The blog for SUNY Binghamton's Spring'09 COLI 214B 02 Literature and Society Class. Chapter summaries, analyses and discussion of prescribed texts written by students.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

John Bonhomme Jr.

This book ended very abruptly. It had me on the edge of my seat or bed, until the end. Than I read the letters from Johnny's mom Pelafina. Another post in the blog has helped me to understand that Pelafina is the true author to the whole story. This whole book was created by Pelafina in the mental institution. Johnny Truant never lived passed a few days. He was born with holes in his brain. A miracle did happen in the hospital but than Pelafina went crazy after her baby died. She went so crazy that she wrote this book and letters to nobody. This was all made up like one of Johnny's stories. That's why Will could read his own book, and that's why Johnny would be so like bipolar. The bipolarness comes from Pelafina going in and out of her mood swings. The book ended so abruptly because the new director began to actually cure Pelafina. If Pelafina is cured than the book cant continue.
On another note this book was very unique. Throughout my lifetime I've never experienced a book quiet like this one. Change is good, so I would definitely recommend this book for further classes. The book only scared me once. One night I was reading it, and it was pitch black in my room except for a book light. I thought, actually I know I saw my closet open. It like kept opening and I like freaked out and turned on all the lights. Besides that the book was not scary, it was much more mind stimulating.

1 comment:

Elisabeth Jeremko said...

So John, are you pretty convinced then, that Pelafina is the source of all the narration and story, from what you have read? Or was this just an idea that sprung in your head?

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