Adele Kong

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

"And on my leaning shoulder." Fiona just needs a shoulder to lean on as she struggles through personal issues. When Adam pointed that line out, it's almost as if he offered to be that shoulder. Perhaps this is one of the sparks of Fiona's affection for Adam. #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

I think, like Adam, we all romanticize life, then death. We all live with the assumption that we'll see a tomorrow. As a graduating HS student, I have my hopes and dreams and live to work toward those aspirations. But what if I were gone tomorrow? #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

Jack came back to Fiona's turf. Fiona saves face, but she still pities herself, which is what she hates most. It's strange to think that a powerful woman as her, able to dictate the life of a child, could be so helpless at the hands of her own conflicts. #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

I don't think Fiona fell in love with Adam, but Adam definitely taught her how to love again. Their kiss is almost like a kiss of life, where Adam revived Fiona's passion. #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

I think Fiona loves the innocence of children, and that is why she wants to save them. In innocence, she sees an infinite amount of possibilities, and she wants to protect the futures of others that she never dared to chase after. #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

After Adam performs on his violin, Fiona only comments on a technicality. It shows how she is still unwilling to express herself, though Adam just spilled his emotions into his performance. Music is for sharing feelings. I wish she would reveal hers. #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

I feel like the whole idea of "once you're 18, you're an adult" should be a bit more flexible. Numerous people don't mature until they're much older. Conversely, people such as Adam mature at a younger age. When is one truly mature enough to be considered an adult? #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

I actually watched a movie similar to Groundhog Day called Naked. This guy wakes up, naked in an elevator on the morning of his wedding day. In both instances, the person stuck in the time loop is reformed after their experience. #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

With movies like Groundhog Day and Naked, I think the main message is that we don't get redos. These characters have an infinite amount of tries to fix one key day in their lives; we only have one chance. Moral of the story: be a good person and live with no regrets. #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

I think Phil's name in Groundhog Day is reflective of his situation. Only he can determine the course of his future, whether his future be bleak with a "prolonged winter" (stuck in the time loop) or bright with "spring" (continues life with normal time). #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

Jehovah's Witnesses are not allowed to take in blood, which is an integral part of the trial. But they're allowed to eat meat that is properly bled. However, wouldn't it be impossible for all of the blood to be removed, so they ultimately ingest blood regardless? #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

When Fiona reads about Syria, the eight-year-old boy with the amputated foot, and the victims of nerve gas (supposedly), the problems faced in Fiona's sphere of life seem nearly trivial in comparison to these people struggling to simply survive. #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

LSE on pg. 59 stands for the London School of Economics! I actually went there for a college visit

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

Fiona changing the locks exemplifies how she closes herself off, literally locking Jack out of her heart and mind. #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

I admire how The Children Act takes place in London, where it always rains. Rain is a symbol for the release of emotion, and The Children Act is about a woman rediscovering the feeling of passion. The rain in this story helps emphasize Fiona's progress in opening up. #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

From an existential standpoint, if everyone that Fiona "saved" is to die anyways, why does she put herself in the crosshairs and give people a face to hate? #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

In the beginning of The Children Act, Jack asked when he and Fiona last "made love," but in Fiona's mind, she questioned when they last "had sex." The diction in this scene demonstrates the passion that Fiona lacked and Jack desperately wished for. #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

readers feel what the mood of the scenes were like, as if someone breathed new life into the story. (2) #laylit18

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

The writing style within The Children Act shifts as Fiona changes. For instance, the first paragraph feels dry, with a room objectively described. However, toward the end, Fiona rediscovered passion. The writing style incorporated feelings and was in a rhythm that helped (1)

[Adele Kong @AdeleKong99]

Groundhog Day shows the infinite amount of alternatives of a life. It's difficult to imagine how many ways a person can live a single day, and the ripples that would follow from that person's choices. #laylit18