Jada's post 1

What I’m wondering about:

Matt had been living in that small house for 5-6 years without ever leaving during the day. I wonder how Celia was able to keep him inside that long with stories about chupracabra and other fantoms. Sure she let him out at night sometimes, but would that really work out the way Farmer says it does?

Why had no one found the little house and Matt living inside it before the kids? Even though it was “Miles and miles” away from the house it seems strange. Matt got curious when Emilia and steven first came bye, the next time he made contact with them. If Matt had seen other people before then, than wouldn’t he be curious then and break out as well? Or had no one else actually found his home those 6 years?

When Emilia and Steven found Matt they seemed to not care who he was or what he was, they helped him when he fell on glass and asked if he would come out. Why then did they instantly turn their backs on him after they found out he was a clone? They were actually worried for him, then literally threw him out of the home onto the grass not caring one way or the other. It seems strange to me how someone can go from having one personality then instantly changing because of something you just find out.

Has anything struck you in this section:

It struck me how Matt was treated horribly by the rest of the people he came into contact with except Celia, she seemed to love him no matter what he was. She took on the role of taking care of Matt knowing what he was, she still cared for him as if he was her son, giving him a nickname like a parent would. To Matt this was probably the best thing he had been given in his short life. Even though he was stuck indoors his entire life he still found ways to see the bright side of things. The doctor only cared for him in a strictly medical way, he did not even care if Matt felt pain. Rosa thought of him as a stupid clone and nothing more often mocking him. Matt would make those things around him that others found gross and unappealing into ‘dolls’ and fake friends. He seems to be very resilient.

Why is Farmer making the choices she is in the first section:

Honestly, I think she is trying to get you to understand the predicament Matt is in, and why it was so important for him to stay in the little house. Celia Tried her best to protect Matt from unappealing eyes. It also showed how major breaking through the window really was in changing Matts life around. It introduces you to the characters and makes you intrigued enough to continue on reading while maintaining some truth to it. She is trying to portray what Matt has gone through and what is most likely to happen in the future.