Saturday 2/25/12 1 hour Pgs: 172-230
*This is one of the only times most people ever use this icon.
*This is the most popular version for the series, it includes comparisons of characters to the book of people in real life, and shows you pictures of them. I did not read from this version, however.
*For some background on the series, here's a YouTube video that a girl did on why she loves the Betsy-Tacy series and what they are about. Betsy-Tacy Series Video
In this book, Betsy is distracted (yet again) from her work on the Essay Contest. Originally, she got really caught up in her social life and parties, and now she was trying to keep Joe Willard. This is a good thing to keep in mind in all areas of life, not just academically. If you rush to do everything in life, or do less than your best, you will find yourself struggling or failing to do well or finish what you need to do. Let's say you're cleaning your house in one weekend. If you decide to leave the biggest tasks to Sunday, or you finish everything but throw it into bins all jumbled up , you aren't really accomplishing or giving your best at your task. This happens to me a lot, as it does Betsy. She learns from her mistakes though, emerging stronger and better with an understanding that this kind of thing could lead to failures in other areas of her life as well.
" 'That's what I have to do if I'm going to get out and make something of myself. I lost the essay contest, but that's all right. I tried. I've done terrible work in school all spring and I have to get busy if I want to pass my exams' (Lovelace 259)."
This quote is from when Betsy was reflecting on her performance on the essay contest. She has decided that she will no longer let this terrible behavior and half-heartedness in her work transcend into her school subjects and grades. This relates back to the statement that if you give less than your best, you will fail miserably in all of your pursuits.
The Crowd is the coolest, most popular group in school. And Betsy's house is its main hangout. The Crowd is a group of popular young kids (Tony, Winona, Carney, Tacy, Irma, Cab, Betsy, Dennis...). They all get together on Sundays for lunch at Betsy's house, and they always do the same things. They are like a society, and they spend every waking moment of their day together. They are exclusive in that you have to be invited by a member to join. And yet they are Betsy's heart, soul, and every waking thought during her high school years.
" 'It's about our Crowd. We think you ought to...ought to...I mean, I want you to come to a party' (Lovelace 72)."
In this quote, Betsy is trying to woo Joe into joining their Crowd (unsuccessfully I might add). Their Crowd is just the most important things in all of their lives; its parties, its memebers, its gatherings, its jokes. Betsy likes Joe and so therefore she wishes to invite him to this event of utter importance in her life.
P.S. A review for this book coming soon (maybe this weekend!)
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