Ryan Pearson Wednesday

            Mr. Shapiro was right when he said that The Sense of an Ending would be a very easy book to read in comparison to the books we have read prior. It is a breath of fresh air to read a book that was written in the last decade. I like the way the narrator tells the story. He seems blunt, but in a good way. We aren’t too far into the book yet, so I am not too sure on its purpose, but I am enjoying reading it so far. What I have gathered is that a group of three high school boys, including the narrator, Webster, encounter another boy named Adrian, who is from a “broken” family, where his mother abandoned his sister, father, and him. This guy Adrian does not seem to be like the others, yet they are drawn to each other and he joins their “clique.” In Hunt’s class, he offers profound insight on every which discussion and even name-dropped Camus! #turnup But in all seriousness, it appears as if Adrian betters the individuals of the group. At first, I did not notice too much analysis in the guys’ manners of speaking, but suddenly people like Finn jump in and blow me away with their opinions.  Mr. Hunt even told Finn that he would be happy to write him a letter of recommendation to take his place teaching when he retires if he would like. Now perhaps I am jumping the gun a little by assuming that Adrian is responsible for the change in tone, maybe the others are in their own right witty, and it is all in my head. For now, at least, I am content reading with a perhaps false conception in my mind.

            Ryan Pearson