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).

Reaction
    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.