06.07.07
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar
Scott Hudson is small, lost and a Freshman. The seniors trap him and take his spare change. His honors homework keeps him up all night, and his gym teacher is trying to kill him. To top it off, his mother is pregnant. He starts a journal to the unborn baby, and with comical entries he begins to cope with his life.
Trish AHS said,
June 14, 2007 at 11:43 am
This book is highly recommended for use with 7th, 8th, and 9th grade English classes. I think many teachers and students can relate to this book. The author really brings freshman year of high school to life.
joey vhs said,
October 30, 2007 at 8:24 am
Throughout this whole book there were many life lessons. The one I found the most important is the comment don’t judge a book by its cover. Even though this phrase is over done Freshmen Never Lie shows how true this is. Another great lesson I found was that even though you might not seem important you can always make a difference
Matt M. VHS said,
November 30, 2007 at 1:49 pm
1. A play on words are intertwined throughout this story, beginning with the title. What is your interpretation of the title for this book? That the book is about your freshman year of high school.
2. Scott provides a lot of advice in his “diary” for dealing with many issues as freshman in high school. For example, p. 37 (under “Scott Hudson’s Guide To Things That Are Worse Than Gym”)
“5. Getting your head stuck in a bucketful of dead worms that’s been baking in the sun for a week.”
What advice from Scott could you have used as a freshman in high school?
I would use the ones about the teachers and bus drivers. That way you can tell what they are like and know how to stay on their good side.
3. What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”? That your personality matches with the people you hang out with. Like when Kyle left Scott by himself at the table he joined the wrestling table which he likes to do.
4. In the end, Scott discovers a bit of irony (p.271-272) about his life. What life lesson should we learn from Scott’s discovery?
Melissa 2 VHS said,
December 2, 2007 at 1:04 am
I believe the irony in pg. 271-272 was funny and a bit predictable. Throughout the book, Scott did something Julia wanted to do, it just felt like she would have notice it. I think that Scott’s discovery tells us that to no underestimate ourselves, because even though we see nothing special other people most likely feels different about you such as the way Julia felt about Scott even though he had no clue about it and thought that Julia didn’t had no idea who he was.
Ruben vhs said,
December 3, 2007 at 1:43 pm
2. Scott provides a lot of advice in his “diary” for dealing with many issues as freshman in high school. For example, p. 37 (under “Scott Hudson’s Guide To Things That Are Worse Than Gym”)
“5. Getting your head stuck in a bucketful of dead worms that’s been baking in the sun for a week.”
What advice from Scott could you have used as a freshman in high school?
The advice I could have used from Scott is the type of teachers I could encounter(pg.87-88). I could have used this advice to be sure which teachers were easy to trick with stuff like homework. I could have also used this advice to see in what classes I could make jokes and in which ones I couldn’t.
3. What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
I think it is wrong because just because you hang out with a geek, for example that doesn’t make you a geek. I mean you could be a skateboarder or a mellow dude. Just because you like different things than someone else doesn’t mean youu can’t be friends.
Elizabeth VHS said,
December 19, 2007 at 1:50 pm
I give this book a 2 out of 10, because it was cute, but SOOOOOOO BORING!
1. A play on words are intertwined throughout this story, beginning with the title. What is your interpretation of the title for this book?
My interpretation of the title is that freshman have some much homework and stuff to do that they don’t have time to get some shut eye.
Oh yeah…did I mention this book is boring and unmemorable?
Sissy SHS said,
January 23, 2008 at 10:53 pm
I read this book at the beginning of the year for a report.
It was really an easy book to read.
I wouldn’t recomend it to higher grade levels…you might just fall asleep.
Lol.
But it is a sweet story.
And it has a few twists.
Ultimately I give it a rating of a 3.
Sorry.
Heather VHS said,
February 8, 2008 at 7:38 pm
This book really surprised me. The writing was clever and original (for example: the ‘Tom Swifties’ throughout the story). It really is a book based somewhat in fact. Although some things, like Scott’s very bad luck at joining something with his crush only to find she wasn’t in it, was a little over the top, the social goups were very similar to real life ones. And like so many stories before it, it’s theme is pulled from the fact that life never stays the same, all things will change.
BriannaSHSDoerr4 said,
February 18, 2008 at 5:40 pm
4. In the end, Scott discovers a bit of irony (p.271-272) about his life. What life lesson should we learn from Scott’s discovery?
