Maddie

//**Fade**// **by Lisa McMann

Pages 1 to 110 Title: Dream Catcher Date: April 28th, 2010

__Quote__: Page 24: "' It makes me crazy, seeing you so think like that, you know' he murmurs as he checks the salmon. 'And not in a good way.'" Page "Of course Cabel was there, at the dance, slipping Janie cartons of milk and Power Bars."

__Explanation__: These quotes are about how much body weight Janie, the main character, has lost since she discovered her gift of being a dream catcher. This means she has the ability to travel into other people's dreams if they are sleeping in the same room as Janie. When Janie is pulled into someone's dreeam she cam either stay, or pull herself out of it. Either way it takes an extreme amount of energy. As she soars through people's dreams it sucks the life out of her. When she returns to reality is numb, has a had time seeing, and has a problem with keeping her balance. It takes more energy then anything. In the first Janie is with her secret boyfriend named Cabel. He knows of Janie's power and is very concered about the physical health it is putting her in. Cabel helps Janie by making sure she eats healthy and works out so she can gain muscle weight. In this quote Cabel is explaining how he hates seeing Janie so sickly thin. The reason this quote is important is because Cabel is the only one in Janie's life who cares for her and is looking out for her. Janie's mother is an alcholic who never pays an attention to Janie. For example, every morning her mother wakes up fixes a drink and goes back to her room for the rest of the day and night. Janie also hasn't recieved a birthday present since she was nine years old. Janie's father left her when she was very little and hasn't heard or see of him since. Cabel on the other hand is the only one who is looking out for Janie in anyway. I think the reason he is so protective and worried about Janie is because he went thought the same things with his father, but he was abusive instead. For example, Cabel's father took fire and burned him leaving him with awful scars covering his back, chest, and legs. The second quote is just supporting how Cabel watches over Janie.

__HOTQ:__ Would you have the strength, physical and mental, to accept the power of being a dream catcher? __HOTQ answer:__ I would not have the strength to have the ability of a dream catcher. Let alone physical strength, I don't think I could handle some of the dreams Janie say. Such as murder scenes, drug scenes, and sex scenes. Janie has a strong will to get herself out of dreams which leads into physical ability. Keeping herself on a healthy diet and a work out plan, Janie must always be aware of her body. She has to take care of herself and stay strong and healthy. On the other hand it would be amazing to have such a gift that only one or two other people in the world might have. Janie uses her powers for good. She can go into dreams and see if people are suffering or traumatized. She proceeds by helping them so that they won't have this dream again. Also, Janie is using her gift in this book to find a sexual predator who may be lurking the halls of her school. As Janie sees the students dreams, she can see if it is a teacher or student who is causing harm. That is one reason I would want to have the gift, and that is to be able to help people and cause them less harm if it came their way.

__Connection:__ Page 4: " That night, Janie's dreams are blasted with churning oceans and hurricanes and life jackets that sink life rocks." I can connect to this passage by putting into the sense of reality. Sometimes I feel very stressed and like all that weight is consuming me. When Janie says she feels as though her life jacket sinks life a rock, I interpreted it to be as if she is overwhelmed and can't seem to pull herself out of stress and problems. In this quote it is talking about how Janie's own dreams are overwhelming her which means she must have a lot on her mind. Sometimes when I am thinking about a lot of things I get a huge head ache which I believe can represent churning oceans and hurricanes. Overall I can connect to the feelings Janie is currently experiencing.**