List three things in Rob's life that are light and three things that are dark. Explain why these things are light and dark. (Paragraph for each)
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Rob’s light is so low that darkness consumes him. It seems only so few things can make him feel happy or any emotion for that mater. He also try’s to keep every thing to himself. He never shares anything with his dad and when people try to talk to him he just says yes madam or yes sir or he shrugs his shoulders. Most likely meaning he does not care. The 3 main things that are light in his life... • Sistine Bailey is becoming more and more of a friend to Rob. He is willing to tell Sistine more than any one. An example is that Rob was willing to tell Sistine that his mother died because he could not bare to see Sistine go because deep down inside he knows he wants a friend. • The tiger makes him happy because it’s something to put on the suitcase of non-thoughts and non-wishes. With the tiger he can hold the suitcase down. This helps him not think about Billy and Norton Freemonger and the rash and his mother and all the other things that are in the suitcase. It’s all so something to keep him occupied. • He likes to whittle wood and carve it. It gets things off his mind and he can create things to make himself remind him of his mother. The 3 main things that are dark in his life... • His mother died 6 months ago and it has become one of his non-thoughts now. His mother taught him whittling when she was dieing. At the funeral the father yelled at Rob for crying. Now Rob does not cry at all. • Rob’s rash on his legs really itches and hurts when he feels emotion. So he tries to put it away as a non-thought. The rash started at the time of his mother’s death so then they are probably related. He also gets picked on and bullied for having the rash. • Billy and Norton Freemonger bully and pick on him for everything. He just tries to block them out when they’re punching and kicking him. He also makes the perfect target because he never cries or fights back or tells. I think that his life stinks but is slowly getting better because he slowly starting to try to get friends and he doesn’t have to go to school any more. But I still think he has some really big problems with his mental heath. -human
Rob has a very depressing life. There are a few things that brighten his day up but not a lot.
Here are three things that make Rob's life hard
The sun makes rob sad because it was a sunny day when his mother died and he said that if there is no more sun for the rest of his life he doesn't care. I also think the sun makes Rob sad because sun is happiness for most times and rob really never has any "happiness" in his life.
Another thing that makes Rob's life Dark is Billy and Norton Threemonger. Billy and Norton bully Rob everyday and they make fun of his legs. They call him Disease Boy because of his legs. Billy and Norton follow Rob everywhere not to be friendly but to hurt Robs feelings.
The last thing that makes Rob's life bad is that he doesn't want to wish because he is afraid it is not going to come true. He knows what to wish for, like he wants a friend but he doesn't wish for it because he knows it wont come true.
Rob says that his legs will never clear up because they don't go away but Rob got the rash on his legs six months ago and thats when his mom died so he has a rash of sadness and it will clear up if he be's happier.
Here are three things that lighten up Rob's Life.
The tiger makes rob feel powerful. Rob loves the tiger because he thinks that if he has the drawing of the tiger he can be powerful.
When the principal talked to Rob he said that Rob cannot go to school anymore because Parents think that it is contagious so when Rob hears this news he gets happy because Rob knows that his legs will never clear up.
Rob loves the rain. Rob didn't care when his dad said to him soon our whole state might become a huge swamp. Rob loves the rain because when his mother died six months ago it was a bright sunny day so now Rob doesn't really like the sun.
Rob has a very depressing life. There are a few things that brighten his day up but not a lot.
Here are three things that make Rob's life hard
The sun makes rob sad because it was a sunny day when his mother died and he said that if there is no more sun for the rest of his life he doesn't care. I also think the sun makes Rob sad because sun is happiness for most times and rob really never has any "happiness" in his life.
Another thing that makes Rob's life Dark is Billy and Norton Threemonger. Billy and Norton bully Rob everyday and they make fun of his legs. They call him Disease Boy because of his legs. Billy and Norton follow Rob everywhere not to be friendly but to hurt Robs feelings.
The last thing that makes Rob's life bad is that he doesn't want to wish because he is afraid it is not going to come true. He knows what to wish for, like he wants a friend but he doesn't wish for it because he knows it wont come true.
Rob says that his legs will never clear up because they don't go away but Rob got the rash on his legs six months ago and thats when his mom died so he has a rash of sadness and it will clear up if he be's happier.
Here are three things that lighten up Rob's Life.
The tiger makes rob feel powerful. Rob loves the tiger because he thinks that if he has the drawing of the tiger he can be powerful.
When the principal talked to Rob he said that Rob cannot go to school anymore because Parents think that it is contagious so when Rob hears this news he gets happy because Rob knows that his legs will never clear up.
Rob loves the rain. Rob didn't care when his dad said to him soon our whole state might become a huge swamp. Rob loves the rain because when his mother died six months ago it was a bright sunny day so now Rob doesn't really like the sun.
The book I’m going to tell you about is THE HUNGER GAMES. The author of THE HUNGER GAMES is Suzanne Collins. The genre of this book is fantasy.
A girl named Katniss Everdeen is the main character in the hunger games. Katniss lives in district 12, in a poor village with her sister and her mother. Her dad died when she was little, nobody knows how. Everyone from other district’s had to go to the center square to vote for people to be part of the hunger games. Two people from district 12 were, Katniss and Peeta.
In the arena Katniss sees a bow she starts running to get it but then she sees Peeta, shaking his head not to go there. Katniss stops. When she looks back the bow was gone. Katniss got mad at Peeta she wanted to hunt him, but when she found out that Peeta teamed up with people, she thought it might be risky.
Once Katniss was walking in the arena she found a little girl she seen before Katnnis was scared and the girl was scared. After promising each other they decided to be a team.
Once when they made a plan, to steel some staff from other people, Katniss heard a scream from the little girl. But when she came the girls was almost dead She had a spear in her body. Katniss was late, the girl died.
Know all Katniss wanted to do is find Peeta. She was walking and found a path of blood she walked on the path of blood hoping it was Peeta’s blood. Then she heard him call her name. She found him in the mud.
Once she cleaned him up. They both wanted to find a way for both of them to live. Will they find a way to live? You have to read the book to find out.
I give this book a five star. Why I like this book, is because it has a lot of action in it. Its fun to know what happens next. It describes the character really well. So that’s why I give it a five star
Rob is a shy, sad kid in the book The Tiger Rising. He has a mental suitcase of not-thoughts that are sad and can think whatever happy things he wants. Although happiness is hard to come by for Rob. There are a few good and bad things in his life. These are some of them.
One light thing in his life is a tiger he finds in a cage. It is magestic, big, and shining to him. He claims it as his and wants to protect it as best as he can.
Another thing light in his life is Sistene Bailey. She is a girl she sees in school who is different from the other kids. She says she hates Florida and she wants to leave as soon as she can. She is determined and gets in fights with the other kids. Rob makes a carving of her out of wood, and when Sistene sees it, she is surprised. When Rob tells her about the tiger he saw (he decided to tell only her), she does something that surprises him more than anything he has ever been surprised of. She believes him. And this makes him feel good.
Finally, another thing light in his life is his dad. Ever since his mother died, Rob has had to depend on his dad. Even though his dad makes him work and is one of the tougher dads, his dad supports Rob and does things like giving up his dinner or letting Rob have coffee.
One thing dark in his life is his mom's death. He loved his mom so much. The day of the funeral was very sunny, so Rob doesn't care for sunny days anymore. His mom's death caused Rob to have his suitcase of not-thoughts, and caused Rob to not cry anymore.
Another dark thing in Rob's life is his rash on his leg. It is caused by Rob because Rob is so sad. So the sadness went all over his body. He tries not to think about it and keeps it in his suitcase of not-thoughts.
Finally, another dark thing in his life is Billy and Norton Threemonger. They are from his school. They hate Rob for no reason and bully him a lot. They shove him and kick him and hit him and annoy him a lot. But Rob is quiet and tries to ignore them.
In the book Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo the main character, Rob has light things in this life and dark things. Most things about Rob are dark but some things are light.
A light thing in Rob’s life in the tiger. Rob thinks the tiger gives him powers and potency . Rob also believes the tiger keeps his suitcase of dark thoughts closed.
Another light part of Rob’s life is Sistine. She and Rob talk which is not a thing Rob usually does, by talking to her he gets almost happy.
A vast light thing in Rob’s life is the note he got from his principal. The note tells him he doesn’t have to go to school because of his rash that people think is contagious. Rob hates school and now he doesn’t have to go.
A dark thing in Rob’s life is his mother’s death. Almost everything reminds Rob of his mom and it just makes him gloomy that she’s not there.
Another dark thing in Rob’s life is that he doesn’t have any friends. One of Rob’s things in his suitcase of not “thinking” about things is not to wish for a friend.
One last thing that is dark in Rob’s life is Billy and Norton Threemonger. They bully him and call him mean names and say stuff like “disease boy” or “here comes your girlfriend, nerd!” R ob has all sorts of things light and dark in his life. He pretends to not care but he can’t control it in his head.
3 Light things 1. Tiger. Sits on suitcase and gives him power. 2. Sistene. Sistene is a good friend and cracks open the suitcase 3. Whittling. It helps him think about his mom.
3 Dark things 1.Sunshine. It was sunny on the day of his mom's funeral 2. Norton and Billy Threemonger. The constantly bully him 3. His mom. She died and he feels sad all the time.
There are many things in Rob’s life that make him sad or darken his life. There are a few things that make him happy or enlighten his life or at least don’t make him that depressed. For instance the tiger is a light thing. So is Sistine and rain/darkness (not bright and sunny). His mom being dead is a dark thing, He calls it a not thought. His rash and his Father are also dark things. There are many more things make Rob sad. There are not many more that make Rob happy.
The light things in robs life are Sistine, the tiger and rain/darkness. Sistine is a light thing because she is the only friend he has. She cracks open the suitcase of his not thoughts and not wishes. Not all the way but she forces Rob to tell her little things mostly about his mother. The tiger is a light thing because it gives Rob purpose. It gives him something to think about instead of his not thoughts and not wishes. In Rob’s mind the tiger is sitting on his suitcase. That is symbolic of the tiger being something he can think about and hold the things in the suitcase in. Lastly rain and darkness is surprisingly a light thing. The reason rain and darkness or rather not sunshine are light is because at his mom’s funeral it was really sunny. It reminds him of that day and that is a dark thing, so he likes it when it is not a reminder that his mom is dead.
There are countless numbers of dark things in Rob’s life. This includes: his mom (her being dead), his rash on his legs and His father. His mom and the fact that she’s dead is a dark thing because he liked his mom. She made Rob happy. Now she isn’t there. The rash on his legs is a dark thing because it is itchy. Itchy is annoying. It flares up when ever he has a strong emotion, or thinks about something in the suitcase. His Dad is a dark thing because he isn’t letting Rob let out his emotions. The fact that he slapped rob when he cried at the funeral was the start of the rash. He doesn’t talk to Rob about what happened or anything at all really. He says that crying isn’t going to bring her back, therefore Rob never cries. He doesn’t Hug him or tell him he loves him. In general, he doesn’t help Rob fell better.
In conclusion Rob can have happiness. In little portions he can feel emotions beside sadness thanks to Sistine, the tiger and darkness/rain. He also feels a lot of sadness. His life is very dark because of his mother being dead, his rash and his Father. All in all I could go on with 15 more dark things and maybe 2 more light things. He has a depressing life.
The light things in Robs life are the tiger the note and Sistine.
I think these because the tiger really holds rob together. If the tiger gets off the suitcase, rob will let all of his emotions out and explode with sadness. The note because it was and is his hope because he hates school it is every kids dream. It also gives him courage to stand up for himself and others. Sistine because she’s his friend and that’s what he wished for. She also is opening the suitcase.
The dark things in Rob’s life are his mom’s death, Billy and Norton, sunshine
I think these because no one likes it when one of their parents die. Also he was super close with her. Billy and Norton always make fun of him and punch him. He finally hopes that they will get bored and stop. Sunshine because on the day of his mothers funeral it was really sunny. So when its sunny out it reminds him of the funeral.
Three things in Rob's lif that is light here are three things i am going to say.One thing that is light in Rob's life is Rob that he shared with Sistine that he knows where a tiger is.They both went to go see the tiger.Rob was happy because he had shared with someone and because he saw the tiger.The second hppy thing in Rob's life is he was happy staying away from because the princpal had a talk with saying that if he wanted to he could stay away from school because he had a rash on his legs.And the last happy things in his life is he made friends with Sistine.Rob never made a friend.He always wanted a friend. Now the things that are dark in Rob's life here are the things that are dark in his life.One thing that is dark in his life is that he had a dream that the tiger was vanished because he hasn't seen the tiger in a lot of days.Also because Rob saw in his dream that somebody was riding on the tiger then, then the tiger passes him then he knew who is was.It was Sistine.The second dark thing in his life is Whenever he see's sunshine Rob remember's his mom funeral because the funeral of his mom it was very hot.And the last dark thing in his life is he didn't want to make wishes because he always wanted a friend but, he thought if he wished for a friend he thought i wasn't going to come true.
In the book, Tiger Rising, Rob has a few things that are dark to him, and some that are light. Here are a few things for each, and reasons why I think they go in that category. Some things that make him happy are: 1. Whittling wood. Rob likes whittling wood because it reminds him of his mom. His mom taught him how to whittle, and since she’s now dead from illness, it brings him closer to his mom in a special way, and it makes him feel happy to think of her. Roy loves to whittle all kinds of things, even his dad’s foot! He learned from his mom by sitting beside her bed and watching her. His dad disapproved, but his mom didn’t. I think its important Roy learned this skill because it shows that he really listens to his mom and that he cares. 2. Not in school. The principal told Rob that he shouldn’t come back to school for a while because the principal thought the rash on his legs was contagious, so he was overjoyed. He was so happy because he hates school. He also now doesn’t have to see Norton and Billy Threemonger, the bully brothers that harass Rob about his rash. They mostly bully him on the bus, and the bus driver just ignores them and doesn’t care. 3. Sistine. Sistine makes him happy because they are very similar. They were both forced to move, both sort of have one parent, and they both don’t have friends. Rob takes Sistine to see the tiger and when they hear a car they run away holding hands. While they were running, Rob didn’t recognize a feeling he was having, and it was happiness. Happiness because of Sistine. Some things that make him sad are: 1. Wishes. The sign to the motel he lives in is shaped like shooting star but he’s afraid to wish on it because he’s scared that if he makes a wish, it won’t come true, which I think is very sad. Who is so crazy that they are scared to wish?! Since he doesn’t wish any wishes, he keeps his not-wishes in his suitcase that he keeps tight with his not-thoughts also. 2. Sunshine. Sunshine makes him sad because it makes him think of his mom. I know, I know, before I said that whittling wood makes Rob happy because he thinks of his mom, too, but they are two completely different things. It was sunshiny on his mom’s funeral, so whenever he sees sunshine he thinks of a bad memory of his mom. I think this is sad too because sunshine is supposed to make you happy, not sad! 3. Dad. His dad was the start of the whole suitcase-closed-in sequence because on his mother’s funeral, Rob started to cry and his dad hit him and said to stop crying because there is no use, she’s not coming back. After that, Rob starts bottling everything up into the suitcase, and as I said before, his not-thoughts and not-wishes and everything he thinks. His dad should have let him cry because he is just a boy and he misses him mom. His dad really should think about her more and appreciate and miss her. Rob has a lot of things going on in his life, some light, or happy, and some dark, or sad, and here were some of examples. I hope you agree.
