13 Little Blue Envelopes By Maureen Johnson: Questions And Answers

Jomanie Jean Louis
English 10 Honors
Period: 2
3/25/18
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson

Quote:
“Rule #1: You may bring only what fits in your backpack. Don’t try to fake it with a purse or a carry-on. Rule #2: You may not bring guidebooks, phrase books, or any kind of foreign language aid. And no journals. Rule #3: You cannot bring extra money or credit/debit cards, travelers’ checks, etc. I’ll take care of all that. Rule #4: No electronic crutches. This means no laptop, no cell phone, no music, and no camera. You can’t call home or communicate with people in the U.S. by Internet or telephone. Postcards and letters are acceptable and encouraged. That’s all you need to know for now. See you at 4th Noodle." (Johnson 4-5)

Context:
. . You just sort of have to take them like they are.” (Johnson 178)
Context: Keith tells ginny that people really don’t change after Ginny gets really upset about her aunt, and her immature ways.

(R): People are all different. They are all have different traits and different personalities. They all have the capability to change but its just that not all of them have the mentality to change.
Quote:
“Before she could answer, the waiter sprang at his chance to brush some crumbs from David's chair. He had been hanging around their table like a vulture, waiting for them to eat the last papadum crumb so he could take away the basket. He eyed the last piece sadly, as if it were the barrier between him and eternal happiness. Ginny grabbed it and shoved it in her mouth. The man looked relieved and took the basket but immediately returned to stare mournfully at their water glasses.” (Johnson 201)
Context: Ginny is at a restaurant and when she doesn't eat the waiter gets upset.

(Q): Doesn't the customer have the right to leave food behind (even though i try not to do that). I found it a bit rude that the waiter made her so uncomfortable.
Quote:
“Your path, your instructions, are in these envelopes.” (Johnson
Just looking at it makes me want to play some Frank Sinatra tunes and sway a little. I have a crush on a building. I'd been in there several times but never to work. I always knew there were offices in there but the face never penetrated, really. You don't work in the Empire State Building. You propose in the Empire State Building. You sneak a flask up there and raise a toast to the whole city of New York.” (Johnson 245)

Context: Ginny is seeing things from her aunt’s perspective. She’s seeing the beauty in being spontaneous.

(P): Ginny is learning to enjoy spontaneous adventures. With these spontaneous adventures she may even learn to change her shy ways.
Quote:
“Sometimes, Gin, life leaves you without directions, without guideposts or signs. When this happens, you just have to pick a direction and run like hell.” (Johnson 311)
Context: The whole book Ginny has had to use her aunts instructions in order to make decisions. Now that the last envelope is stolen she has nothing to do anymore, She has to learn to make her own rules.

(P): Ginny is learning to make off the cuff decisions. With what she’s learned her life may take a change for the better. She’ll learn to enjoy it to the