Life is Like Snow
Jenna required reading for her online English class has been focusing on an international high school in New York. For each chapter Jenna is required to pull out a quote, comment on the theme of the chapter and turn in a short essay. She has gotten in the habit of reading things out loud as it helps her better to think. She seems to be even more focused if she can find someone else to read it out loud to her. Often she has asked for my opinion about what I think the theme is or what I think is a good quote. Usually the quote is directly attached to whichever student the chapter focuses on. However I remember one quote that stood out which was not related to the student. It was actually a description of snow he had seen in Connecticut. It was white and beautiful. The quote continued with a less than attractive image of snow that had been yellowed...