Posted by Giraffe Rob has had many dark things and not a lot of light things. Here are three for each. For light, Sistine, the tiger and his carvings. The dark things are his rash on his legs, his Mom dying and Norton and Billy Three Monger. For light my first one is Sistine. Sistine is a light because even though she is moving soon Rob has still gotten to be friendly with her. My next light is the tiger. The tiger is a light because it gives Rob courage and when he looks at the tiger or thinks about the tiger he feels really good. Also the tiger helps keep the imaginary suitcase shut. My third light idea was his carvings. I think his carvings are light because he always enjoys doing them. My first dark thing is his rash. His rash is a dark thing because he got it when his Mom died and that kind of reminds him of his Mom. The second dark thing is his Mom. His Mom is a dark thing because she died and it usually makes him sad when he thinks about her. The last dark thing about Rob is Norton and Billy Three Monger. Norton and Billy Three Monger are dark because every time he was on the bus they would make fun of him or beat him up. These are my three reasons for light, Sistine, the tiger and his carvings. These are my three reasons for dark his rash on his legs, his Mom dying and Norton and Billy Three Monger.
Posted by Caribou The book called The Tiger Rising is about a kid named Rob. Now Rob has a pretty sad life so there are not many happy things in this book but there are some so let’s get started. First off is his mother is dead and that is a very sad thing and when Rob cried on the day of the funeral and his dad hit him and made him stop crying. And on that very day he made up his not thought suitcase. The not thought suit case is the imaginary place where he hides all of his feelings and is just barely closing. The third thing is the rash it hides at the bottom of robs body in the legs and only happiness can make it stop. The good things are Sistine, the tiger and no school. Sistine is a girl who wants to go back to her dad on the other side of Florida. She becomes Rob’s only friend. The tiger is locked up in a cage where Rob first sees it before the book begins the tiger becomes the thing that can hold down his suitcase now. The third is no school because the principal thinks his rash is contagious so Rob is sent home for a couple days which mean no bullies.
I’m going to tell you about a boy in a book called Tiger Rising. That boy’s name is Rob. Rob has a lot of problems and a few happy things going on in his life.
There are some things that make him happy. He likes darkness outside when it rains, because his mother died on a sunny day outside so whenever the sun is out it reminds him if his mother. He loves looking at the tiger because it makes him happy. Sistine is another thing that makes him happy because she is the closest to a friend.
And those are the things that make him sad and scared. His mother died, he is sad that his mother died because he loved her. He is scared to wish because he thinks his wishes are not going to happen. Sunshine, he hates sunshine because his mother died when it was sunny outside. Norton and Billy hit him, make fun of him, and basically being man to him.
Rob has a lot of problems in his life that make him sad and scared. And just a few things that make him happy. You should read the book yourself. The book is great, read it! You’ll like it
In the book Tiger Rising by Kate DeCamillo, Rob has a lot of problems in his life. He does have some good things too. Here is a list of some things that make Rob happy and why they make him happy, and a list of sad things, and why they make him sad. LIGHT. Willie May. Willie May makes him happy because she really understands him and can help with his problems. She knows why Rob’s rash won’t go away, which many people don’t. And she knows how to make it go away. The tiger makes him happy also. He sits on Rob’s emotional suitcase and gives Rob a purpose. When Rob thinks about the tiger or is around it, he is powerful and has strength. Wildling is the last thing I will mention that makes Rob happy. It brings back memories of Rob’s mom. The memories that are melancholy, or hold sorrow, are the ones wildling brings back. It also relaxes him. He gets his thoughts out through wildling, for example, he wanted to carve the tiger into the wood, but ended up carving Sistine, who he was thinking about. DARK. School. Rob hates getting on the bus in the morning just to sit down next to Billy and Norton Threemonger, who are constantly teasing him through out the day. He gets beat up by kids in school and is too afraid to say no. Another thing that makes Rob sad, unfortunately, is sunshine. The day his mom’s funeral, it was sunny. Every time the sun comes out he thinks about his mom who is one of the things he “not thinks about”. And finally, Rob’s dad makes him sad. His dad slapped him at his mom’s funeral saying, “Crying won’t bring her back”. His dad keeps all of his feelings inside and doesn’t talk much to Rob. It’s almost as if he’s ashamed of him. As the book goes on I know my two lists will grow a lot. But this is all I have for now.
IN the book TIGER RISING there is a lot of dark and light things that happens to rob but if i had to pick three for both i would say the thing that are light in robs life is the:Tiger,Sisine,Whittling and the dark thing are:not think about hrob`s rash,his mom that died and norton and billy three monger. The reason i think that the tiger,sisine and whillting are the light thing in his life because when Sisine is always around rob ,robs legs never itch and he opens his suitcase crackes open a little more each time.I also think that the tiger is a light thing is because the tiger is not alowing him for all his emotions to come out and express his fellings. So the tiger is kepping his suitcase shut and my last thing is think that is that the whittling is a light is because it remind him of when his mom was leaving and she wanted him to be papared and he never knows what is going to carves it mysterious.I think the three most imortant dark things are his rash because when he always so depressedand his rash starts to itch.When he's happy his rash dosen`t start to itch another dark thing is Norton and Billy Three Monger because they always pick on Rob and it makes him think that he's worthless and keeps his suitcase closed the last thing is that his mom is died so he trys not to think about it but every time he not thinking about her he really is.Those are the thing i think is dark.
Posted by Beaver Rob has many light and dark things in his life
Here are 3 light things: 1. The Tiger The tiger is good because it makes Rob happy and it sits on his suitcase. It gives him power, strength, and courage. It also gives him a purpose. 2. Whittling Whittling reminds him of his mom. It lets him relax. With whittling he can let out his feelings. 3. Willie May Willie May tries to help Rob and doesn’t judge him. She is friendly towards Rob. Willie May really understands him.
Here are 3 dark things: 1. Dad Dad smacked Rob for crying at a funeral. Dad doesn’t talk much. He holds in his feelings and Rob tries to hold in his feelings but he can’t. 2. Rob’s “Not Thoughts” Rob doesn’t want to think about his mom being dead because it will bring good memories of stuff he did with his mom back that he can’t do and it will make him sad. He doesn’t want to think of Billy and Norton because there are so many bad memories of them. Sunshine is bad because it reminds him of his mom. 3. Rob’s “Not Wishes” Rob doesn’t want to have a friend because that person might leave and he wouldn’t like it. He doesn’t want to have feelings because they would make him feel different. A “not wish” is for the sun to not come out so he wouldn’t have to think about it and have it remind him of his mom.
Posted by cheetah In the book Tiger Rising by Kate Dicamillo, Rob is a very different character. He has a lot of bad things in his life but there are some light things in Rob.
One of the light things in Rob is the tiger. The tiger gives Rob power. Whenever he is in trouble he thinks about the tiger. The tiger holds Rob’s suitcase down. If someone takes the tiger away from him Rob’s suitcase would flip open. Another light thing in Rob’s life is Sistine. Sistine is Rob’s first friend ever since he moved. Only she knows about the tiger. Sistine makes the feelings in Robs legs rise up to his heart. Another light thing in Rob’s life is the rain. Rob likes the rain because when his mom died six months ago it was a sunny day. The rain helps Rob not think about his mom.
There are a lot of bad things in Rob’s life. The big one is his mom dead. If Rob’s mom wasn’t dead none of the bad things would have happened. He wouldn’t have to get beat up by Norton and Billy Threemonger, he wouldn’t have to hate the sunshine, and he wouldn’t have to move with his dad. Another bad thing is Norton and Billy Threemonger. Every day they wait for Rob on the bus and beat him up. One really sad one is that Rob doesn’t wish. He’s so depressed that he doesn’t even wish. He doesn’t wish for friends.
Rob is dealing with bad depression. Although he is sad there are some things in Rob's life that are happy.
Rob is sad because, his mom died six months ago. his moms death makes Rob sad because, his dad wont let Rob let out his emotions about her. At her funeral Rob started to cry. then his dad struck the back of his head. another thing that makes Rob sad is the sunshine. the sunshine also makes Rob sad because while all the other days were dark, on his mothers funeral it was sunny. another thing that makes him sad is wishing. he doesn't like wishing because he is afraid that it wont come true, so he doesn't wish at all.
The things that make Rob happy are, the rain. the rain makes him happy because the sun makes him sad about his mother so he likes the rain. another thing that makes him happy is the tiger in the woods. the tiger is the thing that weighs down his suitcase of bad thoughts. another thing that makes him happy is his friend Sistine. Sistine is Robs only friend, he didn't want to wish for a friend so having a friend makes him happy.
Many people have very depressing lives that they need to talk about. That is like Rob. In the book, "The Tiger Rising", Rob has a lot of sad things (or dark things) in his life and not as many happy (or light) things.
One light thing is the tiger. The tiger was something Rob found in a cage in the woods. The tiger is not just a tiger to Rob; he is resting on his entire emotional suitcase with all of his emotions that he hides in it. Rob won't spill out his emotions because the tiger is on the suitcase and the tiger won't budge. This makes Rob happy. The tiger also gives Rob power and strength that he never knew he had. The tiger makes Rob happy and gives him something to look forward to. The tiger gives Rob a purpose.
Another light thing is the note. He has rashes on his legs because that's where he keeps his emotions. He doesn't let them “rise on up”! So he has a note saying he doesn't have to go to school in case they are contagious (they are NOT). Rob does not like school so, obviously, he loves the note a lot.
Another light thing is whittling. Whittling helps Rob relax his brain and not think of things bothering him. It reminds him of his mom in a happy way, without him knowing it. He likes how he doesn't choose what he wants it to be, the wood chooses. He is very proud of his carvings: the tawdry Kentucky Star sign, his father's foot, Sistine, and others.
Although there are some light things, there are dark things too. One dark thing about Rob's life is sunshine. Although it may seem like sunshine is a happy thing, it is not to Rob. Sunshine reminds him of his mother's funeral. On her funeral it was very sunny and ever since then, he despised sunshine.
One more dark thing in Rob's life are his not-wishes. They are wishes that he does have, but he's afraid to wish for them because he thinks if he wishes once, he won't be able to stop wishing. So he buries them in his suitcase along with his not-thoughts.
One last dark thing in Rob's life is Norton and Billy Threemonger. They are very mean bullies that bonk him on the head and tease him. They hurt him and harass him and all Rob does is take it all in.
Rob has more dark things in life than light things and he needs to tell someone.
In class we are currently reading Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo. In the story the main character Rob has a few light and dark situations. Here are a few of them. One good thing is because of his rash he will not have to go to school for a while. This is good because then he can do things he wants to do like visit the tiger. Another good thing is because of the tiger his suitcase of not-thoughts is closed. The tiger is sort of like a weight to hold down everything inside. Sistene is also a good thing because Rob finally has a friend. Sistene is also sombody Rob can tell everything to so he feels better. One bad thing is that Rob's mother is dead. Whenever Rob thinks about his mother it makes him feel depressed. Rob also hates the sunshine because at his mothers funeral it was sunny. So now whenever it is sunny Rob thinks about the funeral. Nortan and Billy Threemonger are also a bad thing. They pick on Rob and tease him. Rob has lots of bad things and good things in his life. I hope by the end of the book most of the bad things are straightend out.
Of little things that are light in Rob’s life, I think the tiger, Sistine, and whittling are the lightest. The tiger is light in Rob’s life because the tiger for Rob is a metaphor that represents a weight on his ‘suitcase of feelings’, gives him strength, after being held in a tight grip of boundaries. The tiger also leads to greater things for Rob like having the motivation to stand up for Sistine. I think Sistine is another light thing in Rob’s life since she is unknowingly healing him and slowly cracking open that ‘suitcase of feelings’ acting like medicine. Sistine is a friend to Rob bringing happiness to him despite his depressing world of unkindness. Whittling is another light topic in Rob’s dark, dismal, life. For Rob, whittling is an outlet for him to express his true feelings without opening the suitcase. His mother reminds him of whittling and vise versa so; with out realizing it he’s slowly, gently, opening that suitcase. And whittling will always be there for him, never judgmental. I strongly believe that all of the topics above are lighting Rob’s life up, cracking away at that suitcase so that he may finally be cured and living a happier life, gaining relief of all pain.
The depressing, dark, over-the-brim, melancholy life of Rob is formed by the fact his mom is dead, his dad, and his rash-his feelings. His mom dying is the leading cause to his sadness. To him, everything reminds him of his mom which his feelings over the matter are clamped up tight, compact together. If he doesn’t let his hurt, upset, frustrated feelings out about his mom, he will never feel happiness. Rob’s dad is the worst parent I’ve ever known, he was the one in the first place telling him to keep his emotions in. His dad rarely shows Rob that he loves him, and if he does it’s by slapping medicine onto Rob’s legs! Also Rob’s rash is a storage where all the sadness is kept in. I think that if he doesn’t show emotion towards the topic of his mother his hurt will never go away. The upsetting reality of his life I think can hurt him very much with all these dark matters and that if he doesn’t let his feelings rise to his heart, he will never move on.
Rob Horton is usually a depressed child. He has been so ever since his mother died. He normally likes to "not think" about certain things like: his mother's death, the rash on his leg, and Norton and Billy (two bullies on his bus). Now, in Rob's life, there are few things that make him "light" and happy, and many things that make him "dark" and sad. Being so glum, there are not a lot of things that make Rob elated, but we do know a few, so, sit right back and listen intently, because I intend to intrigue you to read this book.
Sistine Bailey was Rob’s first friend in a long time. She cracked open Rob’s suitcase, something no one else had ever attempted to do ever since Rob’s mom died. Sistine could persuade Rob to do or say things he would normally never say, because he kept his emotions tucked up inside himself. Sistine is like medicine for Rob, Rob hates it when Sistine cracks his suitcase, but it’s good for him. She enlightens Rob’s life-Rob remembered what happiness felt like when he was with her.
Rob likes to whittle for fun. He enjoys whittling because it is so unpredictable. Once you start, you never know what you’re going to end up with. This is definitely a “light” thing in Rob’s gloomy life. The Tiger gives Rob strength, and power to do unusual things. But on the other hand, when he thinks about the tiger being let out of the cage, his leg itches like crazy. His legs itch because his rash represents his emotions, and the suitcase is his emotions, and the tiger sits on the suitcase because it holds all Rob’s emotions in. The tiger is a “light” thing, because it gives Rob courage, which I think that everybody should have.
Rob’s mother died from cancer 6 months ago. This pain was too much for Rob, and the discomfort spread throughout his body and sickened his heart. Everyday, Rob had to put up with this pain, and keep his thoughts to himself. This was difficult for Rob, he had his mother’s death already weighing him down, and now he had to hold in his emotions. Darkness came with his mom being taken from him, and there was no way he could bring her back.
