"Rats Saw God"
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Pages 174-202 (the end)
Steve moved to San Deigo with his mom and called Dub almost every night. She was very short with him and pretty mean also. This upset Steve so much and he eventually got permition from his mom to go to Houston and see her. During his time there he sees her cheating on him with their teacher Sky and it breaks his heart. After I read this part I was so angry and I actually wanted to punch Dub in the face a little. Steve also goes to his fathers wedding and they become a lot closer and he learns that his mother cheated on his father also and he repects his father a lot more now. He also likes his new step mom and he is very happy with Allison still. They both go off to college and Steve isn't mad he says but he is content. He learned to not care about what happened in the past with Dub and focus on the future with his family and school. This book was one of the best books I have ever read and I recommend people to read it. I could probably read it ten more times and not get bored.
Pages 158-174
Dub and Steve take this new course at school with a teacher they call Skye. This class is very different from most classes and it is very enjoyable. All the students are given names that describe themselves. They are given an assignment to write in one sentence their summer. That night Dub and Steve go to Doug's band's concert and Doug doesn't really talk to Steve. Then, one day Steve gets a call from his father's work saying he needs to get to his presentation. When Steve walks into his bedroom to tell his father, he finds his dad and a woman in bed messing around. After that, he brings home his dads girlfriend and it is pretty awkward. To make it even better she finds an unopen condomn in his car.
Pages 144-158
In San Diego, Steve starts getting accepted to all his colleges he applied to including Harvard. When he finds out Allison didn't get accepted he realized the only reason he was was because of his father's fame. In Houston Steve goes to San Diego for a while to see his mom but comes back to Houston to visit Dub. During this trip back they have sexual intercourse and both of them feel like they are now more matured and their relationship is at another level. Dub does though feel a little sad she says like she is growing up to fast. Steve then starts his job again at the movie theatre and gets a promotion. He also decided to call Doug one night but Doug makes it known that he is mad at Steve for spending all of his time with Dub and the call ends. I believe Steve needed to put his friends first becuase now he is starting to lose all of them.
Pages 136-144
In San Diego, Sarah and her boyfriend Danny double date with Steve and Dub often. While they were all at Steves house one day, him and Sarah get into a loud argument about their father and mother and it makes Dub and Danny feel pretty uncomfortable. Their were things that Sarah said that Steve had never heard before. It was a shock to him. In Houston, during the summer many of the GOD members decide to go to a house and spend some nights there alone. They drink, play football and of course Dub and Steve makeout a lot. They also talk about sexual intercourse but never do. I think that their relationship is moving quicker than it should and they are getting caught up in a crush. One day Steve talks to some friends who havea graduated and are dating and will be attending different colleges. They she tells Steve that her ad her boyfriend decided to break up and this doesn't make sense to him. I believe he's at that stage in a relationship where he believes him and Dub will be together forever.
Pages 126-132
In San Diego, Steve starts to realize he does not want to associate with the pot heads and underachievers. In Houston, when Steve returns home after the holiday Dub picks him up at the airport. Their relationship starts moving quickly and they are becoming closer and doing many new things together. They start to become more intimate and this is very new to the both of them. As they are in Steves room alone, his father comes home and he tells Steve he doesn't want girls in his room. In San Diego, Steve starts to date Allison and she tells him that her mother and brother were killed in an accident when she was little and her father has been depressed ever since. This I believe shows Steve that no matter what people go through, when a person has goals in life, they can achieve anything and Allison is an example of that.
Pages 112-126
In Houston, GOD decides to be apart of the talent show. They make a movie and because the movie is very inappropriate the principle tells them that GOD cannot be a group at school anymore unless they have an adult supervisor. In San Diego Steve asks Allison to go to the concert with her and she says yes. Sarah introduces her boyfriend the night of the concert and by first glance he doesn't look like a good kid. Steve eventually starts talking to him and realizes he really is. When they go to pick up Allison, Steve notices her father inside not paying attention that is daughter is leaving and paying more attention to televsion. Then in Houston, Steve tells Dub one night that he loves her and Dub is very shocked by it and doesn't exactly have a response. I think that Steve thinks he loves her but really doesn't. He is just caught up in a teenage crush.
Houston, sophmore year and San Diego, senior year (pg 105-111)
Steve and Dub start to become very close and he meets her parents and spends much of his time there. His father suspects he has a girlfriend although Steve has not mentioned her. In San Diego, Steve finds out he is a National Merit finalist which is a huge academic achievement. Then his father calls him asking for Steve to be his best man at his wedding. Steve doesn't know what to say so he tells his father he will try to make it but in reality Steve really doesn't want to go. I think Steve should go because it is really an honor that his father asked and I believe it's a sign that he does want to become more close to Steve. Back in Houston Steve and Dub become an official couple and everyone knows about it, including teachers. In San Diego, Sarah tells Steve that he will be coming to the concert with her because it would make her mother more comfortable if he went. This I believe was a good idea on their mothers part and it also makes both children happy.
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