Orange shadow

Mia discovers that Mango her cat had a "raspy wheeze" when he breathes, she also sensed that his color was less brighter. Mia has her last sessions of acupuncture which her parents don't know about. The project she had to do with her new friend Roger was done. It is finally the weekend where the synthesizes people meet. Mia dresses up elegantly for these special meeting, but forgets Mango outside. Mia was really nervous during the meeting, and she was finally able to meet Adam in person. 

http://www.synesthesiatest.org/
(This is the link to a blog that contains test about synesthesia, contains videos, and explains the different causes and effect of synesthesia.
"I choose the poems with the prettiest- colored words. ( Mass 216)" This part is verry funny because you get to discover the different types of synesthesia and that some where really crazy because instead of seeing colors on words or numbers they sa o sensed personalities on them.
"I reached out my hand and lightly pet his little head. He opens his squinty eyes and yawns. Then he lets out a surprisingly strong mustard colored-colored mew and settles back into his mother's warmth. (Mass 269) This part is emotional and beautiful because is one of the final parts. Is pretty when Mia remember about Mango, and that she believed that it was her grandfather.  

a calendar full of colors that represents the time it passed during the story

These where the last chapters, they got really emotional. It was pretty touching the fact that Mango died and Mia was so depressed that forgot about her colors. The ending was amazing because Billy asked Mia about her colors and they came back. I love the last last part where Mia listens to this newborn cat and says it sounds like mustard and that that cat looked exactly like Mango.     

A colorful caos

Mia was diagnosed with anesthesia, so now all her family and friends. Mia realized that her synesthesia was a gift not a problem. Mia now is able to explore and use her "power". Her neurologist Jerry shows Mia how synesthesia works, and tat she isn't the only one with it. Some days later Mia meets some special friends that have different conditions of  anesthesia. Mia met this friends on an medical online site for people with different diseases or conditions to meet others with the same condition.

color explosion 

"I'm happy for her. I'm happy for everyone and everything- all the creatures on the planet." (Mass 183) This quote reflects how well is life going for Mia and how happy is she. At this point of the story Mia has a positive view on everything because she feels her synesthesia is a super power. "Everything's brimming with life! The bushes, the birds, me and Roger, Roger's mother, and everyone else. (Mass 200)" In this part Mia attends to an acupuncturist named Faith. When Mia receives the session she feels so relaxed, happy, and her synesthesia is free.

how active Mia's synesthesia was when she went to the acupuncturist 

This part was wonderful finally Mia knows what she has. Now her parent's aren't worried about it neither she. I wonder how crazy would it be to be able to see colors when hearing noises or seeing colors in letters and numbers. I would like to meet someone that actually has synesthesia to understand what is all about. Would it be difficult to concentrate and understand things if you have synethesia?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

A Cat

In this part of the book we follow Mia around her first weeks of school. She thinks a lot and very accurate, she seems to be failing math, reading The Lord of The Flies in literature. Finally Mia told her parents about the synesthesia problem, and that in her mind everything has colors, sounds and shapes. Mia´s parents react scared and annoyed. Then Mia´s parents contact a doctor to check on Mia.

Quotes:
"K is a turquoise blue, whether I think of it, read it, or hear it. Is just there, inside my head, plain as day. (Mass 59)"
I think it would be confusing to read letters that have individual color, and read sentences that have different colors. I read in an article about synesthesia, is discussed about the memory of the people that have it, the people that have it have better chances of memorizing things.

"His images are all twisted together and overlapping, like when I  hear music with a lot of different instruments. (Mass 64)"
It would be strange to close your eyes when you listen music and see all kinds of colors and shapes floating around.

It might be easier to have synesthesia and experimental how different the world would be, with all those colors and shapes. I would like to know if it is true that people with this rare case are able to memorize thing easier because of the colors that they see? Is synesthesia people´s brain bigger because they have like a second nature of memorizing colors and shapes along with letters and sounds.

New Book! A Mango Shaped Space

The book starts with a girl who is called Mia, she is around 13 years old, she starts the story by remembering when she was in third grade, the day when she discovered she had a condition called synesthesia. Synesthesia is a brain condition that makes you connect or mix senses, in Mia´s case she connects words, numbers and letters to different colors, so for her each number had it´s color. Mia kept this synesthesia problem a secret till she was already thirteen. Then the book continues with Mia living her summer vacations with her best friend Jenna. Mia explains how she can see colors on names and compares them to objects. Mia has a cat name Mango.

How the synesthesia brain works

"Were they also going to tell me that letters and sounds didn't have colors? That the letter a wasn't yellow like a faded sunflower (...)" (Mass 4).