Sunshine is dark to Rob; he despised it because it was beautiful and sunny on the day of his mother’s funeral. Sunshine made him think about his mom, and thinking about his mom made him melancholic.
Norton and Billy are very mean to Rob. They definitely ruin his life everyday and the worst part about is that they do it on purpose. Of course, they don’t know what goes on in Rob’s life, but they don’t care either way. It must really hurt Rob inside to be treated like this by clueless bullies.
Rob has the capability to change his life, he just chooses not to because he doesn’t know how to live differently. If he opened himself up a little bit, maybe things would change. I think Sistine and the tiger are starting to offer Rob this opportunity, and I that believe Rob should take it.
There are both light and dark things in Rob’s life. Here are some of them.
One of the light things in Rob’s life is the tiger. The tiger sits on top of Rob’s suitcase (where he’s keeping all of his emotions locked up). The tiger also gives him power and strength. He always looks forward to seeing the tiger because since it’s keeping Rob’s emotions inside of him, it makes him happy. Another light thing is Sistine. Sistine is sort of like his friend. She also makes Rob open his suitcase, and he tells her almost everything (he doesn’t want to tell her, but some how it gets forced out of him). One last light thing is Rob whittling wood and carving. Whittling makes Rob relax and not worrying about his emotions. His mom taught him how to whittle and that’s a happy memory for him.
One of the dark things in Rob’s life is that his mother is dead. Rob is very sad about that because you can tell he was close to her. His mother died of cancer and the day of her funeral the sun was shinning. Another dark thing is Rob’s rash on his legs. His rash is dark because the rash is on his legs his where he’s keeping his darkest emotions. When he feels dark emotions, his legs itch. If he feels light emotions, his legs don’t itch. One last dark thing is one of Rob’s “not wishes”: a friend. He thought Sistine is his friend, but then he said to the Kentucky Star sign he didn’t want a friend.
Now you know things that are both light and dark in Rob’s world, and how they effect his emotions.
The light things to Rob are the tiger, Sistene, and dark/ rain. The tiger is the light for him because, he saw the tiger in the woods. It also was the light for him because, it made him forget all his troubles he had in his life. Sistene is his light because, Rob never had a friend before and Sistene is like his friend. The reason dark and rain is his light is because, when his mother died it was a sunny day. Thats why he likes the dark and rain than the sun. The dark things to Rob are that his mother died,Billy and Norton threemonger, and wishes. The reason his mother is dark is because his mother died. Thats why she is dark for Rob. Billy and Norton Threemonger are dark because, they used to bully Rob at the bus, school, and at the motel where Rob lives. The last reason that wishes is dark for Rob is because, Rob thinks that if he makes a wish it won't come true. Thats why wishes is dark for Rob.
Light: No school. He doesn't have to worry about the threemongers, principal, & having no friends. He also can sort out his problems without interference. Sistine because she seems to like him and is the closest thing he has to a friend. She also believes him about the tiger and wants to see it herself. The tiger because he gives Rob power that he wouldn't have if he never found it in the first place. It also makes him think of special times with his mom which brings him a certain happiness.
Dark: Sunshine. It was sunny at his mom’s funeral. That is also where Rob’s dad made him a suitcase by slapping him and telling him not to cry and let his emotions out. Rob’s not wishes. The poor kid is so afraid his wish won’t come true that he doesn’t wish. His deepest wish is to have a friend but Sistine is leaving soon so he pretends he doesn’t want a friend. His mom makes him sad. He never got to cry for her. Almost everything makes him connect to his mom which makes him even more depressed.
I think the tiger is light for Rob because it gives him something to look forwards to, and it makes him happy. It gives him power, and most of all, keeps his suitcase closed. He protected Sistine and yelled, because he had the tiger picture in his hand. He felt happiness when he was showing Sistine the tiger.
Sistine is light because she is the closest thing Rob has ever had to a friend. She tells him things, brings homework, and stays with him (sometimes). She also gets him to talk. She opens up his suitcase and he lets it out. He feels happiness with her, too. Dark things:
• Mom is dead • Not wishes • Feelings/rash
I think that having the rash is dark because it burns or itches whenever he feels a different emotion. He knows that the rash is not going away any time soon. The rash also keeps in his feelings. When he lets out his feelings the rash burns of itches.
Not wishes are dark because Rob thinks if he makes one wish he won’t be able to stop wishing. His deepest “Not wish” is to have a friend. He wants to wish on the Kentucky star, but he always stops himself.
I am about to tell you about the lihgts and the darks of a book called tiger rising. Sistine is girl in the book and she is a light because she is robs friend and cares about him,she also can be kind of pushy in a mean or nice way . Dark/rain is a light beacause on the day of robs moms funeral it was sunny so he has hated the sun ever since. Tiger is also a light beacause it makes Rob happy and makes his suitcase rash stop itching. DARK Norton and Billy Three Monger beacause they beat Rob up and he tolerates it beacause he thinks that if he tolerates it will make them stop soon enough but they neever do. The sun is a dark beacause it reminds Rob of his moms funeral so he likes it dark, cold ,and rainy.
Rash is also a dark beacause it holds all of his good but mostly bad feelings in the rash so if he is thinking of his mom it itches like crazy, when he is happy it doeos't itch at all.
In Tiger Rising Rob is a very complex character. Rob has LOTS of things that make him depressed and not a lot of things that make him feel content.
Things that make Rob content is Sistine. Sistine is the one thing that has made him laugh, since his mother has passed away. In the last paragraph we read Rob remembered what happieness felt like. Sistine makes Rob do and feel things he hasn't done and felt in a long time. Sistine is very important to Rob.
Another thing that makes Rob feel happy is the tiger. Rob says that the tiger is the thing that keeps his "suit case of thoughts" down. The tiger gives Rob the feeling of power in his heart. The tiger is what gives Rob the guts to tell Sistine about the tiger. The Tiger is also very important to Rob.
On to things that make Rob feel depressed, his loss of his mother. Rob's mother passed away six months ago. Since then Rob hasn't talked to anyone about his emotions. When Rob's mother passed away Rob devolped some kind of skin disorder on his legs. Rob is very depressed about his passing away.
Rob has something that is called "not wishes" at the bottom of his "suit case of thoughts." One of his "not wishes is to wish for friends. Rob is afraid to wish on a falling star. Rob is afraid that is will not come true. Rob is very depressed about this.
His dad can make him feel content and depressed. THings that Rob's father has made him feel bad is slapping him at his mothers funeral and saying "scrying ain't gonna bring her back." The father has also been helping Rob with his rash. His father is a complex character, too.
This Rob is a very complex character.Rob has things that make him feel content and depressed
In the book Tiger Rising The main character Rob is a very depressing boy. He has things that he likes and things that he dislikes.
Rob likes a tiger but he also dislikes the tiger. He likes the tiger because the tiger gives him hope and power. Even though he likes the tiger he also doesn’t like him. He doesn’t like the tiger because he has a feeling that the tiger isn’t real.
Rob likes Sistine though. He likes her because she is the only one who is friendly to him and has a same situation to him.
It is weird because usually kids like the sun shine but Rob likes the rain and the dark. The reason why Rob likes the dark and rain is that on his mother’s funeral it was sunny. Rob is reminded by his mother’s death when it is sunny.
Rob also has dislikes. He has a lot but I am going to only write three.
He doesn’t like his mother’s death because his mother was a happy part in his life.
He also doesn’t like the bullies Norton and Billy Threemonger. They always make fun of his rash.
Rob also doesn’t like sunshine. Rob is reminded by his mother’s death when it is sunny.
Even though Rob is a very depressed child he can be happy. And even though when he is happy it’s depressing I think that at the end of the book he will be happier.
In the book Tiger Rising The main character Rob is a very depressing boy. He has things that he likes and things that he dislikes.
Rob likes a tiger but he also dislikes the tiger. He likes the tiger because the tiger gives him hope and power. Even though he likes the tiger he also doesn’t like him. He doesn’t like the tiger because he has a feeling that the tiger isn’t real.
Rob likes Sistine though. He likes her because she is the only one who is friendly to him and has a same situation to him.
It is weird because usually kids like the sun shine but Rob likes the rain and the dark. The reason why Rob likes the dark and rain is that on his mother’s funeral it was sunny. Rob is reminded by his mother’s death when it is sunny.
Rob also has dislikes. He has a lot but I am going to only write three.
He doesn’t like his mother’s death because his mother was a happy part in his life.
He also doesn’t like the bullies Norton and Billy Threemonger. They always make fun of his rash.
Rob also doesn’t like sunshine. Rob is reminded by his mother’s death when it is sunny.
Even though Rob is a very depressed child he can be happy. And even though when he is happy it’s depressing I think that at the end of the book he will be happier.
Catfish said... A couple of days ago in humanities, we discussed the ups and downs in Rob's life. Rob is a character in the book "The Tiger Rising". There are little ups and terrible darks. The tiger is an up because it holds Rob's suitcase closed. I know what you are thinking. "What is in Rob's suitcase?" FEELINGS. That's right. Rob's suitcase isn't a suitcase. It's where he keeps feelings. The tiger also gives him power. Power to stand up. Sistine is a light thing also. Sistine is a "friend". Basically, I am saying Rob knows Sistine is a friend, but he DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT IT BECAUSE HE'S SCARED TO LET TOO MUCH INFORMATION GET TO HER!!! Another light thing in Rob's life is darkness/rain. Whenever this happens, it helps Rob "not think" about his mom! It was sunny at his mom's funeral. Three dark things in Rob's life are that his mom died. Of course it's always sad to lose your mom. Another dark thing is Norton and Billy Threemonger. They are the school bullies. They pick on Rob when he goes to school (Not anymore, he doesn't go to school because he has a contagious rash). The last thing is the sunlight. The sun makes him think of his mom during the funeral. I could go forever on bad darkness. But I don't want you reading anymore because this is WAY too long.
The book, The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo has a main character named Rob who has a depressing life. There are two different sides of his life with different people and activities on both sides. The two sides are the light (happy) side, and the dark (sad) side.
Light side: One thing that makes Rob happy is this tiger he saw locked up in a cage in the woods one day. This makes him happy because he thinks about the tiger as his energy source; it makes him feel strong, and powerful.
Another thing is a new girl in town because what he really wanted in the past was to have a friend. He needed a friend six months ago when his Mom died to help him get through it. The only problem was, he didn’t have one back then and he still wouldn’t if Sistine hadn’t come along.
A main thing is Rob is not in school. Rob doesn’t like school at all. On his way to school on the bus, Norton and Billy Threemonger torment him. He also makes many trips to the principal’s office whether its about his rash on his legs, grades, communication, behavior, Rob never knows what’s coming next.
Dark and rainy weather makes Rob happy because on the day of his Mom’s funeral it was the exact opposite. On that day he cried and cried. He doesn’t like to think about his Mom so that one day immediately made him hate the light but love the dark.
The last thing that makes him happy is whittling wood. What makes Rob happy when he whittles is that he plans on making something like the tiger in his mind, but when he starts to make it, it becomes what his hands want it to be.
Dark side: The first thing is that his Mom died six years ago. Rob really loved his Mom and ever since she died he only had his Dad. His Mom showed him when she was sick how to whittle wood. Whittling is the only thing Rob lets himself remember about her. Everything else he decides to keep inside in his suitcase full of not – thoughts.
His Dad makes him really sad. He makes Rob feel like that because he’s really the reason Rob has all these problems in his life, especially the suitcase full of not- thoughts that he keeps in his mind. His Dad basically bought him that suitcase. When Rob was crying at his Mom’s funeral, his dad whacked him on the head and told him that there isn’t any point in crying because it won’t make her come back to life. Ever since then, he put his Mom in his suitcase.
Wishing for friends falls into the dark side. Rob decided to put it there because he’s never had a friend and wants one so much. Since Rob has such a strong desire for a friend, he won’t wish for one because he’s afraid it won’t come true. He put wishing for a friend as one of his not- wishes in his not- suitcase.
Norton and Billy Threemonger are both on Rob’s dark side because they torture him. They pull his hair, stick their fingers into his scalp, and hit him on the bus. They do not make anything in life easier for him.
Those are some parts of Rob’s life that fall under the Light side and the dark side.
εїз Butterfly Says... Rob Horton has had a depressing life ever since his mom died. There only a couple things that are "light" and happy, and a lot of things that are "dark" and sad in Rob's life. Light ↓ • Sistine Bailey is Rob’s first friend after his mom died. She’s cracking open his suitcase, the thing that holds all his emotions. Sistine is like medicine for Rob, he hates it when he talks a lot around her, but it’s good for him. Rob also remembered what happiness felt like when he was with her.
• Rob likes to whittle for fun. He enjoys whittling because it is so unpredictable. Once he started, his hands took over control and he never knew what he was going to end up with. This is a “light” thing in Rob’s depressing life. • The Tiger gives Rob strength, and power to do different things. The tiger sits on the suitcase because it takes Rob’s mind off of everything inside of the suitcase. The tiger is a “light” thing, because it gives Rob courage. But when he thinks about the tiger being let out of the cage, his rash on his leg burns and itches like crazy, because without the tiger sitting on the suitcase...well... POP goes the suitcase!
Dark ↓ • Rob’s mom died from cancer 6 months ago. Every day, Rob had to put up with this pain, and keep his thoughts to himself, because his dad would tell him not to if he let his feelings out. This was hard for Rob, he had his mom’s death making him super upset, and now he has to hold in his emotions like his dad. • Sunshine is dark to Rob; it is dark because it was really beautiful and sunny on the day of his mom’s funeral. So sunshine makes him think about his mom, and thinking about his mom makes him... Guess what? ... depressed.
•Norton and Billy are really mean to Rob. They beat him up on the bus every day. They don’t know what goes on in Rob’s life, but they don’t care. And Rob doesn’t do anything about it, he just takes it.
In the book TIGER RISING by Kate DiCamillo, Rob Horton, the main character, has a very depressed life that is not coming to an end. He has an emotional suitcase that is keeping all of his emotions inside of him. There are so many dark things but not that many light things in this kid’s life. He doesn’t even have a best friend. Not even one friend. But not for long.
I will tell you the light things first. • TIGER-One day Rob was walking in the woods when he saw a tiger in a cage. The tiger is not just an original tiger to Rob. It helps to keep all of the emotions inside the suitcase. It sits on it and will not get off. It makes Rob want to start talking and never stop. • SISTINE-Another good and light thing is a girl named Sistine. She comes in the beginning of the book but says that she will leave in a couple days. Rob thinks of her as a FRIEND!! Bu he has a dream that he see’s Sistine riding off on the tiger. That is very mysterious. • DARKNESS/RAIN-And my last light thing is darkness/rain. You are probably thinking that I made a mistake but it is true that darkness is a light. You see, on the day of his mom’s funeral, it was a very sunny day. And since that day was his MOMS funeral, he hates that day. When he started to cry his father told him to keep all of those emotions in. Ever since then, he has kept them in and as a result is weird looking things on his legs.
