Sunday, May 27, 2012

Should Kiki be punished?

    I've finished my book Kiki Strike finally! While reading Kiki Strike many questions popped into my head. Many of these questions relating back to life and ethics. In the book many choices were made and many laws were broken. One question in particular that pooped into my head was should Kiki be punished for her actions?           Should Kiki be punished for her actions? I really don't know. While thinking about this question I also thought about other people and should people in general be punished for their actions? Kiki made some really weird choices in the book but in the end I noticed that she did it for a good cause. She was trying to prove that she wasn't a bad person and that there were worst people who harmed her and her family a lot. When I think back to that I think she shouldn't be  punished for stealing the money from the Irregulars and for disappearing when she did. But there is also the fact that she left them when try needed her and she never gave them a call or explained why she did what she did.       This relates back to our world and society because there are often people like Kiki and they do the things she does for similar reasons. It may be to help someone else or prove that they aren't really a bad person. But maybe if what they did affected many people in a negative way they should be punished. I'm still not sure whether I would punish or wouldn't punish someone, it would make me think of what would I want if I was in that position and it would also make me think of what kind of person I am.        In all I think that I wouldn't punish Kiki. I think what she was very brave and I admire her for sticking up for her family. Even though she put many people in danger she did save many people too. So therefore she doesn't deserve the punishment. 

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Kiki Strike Returns

   In my book Kiki Strike came back. In the book she comes back and tells the Irregulars that she never meant to leave. She said back when she dis leave she was only thinking about her self and not really paying attention to the people around her. Just like the girls I also have mixed emotions about KiKi coming back. Is she really sorry or does she just want to use the girls again?        When Kiki comes back she tells the girls that she needs their help. She and Ananka both talk to each girl independently. They try to convince the girls that Kiki is sorry for leaving them and stealing the money and that she has changed. I'm really surprised that Ananka accepted  her apology so easily I mean she was the one who said she would never be friends or trust Kiki again. Then since all the Irregulars saw that Ananka had forgiven Kiki they all agreed to help Kiki again. Luz in particular wasn't that happy about having to help Kiki but Kiki said that if Luz didn't she knew many secrets about her that could get Luz in many trouble. That right there makes me very suspicious about Kiki's true intentions.            I honestly don't really believe Kiki has changed. I think she just came back because if she said she was sorry and made up a story that made her seem innocent everyone would forgive her. Also when she came back she stated that she need help to uncover something. But on the other hand I'm also wondering if maybe I'm judging Kiki too quickly and hard. But what she did to the girls was uncalled for. You just don't leave your "friends" when they most need you. Also she took the money that they were all going to split.  That just shows that she isn't a good friend and she doesn't care about the girls.         I guess we won't really know if Kiki is lying or not unroll the end of the book. I personally wouldn't trust her but you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover. I guess the reason Ananka forgave Kiki was because she wants to see if Kiki really changed and if she hasn't she won't hesitate to go the police. I can't wait to finish the book and see if Kiki has actually changed or is just using them again. 

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Kiki Strike

    In my book many changes have occur and we have discovered that not everyone is what they seem. Kiki Strike is a completely different person and is nothing like what she is describe as in the beginning of the book.       Kiki is mean and all she wanted was money and riches. I've also found out that Kiki wanted to break into the Princess house. Also another thing in the book that shows me that she was only interested in the money is that when DeeDee got into that terrible accident she didn't even go with the Irregulars to the hospital! She disappeared and so did the money that they had found. Also she was so desperate to find one the doors in the Shadow City which led to the Princess house. She also changed from being nice and caring to mean and selfish. She started turning grumpy and yelling at everyone and acting like she was the leader. She also became very selfish, it seemed as though she was only using the girls for their gifts and not because she genuinely wanted to share this experience with them.       I think it was very wrong of Kiki. She was basically using everyone and at the end when they needed her help she left. She back stabbed and she turned into a selfish little girl. I think everyone in the book finally realized that and hopefully they won't be her friends anymore. My perspective of Kiki changed completely and personally I really don't like her anymore. I thought she had made the whole group because she wanted to help the girls but clearly I was wrong and so were the girls for believing in her.        In conclusion we can clearly see how much Kiki has changed. She became mean and was only posing for the camera. I wanted to scream at her because when they needed her the most she left. That just goes to show how bad of friend she is and how can't take responsibility for her actions. It's pretty sad really. 

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

What's happening in Kiki Strike and my predictions

   I'm still currently reading Kiki Strike which so far has been great. They are finally ready to go and look and explore The Shadow City. But in order to do that they had to prepare and ran into some obstacles along the way. One of the recruits in particular was feeling a little uncomfortable about the whole situation. Luz Gonzales didn't feel that comfortable sneaking into Con Edison to get the map of all the water pipes and gas pipes under ground. She was already on probation with the cops and if she was caught doing anything else that wasn't correct she would get put in jail. But in the end she agreed and didn't get caught.        Also other things they needed to do to get ready to explore Shadow City was to read and get information on how to pick locks, build explosives, design disguises and lastly rats. All these things were crucial to the exploration because they needed to be prepared and know how to do certain stuff. Like picking locks so they could get into secret passage ways and also rats so they wouldn't be affected by them and then it would slow down their exploration. Each girl in the Irregulars which is what they called themselves was assigned a role. One girl was a master of disguises so she was in charged of making coagulate and so on. Finally when they had done their research and gathered all their materials they were able to go explore.          My predictions for the rest of the book are, I feel like they might discover secrets that could be hidden down there. Just like in movies when you go exploring something or someplace there is always this huge mystery and secret behind it. Also I think someone mine intervene someone outside of their group and they might have to figure out a way to continue with the exploration without getting caught. I also think they will run into a lot of obstacles while trying to reach Shadow City and overall I just think there are going to be many problems. Maybe even like trust issues can they trust everyone in the group or will there be like traitors or something.       I'm really excited to keep reading and see how everything unfolds. So far the book has been great and I've really enjoyed it. I would like to see if the author of this book has wrote anymore stories because I find this one quite interesting. Greta book can't wait to finish it.