Summer Reading Questions

       This summer, I read Jude by Kate Morgenroth. here are some of the answers to the questions i had to complete:

Emily P.                                                          Jude

                                                          By: Kate Morgenroth

Social Issues: mother and son relationship, teenagers in prison, juvenile justice



The Book:

1. The main character is Jude, and his personality is rough because he grew up in a bad city with his drug- dealing father. He is also very tough and surprisingly responsible.

2. The beginning is very important because it explains how Jude’s life is and it shows when he goes to live with his mother. The middle of the story explains Jude’s life with his mom and Jude’s plan to take credit for his mistake and help his mom win the position of mayor. The end is when Jude finally works out the mistake he made in trusting his mother’s boyfriend and shows how Jude’s life ends up.

3. The author uses Jude as a figure to show us that you can’t always trust everyone, but u can always try to find a way to fix your mistakes. It also shows us that even though your childhood may be bad and you’re not raised correctly, you can always find a way to succeed in the future.

The Issues:

1. One major issue is that Jude’s father is killed. Jude’s problems are that he knows who the murderer is, and he can’t tell the police because of the promise he made to the murderer in order to survive. Another problem is that Jude’s mother is dating Harry, the man behind the murder.

2. Jude is faced with a social issue when he goes from a public school in the city to a private school in a very good area. It is harder for him to fit in because he is used to being around the people that he knows. Another issue occurs when Jude is lied to by his mother’s boyfriend. Jude is tricked into going to jail and learns that not everyone can be trusted. The author makes big issues seem immediate and personal because she gives us a view of what it would be like to be put in the same situation, and describes the situation very clearly.

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