This leads me to the dark things. • RASH- He has weird things on his legs that started 6 months ago when his dad told him to keep them in. A woman that works in the motel that he is staying in told him to “let them rise on up!” as she was referring to the emotions. Rob got a note from the principle because of the rash. The principle got a lot of emails from parents that said that they thought that the rash was contagious. So Rob has a not that says the he can leave the school until the rash clears up. • SUN/ MOM- Another dark thing is the sun because the day that his mom had a funeral, that day there was a beautiful sun out and he does not like to think about it. He says that he does not think about her but that is not coming out so well. He “not” thinks about his mom a lot. • DAD- And finally the last dark thing. His dad is poor. Rob and his dad have some clothes, some food, and some shelter. They live in a motel! His dad gave Rob his food and went to bed hungry for Rob. His dad says that someday they will live in a real house, with a real stove, and no people stomping on the floor above or below you.
In conclusion I hope that Rob’s life will get at least a little better. I hope that what his dad says will come true. I also hope that Rob will do something about that tiger, sitting all alone in that cage. I also hope that Rob will let all of those emotions out and I think that Sistine will stay longer then she says that she will.
These are some things in The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo that are light in Rob’s life.
The tiger is light because he can hold Rob’s imaginary suitcase closed so he can keep all his emotions and feelings inside. He has an imaginary suitcase because on the day of his mom’s funeral his dad slapped him in the face when he was crying and said “there ain’t no point in crying. Crying ain’t going to bring her back.” And because of all the bad things that happen in his life he needs an imaginary suitcase. Sistine Bailey is also light because she is Rob’s one and only friend and one of the only things that make him happy. Sistine is the new girl in town. She was forced here because her dad had an affair with his secretary. And her mother left him when she found. Sistine’s father is coming to get her so she is not staying forever. No more school is also light because he has more time to see the tiger. He doesn’t have any more school because of the rash on his legs some parents think it’s contagious so the principal dismissed him until it clears up. It is also good because he doesn’t have to worry about Norton and Billy Threemonger. These are some things in The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo that are dark in Rob’s life.
The death of Rob’s mom is something dark that happened to rob. It is dark because his mom was the glue of the family, she kept things in order. She taught Rob how to widdle wood he has made a lot of carving since she died 6 months ago. At his mother’s funeral rob got hugged by a bunch of people he didn’t even know and they said you have hair just like hers or I’m so sorry.
Norton and Billy threemonger are dark because they bully Rob and punch him and hurt him they also call him names they say that all his limbs are going to fall off. They say that he loves Sistine and that she is his girlfriend. And if he told them about the tiger they would make fun of him and say what you stupid are.
Thoughts and wishes are dark because when he thinks about something good or bad his legs itch or burn. Whishes are bad because if he doesn’t get them he will feel worse. He will get all excited and then not get what he wanted and feel super bad and that will make his life even worse.
Rob is a very unlucky kid, but there are some happy parts of his life. I’m going to tell you about them. Light 1. Rob is happy that he found the tiger in the woods. He is happy because it makes him feel strong. Rob needs that in his life with everything he’s going thru.
2. Rob doesn’t have to go to school because of a rash on his legs. The parents in school think it might be contagious. The principal says he has to go home until the rash goes away, but it never will go away.
3. Sistine came in Rob’s life on the bus. She had a little attitude at first. When Rob brought her to see the tiger he grabbed her hand and ran because the owner of the tiger doesn’t want anyone to see his tiger. When they ran Sistine never let go of Rob’s hand. Rob never wished for a friend and here he is with one. This is the first time Rob felt something he didn’t know what it was at first then he realized it was ……. Happiness!
Dark 1. Rob’s mom died about six months ago. The day of her funereal was a very nice, sunny day. No clouds in the sky just gorgeous. Now he hates sunshine. Every time it’s sunny he thinks of the day his mom had her funeral.
2. Norton and Billy are two brothers that bully Rob. They bully him best when they’re on the bus. They tease him about his rash and a lot of other things. They also hurt him by giving him a knuckle sandwich.
3. Rob doesn’t wish for anything, because he thinks they’re not going to come true. He has a suitcase full of no thoughts or wishes.
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In the book Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillio, Rob has a very hard life. There are many dark things that make him mad in his life and very few things that make him happy and that are light. Some light things in robs life is the tiger, the tiger rests on Rob’s suitcase and keeps his emotions in. whenever Rob has a picture or drawing of the tiger in his hands he feels like he has power and he feels strong. Rob saw the tiger in the woods in a cage, and he believes it belongs to the owner of the hotel he stays at but he is not sure. Another person that knows about the tiger is Sistine. And that’s another thing that’s light in robs life. Sistine is one of the only friends that Rob has. And whenever rob is with Sistine he lets out a little bit of his emotions and tells her about what happened with his mom and his life. For example rob told her about how his mom died 6 months ago. Another thing that’s light in robs life is the note that the principal gave him. The note said that Rob doesn’t have to school until the rash on his leg went away. But Rob new that the rash was never going away he got the rash about 6 months ago around the same time his mother had died. This note meant that rob did have to go to school and that he could stay home, rob hated school, school meant seeing Billy and Norton freemonger the two bully’s on the bus. So the note for Rob was big.
All though the light things in Rob’s life are good, he has about 15 dark and bad things he has to live with. One of the things that are dark in his life is the sun. The sun makes rob sad and mad because the day of his mom’s funeral it. was sunny. Rob’s mom is something he “doesn’t think about”, she’s in his “not thoughts.” And I also think that he doesn’t like the sun because to most people the sun brings happiness but Rob’s life is mostly all dark and sad. Another thing that is dark in his life is Billy and Norton Freemonger. Billy and Norton always bully Rob. Both of them are on Rob’s bus and every time on the bus when Rob gets on the bus, they always find a way to annoy, hurt him or hurt his feelings. And that’s another reason rob hates school. And Billy and Norton always make fun of Rob’s legs. And they always call Rob disease boy and whatever they can do to hurt Rob in any way. And another thing that is kind of dark in Rob’s life is his dad. His dad is always mean to him and always tells him to man up. At his moms funeral he kept on yelling at him to not cry and it’s kind of his fault that Rob can’t share his emotions because he always tells him to not cry and suck it up. And I think that seeing what Rob has been going through is father should be more understanding and sensitive to his feelings. And in conclusion Rob’s life isn’t that great, from being bullied in school then coming home to only one person and one that always tells u to keep your emotions in…yeah it’s not that great. And on the little bit of bright side he has, sometimes it’s not as bad.
Light The Tiger Because when he first moved to Florida he found the tiger and was having some kind of emotion besides sadness and depression. The tiger is also one of the lighter things because the tiger takes the thoughts out of his mind from his mothers death and his rash on his legs. Whittling Because whittling is one of the nice things he remembers before his mom died that didnt turn into something bad. It is also a light thing because it gets other things out of his mind like his moms death. Also when he tried to whittle the tiger he ended up whittling Sistine, who was a positive influence in his life. Sistine Ever since Sistine came to Florida Rob has had some feelings that he has not had in a really long time, happiness. Sistine also knocked some sense into Rob and is starting to become one thing that Rob never thought he would ever have again, a friend. I love Sistine but I did not at first because she was very snobby. She is making Rob a "normal" person, meaning having some thing to say other then naw or shrug his shoulders. Dark Sun Because on the day of Rob's mom's funeral it was sunny and anything that reminds him of his mom's funeral is dark and depressing to him. Every day it is sunny he thinks about his mom's funeral but on rainy days he is less depressed. Unlike me, where I love when it is sunny because I can play outside. Mom's Death Ever since the Mom dies he has gotten the rash and has been a mess. I think it is because of his dad because his dad is one of Rob's role models and when his role model is keeping all of his feelings locked up inside and also the extra depression of how he is making his son like this. The dad does not even try to hide it or if he is then he is not doing a very good job. Does he even realize that he is doing that to his son? Wishes One of the sadder things in this book is that he has not wished basically he does not want to wish for stuff because he thinks that it will not come true. So there is no point in even trying one of his not wishes were for a friend. When my teacher read all of these thoughts were going off in my mind. Oh my god, how can he be this depressed he almost makes me mad the way that he deals with things, but he gets it from his surroundings, his dad. Also when the not wishes start to come true like the now having a friend and wishing for one it gives him happiness and makes the rash burn and starts to feel the bad things rise up to his heart.
Rob Horton, in the book The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo, has a very depressing life. He has a ton dark and sad things in his life, and not so many light and happy things. Some light things in his life are the tiger that he found in a cage in the woods, whittling, and darkness. A couple of the many dark things in his life are his mom dying, sunshine, and his dad.
The tiger is a light thing because, the tiger or anything related to the tiger gives him power that he doesn’t ever have alone. The tiger is also alight thing because he sits on top of Rob’s imaginary suitcase of emotions.
Whittling is a light thing because it is something his mom taught him when she was still alive. Whittling is also a light thing for him because in his sad and depressing life whittling is is only way to relax.
Rain and darkness is a light thing in Rob’s life because the funeral for his mother was very sunny and warm. This helps him not think about his mother.
Those were just the light things in Rob Horton’s life, but all people have dark things in their life. Rob, however has the equivalent of ten people’s sadness.
Rob’s mother being dead is probably the biggest sadness in his life because it caused other sadness, which caused more sadness, and less happiness.
Sunshine is very, very dark to Rob. Most people would say Huh? How is sunshine dark to someone? Sunshine is dark to Rob because the day of his mother’s funeral was really bright and sunny. So this makes Rob not think about his mother.
Rob’s father is a dark ting to him because he does not do a good job of showing any love for Rob. His father was extremely mean Rob at the funeral, when Rob started to cry. He told Rob to keep his emotions in.
As can probably see, Rob Horton in The Tiger Rising as a very disappointing and sad life. I believe that Rob has a lot awfulness in his life and he could use some serious help. I really hope that later in the book Rob’s life gets at least almost normal.
Betta said… Right now I’m telling you about a kid in named Rob in a book called the Tiger Rising. I’m going to say three light/happy things about his life and three dark/unhappy things about his life.
I will start with dark things about his life. Robs mom died 6 months ago on a very sunny day and rob does not like sun because it reminds him of his mom. Robs dad doesn’t show at all that he loves him he never gives him a hug or any signs of love. Rob moved from a place that he had a lot of friends to a place he has no friends and he moved because everyone said “how did your mom die” and he got really sad.
Now I’m going to tell u three light things about Rob’s life. Rob believes in a tiger that guards a suitcase with all his bad thoughts and the tiger gives him power and strength. He has a friend Sistine that he talks to a lot and hangs out with her. Rob doesn’t get to go to school because he has a really bad rash so his dad is letting him slide for a couple days.
LIGHT I think that something light is that he saw the tiger and he pretends that it is a weight for his suitcase that he keeps all of his problems in. He is also happy that he got a note from his principal that he can stay home from school until his rash goes away but he knows that it will never go away so he will never have to go to school again. I think something else that is good is that Sistine is trying to be his friend because the thing that he wants the most out of anything is a friend. DARK I think something dark is that Sistine wants to let the tiger free but he is scared to because he thinks that Bo Shomp will get mad at him. Something else is that the kids at school are bullying him and beating him up. His mom also died and he is depressed and nothing makes him happy.
Wolf said... In the book Tiger Rising by Kate DeCamillo, Rob’s life is very depressing (dark). There are only a few things that make him happy (light). I am going to tell you about some light things that are in Rob’s life, then I am going to tell you about some dark things.
The first thing is Sistine Bailey. Sistine is light because she cracks open little parts of Robs suitcase. One time she made Rob say his Mom’s name Caroline. Rob would never say that out loud or even think it in his head because it would make him to sad and Rob cannot show any emotions or his Dad might yell at him. Another thing that is light in Rob’s life is Willie May. Willie May is an employee at the Kentucky Star hotel, where Rob lives. Willie May has the best advice anyone could ever give. Since Rob has a rash that never goes away (the rash developed because of his sadness), Willie May said, “You gotta let that sadness rise on up!”. She also really understands Rob and makes him feel better. Rob even made her a carving of a bird to remind her of the bird she had as a child that she set free. The last thing that is light is the tiger. The tiger sits on Robs imaginary suitcase, so it will not open. The suitcase has all of Rob’s emotions in it. When Rob is thinking about the tiger it gives him strength and courage. Therefore, the tiger is light.
Now onto the dark things. One thing that is dark is sunshine. Yes, I know what you’re thinking who could hate sunshine? Well, Rob can, here is why. On the day of Rob’s Mom’s funeral, it was the sunniest day ever. Rob’s Mom dying is not a good thing, so now Rob hates sunshine. I would probably hate sunshine to if my Mom died while it was sunny. The next thing that is dark is school. Rob hates school. First, he gets on the bus just to get beat up by Norton and Billy Threemonger. They tease and hit Rob. Rob says there is no use in fighting back. Next he gets to school and every one teases him again because he has a bad rash on his legs. I would hate school to, if I had to go through that everyday. The last thing that is dark is Robs rash. Rob got this rash ever since his Mom died. It is because of sadness. Everyone teases Rob about his rash, they call him diseased boy, that makes Rob hate school even more.
I would give this book 5 stars because it kept me moving through the whole book and it had a lot of action in the book. It was also fun to guess what happened next.
One: dark is Norton and Billy in the book they are bully who pick on him a lot. Two: His mom his mom died and every very she hears something about her, he fells sad. 3: every time he fells an emotion his rash itches or burns
Light things One: The tiger is a symbol to his life Two: Anther one is the principal because of his rash he does not have to go to school. 3: Sistine: Sistine is Rob’s friend that rob’s only friend.
The kid has many different personalities, but mostly he is depressed and sad. I’m going to tell you some things that are light to the kid, which are good things, and some dark things, which are bad things.
First I’m going to start with dark things. The most frightful thing to him in my opinion is his mom’s death. Ever since his mom’s death, he had this imaginary suitcase, which really is a rash, that contains his not thoughts, which are the things that he doesn’t want to think about. Also when his mom died, he was crying, and when his dad saw him crying, the dad slapped him on the back of the head and said, don’t cry, it doesn’t bring your mother to life.
You may think this is hard to believe, however, another dark thing is sunshine, but he loves darkness and rain. What kind of kid hates sunshine, which means he doesn’t like playing outside or just enjoying the fresh air? Also it’s weird because sunshine is in his not thoughts, that just wants me to slap a smile on that kid.
Now I’m going to start with light things, first light thing is whittling. Whittling is a huge part of his life, because when he whittles, it reminds him of his mother. Like if his mother I literally there next to him teaching him how to whittle.
Another light thing to him is Sistine. Sistine really makes him happy, because doesn’t have no friends and he made up a rule, that it is forbidden to make any friend. However, Sistine is nudging the suitcase open for her to be his friend and also he never talks to people about how he feels, because what his dad told him when his father died and all the things that he didn’t want to talk about and became a rash.
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Rob’s light is so low that darkness consumes him. It seems only so few things can make him feel happy or any emotion for that mater. He also try’s to keep every thing to himself. He never shares anything with his dad and when people try to talk to him he just says yes madam or yes sir or he shrugs his shoulders. Most likely meaning he does not care.
The 3 main things that are light in his life...
