In this book a girl named Remy is a strait "A" student on the varsity basketball team who has it all going for her in life. Morgan is the rich son of a politician who also has no worries about the future .They both meet in drivers ed class, fall in love, and run a christmas pageant together for the whole city. While out with their friends taking a joy ride at night, they all decide to steal street signs as suveniers of the perfect night. Remy and Morgan decide to steal a stop sign as their reminder. Later that night a woman with a young child and new husband waiting for her at home dies because of the missing stop sign.They both hold the secret until their guilt causes them to give in and admit to the lady's family what really happened.
"Do they let killers run pageants? Thought Morgan The thing is not to think about it. If I think about it, somebody might see it in my eyes. Be able to tell what I did. So I won't think about it." p. 75
In this quote Morgan is thinking of himself as a killer and murderer. In a way he is, but not directly. In the quote he is almost being a little bit sarcastic, which made me wonder if he fully understands what he did.
This book seems to have such a thought provoking theme: the consequences of your actions. I think Morgan is confused about his level of guilt, so he reacts defensively, using sarcasm.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting book. I'll definately try to read it.