Appenzeller,+Brandan

Entry one: I am reading Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck

Entry two: The main characters name is Danny and he's a soldier. When he came back home he found out that he was an heir to two small houses. He drinks and fights and gets in trouble alot. Im guessing he will have many problems and look for help to solve them.

9/11 Entry three: I am on page 52. "a soul saved is a soul doubly in danger" said by Danny's friend who doesn't want to pay his rent. Danny met a friend and asked him if he wanted to rent one of the houses for 15 dollars a month. His friend agrees even though he's never had that much money in his life. His friend, Pilon doesnt pay him and instead spends all of the money he makes on wine. Pilon also met a friend of his and offered him to live in his house with him for 15 dollars a month so if Danny ever asked for the money, Pilon could pay him.

Entry four: My predictions weren't right. Danny did not get into any more trouble in the book. The book also shows that Danny is liked by the people in his town. He has a good time for a while but the responsibilities of owning a house begin to change him. He goes some what crazy and he runs off to sleep in the woods. I liked the book and I was surprised by the ending. I was happy with my choice because the book was interesting and surprising at the end.

Entry five 9/28: __Characters__- __Danny__ was a soldier who was in trouble often. When he was released from jail he found out that his grandfather left him two houses. He took the better house and allowed his friend Pilon to rent the other house for 15 dollars a month. Danny is liked by most of the women in town because he has a house and he owns another one. He turns out to be a better person than I expected. __Pilon__ is Danny's friend. He is a good guy but he can be easily persuaded to do the wrong thing by his friends or himself. He is nice to people and in the beginning of the book he really wants to pay Danny the rent ut he gets sidetracked. When he realizes a man on the side of the road is his old friend, Pilon asks him if he would want to live in the house with him for 15 dollars a month. This way if Danny asks for the rent, Pilon can pay him. __Pirate__ was a large, dumb man. He lived in a chicken shack with his dogs. He sells drift wood and has been making a quarter every day for years. He is manipulated by Danny and his friends and they take his money. Pirate used his dogs to keep warm and to wake him up if he is in danger. He was saving up all of his money to buy a golden candlestick to donate to the church. __Jesus Maria__ was another friend of Danny's that moved into the house with Pilon and Pablo. He is a very smart and spiritual mexican man. He can talk his way out of many things. One day he was walking down the street when he saw a spanish women and her child being dragged away by a policeman. He tells the policeman that he is family and that he will make sure that she doesn't get in any more trouble if the policeman would release the child. __Summary__- The book starts out as two men just released from jail. When they get out one of them finds out that his grandfather left him two houses. He takes the best house and lets his friend rent the other one from him.They meet new people and more people move into the friends house. They are careless and left a candle burning all night. The house burnt down but the owner of the house wasnt mad because he had met a woman that he liked. Soon the weight of owning a house with so many people in it turned him crazy. He didn't talk any more and wasn't as fun. His friends decide to throw him a big party and the whole town chipped in with decorations and wine and whiskey. __Rating__- I give this book 3 out of 5 because it wasn't bad but it wasn't amazing. It was kind of repetitive but I liked the story. __Wiki Reflection__- I like using the wiki but since its something we don't do in class, I forget to do it a lot. Its good to be able to see what your classmates think about their books and to discuss yours.