• Sistine Bailey is becoming more and more of a friend to Rob. He is willing to tell Sistine more than any one. An example is that Rob was willing to tell Sistine that his mother died because he could not bare to see Sistine go because deep down inside he knows he wants a friend.
• The tiger makes him happy because it’s something to put on the suitcase of non-thoughts and non-wishes. With the tiger he can hold the suitcase down. This helps him not think about Billy and Norton Freemonger and the rash and his mother and all the other things that are in the suitcase. It’s all so something to keep him occupied.
• He likes to whittle wood and carve it. It gets things off his mind and he can create things to make himself remind him of his mother.
The 3 main things that are dark in his life...
• His mother died 6 months ago and it has become one of his non-thoughts now. His mother taught him whittling when she was dieing. At the funeral the father yelled at Rob for crying. Now Rob does not cry at all.
• Rob’s rash on his legs really itches and hurts when he feels emotion. So he tries to put it away as a non-thought. The rash started at the time of his mother’s death so then they are probably related. He also gets picked on and bullied for having the rash.
• Billy and Norton Freemonger bully and pick on him for everything. He just tries to block them out when they’re punching and kicking him. He also makes the perfect target because he never cries or fights back or tells.
I think that his life stinks but is slowly getting better because he slowly starting to try to get friends and he doesn’t have to go to school any more. But I still think he has some really big problems with his mental heath. -human
Rob has a very depressing life. There are a few things that brighten his day up but not a lot.
Here are three things that make Rob's life hard
The sun makes rob sad because it was a sunny day when his mother died and he said that if there is no more sun for the rest of his life he doesn't care. I also think the sun makes Rob sad because sun is happiness for most times and rob really never has any "happiness" in his life.
Another thing that makes Rob's life Dark is Billy and Norton Threemonger. Billy and Norton bully Rob everyday and they make fun of his legs. They call him Disease Boy because of his legs. Billy and Norton follow Rob everywhere not to be friendly but to hurt Robs feelings.
The last thing that makes Rob's life bad is that he doesn't want to wish because he is afraid it is not going to come true. He knows what to wish for, like he wants a friend but he doesn't wish for it because he knows it wont come true.
Rob says that his legs will never clear up because they don't go away but Rob got the rash on his legs six months ago and thats when his mom died so he has a rash of sadness and it will clear up if he be's happier.
Here are three things that lighten up Rob's Life.
The tiger makes rob feel powerful. Rob loves the tiger because he thinks that if he has the drawing of the tiger he can be powerful.
When the principal talked to Rob he said that Rob cannot go to school anymore because Parents think that it is contagious so when Rob hears this news he gets happy because Rob knows that his legs will never clear up.
Rob loves the rain. Rob didn't care when his dad said to him soon our whole state might become a huge swamp. Rob loves the rain because when his mother died six months ago it was a bright sunny day so now Rob doesn't really like the sun.
Rob has a very depressing life. There are a few things that brighten his day up but not a lot.
Here are three things that make Rob's life hard
The sun makes rob sad because it was a sunny day when his mother died and he said that if there is no more sun for the rest of his life he doesn't care. I also think the sun makes Rob sad because sun is happiness for most times and rob really never has any "happiness" in his life.
Another thing that makes Rob's life Dark is Billy and Norton Threemonger. Billy and Norton bully Rob everyday and they make fun of his legs. They call him Disease Boy because of his legs. Billy and Norton follow Rob everywhere not to be friendly but to hurt Robs feelings.
The last thing that makes Rob's life bad is that he doesn't want to wish because he is afraid it is not going to come true. He knows what to wish for, like he wants a friend but he doesn't wish for it because he knows it wont come true.
Rob says that his legs will never clear up because they don't go away but Rob got the rash on his legs six months ago and thats when his mom died so he has a rash of sadness and it will clear up if he be's happier.
Here are three things that lighten up Rob's Life.
The tiger makes rob feel powerful. Rob loves the tiger because he thinks that if he has the drawing of the tiger he can be powerful.
When the principal talked to Rob he said that Rob cannot go to school anymore because Parents think that it is contagious so when Rob hears this news he gets happy because Rob knows that his legs will never clear up.
Rob loves the rain. Rob didn't care when his dad said to him soon our whole state might become a huge swamp. Rob loves the rain because when his mother died six months ago it was a bright sunny day so now Rob doesn't really like the sun.
The book I’m going to tell you about is THE HUNGER GAMES. The author of THE HUNGER GAMES is Suzanne Collins. The genre of this book is fantasy.
A girl named Katniss Everdeen is the main character in the hunger games. Katniss lives in district 12, in a poor village with her sister and her mother. Her dad died when she was little, nobody knows how. Everyone from other district’s had to go to the center square to vote for people to be part of the hunger games. Two people from district 12 were, Katniss and Peeta.
In the arena Katniss sees a bow she starts running to get it but then she sees Peeta, shaking his head not to go there. Katniss stops. When she looks back the bow was gone. Katniss got mad at Peeta she wanted to hunt him, but when she found out that Peeta teamed up with people, she thought it might be risky.
Once Katniss was walking in the arena she found a little girl she seen before Katnnis was scared and the girl was scared. After promising each other they decided to be a team.
Once when they made a plan, to steel some staff from other people, Katniss heard a scream from the little girl. But when she came the girls was almost dead
She had a spear in her body. Katniss was late, the girl died.
Know all Katniss wanted to do is find Peeta. She was walking and found a path of blood she walked on the path of blood hoping it was Peeta’s blood. Then she heard him call her name. She found him in the mud.
Once she cleaned him up. They both wanted to find a way for both of them to live. Will they find a way to live? You have to read the book to find out.
I give this book a five star. Why I like this book, is because it has a lot of action in it. Its fun to know what happens next. It describes the character really well. So that’s why I give it a five star
Rob is a shy, sad kid in the book The Tiger Rising. He has a mental suitcase of not-thoughts that are sad and can think whatever happy things he wants. Although happiness is hard to come by for Rob. There are a few good and bad things in his life. These are some of them.
One light thing in his life is a tiger he finds in a cage. It is magestic, big, and shining to him. He claims it as his and wants to protect it as best as he can.
Another thing light in his life is Sistene Bailey. She is a girl she sees in school who is different from the other kids. She says she hates Florida and she wants to leave as soon as she can. She is determined and gets in fights with the other kids. Rob makes a carving of her out of wood, and when Sistene sees it, she is surprised. When Rob tells her about the tiger he saw (he decided to tell only her), she does something that surprises him more than anything he has ever been surprised of. She believes him. And this makes him feel good.
Finally, another thing light in his life is his dad. Ever since his mother died, Rob has had to depend on his dad. Even though his dad makes him work and is one of the tougher dads, his dad supports Rob and does things like giving up his dinner or letting Rob have coffee.
One thing dark in his life is his mom's death. He loved his mom so much. The day of the funeral was very sunny, so Rob doesn't care for sunny days anymore. His mom's death caused Rob to have his suitcase of not-thoughts, and caused Rob to not cry anymore.
Another dark thing in Rob's life is his rash on his leg. It is caused by Rob because Rob is so sad. So the sadness went all over his body. He tries not to think about it and keeps it in his suitcase of not-thoughts.
Finally, another dark thing in his life is Billy and Norton Threemonger. They are from his school. They hate Rob for no reason and bully him a lot. They shove him and kick him and hit him and annoy him a lot. But Rob is quiet and tries to ignore them.
In the book Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo the main character, Rob has light things in this life and dark things. Most things about Rob are dark but some things are light.
A light thing in Rob’s life in the tiger. Rob thinks the tiger gives him powers and potency . Rob also believes the tiger keeps his suitcase of dark thoughts closed.
Another light part of Rob’s life is Sistine. She and Rob talk which is not a thing Rob usually does, by talking to her he gets almost happy.
A vast light thing in Rob’s life is the note he got from his principal. The note tells him he doesn’t have to go to school because of his rash that people think is contagious. Rob hates school and now he doesn’t have to go.
A dark thing in Rob’s life is his mother’s death. Almost everything reminds Rob of his mom and it just makes him gloomy that she’s not there.
Another dark thing in Rob’s life is that he doesn’t have any friends. One of Rob’s things in his suitcase of not “thinking” about things is not to wish for a friend.
One last thing that is dark in Rob’s life is Billy and Norton Threemonger. They bully him and call him mean names and say stuff like “disease boy” or “here comes your girlfriend, nerd!”
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ob has all sorts of things light and dark in his life. He pretends to not care but he can’t control it in his head.
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3 Light things and Dark things in Tiger Rising
3 Light things
1. Tiger. Sits on suitcase and gives him power.
2. Sistene. Sistene is a good friend and cracks open the suitcase
3. Whittling. It helps him think about his mom.
3 Dark things
1.Sunshine. It was sunny on the day of his mom's funeral
2. Norton and Billy Threemonger. The constantly bully him
3. His mom. She died and he feels sad all the time.
Those are 3 light and dark things in Robs life
There are many things in Rob’s life that make him sad or darken his life. There are a few things that make him happy or enlighten his life or at least don’t make him that depressed. For instance the tiger is a light thing. So is Sistine and rain/darkness (not bright and sunny). His mom being dead is a dark thing, He calls it a not thought. His rash and his Father are also dark things. There are many more things make Rob sad. There are not many more that make Rob happy.
The light things in robs life are Sistine, the tiger and rain/darkness. Sistine is a light thing because she is the only friend he has. She cracks open the suitcase of his not thoughts and not wishes. Not all the way but she forces Rob to tell her little things mostly about his mother. The tiger is a light thing because it gives Rob purpose. It gives him something to think about instead of his not thoughts and not wishes. In Rob’s mind the tiger is sitting on his suitcase. That is symbolic of the tiger being something he can think about and hold the things in the suitcase in. Lastly rain and darkness is surprisingly a light thing. The reason rain and darkness or rather not sunshine are light is because at his mom’s funeral it was really sunny. It reminds him of that day and that is a dark thing, so he likes it when it is not a reminder that his mom is dead.
There are countless numbers of dark things in Rob’s life. This includes: his mom (her being dead), his rash on his legs and His father. His mom and the fact that she’s dead is a dark thing because he liked his mom. She made Rob happy. Now she isn’t there. The rash on his legs is a dark thing because it is itchy. Itchy is annoying. It flares up when ever he has a strong emotion, or thinks about something in the suitcase. His Dad is a dark thing because he isn’t letting Rob let out his emotions. The fact that he slapped rob when he cried at the funeral was the start of the rash. He doesn’t talk to Rob about what happened or anything at all really. He says that crying isn’t going to bring her back, therefore Rob never cries. He doesn’t Hug him or tell him he loves him. In general, he doesn’t help Rob fell better.
In conclusion Rob can have happiness. In little portions he can feel emotions beside sadness thanks to Sistine, the tiger and darkness/rain. He also feels a lot of sadness. His life is very dark because of his mother being dead, his rash and his Father. All in all I could go on with 15 more dark things and maybe 2 more light things. He has a depressing life.
By grasshopper
The light things in Robs life are the tiger the note and Sistine.
I think these because the tiger really holds rob together. If the tiger gets off the suitcase, rob will let all of his emotions out and explode with sadness. The note because it was and is his hope because he hates school it is every kids dream. It also gives him courage to stand up for himself and others. Sistine because she’s his friend and that’s what he wished for. She also is opening the suitcase.
The dark things in Rob’s life are his mom’s death, Billy and Norton, sunshine
I think these because no one likes it when one of their parents die. Also he was super close with her. Billy and Norton always make fun of him and punch him. He finally hopes that they will get bored and stop. Sunshine because on the day of his mothers funeral it was really sunny. So when its sunny out it reminds him of the funeral.
Three things in Rob's lif that is light here are three things i am going to say.One thing that is light in Rob's life is Rob that he shared with Sistine that he knows where a tiger is.They both went to go see the tiger.Rob was happy because he had shared with someone and because he saw the tiger.The second hppy thing in Rob's life is he was happy staying away from because the princpal had a talk with saying that if he wanted to he could stay away from school because he had a rash on his legs.And the last happy things in his life is he made friends with Sistine.Rob never made a friend.He always wanted a friend.
Now the things that are dark in Rob's life here are the things that are dark in his life.One thing that is dark in his life is that he had a dream that the tiger was vanished because he hasn't seen the tiger in a lot of days.Also because Rob saw in his dream that somebody was riding on the tiger then, then the tiger passes him then he knew who is was.It was Sistine.The second dark thing in his life is Whenever he see's sunshine Rob remember's his mom funeral because the funeral of his mom it was very hot.And the last dark thing in his life is he didn't want to make wishes because he always wanted a friend but, he thought if he wished for a friend he thought i wasn't going to come true.
In the book, Tiger Rising, Rob has a few things that are dark to him, and some that are light. Here are a few things for each, and reasons why I think they go in that category.
Some things that make him happy are:
1. Whittling wood. Rob likes whittling wood because it reminds him of his mom. His mom taught him how to whittle, and since she’s now dead from illness, it brings him closer to his mom in a special way, and it makes him feel happy to think of her. Roy loves to whittle all kinds of things, even his dad’s foot! He learned from his mom by sitting beside her bed and watching her. His dad disapproved, but his mom didn’t. I think its important Roy learned this skill because it shows that he really listens to his mom and that he cares.
2. Not in school. The principal told Rob that he shouldn’t come back to school for a while because the principal thought the rash on his legs was contagious, so he was overjoyed. He was so happy because he hates school. He also now doesn’t have to see Norton and Billy Threemonger, the bully brothers that harass Rob about his rash. They mostly bully him on the bus, and the bus driver just ignores them and doesn’t care.
3. Sistine. Sistine makes him happy because they are very similar. They were both forced to move, both sort of have one parent, and they both don’t have friends. Rob takes Sistine to see the tiger and when they hear a car they run away holding hands. While they were running, Rob didn’t recognize a feeling he was having, and it was happiness. Happiness because of Sistine.
Some things that make him sad are:
1. Wishes. The sign to the motel he lives in is shaped like shooting star but he’s afraid to wish on it because he’s scared that if he makes a wish, it won’t come true, which I think is very sad. Who is so crazy that they are scared to wish?! Since he doesn’t wish any wishes, he keeps his not-wishes in his suitcase that he keeps tight with his not-thoughts also.
2. Sunshine. Sunshine makes him sad because it makes him think of his mom. I know, I know, before I said that whittling wood makes Rob happy because he thinks of his mom, too, but they are two completely different things. It was sunshiny on his mom’s funeral, so whenever he sees sunshine he thinks of a bad memory of his mom. I think this is sad too because sunshine is supposed to make you happy, not sad!
3. Dad. His dad was the start of the whole suitcase-closed-in sequence because on his mother’s funeral, Rob started to cry and his dad hit him and said to stop crying because there is no use, she’s not coming back. After that, Rob starts bottling everything up into the suitcase, and as I said before, his not-thoughts and not-wishes and everything he thinks. His dad should have let him cry because he is just a boy and he misses him mom. His dad really should think about her more and appreciate and miss her.
Rob has a lot of things going on in his life, some light, or happy, and some dark, or sad, and here were some of examples. I hope you agree.
