Hole In My Life, pg.176-200

This is still Part 3. This chapter is called "marking time." When people left, no one threw a good bye party in jail. Jack counted his time in weeks. Sundays were hard because there was another week of his life wasted. One day, when he was working he found his file and saw the parole board said he was uncooperative. Visiting hours were only on the weekends. But one day, Jack got a visitor. Since it was a weekday they only got 5 minutes. It was his dad and uncle. His dad was wasted. They hugged and left. Jack went to the psychologicist. He tried to be perfect, but that failed. One day, one of the cons got a broken lightbulb shoved in his butt. He wrote about it. Jail motivated him to write.

The next chapter is called "getting out." Many cons tried to escape but it never worked. This one guy run away and stole a car but forgot to change the car plates and was caught. Jack's lawyer retired and got a new one. Jack got the idea to get out for school. They applied and it was approved.

The last chapter is called "a closed book." Jack picked out some normal clothes and checked out of jail. They took his journal because it was jail property. Then, he went to New York to live with a family friend's relative. They were nice. Jack got a job, went to school, and was now motivated to write.

I really enjoyed this book. Jack is hilarous and is very smart. He changed my view on life.

Hole In My Life, pg.154-186

This is part of Part 3. This chapter is called "my yellow cell." Jack is moved from state prison to federal prison. When he was checked in, the doctor spotted a lice, and Jack was taken to the hospital part of the prison. He was put in a yellow cell as a part of the treatment. Jack had mood swings. He liked his cell because he was alone. There was no fear of getting raped alone. The first week was really hard because Jack had nothing to do. Six times a day, the guards would take count. The guard would yell, "SHOUT" and Jack responded with "IN." Jack started to feel the walls. Previous cons had carved things into the walls. Jack recognized one of them as a quote from a book he went. One of the workers felt bad for Jack and gave him some books, paper, envelopes, and a pencil. He wrote a letter to the judge to reduce his sentence. He used one of the books as a journal. One day, three black guys from the Muslim Brotherhood came to meet him. They said they wanted to improve race relations. They wanted Jack to go to the bathroom, bend over, and they wouldn't take advantage of him. By trusting the men, Jack would join them. They would protect him. He said no. One day, the doctor checks up on Jack. Jack says he volunteered at a hospital when he was younger and wanted a job. The doctor said one just opened up. Jack got the job.



This next chapter is called "drug lust." He got used to the routine. Everyone in prison wanted drugs to escape from the pain. People found creative ways to smuggle. The hospital cells were seperate. The hospital workers, witness protection poragram members, and sexual offenders lived here. This one time, Jack met a Elvis impersonator. He went jail to jail performing and doing his time. There was only one female worker at the prison. One day everyone including her had chest x-rays. In her x-ray, you could see the outline of her boobs. Her x-ray was stolen and found in a bathroom. She quit soon after. Next, he went to the parole board. They didn't like him. But they didn't give him a date. Outside his window, he could see some house. He remembers when some cons escaped the prison on Halloween. He stayed up all night looking for them in the windows.



I really liked these chapter. I knew prison wasn't happy-go-lucky but I didn't except this. I never wanted to go to jail. Now I don't want to even more.

Spellbound

1.) Neil was in the spelling bee to make his father proud. He has the pressure of his grandfather who set up a prayer for him. Emily was trying to beat her record. She wanted to be famous. They both don't want to disappoint.

Hole In My Life, pg. 132-153

This is part of part 3. This chapter is called "face-to-face." He stayed at the hotel for three weeks waiting for his sentence. Jack noticed that he was being spied on, so he stayed in his room as much as possible. He called a couple college, and they asked for a sample piece of work. He started several ideas but could never finish one. He decided to meet up with Lucas. Jack dealed to Lucas and he seemed cool. Jack went to Lucas' house. His wife was home. She said Lucas and Jack would be sentenced on the same day. She was very setup with Jack and Lucas. Then, Jack went to the dock and found out the boat had been destroyed. Jack broke down and started crying. On his court date, he hide and got away from the spies and burned his leftover pot. He gave his stuff to the front desk at the hotel and told them someone would pick it up later.



This chapter is called "a long, long day." Jack and Al met up and went to court. Tepper says that Jack didn't cooperate. Al says that it wasn't Jack's fault. He was just hired to sail the boat. The judge asked Jack why. Jack said he made a mistake. Tepper reads a quote from the ship log in which Jack says he is scared of getting caught. The judge gave Jack a 5010B. Al says that Jack was going to jail. Once he was in jail, he would meet the parole board who will decide. He can be there for 60 days to 6 years. Then, Jack is taken away. The first night was the worst. He took a bus to jail. It was very somber on the bus. He was one of the first off; therefore, he got through faster and was one of the first to pick a bunk. In his cell, there were two bunks fell. One in a corner with the light in your face or one in the dark middle. He chose the first one. Lucas got the second bunk. The next day, Jack went to the bathroom when everyone was eating. A dude told Jack to check up on Lucas. Jack opened the stall and Lucas was sitting there naked. He had been raped. Jack was scared.