I think the life lesson to learn from Scott’s discovery is no matter what you do for someone, be it big or small, it will get noticed in one way or another. For example, all throughout the book Scott was trying to get close to Julia, get Julia to notice Him, but nothing that he did got her attention - or so he thought. But ironically, Julia did notice him, and she no only noticed him, but she envied him.
Josie WS said,
February 22, 2008 at 12:32 pm
It’s a SUPEr cute book that’s mostly journal entries about a guy and everything he feels. The stories in the journal and examples are really funny and cute. You’d never think a guy(fictional as may be) could even get that sentimental.
MoniqueEJSHS said,
February 24, 2008 at 10:07 pm
In Sleeping freshmen never lie, I have to agree with Scott’s thoughts, “maybe you are who you hang out with”. When you have friends that you hang out with a lot and you’ve hung out with them for awhile, I believe you pick up each other’s habits and you sometimes find yourself doing something that your friend would do. In Sleeping freshmen never lie, Scott’s friend Lee somehow stole the guillotine which was bad, and Wesley did bad things in the story.
If you are friendly with someone, there’s a reason why you are. You most likely have something, or a few things in common with the person that you can relate to and talk about with that person. In this perspective, you are like who you hang out with, because you share the same hobbies or interests. For example, a friend of mine and me are both interested in the paranormal, and we can both talk about this to each other and we share the same interest, so I am like my friend. I am who I hang out with. In Sleeping freshmen never lie, Lee and Scott were both interested in poetry and books. So they were alike. He was who he hung out with, in a way.
But, sometimes your friends will start to change, and you’ll drift apart, and sometimes your friend’s interests will change, or maybe yours will, and you won’t be like that person anymore. In the story, Mitch got a girlfriend, Patrick moved away, and Kyle became part of the wrestling team, and his whole personality seemed to change. That is where the quote does not apply. So, pretty much, you are who you hang out with if you share the same interests as that person, and if you do the same things as them or pick up their habits.
EmilyshsDoerr4 said,
February 26, 2008 at 12:50 pm
While easy to read and at times a little corny, I think this book was very cute and had many good messsages to it.
3. What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “Maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
I believe that to an extent this can be very true. I agree with what Ruben posted earlier, saying that everyone is still there own person, but it can be very difficult not to be influenced by the people that you’re around. In this story, we can see Scott act differently from time to time than he would if he was still around the same people he used to hang out with. Scott first makes this comment after he gets in a fight with a kid, because it seems like something that Wesley would do. We can see another instance of this when he dyes his hair for the dance. As I go through school, especially starting high school, I see alot of people change. People go there seperate ways and find new friends, and change. I believe that you can always be your own perswon, but that you can also become who you hang with.
paytonshsdoeer4 said,
February 26, 2008 at 1:06 pm
1. A play on words are intertwined throughout this story, beginning with the title. What is your interpretation of the title for this book?
My interpretation on the title of this book starts within the text. Scott mentions how horses are able to sleep standing up. I then went back to the title, how when you sleep you lie down and when your sleeping, it’s impossible to lie to someone or to lie about something. I found this ironic how he says sleeping freshmen NEVER lie. can we really make an assumption about all sleeping freshmen?
3. What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
I believe people all have their own personal traits/habits. Some personality traits may rub off on people while you are hanging out together, but that won’t change who you are. You will always be the same person no matter who you hang out with and what traits/habits rub off onto you. For example, you might be able to pick up some peoples’ habits such as their accent, but it will change back depending on how long you are with them.
Samantha said,
March 1, 2008 at 8:00 pm
I believe that ”Sleeping freshmen never lie” is a very funny book that explains the life of a new freshman (9th grade). Its appropriate to say that it would suit 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. In this book a boy just graduated from the 8th grade and is now in 9th grade. He is writing to his unborn brother in a kind of journal, explaining to him what high school life is like. He also falls in love with a really pretty girl named Julia, whom he shared a pack of crackers with in kindergarten. Though he does not think that she remembers that. He also goes through all the high school traumas with the school bullie to the leading football star. Still throughout the book he reveals to all that high school is the hardest thing a teenager will experience.