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Rob has had many dark things and not a lot of light things. Here are three for each. For light, Sistine, the tiger and his carvings. The dark things are his rash on his legs, his Mom dying and Norton and Billy Three Monger.
For light my first one is Sistine. Sistine is a light because even though she is moving soon Rob has still gotten to be friendly with her. My next light is the tiger. The tiger is a light because it gives Rob courage and when he looks at the tiger or thinks about the tiger he feels really good. Also the tiger helps keep the imaginary suitcase shut. My third light idea was his carvings. I think his carvings are light because he always enjoys doing them.
My first dark thing is his rash. His rash is a dark thing because he got it when his Mom died and that kind of reminds him of his Mom. The second dark thing is his Mom. His Mom is a dark thing because she died and it usually makes him sad when he thinks about her. The last dark thing about Rob is Norton and Billy Three Monger. Norton and Billy Three Monger are dark because every time he was on the bus they would make fun of him or beat him up.
These are my three reasons for light, Sistine, the tiger and his carvings. These are my three reasons for dark his rash on his legs, his Mom dying and Norton and Billy Three Monger.
Posted by Caribou
The book called The Tiger Rising is about a kid named Rob. Now Rob has a pretty sad life so there are not many happy things in this book but there are some so let’s get started.
First off is his mother is dead and that is a very sad thing and when Rob cried on the day of the funeral and his dad hit him and made him stop crying. And on that very day he made up his not thought suitcase. The not thought suit case is the imaginary place where he hides all of his feelings and is just barely closing. The third thing is the rash it hides at the bottom of robs body in the legs and only happiness can make it stop.
The good things are Sistine, the tiger and no school. Sistine is a girl who wants to go back to her dad on the other side of Florida. She becomes Rob’s only friend. The tiger is locked up in a cage where Rob first sees it before the book begins the tiger becomes the thing that can hold down his suitcase now. The third is no school because the principal thinks his rash is contagious so Rob is sent home for a couple days which mean no bullies.
I’m going to tell you about a boy in a book called Tiger Rising. That boy’s name is Rob. Rob has a lot of problems and a few happy things going on in his life.
There are some things that make him happy. He likes darkness outside when it rains, because his mother died on a sunny day outside so whenever the sun is out it reminds him if his mother. He loves looking at the tiger because it makes him happy. Sistine is another thing that makes him happy because she is the closest to a friend.
And those are the things that make him sad and scared. His mother died, he is sad that his mother died because he loved her. He is scared to wish because he thinks his wishes are not going to happen. Sunshine, he hates sunshine because his mother died when it was sunny outside. Norton and Billy hit him, make fun of him, and basically being man to him.
Rob has a lot of problems in his life that make him sad and scared. And just a few things that make him happy. You should read the book yourself. The book is great, read it! You’ll like it
In the book Tiger Rising by Kate DeCamillo, Rob has a lot of problems in his life. He does have some good things too. Here is a list of some things that make Rob happy and why they make him happy, and a list of sad things, and why they make him sad.
LIGHT. Willie May. Willie May makes him happy because she really understands him and can help with his problems. She knows why Rob’s rash won’t go away, which many people don’t. And she knows how to make it go away. The tiger makes him happy also. He sits on Rob’s emotional suitcase and gives Rob a purpose. When Rob thinks about the tiger or is around it, he is powerful and has strength. Wildling is the last thing I will mention that makes Rob happy. It brings back memories of Rob’s mom. The memories that are melancholy, or hold sorrow, are the ones wildling brings back. It also relaxes him. He gets his thoughts out through wildling, for example, he wanted to carve the tiger into the wood, but ended up carving Sistine, who he was thinking about.
DARK. School. Rob hates getting on the bus in the morning just to sit down next to Billy and Norton Threemonger, who are constantly teasing him through out the day. He gets beat up by kids in school and is too afraid to say no. Another thing that makes Rob sad, unfortunately, is sunshine. The day his mom’s funeral, it was sunny. Every time the sun comes out he thinks about his mom who is one of the things he “not thinks about”. And finally, Rob’s dad makes him sad. His dad slapped him at his mom’s funeral saying, “Crying won’t bring her back”. His dad keeps all of his feelings inside and doesn’t talk much to Rob. It’s almost as if he’s ashamed of him.
As the book goes on I know my two lists will grow a lot. But this is all I have for now.
IN the book TIGER RISING there is a lot of dark and light things that happens to rob but if i had to pick three for both i would say the thing that are light in robs life is the:Tiger,Sisine,Whittling and the dark thing are:not think about hrob`s rash,his mom that died and norton and billy three monger. The reason i think that the tiger,sisine and whillting are the light thing in his life because when Sisine is always around rob ,robs legs never itch and he opens his suitcase crackes open a little more each time.I also think that the tiger is a light thing is because the tiger is not alowing him for all his emotions to come out and express his fellings. So the tiger is kepping his suitcase shut and my last thing is think that is that the whittling is a light is because it remind him of when his mom was leaving and she wanted him to be papared and he never knows what is going to carves it mysterious.I think the three most imortant dark things are his rash because when he always so depressedand his rash starts to itch.When he's happy his rash dosen`t start to itch another dark thing is Norton and Billy Three Monger because they always pick on Rob and it makes him think that he's worthless and keeps his suitcase closed the last thing is that his mom is died so he trys not to think about it but every time he not thinking about her he really is.Those are the thing i think is dark.
Posted by Beaver
Rob has many light and dark things in his life
Here are 3 light things:
1. The Tiger
The tiger is good because it makes Rob happy and it sits on his suitcase. It gives him power, strength, and courage. It also gives him a purpose.
2. Whittling
Whittling reminds him of his mom. It lets him relax. With whittling he can let out his feelings.
3. Willie May
Willie May tries to help Rob and doesn’t judge him. She is friendly towards Rob. Willie May really understands him.
Here are 3 dark things:
1. Dad
Dad smacked Rob for crying at a funeral. Dad doesn’t talk much. He holds in his feelings and Rob tries to hold in his feelings but he can’t.
2. Rob’s “Not Thoughts”
Rob doesn’t want to think about his mom being dead because it will bring good memories of stuff he did with his mom back that he can’t do and it will make him sad. He doesn’t want to think of Billy and Norton because there are so many bad memories of them. Sunshine is bad because it reminds him of his mom.
3. Rob’s “Not Wishes”
Rob doesn’t want to have a friend because that person might leave and he wouldn’t like it. He doesn’t want to have feelings because they would make him feel different. A “not wish” is for the sun to not come out so he wouldn’t have to think about it and have it remind him of his mom.
Posted by cheetah
In the book Tiger Rising by Kate Dicamillo, Rob is a very different character. He has a lot of bad things in his life but there are some light things in Rob.
One of the light things in Rob is the tiger. The tiger gives Rob power. Whenever he is in trouble he thinks about the tiger. The tiger holds Rob’s suitcase down. If someone takes the tiger away from him Rob’s suitcase would flip open. Another light thing in Rob’s life is Sistine. Sistine is Rob’s first friend ever since he moved. Only she knows about the tiger. Sistine makes the feelings in Robs legs rise up to his heart. Another light thing in Rob’s life is the rain. Rob likes the rain because when his mom died six months ago it was a sunny day. The rain helps Rob not think about his mom.
There are a lot of bad things in Rob’s life. The big one is his mom dead. If Rob’s mom wasn’t dead none of the bad things would have happened. He wouldn’t have to get beat up by Norton and Billy Threemonger, he wouldn’t have to hate the sunshine, and he wouldn’t have to move with his dad. Another bad thing is Norton and Billy Threemonger. Every day they wait for Rob on the bus and beat him up. One really sad one is that Rob doesn’t wish. He’s so depressed that he doesn’t even wish. He doesn’t wish for friends.
Rob is dealing with bad depression. Although he is sad there are some things in Rob's life that are happy.
Rob is sad because, his mom died six months ago. his moms death makes Rob sad because, his dad wont let Rob let out his emotions about her. At her funeral Rob started to cry. then his dad struck the back of his head. another thing that makes Rob sad is the sunshine. the sunshine also makes Rob sad because while all the other days were dark, on his mothers funeral it was sunny. another thing that makes him sad is wishing. he doesn't like wishing because he is afraid that it wont come true, so he doesn't wish at all.
The things that make Rob happy are, the rain. the rain makes him happy because the sun makes him sad about his mother so he likes the rain. another thing that makes him happy is the tiger in the woods. the tiger is the thing that weighs down his suitcase of bad thoughts. another thing that makes him happy is his friend Sistine. Sistine is Robs only friend, he didn't want to wish for a friend so having a friend makes him happy.
Parrot says.....
Many people have very depressing lives that they need to talk about. That is like Rob. In the book, "The Tiger Rising", Rob has a lot of sad things (or dark things) in his life and not as many happy (or light) things.
One light thing is the tiger. The tiger was something Rob found in a cage in the woods. The tiger is not just a tiger to Rob; he is resting on his entire emotional suitcase with all of his emotions that he hides in it. Rob won't spill out his emotions because the tiger is on the suitcase and the tiger won't budge. This makes Rob happy. The tiger also gives Rob power and strength that he never knew he had. The tiger makes Rob happy and gives him something to look forward to. The tiger gives Rob a purpose.
Another light thing is the note. He has rashes on his legs because that's where he keeps his emotions. He doesn't let them “rise on up”! So he has a note saying he doesn't have to go to school in case they are contagious (they are NOT). Rob does not like school so, obviously, he loves the note a lot.
Another light thing is whittling. Whittling helps Rob relax his brain and not think of things bothering him. It reminds him of his mom in a happy way, without him knowing it. He likes how he doesn't choose what he wants it to be, the wood chooses. He is very proud of his carvings: the tawdry Kentucky Star sign, his father's foot, Sistine, and others.
Although there are some light things, there are dark things too. One dark thing about Rob's life is sunshine. Although it may seem like sunshine is a happy thing, it is not to Rob. Sunshine reminds him of his mother's funeral. On her funeral it was very sunny and ever since then, he despised sunshine.
One more dark thing in Rob's life are his not-wishes. They are wishes that he does have, but he's afraid to wish for them because he thinks if he wishes once, he won't be able to stop wishing. So he buries them in his suitcase along with his not-thoughts.
One last dark thing in Rob's life is Norton and Billy Threemonger. They are very mean bullies that bonk him on the head and tease him. They hurt him and harass him and all Rob does is take it all in.
Rob has more dark things in life than light things and he needs to tell someone.
In class we are currently reading Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo. In the story the main character Rob has a few light and dark situations. Here are a few of them.
One good thing is because of his rash he will not have to go to school for a while. This is good because then he can do things he wants to do like visit the tiger.
Another good thing is because of the tiger his suitcase of not-thoughts is closed. The tiger is sort of like a weight to hold down everything inside.
Sistene is also a good thing because Rob finally has a friend. Sistene is also sombody Rob can tell everything to so he feels better.
One bad thing is that Rob's mother is dead. Whenever Rob thinks about his mother it makes him feel depressed.
Rob also hates the sunshine because at his mothers funeral it was sunny. So now whenever it is sunny Rob thinks about the funeral.
Nortan and Billy Threemonger are also a bad thing. They pick on Rob and tease him.
Rob has lots of bad things and good things in his life. I hope by the end of the book most of the bad things are straightend out.
Key Deer said...
Of little things that are light in Rob’s life, I think the tiger, Sistine, and whittling are the lightest. The tiger is light in Rob’s life because the tiger for Rob is a metaphor that represents a weight on his ‘suitcase of feelings’, gives him strength, after being held in a tight grip of boundaries. The tiger also leads to greater things for Rob like having the motivation to stand up for Sistine. I think Sistine is another light thing in Rob’s life since she is unknowingly healing him and slowly cracking open that ‘suitcase of feelings’ acting like medicine. Sistine is a friend to Rob bringing happiness to him despite his depressing world of unkindness. Whittling is another light topic in Rob’s dark, dismal, life. For Rob, whittling is an outlet for him to express his true feelings without opening the suitcase. His mother reminds him of whittling and vise versa so; with out realizing it he’s slowly, gently, opening that suitcase. And whittling will always be there for him, never judgmental. I strongly believe that all of the topics above are lighting Rob’s life up, cracking away at that suitcase so that he may finally be cured and living a happier life, gaining relief of all pain.
The depressing, dark, over-the-brim, melancholy life of Rob is formed by the fact his mom is dead, his dad, and his rash-his feelings. His mom dying is the leading cause to his sadness. To him, everything reminds him of his mom which his feelings over the matter are clamped up tight, compact together. If he doesn’t let his hurt, upset, frustrated feelings out about his mom, he will never feel happiness. Rob’s dad is the worst parent I’ve ever known, he was the one in the first place telling him to keep his emotions in. His dad rarely shows Rob that he loves him, and if he does it’s by slapping medicine onto Rob’s legs! Also Rob’s rash is a storage where all the sadness is kept in. I think that if he doesn’t show emotion towards the topic of his mother his hurt will never go away. The upsetting reality of his life I think can hurt him very much with all these dark matters and that if he doesn’t let his feelings rise to his heart, he will never move on.
Rob Horton is usually a depressed child. He has been so ever since his mother died. He normally likes to "not think" about certain things like: his mother's death, the rash on his leg, and Norton and Billy (two bullies on his bus). Now, in Rob's life, there are few things that make him "light" and happy, and many things that make him "dark" and sad. Being so glum, there are not a lot of things that make Rob elated, but we do know a few, so, sit right back and listen intently, because I intend to intrigue you to read this book.
Sistine Bailey was Rob’s first friend in a long time. She cracked open Rob’s suitcase, something no one else had ever attempted to do ever since Rob’s mom died. Sistine could persuade Rob to do or say things he would normally never say, because he kept his emotions tucked up inside himself. Sistine is like medicine for Rob, Rob hates it when Sistine cracks his suitcase, but it’s good for him. She enlightens Rob’s life-Rob remembered what happiness felt like when he was with her.
Rob likes to whittle for fun. He enjoys whittling because it is so unpredictable. Once you start, you never know what you’re going to end up with. This is definitely a “light” thing in Rob’s gloomy life.
The Tiger gives Rob strength, and power to do unusual things. But on the other hand, when he thinks about the tiger being let out of the cage, his leg itches like crazy. His legs itch because his rash represents his emotions, and the suitcase is his emotions, and the tiger sits on the suitcase because it holds all Rob’s emotions in. The tiger is a “light” thing, because it gives Rob courage, which I think that everybody should have.
Rob’s mother died from cancer 6 months ago. This pain was too much for Rob, and the discomfort spread throughout his body and sickened his heart. Everyday, Rob had to put up with this pain, and keep his thoughts to himself. This was difficult for Rob, he had his mother’s death already weighing him down, and now he had to hold in his emotions. Darkness came with his mom being taken from him, and there was no way he could bring her back.
Sunshine is dark to Rob; he despised it because it was beautiful and sunny on the day of his mother’s funeral. Sunshine made him think about his mom, and thinking about his mom made him melancholic.
