Gabby

**Pages Read **: 1 to 115 **Title**: The Mysterious Man
 * Date: ​** April 28, 2010


 * Significant Quote: ** "Did you find what you were looking for?' she asked, her expression serious. Logan paused. 'Yeah, actually I did.' 'And?' 'I don't know yet." Page 111.
 * Explanation: ** This quote is significant because it is an example of irony. This quote is an example of irony because it the thing that Logan, the main character, was looking for was actually Elizabeth, the other main character and the person asking the questions. But what makes it ironic is that she doesn't know that Logan found a picture of her in the desert while fighting in Iraq and that he walked halfway across the country to find her. She thinks that he is merely some random guy that walked halfway across the country on a self seeking expedition and just happened to end up working for her on her grandma's kennel.

**HOT Q:** How do you feel about Logan's decision to travel halfway across the country to find Elizabeth?
 * Answer: ** I am quite honestly surprised that someone would go through all the trouble to find someone especially when they didn't know who they were, where they lived and what they were all about all because they found a picture of that person and believed it to be their lucky charm. Logan took a complete gamble at seeking out Elizabeth and even though he succeeded at the end I don't think that I would have taken the chance.

**Connection:** I can connect to how Beth felt when she first met Logan. She was skeptic about his reasons for applying for the job at the kennel and if his background story was true. I can connect to the fact that she had been skeptic about his reasons. Sometimes when I first meet people and they seem extremely nice to me I become a little skepic about why they are being so nice. I don't know if it is because they are mocking me, trying to set me up for something later on or just actually being nice. You never know a person's true motives for doing something until you know them better. You should get to know them slowly and then if you feel as if they are trustworthy slowly open up to them. In the end, I realize that the person is indeed, truely nice, just like Beth is slowly realizing that Logan means no harm.