The Street Lawyer~everything going wrong for Micheal Brock

I am reading the book "The Street Lawyer". It is so far full of suspense,drama, and change in heart. One of the first things that happened is that Micheal ,the main character, was held hostage by a homeless man that went by the name Mister. After a while Micheal was convinced that Mister was not going to kill anyone. I believe he thought this because Mister was always falling asleep and only asked questions. He would ask his questions with no real point to ending then. It was almost as if  Mister was looking for a better understanding of something. Mister was fully prepared to die, kind of like he predicted his demise ahead of time. After Micheal's big event with Mister, he was changed emotionally. We find that he does not have a great relationship with is wife Claire because he mentions it a lot and we witness it in little things. When Micheal was finally rescued from Mister all of the other hostages where greeted by loved ones. Except Micheal, his wife was to busy at the hospital to come down and see if he was okay. Later, after Claire's shift was over we see the tension between them in their own home. They even have gotten to the point of leaving without any exchange of love or friendliness. Micheal asked Claire to just pick up everything and leave to vacation as almost a plea to rekindle their relationship. Unfortunately Claire coldly denies him and says she needs to work. Micheal then goes to see his parents, where she also denies to go to, and he again states that his relationship is working towards divorce. When he gets back no one is there to great him and Claire is gone. She somehow ''randomly'' decided to see her parents right as he was coming home. Micheal then decides to leave the firm which i believe might be for one of two reasons. One, This may be the last plea to Claire to try and fix their relationship. He might be trying to show her he has changed and that he wants to fix the issues and emotional strain they put on each other when all they do is work. Almost as if he is trying to put her before his career. Two, their failing marriage may be showing him he wants more. He was just through and emotional disaster, he wants someone to hold him and tell him everything is okay and get him back on his feet again, but without Claire to do that he is being pushed in a firm that was the first downfall on the marriage. Maybe he doesn't want to be in a place that is causing him so much stress and pain. Not only at work ,but also at home.

My views on the similarity of 'Looking For Alaska' and 'Paper Towns' by John Green

It might come as a surprise to everyone, but I like to read. Over the last couple of weeks I have been reading Looking For Alaska by John Green. This book was so captivating and grabbed my attention right away, and I know I'm not the only one who feels that way. After reading this book, my class and I watched Paper Towns which is another book written by John Green and produced into a film. Paper Towns has great similarity to the book Looking For Alaska. They share a common theme of "don't forget what you love" and "time heals when your with your friends". These themes work so well to connect them because they both have lovesick boys who want a girl they can't have. Both of the boys go searching for these free spirited ladies thinking that they left clues to come find them. After time while both the boys where searching for these girls the boys heart are being healed without noticing. Time with their friends helped them when they didn't even know. This was cool because we got to see them transform.
We were also able to feel and see what they feel as we are going along with them and witnessing this transformation. The book and movie made the boys so relatable as well. It felt like how it feels to have a crush on your best friend. It is that so close but yet so far feeling. The feeling of butterflies they get when ever their crush is near and they don't want that feeling to go away.  It is how they feel like a different person when they are near. The girls were also interesting characters. They wanted to be free and not tied down. They both felt broken and unknowing of who they really are.  I think almost everyone has gone through that feeling. These ladies did not feel worthy of the love felt by the boys.
 John Green really hit on an universal point with the teenage emotions felt with these characters. He also really got how hard it was to get over their problems. One of the main ones that stuck out to me was when they both flip because all their friends were done looking for something that was gone and didn't want to help anymore. In Paper Towns and Looking For Alaska they both find peace a little after that moment in knowing that it can't be helped. Also they both got closure towards the end of the book. Even though they got it in completely different ways they still got it. Which I guess can help us all. Sometimes people just need to scream and let things go. Then when you're done with the well needed tantrum all your answers can flow to you and you can find peace.
 The film really helps on that aspect, because you can really visualize the pain and joy in the actual faces where some people hard to picture that. It really effects the feeling of it though, because now you're seeing your favorite characters in pain and you're seeing the hardships they are actually going through. When you're watching a film you can also go through the placebo affect, where you are feeling what they are feeling and start crying when they cry. It can be a mess.
  Although in the book it really lets your imagination run free. The reader can really get their own views on it and picture what they want to see. When you are able to picture what you want to be happening then it really adds to the emotion and the feeling of the book. It can really get you chained into the book with no escape. My problem with that is I am always upset when it ends. It's really great though seeing how they transform your pictures into real life.