3/24 Scribe

Today I was the scribe for the group. Alyssa started off the discussion buy talking about chapter 23. She said it shows a lot about Johnny caring for Francie. She talked about how mature Francie is for her age. Alyssa was also confused about how in chapter 28 Francie's thinking changes in a more negative way. She thinks it is forshadowing something bad happening in the future. She also discussed about how in chapter 27 Francie shows negative attention towards Katie because she favored Neeley on Christmas.
McKenzie asked the question: Why does Katie risk Francie getting lit on fire, rather than risking her getting lice? Andrew responded to McKenzies question by saying that Katie knows that Francie is already disliked by her classmates and she thinks getting lice is going to make her hated even more. McKenzie also asked: Why is Katie so against the Democratic party? Andrew responds to this by saying that she's not so aganist the party she's just against Johnny idolizing the party so much.
I asked the question: How does Francie just get away with going to the new school so easily? Alyssa responded to my question by saying that back then they probably weren't as aware of that issue or even cared that much about it. McKenzie talked about her passage. She said that the Nolans, besides Katie, are happy where they are because they don't see how bad it really is.
I said that Johnny is better parent for Francie and Katie is a better parent for Neeley. Alyssa said that Johnny is a way more relaxed parent than Katie. We also talked about how Francie is willing to walk several blocks from her home to her school and back every day.
Andrew asked about why Johnny has the perception of believing that Tammany will do anything if you voted for him in the election race. McKenzie answered his question by saying that he only looks at positive things becasue he doesn't know about the negative stuff. I talked about how in each chapter Francie is growing up a little more. Her personality is changing and she's getting a different view on things.