This chapters were so sad. When he got sentenced, I felt like I was being sent to jail. I won't ever forget Jack's story.

Hole In My LIfe, pg. 99-131

This chapter is in part 2. It's called "i love new york." He says everyone in prison has a story. Here's mine. They left New Jersey and went to NYC. Jack was nervous and wanted it to be over. They got off and met up with Rik. They drove to Woodstock, NY to deal drugs. Hamilton freaks out because he thinks someone's following them. Rik blows it off. When they went to the boat, the guard told them that someone fixed their boat because it was moving away. The pot was right next to the anchor. Jack thinks whoever fixed the boat saw the pot, but Rik blows it off. Then, they went to the Chelsea Hotel and chilled. Rik told Jack that this hotel was fancy. There were a lot of famous people. Jack gets paid and loves it. He starts calling colleges. Hamilton goes outside and the FBI pop out. Hamilton runs and gets away. Jack sneaks out. Jack flees to Florida and checks in at the place he used to live at.



This chapter is in part 3. It's called "evidence." Jack's lawyer's name was Al E. Newman. He calls his dad and his dad says to go back because the cops knew who he was. His dad found the lawyer. He says Jack whould turn himself in. He goes back to New York. The story was in the newspaper. He went back to the Chelsea Hotel and checked in to the same room. Everything was still there except his ship log. Al says not to worry. He would be okay. Federal prison was better than normal prison. He finds out that the case is a "conspiracy based." The oppisite side attorney, Tepper, comes in shows his proof. Rik snitched. Hamilton didn't away. Tepper asks for dealer names, so Jack could get off easier. Tepper leaves and Al predicts five years probation.



I really liked these chapters. There was a great twist. I can't believe this really happened. I feel terrible for Jack. I feel for him because I always fall into traps like he did except it's never as bad as him.

Hole In My Life, pg. 55-98

This is part 2. The first chapter is called "st. croix." Jack says that there is a large drug scene there. The cops don't even try to stop the dealings. All he did was smoke pot. Racial tensions were high there. Tourism dropped. Most people lost their jobs. His dad and he built crates for people. One day, this guy comes and asks for a crate with a secret section. He asked his dad what he thought of the guy. His dad said the guy was a dealer. There were few books available, but he read a lot of biographies. He decides he wants to interview the black racial leaders. He went in but didn't get much. They thought he was a spy. He left and went back to work. There, he met the guy, who is named Rik. Jack tells Rik to ship the crate with stuff in it to look less odd. Rik tells Jack to call him when he sees a red sailboat in the sea. Jack sees it and calls Rik. The boat is called Beaver. Rik asks if Jack wants to join him. Jack would earn 10 grand. He joins him. Then, he meets Hamilton. Hamilton says not to tell anyone!

The chapter is called "bon voyage." First, Hamilton and Jack are doing a couple practice runs. They agrounded a couple times. They finally got the hang of it and started going. Jack brought a lot of books along. Hamilton and Jack switched off and on sailing the boat. It was hard not to fall asleep. They got to Little Dog Island. Jack went ashore and dug and got 2,000 pounds of hash aka weed. After that, they went on there way to New York. The boat was boring, so Jack started going through it and found a log book. He started to log.

This chapter is called "ship's log." Jack takes a picture of Hamilton, and Hamilton threw the camera away because it was proof. This chapter is formated as journal entries. Hamilton has a gun but isn't very good. Jack misses talking to people. Hamilton and he talk. Hamilton says Jack is afraid of getting caught. Then, Jack gets sick by eating too much pot. Hamilton asks if Jack has taken a dump. He says he goes overboard. Hailton warns him not to because of the sharks. One day, Jack was swimming and Hamilton had the porthole open, so Jack reaches in and scares the crap out of Hamilton. He comes outside and shoots at Jack, but Jack's fine. Next, Jack complains that the boat won't move because there is no wind. One day, they meet a Japanese ship who gives them fuel. Now, they can sail all the without the wind. Then, there is a storm. When it's over, a coast guard plane passes over. Hamilton says it's nothing, so Jack waves hello at it. One day, it was hard to see and they sail into a coast guard base. The guard people were nice and showed them out. They were in New Jersey. They decided to get off at the port and call Rik.



I really like this book. It's so cool. I can't put it down. I just can't believe this really happened.

3.1 Diction: Poetry

A.) chill, sand, sifted, powdered, folly, yellow-coated, slender, bloomed, snow, beat

B.) Elevation- simple, slightly cultured, unique
Concreteness- physical, natural, strong
C.) In George Marion Mcclellan's poem "A January Dandelion," the slightly cultured language and physical word choice creates a very realistic familiar scenery.