I used the Secrets, Love, Hurt, Confused, Family, Volleyball, and Friends because they all play a key role in Because I am Furniture. Secrets symbolizes the secret of Anke's family. Having to lie about her father being abusive. Love stands for the love Anke has for her father and family. She would never want to do anything that would hurt any of them. Hurt shows the pain that Anke's siblings go through when they are being abused by their father. It also shows the hurt Anke feels when she can't do anything to stop him. Confused is Anke's number one emotion in the book. Family is a major part in the book. Her family forms a tight bond when the dad is sent to jail. It shows how much we should appreciate our family. Anke loves volleyball and it makes her feel like she has achieved something. Friends are an important part of everyday life. They support you and Anke's friends definitely support her even though they don't know what is really going on. Those are the main words that stand out to me in the book whenever I read it!

The Poster

This is a movie poster I made on Photo Shop. It goes along with the Because I am Furniture video. This poster is supposed to represent the major theme in the book. Anke, the main girl in Because I am Furniture, is the main girl in the poster. She is standing out because she is the narrator and because the whole story is written around her. The two people in the background are her brother and sister. They play a main role in the book because they are the two that are abused by their father. Anke wishes she were them sometimes because she feels like they are the loved ones in her family. The chair symbolizes the chair Anke's father hit her with at the end of the book. You don't need to worry about the "In theatres April 20th" part of the poster because as cool as that would be, it actually isn't a real movie.

Because I am Furniture Movie

As a fun little blog to do as a group project, I decided to make a movie of my book. There were three of us in my class reading Because I am Furniture so it was a blog that we could all get done. The movie starts with the father of Anke abusing her two siblings. It then show Anke talking her friends at school. Her friends don't know how her home life is like. Anke and Jed are then talking at Anke's locker. They aren't offical yet but both characters like eachother. It shows the dad hitting on Anke's friend Angeline in his office and Anke catching him. Anke run's off to tell her family what she just saw and the dad beats her with a chair. The dad is sent to jail and Anke's family is happy again.

Anke's family is seperating.

Anke is confused about her family problems and what she should do about them.

Anke is interested in volleyball and loves the sport.

Anke's brother and sister are being hurting.

Anke and Jed like each other.

 

Anke's father is abusive to her sister and brother.

 

Anke's mom sits on the side, ignoring what her husband is doing.

 

Anke's father goes to jail at the end of the book.

 

Anke has a happy family without her dad.

 

 

Independence day



Independence Day is by Martina McBride. It's about a girl who sees her father abuse her mother and although people know it is happening, no one says anything to get him arrested. She has to carry this burden around because she doesn't want her father in trouble but she still can't stand what he does to her mom. Now, I maybe totally wrong, but when I was the video and listen to the lyrics, that is what I pick up from it. I think this song relates to Because I am Furniture in a lot of ways. They are both about a girl, who has to go through life, knowing what happens behind the wallls of her house and acting like nothing is wrong when she goes out in public. When I think about the title, and how I can relate it to the book, I think of the day that Anke tells her family about her fathers affair with Angeline. Her father goes to jail and it sets her family free from what they've been scared of for so long. That's where I think this song fits so well with the book. There are still many other ways you can connect the two but those are the two that I feel fit the most.

Long time, no blogging

Well hey there! I know it's been a while since I've posted any new blogs but I'm back! Last quarter I read What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen. I love her books and so being able to read one and being able to share my opinions on it and get a grade made it even better. This quarter I read Because I am Furniture.

When I first chose this book, I was not sure if I would like it or not. I asked some of my friends who had read the book about their opinion on it. My feedback was about 50/50. Some said they loved it while others said it was boring and that I should choose a different book. I listened to the few that said they loved and my third quarter book was chosen. After reading it, I'm glad that I listened to them. I loved the book. I do have to admit that at the beginning, it was weird. The format was weird and it was hard to picture the setting. But after the first few pages, it was get getting to be pretty interesting.
 
Because I am Furniture is about a girl named Anke. She has grown up her entire life, watching her father beat her older brother and sister. She knows her mom sees what he is doing but she just sits and watches, never telling her families secret. Because Anke sees her dad abuse her siblings, she feels unloved because he has never hurt her. She describes her dad as very handsome, charming man. Her friend Angeline thinks that Anke's dad is a marvolous person since she doesn't know who he really is. At one point in the book, Anke catches her father and Angeline in his office, getting it on. After seeing that, Anke can't take holding in her families secret any longer. She runs home and shares what she just saw with her family. Her dad comes home and hears her story, then beating her with a chair. By the end of the book, her father is in jail and Anke's family is living a better, happier life. There is a lot of other, little things that happen but those are the main events.

If you haven't read the book, I highly suggest reading it. It may take some time to like it, but it is really a good book! If you have read it, what are your thoughts on it?