Journal #3 By: Tom Millard

Journal #3


The book touches on many different themes. I think that the main theme is that no matter where a person comes from or what they believes, or what they are that person has feeling that should be recognized and respected not disregarded. Another theme touched on in the book is friendship. In true friendship a friend will do whatever it takes to be with his or her friend. A friend also makes sacrifices for the people they care about. In the book Matt and Maria are true friends. Even though she could get in big trouble for talking to Matt, Maria still talks to him every chance she gets because she loves him and is a true friend. Tam Lin is one of Matt`s best friends. Tam Lin sacrifices his life for Matts freedom. Overall i think the theme is that you should be who you are even in a world that doesn't respect you. It is about friendship, love, and understanding yourself. I think it's about living in a world that sees you as someone different, and trying to overcome that intolerance and be respected and loved by others. This book made me more conscious of how some people are rude to others with out even knowing it. Some people are mean to others without even realizing that they are having an effect on the other person. In this story everyone except for Matt`s real friends are mean and rude to him because he is a clone. They don’t even realize that how they treat him or that what they say to him actually hurt him. They say hurtful things dismissively not knowing or caring that Matt has feelings. I think this happens a lot in actual life, people are so caught up in there own lives that they don’t stop to think that the thing they say may have an effect on other people.