Frindle Literature Response
Personal Response While I am not able to recall if I had read Frindle previously, or if knowledge had gained awareness of the story through word of mouth, the story seemed very familiar. The fact that the books’ features had remained in my head for so long displayed that the story must be a successful children's novel; therefor, my excitement to read it was high. Having stored opinions and details of the book was useful while interpreting the written work. The ability to anticipate the story’s key points from childhood exposure, reminded me of times I had once battled with elementary teachers over how to correctly spell my name. After learning that the letters “C” and “K” have the same sounds, it seemed acceptable to change the beginning letter of my name to “K”. After battling the teacher for weeks over if there was a “Carrington” in her class or a “Karrington”, the war was ended after a phone call to mom. The phone call had come just hours after the idea of changing “Kissner” to “Cissner” appeared in my head. Having the experience of once being a 5th grader was beneficial to …show more content…
On the front cover, we are able to identify that Nick, who is not labeled on the anterior cover, showcases his newfound invention proudly, while the other students are crowded around Nick, dying to know more information. Foreshadowing again is present on the title page illustration. “Nick, age 2 months” is shown with an open mouth, reaching for a pen in what appears to be an adult males pocket (possibly Mr. Allen, Nick Allen’s father). Nick’s childhood interest of writing utensils is not mentioned in the book. Nevertheless, because the reader can visualize Nick’s sense of curiosity from an early age before they have begun reading the story, it is predicted that this curiosity will continue all through his childhood and throughout the pages of the