How the book Where the heart is made me feel
Many emotions ran
through me as I read the novel Where the Heart is. At times I just
wanted to shut the book and fling the book against the wall. When I began
reading I felt disgusted at the fact that Novalee
was a seventeen about to be teenage mother. My disgust soon turned to pity and
sympathy when Willie Jack left Novalee
at Wal-mart with just seven dollars and
seventy seven cents. Even though what Willie Jack did was wrong and heartless I
understood why he did what he did. He was trying to amount to a greater musical
level and to be more popular in the music world and a pregnant girlfriend
might have slowed down his progress of reaching his musical goal. One point in
the story when I had mixed feelings was when Willie Jack got arrested. I was
partially happy that something bad happened to Willie Jack since he left
Novalee but at the same time I was angry that Willie Jack got framed for a
crime he didn't commit. By the end of the novel I felt sorry for Willie Jack that
his musical career went down hill even though he put some effort into it and
the fact that he lost both his legs. I felt proud when Novalee found the
strength and courage to go see Willie Jack despite the past they had and to
help him. At one point of the story I felt jealous of Novalee due to the fact
that everything went her way for example she finds a home, has a successful
career and marriage. The author practically depicts Novalee's life as picture
perfect. There's one scene in the book that made me feel bitter and unhappy was
when Sister Husband died in the tornado. I felt bitter and unhappy because
Sister Husband was Novalee's and her daughter Americus family. She was always there for
Novalee to provide her food, shelter and love. She was to a certain degree a
mother figure for Novalee and a grandmother figure for Americus. Now Novalee lost her mother figure.
In conclusion I felt a lot when I read the book but the strongest emotion I
felt was joy because everything turned out well for most of the characters and
it teaches a good lesson to all the readers: to work to their full potential to
reach their goals and to forgive and forget. 
I just wanted to add, that I felt disgusted when Roger raped Lexie's kids. I really wish they left that part out of the book. :S
ReplyDeleteYou are right, there were a lot of emotions that this book generated. At certain points you may feel sad or
ReplyDeleteaggravated but then in the next chapter an event might happen that makes you feel joyful or satisfied. I also had mixed feelings was when Willie Jack got arrested and i do argee that certain parts of the book, like when Roger raped Lexie's kids, should have been left out.