SamanthaEJSHS said,
March 1, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I believe that ”Sleeping freshmen never lie” is a very funny book that explains the life of a new freshman (9th grade). Its appropriate to say that it would suit 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. In this book a boy just graduated from the 8th grade and is now in 9th grade. He is writing to his unborn brother in a kind of journal, explaining to him what high school life is like. He also falls in love with a really pretty girl named Julia, whom he shared a pack of crackers with in kindergarten. Though he does not think that she remembers that. He also goes through all the high school traumas with the school bullie to the leading football star. Still throughout the book he reveals to all that high school is the hardest thing a teenager will experience
Jake EJSHS said,
March 3, 2008 at 9:18 pm
4. In the end, Scott discovers a bit of irony (p.271-272) about his life. What life lesson should we learn from Scott’s discovery?
Ah, irony, where would we be without you? There are a number of lessons we could learn from Scott’s abrupt realization. I have often found myself in the same situation as Scott, where the irony, dramatic or cosmic, was thick enough to cut with a claymore. The lesson we should learn here is perhaps we are indeed being watched by a supreme being. However, perhaps this being watches us like we would watch a sitcom. Scott seems especially aware of this irony when he joins extracurricular activities in order to be with Julia, only to realize that she isn’t in any of them. Scott becomes especially embittered about this on pages 152 and 153. On a lighter, less misanthropic note, maybe we as people should not favor another’s life over our own. Throughout the story, Scott thought that Julia either thought him a loser or invisible. One only needs to view their life from a different angle to see that it has more than just a silver lining. Rather one may find that their life is not only better than previously thought, but envied by those you would least expect.
In response to the comment by Elizabeth VHS, I would be remiss not to tell you that I thought what you said was rude. I understand that you are not only entitled to your opinion regarding this book, but you are encouraged too. However, to say that, “this book is boring and unmemorable,” is a little over the top and I can quote a number of people that would agree with me. At least Sissy SHS found a way to say the same thing that you did without sounding insensitive. Despite my grievances, I do find myself in total agreement with you when you say that freshmen in fact can’t get enough sleep due to excessive quantities work meant to be completed at their abode. The title may also be referring to the fact that most freshmen are perhaps a little less than truthful times. For example, Scott lied to his parents about the royal pounding he received on page 244 and 245. Also, it is safe to assume that when a person is asleep they can’t lie. Ergo, when a freshman snoozes, it is impossible for them to create fabrications.
Bridgett VHS said,
March 10, 2008 at 12:51 pm
1.What is your interpretation of the title of the book?
I think the title means that when freshmen sleep they don’t lay down, they sleep on the go.
. What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
This statemnet means to me that when you pick your friend you start to rub off onto each other. They might start to pick up some of your habits and you their’s.
4. In the end, Scott discovers a bit of irony (p.271-272) about his life. What life lesson should we learn from Scott’s discovery?
That even through some people look like they have everthing together, they don’t. And they wish that they had your life where you have true friends.
Zachary said,
March 17, 2008 at 8:16 pm
1. A play on words are intertwined throughout this story, beginning with the title. What is your interpretation of the title for this book?
My interpretation of the title for this book is that the the title is a foreshadow to what one thing occurs the most. The title “Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie” is a bit of word play because in the story Scott Hudson is a freshmen, and through his whole year tries to hang out and impress Julia, and through all the activities he does he never gets any sleep. The word play is that the author used “lie” and some people may recognize the word as “lie” a statment that is false.
4. In the end, Scott discovers a bit of irony (p.271-272) about his life. What life lesson should we learn from Scott’s discovery?
The life lessons we should learn is that things change and friends change. though we don’t want them to it happens anyway. Scott made new friends like Lee and Wesly. and lost some from moving and sports. Thus showing that things change and not everything last forever.
Zachary said,
March 17, 2008 at 8:19 pm
1. A play on words are intertwined throughout this story, beginning with the title. What is your interpretation of the title for this book?
My interpretation of the title for this book is that the title is a foreshadow to what one thing occurs the most. The title “Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie” is a bit of word play because in the story Scott Hudson is a freshmen, and through his whole year tries to hang out and impress Julia, and through all the activities he does he never gets any sleep. The word play is that the author used “lie” and some people may recognize the word as “lie” a statement that is false.
4. In the end, Scott discovers a bit of irony (p.271-272) about his life. What life lesson should we learn from Scott’s discovery?
