Elliot's Expose

"I think people ought to realize that stuff like this goes on every day…The rest of you are all part of it-because you let it go on and maybe you think it's funny, or you think it only happens to geeky outsiders and kids who are smaller or fatter or skinnier or don't have so many friends or so much money as you. So tell me-what happens when you don't have so many friends one day, or you don't have so much money, or something bad happens to you?" (91-92) (Elliot)


Blog Question:
What is the message is he trying to get across to his classmates? (6pts)

Elliot is trying to tell poeple to realize what is really happening in the school, like people are really getting bullied. For instance, Elliot got bullied badly when the jock rots threw him "Accidently" into the river on page 59 and Catalina also got bullied by Bethany a lot in the book by feelings instead of physical. He is also saying that there is different kind of bullyings and to think of yourself, like "What if I got bullied?" or "If I had no friends and I'm the only victim, a lot of bad stuff could happen!". So his main point is that bullying is the largest problem in the school and a lot of people hasn't realised that and doesn't care about it at all.

Blog Role Reversal

Blog Question: After the Bully Lab was renamed, the Revealers, and the stories of the three Darkland students were released and well received by the student body, Elliot wanted to publish Russell’s narrative about Richie punching Russell in the face.

1) Why was Russell so opposed to the idea (pg. 110)? Explain. (4 pts)

I think Russel was so opposed to the idea because, Richie has been acting differently from usual. He still doesn't know if he's good or evil, because Richie helped him out on page 97, and still threthens him. If he writes about him, the information could be wrong and it could be like Elliot said, "You're afraid he'll pound you again if you do".

2) What is happening to the relationship between Russell and Richie. (3 pts)

Their cooperation is still bully and victim type. Richie helped Russel once on page 97, but he still threatens Russel. So I think their relationship is getting worse and worse, or it could be a little more cooperative than usual.

About Myself

My name is Aiman, people call me The Eye-Man for a nickname. I don't really care actually, because I make fun of their names too. I like to draw, read manga, and creating gundams using the model kits.