Weekly Focus for September 29- October 3

Your blog post will be a connection to the book.
You may write about a text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world connection.

• Text-to-Self- A connection between the book and something personal to you
  
  


• Text-to-Text- A connection between the book you’re reading now, and another book, movie, T.V. show or song
  
  


• Text-to-World- A connection between the book and something that has happened in the world (past or present issue)
  

Example:

When Aliena tries his hardest to earn an honest living by becoming a wool merchant in the book "The Pillars of the Earth," this reminded me of how the main character in "One Thousand White Women" was trying to make a living for herself but to no avail. In "The Pillars of the Earth," Aliena tries to make an honest living by doing hard work as a wool merchant to support her brother as a Knight. It is very hard for Aliena because she is a woman working in a world dominated by men, and they constantly try to cheat her and disrespect her. This reminds me of another book I read, "One Thousand White Women," where the main character was trying to make a living for herself but the men that surround her use her poor position in the world to their advantage and exploit her for their own advances. This connection helps me understand that women were not always respected the way they are now, and that many times men were able to rule and do as they please whether it was fair or not. It's important to understand the social climate of the time, and this connection was helpful.