CITR Questions and Answers

Q: What does it mean to be unique?
A: First off, I feel that being unique is not something you work at. I feel that it's part of you. It's not something that you can learn or practice, it's what you are. To me, being unique is doing and/or wearing what you want, without an influence from the rest of the world. At a first thought, when I think of being unique I think of someone flashy and confident. Someone who struts around with red hair and purple contacts. But that's not the case. Uniqueness can be shy and it can be loud. It can be sophisticated or it can be bold. I feel that uniqueness represents the individuality of that person.

Q: How do we keep individuaality in an adult world?
A: My thought is that there isn't a difference regarding individuality in an adult world or say, a teen world. In my opinion, individuality is all the same. To be an individual is being yourself. It's not getting sucked in the rut of the rest of the world. Doing what you love or wearing what you love, whether the rest of the world approves of it or not, is individuality. Take Holden from CITR, although he probably looks like a poor, homeless man while wearing that red hat, he wears it anyway. He wears it because he loves it, not caring about what others really think. I feel that that is a perfect example of individuality.

Q: How is Allie's character similar to your favorite person?
A: Well, my favorite person shall remain anonymous. In regards the the question, my favorite person represents Allie is one main way which is making the best out of everything. I feel that the book made you believe that Allie was very innovative and took the best out of everything. It stated that Allie had written poems in the inside of his baseball glove so that he wouldn't be bored in the field when someone wasn't up to bat. I think that that is an amazing idea! It shows that Allie makes the best of everything. When he's in the field, he reads poems versus standing there just waiting. My favorite person is very innovative himself. He happens to be an up and coming new artist and I must say, his songs are genius. You can relate to every one of them and lyrically are incredible. You can tell that he is following his dreams and living his life. He's not wastinG a seCond of it, just like Allie had been doing.