9/21/14

Text to self connection in The Universe Versus Alex Woods

     In this weeks reading, I made a strong text to self connection. I connected with The main character Alex because of what he is going through right now.  Alex has  Epilepsy because he was hit with a meteorite earlier in the story. Because of this, Alex has seen many doctors and has been homebound for a while now. Alex describes his condition as 'brain bound' because the reason he has to stay at home has to do with a problem in his brain. The damage caused by the meteorite causes alex to have seizures, which he has to learn how to control.

     I connected this to when I broke my collarbone in 7th grade. I broke my collarbone doing a backflip on a snowboard, Which meant that it was a pretty bad break. I had to stay home for around 2 weeks before i was able to return to School. During this time, I had to learn to do things a new way. I had to learn how to get up and go to the bathroom without hurting myself, I had to learn how to fall asleep in a chair, etc. I also saw  more than a few doctors during the time my collarbone was broken, and I needed a lot of help to do ordinary tasks. Although my problem didn't last as long as Alex's did, This connection helped me understand what he is going through.