Ed Kennedy Diary Entry For I Am The Messenger
Journal #1
The past few months have been pretty rough on Ed Kennedy. After being treated like garbage for his whole life, he finally has some purpose, except he doesn’t know why. In I am the Messenger, an adroit mysterious person has told Ed Kennedy to preform acts that would help the people living around him have better lives. This mysterious person communicates to Ed through playing cards, particularly aces, with directions listed on them. Ed has already finished all of the directions and is now about to figure out all the answers. In this journal, I will connect with a character, predict what will happen, and evaluate the book so far.
I am a lot like one of the book’s secondary characters, Marv. One reason that I believe this is that both Marv and I make jokes when we are in danger. Frequently, I find myself in situations were I just feel uncomfortable about a conversation, or I don’t know the answer …show more content…
The first part I will evaluate is the meaning of the cards. The cards were a great choice to have as the letters to Ed, because Ed always played cards, they kept the book mysterious, and truly brought out the thought behind whoever was sending the cards: “It is someone I know. Someone who knows I play cards all the time” (Zusak 31). Whether they directly told Ed who to help, or gave clues to tell him where to look, they always kept the book interesting. The cards truly showed Ed how much thought the sender put into this. The second part I will be evaluating is the sender. I truly believe that most of the time, the card sender is consistent with his notes and meanness. However, while Ed is looking for the numbers in the books, the sender has a message: “Nicely Done, Ed” (Zusak 215). I feel like that one note ruined the “bad person” idea of the sender in my head, even after the jeopardy of Daryl and Keith. After that, he seemed like an benevolent person, instead of a belligerent person. These are my evaluations of the
The past few months have been pretty rough on Ed Kennedy. After being treated like garbage for his whole life, he finally has some purpose, except he doesn’t know why. In I am the Messenger, an adroit mysterious person has told Ed Kennedy to preform acts that would help the people living around him have better lives. This mysterious person communicates to Ed through playing cards, particularly aces, with directions listed on them. Ed has already finished all of the directions and is now about to figure out all the answers. In this journal, I will connect with a character, predict what will happen, and evaluate the book so far.
I am a lot like one of the book’s secondary characters, Marv. One reason that I believe this is that both Marv and I make jokes when we are in danger. Frequently, I find myself in situations were I just feel uncomfortable about a conversation, or I don’t know the answer …show more content…
The first part I will evaluate is the meaning of the cards. The cards were a great choice to have as the letters to Ed, because Ed always played cards, they kept the book mysterious, and truly brought out the thought behind whoever was sending the cards: “It is someone I know. Someone who knows I play cards all the time” (Zusak 31). Whether they directly told Ed who to help, or gave clues to tell him where to look, they always kept the book interesting. The cards truly showed Ed how much thought the sender put into this. The second part I will be evaluating is the sender. I truly believe that most of the time, the card sender is consistent with his notes and meanness. However, while Ed is looking for the numbers in the books, the sender has a message: “Nicely Done, Ed” (Zusak 215). I feel like that one note ruined the “bad person” idea of the sender in my head, even after the jeopardy of Daryl and Keith. After that, he seemed like an benevolent person, instead of a belligerent person. These are my evaluations of the