Eyyyy I'm Out!

... you'd think it would be "they lived happily ever after". NOPE GOTCHA Ma tries to kill herself and Jack burns from the light. Evidently, it's not that simple... but still, even with all these events, I'd say that it was a good idea to get out of Room (yea no sh*t). To be honest though, I'm really impressed with Jack's ability to adapt to the change in environment -- not only is it just so much larger than his previous world (which he even noted himself when he goes back to take a look at Room), he never really had to adapt to anything before since it was just Room. Speaking of Room, I'm not 100% sure why he wants to go back... maybe just to compare his previous world to his current one? Maybe it's just to remember where he came from? Either way he casts it away and was like "nope cya" -- it was kinda cute though when he says good bye to all of the furniture (also what exactly is "Eggsnake"? I never really got it -- if it's actually some kind of snake, why is it still in there... or is it a bunch of eggs put together to look like a snake? If Jack talked about it somewhere, I think I accidentally skipped over it...). He even cut his hair! Obviously he has grown a lot.

Also kudos to (step) grandpa and grandma -- ESPECIALLY grandpa. Steppa was just so chill, while Jack's biological grandpa can't stand to look at him. I mean I kind of get the logic, that Jack's biological grandpa (we're not given a name I don't think) imagines the horror done onto his daughter whenever he sees the "product", while Steppa doesn't (since they're not biologically related) -- but like common Jack's a little kid give him a chance... but nope he just flies back to Australia. Great. Steppa actually parents him though -- covering him when he almost got caught messing with matches, and quieting him down (by throwing him and giving him pie to enjoy while watching a game lol) when grandma was about to explode.

Anyhow, I hope Ma recovers from her severe PTSD, and Jack assimilates to his new world successfully. I wonder what the film would be like -- I feel like a lot of the feeling I get from reading Room can't be conveyed well through motion pictures... but what would I know I don't do much film lol. I guess to wrap the whole year up, I'd say this book would be my favorite out of all of the ones we've read so far... or maybe Persepolis is... but it's pretty high up there. It's been fun guys!

Trigger

Yep you guessed it -- Room triggers me. Like HARDCORE TRIGGER. Don't get me wrong -- this book is great and everyone should read it -- but like the situation that Ma and Jack are in such a... perfectly dehumanizing situation? The whole idea of being confined in a 11x11 box is similar to keeping hens in a pen, but even then the chickens get time to go to the mystical Outside as Jack would describe it... how could that ever be a favor? "You don't know how bad people have it out there" -- well Ma just got a new iPod and was strolling down the street in college when you kidnapped her so um yea I think you ruined her life (and her teeth. Great going).

Also Nick what's up with you calling Jack an "it" hmm? "Oh it talks" OF COURSE *HE* TALKS (EXCUSE YOU) he's a human just like you. Except you don't treat him like a human, evident from like everything you've (not) done for their family. Wait oops I meant YOUR family you rapist. "I bought him a jeep see I'm so nice I know what he wants" yea sure you did but then you literally deprived him of the rest of the world -- an unfair trade off if I do say so myself. And probably the rest of the world. Quit living in your own little world you --

Also domestic violence much -- I don't know what your motives are but like if you're really that lonely why don't you like go improve your personality instead of spending your time making a bombshelter (with a skylight? Analogies can't always be perfect I guess) out of your shed. Did I mention that domestic violence is a problem? Well I guess you have other problems to deal with -- like being charged as a rapist and kidnapper (oh wait you locked up the evidence -- good job I guess? Like actually that's smart but you're still twisted in the mind you %^#&##^&*(#)_#)(*&^).

Now onto Ma -- she triggers me too, but not the same way Nick triggers me. I have great respect for ma and her perseverence. If I were locked up and tri-weekly raped, I'd go mad. Then again I'd do a better job escaping, but she tried her best... in those kind of high stress situations I guess I can't expect her (or like anyone really -- including me) to think perfectly straight... this situation was so twisted to begin with...

Then there's the deal with educating Jack. Ma, you did a exceptional job educating Jack while keeping his innocence -- to think that your child was in the same room while you were getting raped, and he was counting the number of thrusts... I'm getting even more triggered thinking about this... so I'm gonna wrap this up and wish you gl in educating Jack about the outdoors and escape safely. Then again there's so much of the book left so I doubt you'll escape smoothly. Poo. Also continue to brush your teeth please.

In conclusion do I like Nick? Probably not. Was this blog post mean? Yea. Do I feel bad? lol do I even need to answer that

But yea... Ma if you're gonna do something drastic please stay safe and keep lil Jack safe too -- he has the whole Outside to see. I'm sure you know that better than anyone else.










Also I'm blaming you (Nick) if I get an aneurysm because as I was reading about you I swear my blood pressure shot up to like 170/110 I hope you're proud of yourself for being a kidnapper/rapist/potential-indirect-manslaughterer/there-are-too-many-adjectives-to-describe-you

If I were to describe you in one adjective... I'd have to go with "ew". Now savor that you --


P.S. if your name is Nick nonononono I'm not talking about you ok you're probably really chill (or at least way more sane that the nick that I'm on about, the "Old Nick" in Room).