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On page 420 in Blankets the first panel actually made me say, "Oh no, the alarm clock!" outloud. This is what I kept thinking about all the way up to page 437 when the clock showed up again. Throughout their entire "romantic experience" all I could think was "please dont fall asleep...the alarm clock is off!" I know it sounds funny but I really got into this book.

Throughout all of the literary pieces we have read, I have noticed a very common theme. American Born Chinese, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, and Blankets each have a character or characters that seem to be on a path of self discovery. Though they all grow older and come closer to finding who they are they all seem to remain haunted by their past. In American Born Chinese, this is less obvious because the end is more of a reconciliation between the friends and we dont see what happens next. Jeanette, from Oranges, and Craig, from Blankets, both grow into adulthood with a different outlook on their lives and faith. They both, however, cant escape reminders of thier past. Jeanette is reminded by her mother and Craig by the quilt Raina made. In The Bluest Eye, Pecola also grows and changes but in a different way. She is not only haunted by her past but it has consumed her to the point that she may never find herself.