I Funny 11-3-14

Blog for week of: November 3, 2014

Writing Prompt: Describe the most important event. Give at least three reasons why you think it

is the most important event.

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           The book, I Funny, is about a young disabled man who wants to compete in the funniest kid contest and becoming the greatest kid comic. The young man's name is Jamie Grimm. He got in an accident when he was younger causing him to be in a wheelchair. The accident caused his parents to die which is why Jamie now lives lives with his mom's sister and her husband and son. The family he know lives with are the Smiley though they never smile. Jamie has an uncle that encourages him to compete in the funniest kid contest and Jamie does.

          I believe that the most important event in this story would be when Jamie wins the funniest kid contest and becomes the worlds funniest kid comic. One reason I think this is an important event is because the whole book basically is talking about this contest and leading up to the point where he won. First Jamie had to win a comedy contest that was held in Long Beach (which is where he lives). Once he did that he moved on to the competition is New York which was for all of the marbles. This part of the story is what it is all about and it's what you want to happen. After reading all of the things that happened before he won the contest you really have no choice but to vote for Jamie. You might find this hard to believe but the jokes in the book are actually kind of funny.

          Another reason why I think this is the most important event in the story is because it was like everybody against him and it is just nice to see (or read) that Jamie is so happy because he really has, and does, go through a lot of rough times. His brother (technically cousin) is a real bully to Jamie, in and out of school. He starts a rumor that the only reason he one the first contest was because he was in a wheel chair and the judges felt sympathy fro him. After that almost all of the kids in school were making fun of him and saying that he didn't win fairly. The only people that were not going along with everybody else in their school and were being nice to Jamie were Jamie's friends.

        A third reason why I think winning the contest was the most important event in the story is because it was the biggest event that happened in the story. The whole book was leading up to this event and if it wasn't big and/or important then it wouldn't have been at the end of the book. I also know it is the big and/or important even in the book because all throughout the book it talks about the contest and how great it is. It says how much Jamie and his family want him to win the big and important contest. Unless it is really bad they don't usually carry on talking about throughout the whole story. That's just one way that I think about it. In my opinion this and the first contest Jamie competed in was the only big events that I think are actually important. There is this one event that I think is more big than important, but due to spoilers I am not going. to name that one.