1. Themes.notebook October 27, 2009
THEME
Jake Reinvented Gordon Korman
Bye Drew Kluesner
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Todd Buckley­ He was the most popular kid in school and the quarter back
of there high school football team. He is dating one of the most popular girl
around and her name is Didi but she goes to a all girls school.
Rick Nelson­ Rick is Todd's best friend and he is also a part of the Football team at Fitz
High. He has a crush on a long time family friend and her name is Jennifer and he has
never told her that he likes her because he thinks that she doesn't feel the same way
about him.
Jake Garrett­ Jake is a new student at Fitz high and he is trying to get his reputation
up by throwing a big party right away as he moves there. He started playing football
that summer. When he invited all the football players to his house for a party Rick was
curious to go there so he did.
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3. Themes.notebook October 27, 2009
Theme ­the element
common to all or most of
the forms of an inflectional
paradigm, often consisting
of a root with certain
formative elements or
modifications
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Theme+
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Jealousy ­ Rick's best friend is Todd and going back in time to sophmore year Rick
asked a long time friend to the family out on a field trip adventure were they would
be picking apple's off of tree's. It was the first day Rick has had his license and his
dad let him borrow his car for the day. When Rick and Jennifer arrived at the apple
orchard the whole school was pretty much there. The first guy he recognized was
Todd, as Jennifer and Rick walked in Todd came closer to them. When they finally
met up with each other they started talking more. Sooner or later Todd and Jennifer
went off into there own little group just the two of them talking and sooner or later
they went off by them self's. rick was so upset that he was pretty much going to
break down and cry. But Didi came to Rick and led him to a tree and that whole
afternoon the two spent the whole time picking apples. And that day being a senior
in high school still affects him.
Parties­ Jake Garrett was the guy who could throw the best parties in school. His parties were
top notch and to be invited to one of them was kind of like an honor. All the cool kids would be
at his parties. The one thing is how does Jake Garrett get the money to throw a party every
Friday night at his house hold. Jake took Rick to the place were he would get the keg for the
party one afternoon. Rick was quite in the BMW when the arrived to the university campus.
They went up to the dorm were Jake and a couple of other kids exchanged white envelopes
were they got the keg.
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Friendship­ Jake and Rick are becoming best friends as there journey
threw there senior year moves on. The more parties Jake the more people
come. And one night Jake was sitting around and talking to Didi. And Todd
was thinking they were doing more than talking. And so he went up to them
and told Didi that he wanted to go. But she didn't want to because she was
having a fun time there with her self and Jake. So tod Stormed off and went
right for Mellissa.
Revenge­ Todd is getting revenge on Jake for being with his girlfriend Didi.
So Todd started all these rumors that Jake was a drug dealer. And every one
listen to Todd because he was the most popular kid in school.
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Rumors ­ After the event with Todd and Nelson in the locker room
about Melissa. Todd started spreading rumors about how Jake was
a drug dealer and how he must have sold all the drugs to cover for
his party's every week.
Hate­ Todd hates Jake because he is messing around with is
girlfriend when they met at Jake's second party. And after that
incident Didi and Jake have been inseparable. And Todd new
what was going on so he didn't talk to Jake at all neither did the
entire football team. He was alone in this school but his only
friend that back him up about anything that was going on was
Rick.
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Adaptability­ Jake needed to adapt to a new school when he moved.
So he changed his appearance so that he could fit in. Because at his
old school he was a geek and cared about his grades and showed it.
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8. Themes.notebook October 27, 2009
Revenge­ The act of taking vengeance for injuries or wrongs; retaliation
Jealousy­Fearful or wary of being supplanted;
apprehensive of losing affection or position.
Friendship­a friendly relation or intimacy
Parties­A social gathering especially for pleasure or amusement
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