Norton and Billy are very mean to Rob. They definitely ruin his life everyday and the worst part about is that they do it on purpose. Of course, they don’t know what goes on in Rob’s life, but they don’t care either way. It must really hurt Rob inside to be treated like this by clueless bullies.
Rob has the capability to change his life, he just chooses not to because he doesn’t know how to live differently. If he opened himself up a little bit, maybe things would change. I think Sistine and the tiger are starting to offer Rob this opportunity, and I that believe Rob should take it.
Posted by Hawk
There are both light and dark things in Rob’s life. Here are some of them.
One of the light things in Rob’s life is the tiger. The tiger sits on top of Rob’s suitcase (where he’s keeping all of his emotions locked up). The tiger also gives him power and strength. He always looks forward to seeing the tiger because since it’s keeping Rob’s emotions inside of him, it makes him happy. Another light thing is Sistine. Sistine is sort of like his friend. She also makes Rob open his suitcase, and he tells her almost everything (he doesn’t want to tell her, but some how it gets forced out of him). One last light thing is Rob whittling wood and carving. Whittling makes Rob relax and not worrying about his emotions. His mom taught him how to whittle and that’s a happy memory for him.
One of the dark things in Rob’s life is that his mother is dead. Rob is very sad about that because you can tell he was close to her. His mother died of cancer and the day of her funeral the sun was shinning. Another dark thing is Rob’s rash on his legs. His rash is dark because the rash is on his legs his where he’s keeping his darkest emotions. When he feels dark emotions, his legs itch. If he feels light emotions, his legs don’t itch. One last dark thing is one of Rob’s “not wishes”: a friend. He thought Sistine is his friend, but then he said to the Kentucky Star sign he didn’t want a friend.
Now you know things that are both light and dark in Rob’s world, and how they effect his emotions.
The light things to Rob are the tiger, Sistene, and dark/ rain. The tiger is the light for him because, he saw the tiger in the woods. It also was the light for him because, it made him forget all his troubles he had in his life. Sistene is his light because, Rob never had a friend before and Sistene is like his friend. The reason dark and rain is his light is because, when his mother died it was a sunny day. Thats why he likes the dark and rain than the sun.
The dark things to Rob are that his mother died,Billy and Norton threemonger, and wishes. The reason his mother is dark is because his mother died. Thats why she is dark for Rob. Billy and Norton Threemonger are dark because, they used to bully Rob at the bus, school, and at the motel where Rob lives. The last reason that wishes is dark for Rob is because, Rob thinks that if he makes a wish it won't come true. Thats why wishes is dark for Rob.
Tiger Rising
Light: No school. He doesn't have to worry about the threemongers, principal, & having no friends. He also can sort out his problems without interference. Sistine because she seems to like him and is the closest thing he has to a friend. She also believes him about the tiger and wants to see it herself. The tiger because he gives Rob power that he wouldn't have if he never found it in the first place. It also makes him think of special times with his mom which brings him a certain happiness.
Dark: Sunshine. It was sunny at his mom’s funeral. That is also where Rob’s dad made him a suitcase by slapping him and telling him not to cry and let his emotions out. Rob’s not wishes. The poor kid is so afraid his wish won’t come true that he doesn’t wish. His deepest wish is to have a friend but Sistine is leaving soon so he pretends he doesn’t want a friend. His mom makes him sad. He never got to cry for her. Almost everything makes him connect to his mom which makes him even more depressed.
Light things:
• Tiger
• Sistine
• Whittling
I think the tiger is light for Rob because it gives him something to look forwards to, and it makes him happy. It gives him power, and most of all, keeps his suitcase closed. He protected Sistine and yelled, because he had the tiger picture in his hand. He felt happiness when he was showing Sistine the tiger.
Sistine is light because she is the closest thing Rob has ever had to a friend. She tells him things, brings homework, and stays with him (sometimes). She also gets him to talk. She opens up his suitcase and he lets it out. He feels happiness with her, too.
Dark things:
• Mom is dead
• Not wishes
• Feelings/rash
I think that having the rash is dark because it burns or itches whenever he feels a different emotion. He knows that the rash is not going away any time soon. The rash also keeps in his feelings. When he lets out his feelings the rash burns of itches.
Not wishes are dark because Rob thinks if he makes one wish he won’t be able to stop wishing. His deepest “Not wish” is to have a friend. He wants to wish on the Kentucky star, but he always stops himself.
I am about to tell you about the lihgts and the darks of a book called tiger rising.
Sistine is girl in the book and she is a light because she is robs friend and cares about him,she also can be kind of pushy in a mean or nice way .
Dark/rain is a light beacause on the day of robs moms funeral it was sunny so he has hated the sun ever since. Tiger is also a light beacause it makes Rob happy and makes his suitcase rash stop itching.
DARK
Norton and Billy Three Monger beacause they beat Rob up and he tolerates it beacause he thinks that if he tolerates it will make them stop soon enough but they neever do.
The sun is a dark beacause it reminds Rob of his moms funeral so he likes it dark, cold ,and rainy.
Rash is also a dark beacause it holds all of his good but mostly bad feelings in the rash so if he is thinking of his mom it itches like crazy, when he is happy it doeos't itch at all.
by:black panther
In Tiger Rising Rob is a very complex character. Rob has LOTS of things that make him depressed and not a lot of things that make him feel content.
Things that make Rob content is Sistine. Sistine is the one thing that has made him laugh, since his mother has passed away. In the last paragraph we read Rob remembered what happieness felt like. Sistine makes Rob do and feel things he hasn't done and felt in a long time. Sistine is very important to Rob.
Another thing that makes Rob feel happy is the tiger. Rob says that the tiger is the thing that keeps his "suit case of thoughts" down. The tiger gives Rob the feeling of power in his heart. The tiger is what gives Rob the guts to tell Sistine about the tiger. The Tiger is also very important to Rob.
On to things that make Rob feel depressed, his loss of his mother. Rob's mother passed away six months ago. Since then Rob hasn't talked to anyone about his emotions. When Rob's mother passed away Rob devolped some kind of skin disorder on his legs. Rob is very depressed about his passing away.
Rob has something that is called "not wishes" at the bottom of his "suit case of thoughts." One of his "not wishes is to wish for friends. Rob is afraid to wish on a falling star. Rob is afraid that is will not come true. Rob is very depressed about this.
His dad can make him feel content and depressed. THings that Rob's father has made him feel bad is slapping him at his mothers funeral and saying "scrying ain't gonna bring her back." The father has also been helping Rob with his rash. His father is a complex character, too.
This Rob is a very complex character.Rob has things that make him feel content and depressed
In the book Tiger Rising The main character Rob is a very depressing boy. He has things that he likes and things that he dislikes.
Rob likes a tiger but he also dislikes the tiger. He likes the tiger because the tiger gives him hope and power. Even though he likes the tiger he also doesn’t like him. He doesn’t like the tiger because he has a feeling that the tiger isn’t real.
Rob likes Sistine though. He likes her because she is the only one who is friendly to him and has a same situation to him.
It is weird because usually kids like the sun shine but Rob likes the rain and the dark. The reason why Rob likes the dark and rain is that on his mother’s funeral it was sunny. Rob is reminded by his mother’s death when it is sunny.
Rob also has dislikes. He has a lot but I am going to only write three.
He doesn’t like his mother’s death because his mother was a happy part in his life.
He also doesn’t like the bullies Norton and Billy Threemonger. They always make fun of his rash.
Rob also doesn’t like sunshine. Rob is reminded by his mother’s death when it is sunny.
Even though Rob is a very depressed child he can be happy. And even though when he is happy it’s depressing I think that at the end of the book he will be happier.
In the book Tiger Rising The main character Rob is a very depressing boy. He has things that he likes and things that he dislikes.
Rob likes a tiger but he also dislikes the tiger. He likes the tiger because the tiger gives him hope and power. Even though he likes the tiger he also doesn’t like him. He doesn’t like the tiger because he has a feeling that the tiger isn’t real.
Rob likes Sistine though. He likes her because she is the only one who is friendly to him and has a same situation to him.
It is weird because usually kids like the sun shine but Rob likes the rain and the dark. The reason why Rob likes the dark and rain is that on his mother’s funeral it was sunny. Rob is reminded by his mother’s death when it is sunny.
Rob also has dislikes. He has a lot but I am going to only write three.
He doesn’t like his mother’s death because his mother was a happy part in his life.
He also doesn’t like the bullies Norton and Billy Threemonger. They always make fun of his rash.
Rob also doesn’t like sunshine. Rob is reminded by his mother’s death when it is sunny.
Even though Rob is a very depressed child he can be happy. And even though when he is happy it’s depressing I think that at the end of the book he will be happier.
Catfish said...
A couple of days ago in humanities, we discussed the ups and downs in Rob's life. Rob is a character in the book "The Tiger Rising". There are little ups and terrible darks. The tiger is an up because it holds Rob's suitcase closed. I know what you are thinking. "What is in Rob's suitcase?" FEELINGS. That's right. Rob's suitcase isn't a suitcase. It's where he keeps feelings. The tiger also gives him power. Power to stand up. Sistine is a light thing also. Sistine is a "friend". Basically, I am saying Rob knows Sistine is a friend, but he DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT IT BECAUSE HE'S SCARED TO LET TOO MUCH INFORMATION GET TO HER!!! Another light thing in Rob's life is darkness/rain. Whenever this happens, it helps Rob "not think" about his mom! It was sunny at his mom's funeral.
Three dark things in Rob's life are that his mom died. Of course it's always sad to lose your mom. Another dark thing is Norton and Billy Threemonger. They are the school bullies. They pick on Rob when he goes to school (Not anymore, he doesn't go to school because he has a contagious rash). The last thing is the sunlight. The sun makes him think of his mom during the funeral.
I could go forever on bad darkness. But I don't want you reading anymore because this is WAY too long.
The book, The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo has a main character named Rob who has a depressing life. There are two different sides of his life with different people and activities on both sides. The two sides are the light (happy) side, and the dark (sad) side.
Light side:
One thing that makes Rob happy is this tiger he saw locked up in a cage in the woods one day. This makes him happy because he thinks about the tiger as his energy source; it makes him feel strong, and powerful.
Another thing is a new girl in town because what he really wanted in the past was to have a friend. He needed a friend six months ago when his Mom died to help him get through it. The only problem was, he didn’t have one back then and he still wouldn’t if Sistine hadn’t come along.
A main thing is Rob is not in school. Rob doesn’t like school at all. On his way to school on the bus, Norton and Billy Threemonger torment him. He also makes many trips to the principal’s office whether its about his rash on his legs, grades, communication, behavior, Rob never knows what’s coming next.
Dark and rainy weather makes Rob happy because on the day of his Mom’s funeral it was the exact opposite. On that day he cried and cried. He doesn’t like to think about his Mom so that one day immediately made him hate the light but love the dark.
The last thing that makes him happy is whittling wood. What makes Rob happy when he whittles is that he plans on making something like the tiger in his mind, but when he starts to make it, it becomes what his hands want it to be.
Dark side:
The first thing is that his Mom died six years ago. Rob really loved his Mom and ever since she died he only had his Dad. His Mom showed him when she was sick how to whittle wood. Whittling is the only thing Rob lets himself remember about her. Everything else he decides to keep inside in his suitcase full of not – thoughts.
His Dad makes him really sad. He makes Rob feel like that because he’s really the reason Rob has all these problems in his life, especially the suitcase full of not- thoughts that he keeps in his mind. His Dad basically bought him that suitcase. When Rob was crying at his Mom’s funeral, his dad whacked him on the head and told him that there isn’t any point in crying because it won’t make her come back to life. Ever since then, he put his Mom in his suitcase.
Wishing for friends falls into the dark side. Rob decided to put it there because he’s never had a friend and wants one so much. Since Rob has such a strong desire for a friend, he won’t wish for one because he’s afraid it won’t come true. He put wishing for a friend as one of his not- wishes in his not- suitcase.
Norton and Billy Threemonger are both on Rob’s dark side because they torture him. They pull his hair, stick their fingers into his scalp, and hit him on the bus. They do not make anything in life easier for him.
Those are some parts of Rob’s life that fall under the Light side and the dark side.
εїз Butterfly Says...
Rob Horton has had a depressing life ever since his mom died. There only a couple things that are "light" and happy, and a lot of things that are "dark" and sad in Rob's life.
Light ↓
• Sistine Bailey is Rob’s first friend after his mom died. She’s cracking open his suitcase, the thing that holds all his emotions. Sistine is like medicine for Rob, he hates it when he talks a lot around her, but it’s good for him. Rob also remembered what happiness felt like when he was with her.
• Rob likes to whittle for fun. He enjoys whittling because it is so unpredictable. Once he started, his hands took over control and he never knew what he was going to end up with. This is a “light” thing in Rob’s depressing life.
• The Tiger gives Rob strength, and power to do different things. The tiger sits on the suitcase because it takes Rob’s mind off of everything inside of the suitcase. The tiger is a “light” thing, because it gives Rob courage. But when he thinks about the tiger being let out of the cage, his rash on his leg burns and itches like crazy, because without the tiger sitting on the suitcase...well... POP goes the suitcase!
Dark ↓
• Rob’s mom died from cancer 6 months ago. Every day, Rob had to put up with this pain, and keep his thoughts to himself, because his dad would tell him not to if he let his feelings out. This was hard for Rob, he had his mom’s death making him super upset, and now he has to hold in his emotions like his dad.
• Sunshine is dark to Rob; it is dark because it was really beautiful and sunny on the day of his mom’s funeral. So sunshine makes him think about his mom, and thinking about his mom makes him... Guess what? ... depressed.
•Norton and Billy are really mean to Rob. They beat him up on the bus every day. They don’t know what goes on in Rob’s life, but they don’t care. And Rob doesn’t do anything about it, he just takes it.
In the book TIGER RISING by Kate DiCamillo, Rob Horton, the main character, has a very depressed life that is not coming to an end. He has an emotional suitcase that is keeping all of his emotions inside of him. There are so many dark things but not that many light things in this kid’s life. He doesn’t even have a best friend. Not even one friend. But not for long.
I will tell you the light things first.
• TIGER-One day Rob was walking in the woods when he saw a tiger in a cage. The tiger is not just an original tiger to Rob. It helps to keep all of the emotions inside the suitcase. It sits on it and will not get off. It makes Rob want to start talking and never stop.
• SISTINE-Another good and light thing is a girl named Sistine. She comes in the beginning of the book but says that she will leave in a couple days. Rob thinks of her as a FRIEND!! Bu he has a dream that he see’s Sistine riding off on the tiger. That is very mysterious.
• DARKNESS/RAIN-And my last light thing is darkness/rain. You are probably thinking that I made a mistake but it is true that darkness is a light. You see, on the day of his mom’s funeral, it was a very sunny day. And since that day was his MOMS funeral, he hates that day. When he started to cry his father told him to keep all of those emotions in. Ever since then, he has kept them in and as a result is weird looking things on his legs.
This leads me to the dark things.
• RASH- He has weird things on his legs that started 6 months ago when his dad told him to keep them in. A woman that works in the motel that he is staying in told him to “let them rise on up!” as she was referring to the emotions. Rob got a note from the principle because of the rash. The principle got a lot of emails from parents that said that they thought that the rash was contagious. So Rob has a not that says the he can leave the school until the rash clears up.
