Until We Meet Again Summary-Chapter 5 and 6

The last book I read was "Until We Meet Again", by Anne Schraff.

First of all, let me start off by saying these Bluford Series books give me life and I can't stop reading them.

In chapter five, Hakeem tells Darcy he needs to talk to her. Darcy thought after all that happened maybe he finally has come to his senses and everything he has to say will be fine but it turns out rather tragic for her. They were breaking up! He explains to her that he cannot handle all that he is going through and he needs time alone. Darcy felt like sinking into the earth. Was Hakeem being fair to her? Darcy runs into Brian, who had given her the rose… Maybe Darcy was falling for Brian…

Chapter six talks about Darcy’s non-stop contact with Brian... Was he stalking her or was it just a coincidence? Darcy and Brian hang out and their relationship seems to be getting tighter. It was time for Hakeem to move to Detroit and Darcy decided to go over his house but the guilt she felt, she had to leave. Darcy felt that she misjudged Hakeem and his family because she never really knew they had been going through.

Personal Reflection: These two chapters really had me going! At first when Hakeem decided to talk to Darcy I thought he was going to apologize for his actions and explain all that has been happening and I got really excited to hear the outcome but just like Darcy, I was wrong. I kind of Darcy’s mixed emotions. Can you imagine waiting to hear from someone you care about and the news they deliver just hurts?  Again, Darcy still has to understand Hakeem’s situation and maybe he did it for the right reason but she better be careful of Brian. These books are amazing!

The organizational patterns I discovered are Cause and Effect and Compare and Contrast. 

I believe the author's intent is to entertain the readers and give them a sense of what is about to happen. 

Until We Meet Again Summary

The last book I read was a Bluford Series, “Until We Meet Again”, by Anne Schraff.

Chapter three talks about how Darcy finally decided to call Hakeem after so many days of not hearing from him. She found out he’s not him usual self and is stressing about. Her father gives her some advice. Darcy saw Hakeem at school the following day and they talked but the outcome was…not so good. For the first Darcy had seen that side of Hakeem. He was rather unemotional and she felt she had been cheated for all the circumstances. Darcy finds comfort in her best friend, Tarah. Brisana, one of Darcy’s friends is starting a rumor about Darcy skipping from Hakeem to Brian Mason, but unfortunately she doesn’t know Darcy was babysitting for Brian’s sister. Darcy finds it strange that Brian Mason gave her a rose. Could this mean he likes her or he’s just trying to be nice?

Chapter four talks about how Darcy Lisselle’s reaction when she saw the rose from her brother, Brian. Darcy wondered why she was so perky but she didn’t pay much attention to her.  Darcy is worried about her grandma’s health and her dad announces her mother’s promotion at work. Darcy talks to Hakeem again but it’s the same thing over again. She felt depressed. Darcy wondered why Liselle had been so interested in her personal life.

Personal Reaction: The Bluford series are good books. They grab my attention and the suspense created is great I can feel my blood pounding. However, I think Darcy shouldn’t stress herself over Hakeem..I mean he’s her boyfriend and all and he’s going through a lot but she should give him some space. Not act like she doesn’t care but let him come around. Also, she better be careful of Brian...that rose means something.. I can’t wait to read more books from Bluford…They’re so great!

The Bet summary

The passage I last read was “The Bet” by Anton Chekhov.

This passage was about a young lawyer and old banker who argued which was the worse punishment between capital punishment and life imprisonment. The lawyer agreed that life is better and bet the banker two million to stay in confinement for 15 years.

The lawyer stays in a room in the banker’s garden. He had no contact with the outside world except through a small window. He was allowed to smoke tobacco, drink and write. He read novels, philosophy, languages and religious readings.

To find out if he still had skills, the lawyer asked the banker to fire two shots in the garden if his effort was good enough.

The fifteen years came and the banker realized he would lose all his assets if he pays the lawyer two million. The banker went off to the lawyer having the intention to kill him when he realizes that the lawyer gave up on everything. Life is just life.

Personal Reflection: The themes of this passage “Wisdom and Knowledge” because the lawyer learned many things during his confinement and “Life” because the lawyer realized life is better than dying.

                

Personally I believe life is better to live than dying, but just staying behind bars to prove a point for fifteen years is not my thing. The lawyer sacrificed his time and life to show the banker that life is to live and capital punishment is inhumane.

                

The patterns of organization are Cause and Effect and Chronological.