blog #7

In this part of my book Jimmys moms aunt sister smith talked to Jimmy. Sister smith wanted to knoww about his progress at the barbershop. SHe wanted him to be religous but Jimmy wasnt very interested in being religous. She wanted to know what Duke and Jimmy talk about because she was friends with Duke when they were younger. Duke used tto go to dances with Sister Smith. The next day when Jimmy went to work Kevin never showed up. Cap and Duke never talked about it and it made Jimmy mad because he knew that he would be able to handle the conversation. Jimmy thinks that the old guys treat kevin and jimmy differently. Jimmy talked to Duke about a kid in his math class that doesnt try at all and has really bad grades. This kid is just waiting to drop out of school and he only goes because he has to. The teachers dont like that he doesnt try and his math teacher told him that one day he would watch him on tv being put into a cop car or on the corner of the street begging for money. The old guys were surprised that a teacher sould say that. Duke told Jimmy that the kid needs a mentor to help him get his life going in the direction he wants it too.

My reaction to this is good that sister smith is trying to help Jimmy out. I dont think she should be trying to get him to be religous because that is his own choice. But she does tell him that its his choice and she is just trying to help by seeing if he is making progress. Jimmys mom thinks that everyone should beleive in god and be at least a little bit religous. I disagree with that and i think that people should decide for themselves.

My reaction to Duke giving Jimmy advice about his friend is good. I think that its good that Duke would give Jimmy advice for his friend. Its nice of Duke to do this even when he knows that Jimmys friend bobby is not going to be successful in life unless hey changes his plan a lot. DUke knows that this kid is really lazy and most people like that wont lead a successful life. It is also good to see that Jimmy cares about this kid and wants to help him out. I Think that Jimmy is a goood kid he just gets himself in to bad situations because of his temper.

What do you think will happen next? Do you think Jimmy will help his friend bobby and he will be successful in life or do you think that Bobby will fail epically?