• SUN/ MOM- Another dark thing is the sun because the day that his mom had a funeral, that day there was a beautiful sun out and he does not like to think about it. He says that he does not think about her but that is not coming out so well. He “not” thinks about his mom a lot.
• DAD- And finally the last dark thing. His dad is poor. Rob and his dad have some clothes, some food, and some shelter. They live in a motel! His dad gave Rob his food and went to bed hungry for Rob. His dad says that someday they will live in a real house, with a real stove, and no people stomping on the floor above or below you.
In conclusion I hope that Rob’s life will get at least a little better. I hope that what his dad says will come true. I also hope that Rob will do something about that tiger, sitting all alone in that cage. I also hope that Rob will let all of those emotions out and I think that Sistine will stay longer then she says that she will.
These are some things in The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo that are light in Rob’s life.
The tiger is light because he can hold Rob’s imaginary suitcase closed so he can keep all his emotions and feelings inside. He has an imaginary suitcase because on the day of his mom’s funeral his dad slapped him in the face when he was crying and said “there ain’t no point in crying. Crying ain’t going to bring her back.” And because of all the bad things that happen in his life he needs an imaginary suitcase.
Sistine Bailey is also light because she is Rob’s one and only friend and one of the only things that make him happy. Sistine is the new girl in town. She was forced here because her dad had an affair with his secretary. And her mother left him when she found. Sistine’s father is coming to get her so she is not staying forever.
No more school is also light because he has more time to see the tiger. He doesn’t have any more school because of the rash on his legs some parents think it’s contagious so the principal dismissed him until it clears up. It is also good because he doesn’t have to worry about Norton and Billy Threemonger.
These are some things in The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo that are dark in Rob’s life.
The death of Rob’s mom is something dark that happened to rob. It is dark because his mom was the glue of the family, she kept things in order. She taught Rob how to widdle wood he has made a lot of carving since she died 6 months ago. At his mother’s funeral rob got hugged by a bunch of people he didn’t even know and they said you have hair just like hers or I’m so sorry.
Norton and Billy threemonger are dark because they bully Rob and punch him and hurt him they also call him names they say that all his limbs are going to fall off. They say that he loves Sistine and that she is his girlfriend. And if he told them about the tiger they would make fun of him and say what you stupid are.
Thoughts and wishes are dark because when he thinks about something good or bad his legs itch or burn. Whishes are bad because if he doesn’t get them he will feel worse. He will get all excited and then not get what he wanted and feel super bad and that will make his life even worse.
Rob is a very unlucky kid, but there are some happy parts of his life. I’m going to tell you about them.
Light
1. Rob is happy that he found the tiger in the woods. He is happy because it makes him feel strong. Rob needs that in his life with everything he’s going thru.
2. Rob doesn’t have to go to school because of a rash on his legs. The parents in school think it might be contagious. The principal says he has to go home until the rash goes away, but it never will go away.
3. Sistine came in Rob’s life on the bus. She had a little attitude at first. When Rob brought her to see the tiger he grabbed her hand and ran because the owner of the tiger doesn’t want anyone to see his tiger. When they ran Sistine never let go of Rob’s hand. Rob never wished for a friend and here he is with one. This is the first time Rob felt something he didn’t know what it was at first then he realized it was ……. Happiness!
Dark
1. Rob’s mom died about six months ago. The day of her funereal was a very nice, sunny day. No clouds in the sky just gorgeous. Now he hates sunshine. Every time it’s sunny he thinks of the day his mom had her funeral.
2. Norton and Billy are two brothers that bully Rob. They bully him best when they’re on the bus. They tease him about his rash and a lot of other things. They also hurt him by giving him a knuckle sandwich.
3. Rob doesn’t wish for anything, because he thinks they’re not going to come true. He has a suitcase full of no thoughts or wishes.
There are some light and darks of Rob’s life.
Today i learned about archaeology and the beginning of human tools. I learned that neanderthals were not the first first people to walk on earth. I also learned they they might of had some type of mutant strength if they were able to smash hard stone in a certain shape. when i was touching the old pieces made by history today they felt and looked like plastic but they were not
In the book Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillio, Rob has a very hard life. There are many dark things that make him mad in his life and very few things that make him happy and that are light. Some light things in robs life is the tiger, the tiger rests on Rob’s suitcase and keeps his emotions in. whenever Rob has a picture or drawing of the tiger in his hands he feels like he has power and he feels strong. Rob saw the tiger in the woods in a cage, and he believes it belongs to the owner of the hotel he stays at but he is not sure. Another person that knows about the tiger is Sistine. And that’s another thing that’s light in robs life. Sistine is one of the only friends that Rob has. And whenever rob is with Sistine he lets out a little bit of his emotions and tells her about what happened with his mom and his life. For example rob told her about how his mom died 6 months ago. Another thing that’s light in robs life is the note that the principal gave him. The note said that Rob doesn’t have to school until the rash on his leg went away. But Rob new that the rash was never going away he got the rash about 6 months ago around the same time his mother had died. This note meant that rob did have to go to school and that he could stay home, rob hated school, school meant seeing Billy and Norton freemonger the two bully’s on the bus. So the note for Rob was big.
All though the light things in Rob’s life are good, he has about 15 dark and bad things he has to live with. One of the things that are dark in his life is the sun. The sun makes rob sad and mad because the day of his mom’s funeral it. was sunny. Rob’s mom is something he “doesn’t think about”, she’s in his “not thoughts.” And I also think that he doesn’t like the sun because to most people the sun brings happiness but Rob’s life is mostly all dark and sad. Another thing that is dark in his life is Billy and Norton Freemonger. Billy and Norton always bully Rob. Both of them are on Rob’s bus and every time on the bus when Rob gets on the bus, they always find a way to annoy, hurt him or hurt his feelings. And that’s another reason rob hates school. And Billy and Norton always make fun of Rob’s legs. And they always call Rob disease boy and whatever they can do to hurt Rob in any way. And another thing that is kind of dark in Rob’s life is his dad. His dad is always mean to him and always tells him to man up. At his moms funeral he kept on yelling at him to not cry and it’s kind of his fault that Rob can’t share his emotions because he always tells him to not cry and suck it up. And I think that seeing what Rob has been going through is father should be more understanding and sensitive to his feelings.
And in conclusion Rob’s life isn’t that great, from being bullied in school then coming home to only one person and one that always tells u to keep your emotions in…yeah it’s not that great. And on the little bit of bright side he has, sometimes it’s not as bad.
Light
The Tiger
Because when he first moved to Florida he found the tiger and was having some kind of emotion besides sadness and depression. The tiger is also one of the lighter things because the tiger takes the thoughts out of his mind from his mothers death and his rash on his legs.
Whittling
Because whittling is one of the nice things he remembers before his mom died that didnt turn into something bad. It is also a light thing because it gets other things out of his mind like his moms death. Also when he tried to whittle the tiger he ended up whittling Sistine, who was a positive influence in his life.
Sistine
Ever since Sistine came to Florida Rob has had some feelings that he has not had in a really long time, happiness. Sistine also knocked some sense into Rob and is starting to become one thing that Rob never thought he would ever have again, a friend. I love Sistine but I did not at first because she was very snobby. She is making Rob a "normal" person, meaning having some thing to say other then naw or shrug his shoulders.
Dark
Sun
Because on the day of Rob's mom's funeral it was sunny and anything that reminds him of his mom's funeral is dark and depressing to him. Every day it is sunny he thinks about his mom's funeral but on rainy days he is less depressed. Unlike me, where I love when it is sunny because I can play outside.
Mom's Death
Ever since the Mom dies he has gotten the rash and has been a mess. I think it is because of his dad because his dad is one of Rob's role models and when his role model is keeping all of his feelings locked up inside and also the extra depression of how he is making his son like this. The dad does not even try to hide it or if he is then he is not doing a very good job. Does he even realize that he is doing that to his son?
Wishes
One of the sadder things in this book is that he has not wished basically he does not want to wish for stuff because he thinks that it will not come true. So there is no point in even trying one of his not wishes were for a friend. When my teacher read all of these thoughts were going off in my mind. Oh my god, how can he be this depressed he almost makes me mad the way that he deals with things, but he gets it from his surroundings, his dad. Also when the not wishes start to come true like the now having a friend and wishing for one it gives him happiness and makes the rash burn and starts to feel the bad things rise up to his heart.
Rob Horton, in the book The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo, has a very depressing life. He has a ton dark and sad things in his life, and not so many light and happy things. Some light things in his life are the tiger that he found in a cage in the woods, whittling, and darkness. A couple of the many dark things in his life are his mom dying, sunshine, and his dad.
The tiger is a light thing because, the tiger or anything related to the tiger gives him power that he doesn’t ever have alone. The tiger is also alight thing because he sits on top of Rob’s imaginary suitcase of emotions.
Whittling is a light thing because it is something his mom taught him when she was still alive. Whittling is also a light thing for him because in his sad and depressing life whittling is is only way to relax.
Rain and darkness is a light thing in Rob’s life because the funeral for his mother was very sunny and warm. This helps him not think about his mother.
Those were just the light things in Rob Horton’s life, but all people have dark things in their life. Rob, however has the equivalent of ten people’s sadness.
Rob’s mother being dead is probably the biggest sadness in his life because it caused other sadness, which caused more sadness, and less happiness.
Sunshine is very, very dark to Rob. Most people would say Huh? How is sunshine dark to someone? Sunshine is dark to Rob because the day of his mother’s funeral was really bright and sunny. So this makes Rob not think about his mother.
Rob’s father is a dark ting to him because he does not do a good job of showing any love for Rob. His father was extremely mean Rob at the funeral, when Rob started to cry. He told Rob to keep his emotions in.
As can probably see, Rob Horton in The Tiger Rising as a very disappointing and sad life. I believe that Rob has a lot awfulness in his life and he could use some serious help. I really hope that later in the book Rob’s life gets at least almost normal.
Betta said…
Right now I’m telling you about a kid in named Rob in a book called the Tiger Rising. I’m going to say three light/happy things about his life and three dark/unhappy things about his life.
I will start with dark things about his life. Robs mom died 6 months ago on a very sunny day and rob does not like sun because it reminds him of his mom. Robs dad doesn’t show at all that he loves him he never gives him a hug or any signs of love. Rob moved from a place that he had a lot of friends to a place he has no friends and he moved because everyone said “how did your mom die” and he got really sad.
Now I’m going to tell u three light things about Rob’s life. Rob believes in a tiger that guards a suitcase with all his bad thoughts and the tiger gives him power and strength. He has a friend Sistine that he talks to a lot and hangs out with her. Rob doesn’t get to go to school because he has a really bad rash so his dad is letting him slide for a couple days.
LIGHT
I think that something light is that he saw the tiger and he pretends that it is a weight for his suitcase that he keeps all of his problems in. He is also happy that he got a note from his principal that he can stay home from school until his rash goes away but he knows that it will never go away so he will never have to go to school again. I think something else that is good is that Sistine is trying to be his friend because the thing that he wants the most out of anything is a friend.
DARK
I think something dark is that Sistine wants to let the tiger free but he is scared to because he thinks that Bo Shomp will get mad at him. Something else is that the kids at school are bullying him and beating him up. His mom also died and he is depressed and nothing makes him happy.
Wolf said...
In the book Tiger Rising by Kate DeCamillo, Rob’s life is very depressing (dark). There are only a few things that make him happy (light). I am going to tell you about some light things that are in Rob’s life, then I am going to tell you about some dark things.
The first thing is Sistine Bailey. Sistine is light because she cracks open little parts of Robs suitcase. One time she made Rob say his Mom’s name Caroline. Rob would never say that out loud or even think it in his head because it would make him to sad and Rob cannot show any emotions or his Dad might yell at him. Another thing that is light in Rob’s life is Willie May. Willie May is an employee at the Kentucky Star hotel, where Rob lives. Willie May has the best advice anyone could ever give. Since Rob has a rash that never goes away (the rash developed because of his sadness), Willie May said, “You gotta let that sadness rise on up!”. She also really understands Rob and makes him feel better. Rob even made her a carving of a bird to remind her of the bird she had as a child that she set free. The last thing that is light is the tiger. The tiger sits on Robs imaginary suitcase, so it will not open. The suitcase has all of Rob’s emotions in it. When Rob is thinking about the tiger it gives him strength and courage. Therefore, the tiger is light.
Now onto the dark things. One thing that is dark is sunshine. Yes, I know what you’re thinking who could hate sunshine? Well, Rob can, here is why. On the day of Rob’s Mom’s funeral, it was the sunniest day ever. Rob’s Mom dying is not a good thing, so now Rob hates sunshine. I would probably hate sunshine to if my Mom died while it was sunny. The next thing that is dark is school. Rob hates school. First, he gets on the bus just to get beat up by Norton and Billy Threemonger. They tease and hit Rob. Rob says there is no use in fighting back. Next he gets to school and every one teases him again because he has a bad rash on his legs. I would hate school to, if I had to go through that everyday. The last thing that is dark is Robs rash. Rob got this rash ever since his Mom died. It is because of sadness. Everyone teases Rob about his rash, they call him diseased boy, that makes Rob hate school even more.
I would give this book 5 stars because it kept me moving through the whole book and it had a lot of action in the book. It was also fun to guess what happened next.
3 dark things
One: dark is Norton and Billy in the book they are bully who pick on him a lot.
Two: His mom his mom died and every very she hears something about her, he fells sad.
3: every time he fells an emotion his rash itches or burns
Light things
One: The tiger is a symbol to his life
Two: Anther one is the principal because of his rash he does not have to go to school.
3: Sistine: Sistine is Rob’s friend that rob’s only friend.
I forgot the kid’s name DARK&LIGHT
The kid has many different personalities, but mostly he is depressed and sad. I’m going to tell you some things that are light to the kid, which are good things, and some dark things, which are bad things.
First I’m going to start with dark things. The most frightful thing to him in my opinion is his mom’s death. Ever since his mom’s death, he had this imaginary suitcase, which really is a rash, that contains his not thoughts, which are the things that he doesn’t want to think about. Also when his mom died, he was crying, and when his dad saw him crying, the dad slapped him on the back of the head and said, don’t cry, it doesn’t bring your mother to life.
You may think this is hard to believe, however, another dark thing is sunshine, but he loves darkness and rain. What kind of kid hates sunshine, which means he doesn’t like playing outside or just enjoying the fresh air? Also it’s weird because sunshine is in his not thoughts, that just wants me to slap a smile on that kid.
Now I’m going to start with light things, first light thing is whittling. Whittling is a huge part of his life, because when he whittles, it reminds him of his mother. Like if his mother I literally there next to him teaching him how to whittle.
Another light thing to him is Sistine. Sistine really makes him happy, because doesn’t have no friends and he made up a rule, that it is forbidden to make any friend. However, Sistine is nudging the suitcase open for her to be his friend and also he never talks to people about how he feels, because what his dad told him when his father died and all the things that he didn’t want to talk about and became a rash.
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