I See You Everywhere (Pgs. 44- 84)

Summary
     In these pages of the book, a new chapter begins. Louisa begins by mentioning the type of relationship she had during the summer with her sister Clem. She mentioned how they talked about their activities in the summer, and talked about encounters with strangers. Readers also learn more about Clem's character through her love of wildlife and nature, and the activities she was committed to during the summer that she mentioned to Louisa. Besides learning about Clem's devotion to the wildlife, Louisa also mentions Clem's boyfriend Luke. Louisa mentions how the relationship Clem and Luke have is complicated, where Luke is devoted to her and wants to marry her, whereas Clem doesn't even have marriage in mind. Clem isn't even as committed and as into Luke as he is with her, yet he remains by her side. She got together with other guys when he was gone, and once, when he found them together on her porch, her sitting in this stranger's lap, she apologized to Luke, but told him that if he made a scene, the relationship would end(pg.47). In this chapter Louisa also mentions her life in New York City, and her job as an editor.
   In these pages readers also learn about love interests of Louisa. She mentions Sam, who is a painter. and how she fell for him because he is different and full of surprises(pg. 51). Through Louisa readers also learn about the jealousy she got towards Clem after she grew up and stopped listening to her, because she was so used to being in charge of her. Something else learned was how Clem experienced a lot of accidents, as if she was prone to them. There was one incident in which Clem got a big scar due to almost being killed when she got runover while she was riding her bike. To conclude the rest of the pages left, Sam calls Louisa to meet up to have dinner, but then Clem shows up a wreck and ruins the moment. Luke shows up as well. Clem woudn't tell Louisa what had happened, but in the end she told her that she had had something with this guy named "Spider", and that she ended up becoming pregnant, and that now she had no idea as to how she was going to tell Luke.Louisa also goes to Clem after she had married a guy named Hugh, but that he wasn't doing anything to keep the relationship going. Lastly, through Clem readers learned what happened in her point of view about Mike, the guy Louisa claims Clem took from her, and how nothing was going on between them when Louisa got mad and threw wine at Clem (pg.84).

Quote
    "Suddenly, she no longer took my threats seriously. Try as I might, I could not gain her fear, her respect, never mind her trust. Well, I thought, this is what I deserve for being such a tyrant, for having assumed my regime was infallible. Tyrants, no exception, fall" (Glass 53).

Reaction
   In these pages, the author doesn't swith the narration as much as the first time. Actually, she barely switches narration. Maybe once or twice or possibly more did Louisa and Clement switch being narrators. Other than that, mainly Louisa told the story. Also, it is somewhat confusing to understand what is happening, whether time is moving forward or backward, but as the new chapters begin, time is moving forward by the years. The envy between these two sisters is more apparent, but at the same time, they are bound together no matter what, and they depend on each other and go to each other when they need advice or when something bad happens. Reminiscing into the chidhood of both Clem and Louisa happens less frequent as well.
   I chose this quote because readers can learn the behavior Louisa had towards her younger sister. She had enjoyed always telling her what to do, and being in control. So, when Clem grew up and then grew out of being bossed around by Louisa, that bothered her a lot. She wanted to control her sister, yet she wanted them to be close. Apparently she lost both in one shot, and Louisa doesn't blame anybody but herself because that happened. Not only does this quote show the childhood of both Clem and Louisa, it also shows where the relationship got damaged, and why it remained that way up until they both grew up.

I See You Everywhere (Pgs. 1-43)

 Summary
    I See You Everywhere by Julia Glass recaps the story of two sisters, Clement "Clem" and Louisa Jardine and the major differences they have, not only with looks, but also with personality. Clem is more of the outgoing one, whereas Louisa is more of the quiet yet artistic type. Despite this, the sisters come together, even if they don't really talk, through the death of their aunt Lucy. In the beginning chapter of this book, everything is introduced. The readers start learning that Louisa has to leave California go to Vermont after the death of her aunt, and she was really wishing she could avoid the reunion. Louisa talks about her sister Clem, and how she was wishing she didn't have to see her because she was hoping she wouldn't have to talk to her. When the sisters do see each other, they don't make much conversation, but they do hang out with Ralph and Hector, guy friends of Clem. Through hearing about them, Louisa determined that she was going to steal of them away from Clem (pg.20). Later on in the chapter it was learned that Louisa had a reason behind this, the reason being that she had a grudge against her sister after she stole of one her boyfriends. Even if Louisa denied it, Clem knew the truth, and she wasn't entirely surprised that her sister still felt that way (pg.28). The chapter also mentions a lot of history behind Aunt Lucy and ehr family, and what had brought her to live in Vermont. The chapter ended with Louisa, Clem, Ralph and Hector being together in a small picnic, and Louisa came into the realization that she needed to ask Clem an important question that she needed an answer to.

Quote
    "He had to be the one, I decided - the way he put his arm arm around Clem and whispered in her ear- but I liked him too...At first I thought it was a game- a taste of revenge- but now, with the wine singing in my ears, I decided, both overjoyed and mournful, that I was falling for the guy" (Glass 27).

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    In this first chapter, the author can confuse the reader with the shift of narration. because the reader is just starting to learn about Clem and Louisa, and then suddenly the narration changes and one sister is talking about the other. Also, in this first chapter, the reader uses a lot of reminiscence when each character is remembering some things in their past. An example of this usage can be seen when the past of Aunt Lucy and her sister is being told. In short, the narration in the first chapter is used in variety, and it takes a few pages for the reader to understand what is happening with the change of who is narrating the story.
   I chose this quote because I liked how it showed so much emotion in one simple sentence. In this one simple quote, the reader learns the reason behind Louisa's distaste towards her sister. Although Louisa didn't go into detail in this page about what she meant with revenge, it was clear nonetheless that it had something to do with taking away a guy from Clem. Through this quote the reader can also learn that besides revenge, Louisa was sincerely falling for this guy, even if her intentions weren't very nice in the beginning. It can make the reader wonder exactly how far Louisa will go to get revenge towards her sister, whether it's on purpose or unintentionally, considering Louisa was falling for Ralph.