, "Dying is pretty boring, if you get right down to it. It's living here on earth that's interesting."

Sign Post

As I continue to read, "Somebody up there Hates you" I have noticed a sign post in the book. This sign post is called "Memory Moment" meaning, when you're reading and the author interrupts the action to tell you a memory. One memory that stood out in the book was when Richard remembered how he used to spend his Halloween. In the book it said, "This time of year was always my favorite: the best kid-holiday in the world, followed directly by the buildup to my birthday, November 12 -- I mean, that is kid heaven." This specific memory is significant to the book because on Halloween (now), Richard had the time if his life. By this, I mean that he got drunk, high, and went to a bar and met a girl. 

Anne Frank

In the play about Anne Franks Diary, she faced some difficulties in hiding. Some of those include: staying dead silent for 8 hours, going into hiding, living in an attic for about 2 years, and not being the perfect daughter her parents wanted. 

Somebody Up There Hates You

"Somebody up there hates you" by Hollis Seamon is about a smart-mouthed and funny, teenaged-boy named Richard Casey; in most ways, he's a typical seventeen-year-old boy. Except he has cancer, and he's spending his final days in the hospital. His mother, doctors, and the hospital staff are determined to keep Richard alive as long as possible. In this place where people go to die, he has plans to make the most of the life he has left. 

Reading this book so far has had me thinking of what will be next. I think sooner or later, one of the nurses will find out that his uncle took him to the bad side of town (where Richard was restricted to go) and i think Richard and his uncle will get in big trouble. I predict this because in the book it said, "Well, well. What we have here?' Sylvie's father is standing over me, swaying and red-eyed and giving off heat like a chimney. He reaches down and tears my mask off. His spittle sprays onto my face. 'Could it be? Our little wise-ass punk? Out of the hospital? Not so sick, after all? You lying fake." This is when Richard got caught in the bar, where he was not supposed to be. What I think would happen to him is that the nurse that let him out, would be fired. According to him, she's one of the good nurses too, making it worse for Richard for loosing a great nurse.

Holocaust

I think they were bystanders because they didn't want to get in trouble and possibly put into the camps with them. Once there was a person who actually stood up, it opened other people's eyes to do the same. If I was in this situation I would've been an up stander because I feel that it's right to stand up for what's wrong. I would hide some Jews in my house and help them in ways as much as I can.