 I think this quote is good to explain how incompressible is people towards people that see the world in a different way or perspective. Sometimes normal people aren't able to understand what is different. People sometimes fear whet is unknown and different because they don´t want to change, they want to stay the same.

"I call out his name and hear a faraway, orange-soda-colored meow in response (Mass 17).

Mia can also se colors on sounds and phrases, how would we see the world if we would have synesthesia?

              Normal people see like this       people with synesthesia see it like this

Is synesthesia really a problem for the people that have it or is it normal for them? People with synesthesia condition are able differentiate things easier, because they can even feel words or see color in what we consider black and white. I made some research on this condition known as synesthesia, people that have it can even feel, taste or see a word including names, they can even see sounds. i find interesting how colorful could a persons mid could be if they have synesthesia. People that have these condition is able to see the world different?

      

The Quest and the end

In these last chapters Clair had came to a conclusion of going after her son. She decides to escape on a supply boat that ends up sinking. Clair forgets bout all her memory and is later rescued and taken to a strange village. Clair starts a total new life in this new village without remembering a thing about her baby. In later chapters Clair remembers about her son and asks Einar for help, Einar tells Clair that there is a man on top of these cliff that can help her find her son. Eainar trains Clair to be able to reach these man by climbing these cliff. Clair gave the man her youth in exchange of finding Gabriel. At the end Clair is able to reunite with her son Gabe.

The village 

"A sip on the moss, a misplaced step, a turned ankle, and her mission would end before it began." (Lowry 239)
This quote is relevant because it shows the difficult pat Clair took to be able to find her son. I think she is really caring and she would give anything for her child.
"Then Jonas looked past Clair and saw Gabe approaching on the path." (Lowry 393)
This quote is important because is the last sentence on the book, and shows how Clair is happy of finding her beloved son. I really liked the last sentence of the book because at the end Clair was ale to accomplish her quest to find her son.

The night described at the end of the book

I think the book was amazing! It was thrilling and kind of sad. I really enjoyed it and I think the book as a meaningful message about the love of a mother and all the things a mother would do for her child. I really like the inner-strength of Clair because she fought till the end to find her son. The book is long but really interesting, thrilling with a marvelous ending. I would recommend this book, is really meaningful with an amazing story. 

New Feelings

In these last chapter Clair had noticing that she haven't been taking the pills, making her realize she has new feelings, strong feelings of happiness and love towards her son. (some pages later...) Jonas gets the job of the receiver of memory and Clair attend to the ceremony. (... some chapters later) Clair notices that the  people that traveled on the supply boats had different hair styles and different clothing. (some pages later...) Gabriel disappears from the nurturing center.

"'It had to do with the Giver and the Receiver." (Lowry 81)
I picked this quote because in these part I realized that It was Jonas from The Giver being assigned the Receiver of memory. It was fun to read the same thing but in another perspective. 
"Once more alone. Usually the workers took walks in pairs or groups, but again tonight the others were tired after the unusual day." (Lowry 83)
I picked this quote because in the book there many parts where Clair is alone walking to the nurturing center or thinking about her son, why wouldn't Clair just escape with her son?

Clair walking alone

This book could't get more Thrilling, now knowing that Clair is Gabriel's mother is  impossible to it to get more interesting. I really like the connection between the books, because now we can know what happened after The Giver. I'm really intrigued on what would happen next. There's still little chapters to read and a big journey for Clair. What is Clair going to do? would she escape with Gabriel?

This path represents the Clair's quest on finding her son

Again

In this part of the book Clair had been secretly visiting her baby whenever she is able to. On this part of the book we discover that Clair's baby is different, he has bright eyes and would not be assigned to a family unit that year. Clair goes to the ceremony and finds out that Thirty six (her son) is not assigned and  Clair continues with her life at the hatchery but always having her son on mind. Clair keeps visiting her son on his extra year at the nurturing center.

Clair's son

"'I take him back to my dwelling at night.'" (Lowry 63) This quote is interesting and thrilling because who says it is a nurturer that takes baby thirty six to his dwelling every night so he could care for him. I feel empathy towards Clair because she really wants her son to be with her but she can't reach it, just like dreams. 
"Secrecy was forbidden in the community, and the dream of the hidden newchild caused her to wake with a feeling of guilt and dread." (Lowry 58) this quote is a great example of the rules on the community and the desperate feeling of Clair. Why would they have rules like that?

This represent the hope Clair haves to be again and forever with her son

This book is a thrilling book with turns on the story on every page. I like the connections between these book and The Giver. I predict Clair's son is actually Gabriel from The Giver because the nurturing center attendant takes the baby every day. i aslo think is Gabriel because the attendant calls him Gabe. Is my prediction correct?