Final post

So it is the last post from my book and I am very glad.  I thought that for some of this post, I will share my feelings about Bette.  I thought that overall, she is a strong woman, but she is lacking in the power to say "no".  Her boss was always a player and always expected a yes from everyone of his employees, so she forgot how to say no.  I think that quitting her job was the best decision because she would have never realized her full potential if she hadn't quit her banking job and seen what life was like on the inside. Once she was on the inside, she realized that taking the PR job was the worst mistake of her life.  It ruined her friendship with Penelope and the relationship with her uncles.  But, while working at her job, she met Sammy, her dream guy, and discovered that Penelope's fiance Avery was a cheat. I think that Bette became more self confident and had the ability to say no at the end of the book.  She decided to quit the PR job, because she didn't want to sacrifice her friendships anymore, and decided to spend the rest of her life with Sammy.   Her friendship with Penelope regained its strength, once both of the women realized that they aren't perfect.  

 I am glad I read  Everyone Worth Knowing, because overall I thought that it was a great book with many different plotlines to follow.

Post B

All while Bette is struggling to find herself, her best friend, Penelope is struggling with her fiance, Avery. Avery is a cheater who is also a big party animal.  He moverd himself and Penelope to California, but would travel frequently back to NYC and cheat on Penelope.  She didn't know unitl one night when Bette was out alone and saw him making out with another girl. The next week, he called Penelope up and tole her the whole story. She broke up with him on the spot and prmoptly moved backed to NYC.  Bette and Penelope reconciled

Post B

After working at the PR firm for a month, Bette knows that she gets the business. In the PR business, they have lists. Lists of people from different social classes, different industries and people who know people. It's all about everyone worth knowing. If you aren't on the list, you aren't worth knowing and therefore not worth inviting to anything. She begins to immerse herself in this lifestyle and also begins to lose herself in the process.   She alienates herself from her beset friend, Penelope and even misses Penelope's engagement party for a work conflict.  Bette isn't realizing what is important to her and is getting all caught up in the fame that comes with be an "it" girl by accident, courtesy of the jerk, Philip Weston. She is instantly a hot commodity and isn't guarding her heart.  Once she is in the inside of the social life, she realizes that she doesn't want to leave. 

Post A9

Vocab

1)satire-the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

2)combover-hair that is combed over a bald spot in an attempt to cover it.

Figurative Language

1)"Avery, you are like a pig who can't stop eating!"  It is a simile because there is the word like in it.

2) I think that the two rings that Avery gave Penelope for their engagement signified the changes that can be made, like for example them moving to California.

3)"Bette, your life is back on the train tracks."  I think that this could be a metaphor.

Quote:

"Don't make the same mistake I did.  It's not worth it."  Uncle Will talking to Bette about moving away.

Theme:

One theme I see emerging is staying true to yourself.

Post B

Post B 

Wow! What a book. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, it does.  I am now finished with the book, but for the rest of the posts, I will break up the plot into sections. Here is part 1 of the 4 (?) part plot summary.

At the beginning of the book, Bette is a normal girl who just wants to live life and kind of fly under the radar in New York City. She was never one to act crazy or get drunk or even go out for that matter. She loved staying at home with her dog, Millington, or going to dinner with her best friend, Penelope. When they would go out, they would complain about work and talk about Penelope's "amazing" fiance, Avery.   Bette soon realized that her life was miserable and going nowhere and that she needed to take action.  On impulse, after an especially hard day, Bette quits.  She doesn't know what she will do next, but she says that she is the happiest she's been since college graduation.  Three months pass and her two amazing uncles pull some strings for her.  They offer her a job at a top PR firm in NYC. She accepts, not knowing what she is getting herself into.  She starts the next day and is instantly immersed in a whole new culture.  The once overweight and self-proclaimed "ugly" girl is now considered slim, trim and gorgeous. Stay tuned, there is more to come!