Reflective Essay Blog: The Thief

       My 3rd birthday, was the best and worst birthday a girl could have. I had a huge cake, and pinata. The music was blasting, and all of my friends from my day-care were there. My whole family was there. Except, for my mom.Little did I know that this would be my last hour as the youngest child.
       On August 31, 1999 my mom gave birth to the (in my opinion) worst thing that could have happened to my family, and especially to me. I remember not caring that my mom wasnt there, and not paying any attention to any of my family remembers. And now that i think about it, they weren't really paying attention to me. The music, the balloons, and all of the presents, seemed to blind me from what was really happening.
       When my party ended at 5:00 pm, i was immediately rushed to the hospital. From then on, everything was a blur. The screaming baby, the pictures, the ballons. I thought they were all for me, guess i was wrong.
My aunt gave me the baby to me, to hold. I had no clue that this baby was a thief. This baby, named solace. just stole my birthday.
      Solace, means comfort in sorrow. But this new child, was no comfort, if anything she was a pain. She would cry non-stop, all day and all night. The same high-pitched loud wailing, that would drive everyone in the house insane. They should have named her discord. but, i do feel bad for her. Nowadays, my older sisters and i would make fun of her, and call her names. Do things that older sisters have to do.
      Now that i look back on it, i am thankful that i have a younger sister. Shes really me only entertainment in the house, because without her, it would only be my parents and i, since my older sisters are in college. Even though were close now, Even though we dont fight anymore. And even though were like two peas in a pod. She will always be (to me) the girl who stole my birthday.

Character/Theme

          In the book Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, there are many interesting characters. One of the characters that I am most drawn to is Dr. Jekyll. In this book , Dr. Jekyll pushes science and human nature to the extreme. He pushes it so far that even his friends are beginning to question his sanity. Dr. Lanyon, one of his oldest and dearest friends even said " But it is more than ten years since Henry Jekyll became too fanciful for me. He begam to go wrong, wrong in mind." Mr. Jekyll would have social mood swings. After the dissapearance of Mr. Hyde, he began to see his friends again. He went to dinners, held dinners, and was visibly a lot happier. Then, after a small party, he went back to being in isolation. He, wouldnt see anybody, and wouldnt let anybody inside his house. One could only imagine what he must be hiding, or who he is hiding.           The theme that is represented in this character is that sometimes science is pushed too far, and could harm you and the environment around you. Dr. Jekyll created Mr. Hyde and he ended up killing a man, and killing Dr. Jekyll's social life. Dr. Jekyll used science and chemisrty for the wrong things and now he and the people around him must suffer. He is putting himself in harms way, because if Mr. Hyde is caught the police could trace it back to him. And if he is not caught, Mr. Hyde could still go around killing people, and terrorizing the community.

Story of the Door Reaction

The most memorable part of the Story of the door, was how Mr.Hyde just trampled the little girl. It made me think about howmean people could be, even if they are trying to hide something. i think he is trying to hide who he really is. i think that Mr.Hyde is really Dr. Jekyll. this relates to the multiple personality disorder that i read about during the pre-reading assignment. The themes are that Mr.Hyde is really Dr.Jekyll when he  changes his personality, which is why he would leave all his money to Mr.Hyde and why he makes sure that all of his servants also obey his every wish.