Journal Post #6

      Barbie stated, that "he was having a bad reality, and that was something from which you could not wake." This exemplifies the fact that Barbie feels like the dome will never go away and he knows that he is unable to escape it. He is comparing his reality to a bad dream, but a bad dream ends when sleep ends. Reality though, continues to be like a nightmare.

      This book parallels William Goldings, "Lord of the Flies". For instance, the boys in Lord of the Files are unexpectedly isolated on an island. Similarily, Under the Dome hostages only have what the town limites have when the dome strikes down. As well, leadership forms but eventually there are two groups that seperate and attempt to live on theit own. This does not work well in the end because thwe two groups fight and do not see eye-to-eye.

Journal Post #5

      An interesting quote is said by Big Jim, he states that "denial gives way to acceptance; acceptance breeds dependence" p.739. This is an important life quote because it is the truth. When people are going through tough times, such as the lost of a family member, they are in denial to start with. Eventually they will accept what happened and move on with their life. This is a very truthful statement and not only relates to the book, but also to life.

      When Barbie got taken into custody for four murders, he more or less knew that it was coming but still did not have much of a reaction. He went peacefully, and did not try to restrain arrest. This surprised me because the people that were arresting him showed utter brutality and he did not even flinch. It is crazy that he did not even flinch. If I was in that position, I would have been so angry especially because I know that I did not kill the four people and that I'm fact it was the people that was in charge of town and his son.