The life lessons we should learn is that things change and friends change. Though we don’t want them to it happens anyway. Scott made new friends like Lee and Wesley, and lost some from moving and sports. Thus showing that things change and not everything last forever.
jamie VHS said,
March 18, 2008 at 9:14 am
3. What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
i think that is a very true statement in that the people you are around you will unknowingly and usually unintentionally mold you into their character and you do this to to your friends without even thinking
its called adapting to your environment
Austin EHS said,
March 19, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Sleeping Freshman Never Lie is a very good book. Its funny and very ineresting. I love how in the whole book Scott thinks he is the non popular kid and nobody knows him. But in the end he realizes by Julia he has a great life and he is popular. This book is also suitable for 7th, 8th, 9th, and even 10th graders. I really like this book and highly recomand it to be read.
Frankie EJSHS said,
March 19, 2008 at 5:44 pm
#3 What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
I think Scott is correct by saying that people act like the people they hang out with. He is right because usually people hang out with the people that are like themselves. Also, when some one hangs out with a group of people they are not like they tend to change to fit in with their friends. Even if a person acts differently then their group of friends other people will still veiw them as acting that way. I do not think it is right the way people are judged and labeled in high school, but it does happen. So, even though it may not be the best thing to say labeling still happenes, especially in highschool.
I have to agree with Trish AHS when she recommends the book to 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. It’s a perfect book for that age group, just because it helps you get ready for you later years in highschool. It also teaches you lessons in friendship, and believing yourself like Joey VHS and Mellissa VHS said. As Sissy SHS said this book is an easy read, and I wouldn’t reccommend it to a higher grade level.
Jonathon EJSHS said,
March 19, 2008 at 5:45 pm
2.What advice from Scott could you have used as a freshman in high school? “Never try to impress anyone. Especially not a girl.” I can totally relate to that one. When he tries to get Julia to read his “Tom Swifties” paper, she doesn’t even get the paper. Step one of his plan was a success when Kelly laughes but it all goes wrong from there when almost everyone in the class reads it except her.
Also in response to Elizabeth VHS: I completely disagree with your rating of the book and the incongrous statement about it. First off all I thought the book was interesting and fairly entertaining. I also loved his entries in the journal because they were really funny and showed what he was really like. And if you were going to say that it was not all that good of a book you could have atleast said “I was fairly bored throughout the book and did not see any point in reading it.” Atleast that makes it more polite.
brittdoerr6shs said,
March 19, 2008 at 6:18 pm
3. What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
I believe that if you hang out with someone soo much that after a wile you start to “rub of on each other” so to say. i think it means that you wouldnt hang out with someone if there wasnt at least somthing you had in common. so after a wile of hanging out with them what is in common starts to come out of both people. I dont think we realy change, I do think that we bring out different characteristics in some people though.
Blair EHS said,
March 19, 2008 at 10:21 pm
4. In the end, Scott discovers a bit of irony (p.271-272) about his life. What life lesson should we learn from Scott’s discovery?
Answer: The irony in “Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie” is basically oozing from the seams. On pages 271 and 272 Scott has an abrupt realization about his crush from afar, Julia. Throughout his many other ironic situations, like when he goes to write for the newspaper to be with Julia and then finds out that she was a “guest writer” on page 66. This teaches us a lot about how other peoples perceptions of us is very diffrent from that of our own. We, just like Scott, experience many insecure moments such as, “She thinks I’m nerdy,” she thinks this and that. Being a freshman in highschool is the bottom of the totem pole, and everyone is intimidating, especially gorgeous girls you watch from afar. I think we can all learn something about this book, especially the fact that even if there are big kids like Vernon who want to eat you for breakfast, and Julia who you adore but she doesn’t notice you, you can always fall back on yourself. No matter if your a freshman or not, having confidence and knowing who you are can help us excell in many aspects of life.
Response to Trish AHS,
I don’t necessarily agree that this really brings out the freshman year in high school, although I am not getting exactly the true freshman experience because I attend school with kids from 7th to 12th grade. I think this book is adorable, but I do not think it represents the school year in my eyes. Maybe in someone else’s eyes it is more relatable, but for me it was just a very cute story of a quick witted boy who loved to read who happened to be a freshman. I agree that this book should be read in 7th grade English classes, though. It mentions a lot of literature refrences and books, such as “To Kill a Mockingbird”, and it mentions “Tom Swift”. All together, I enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to one of my younger friends.
nikki EHS said,
March 23, 2008 at 8:12 pm
3. What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
you can see on page 20 that scott’s friends are completely diffrent than himself. He loves to read and well his friends don’t. As shone throughout the book his friends start to fall apart. page 33, on the way home scott notices that patrick,Mitch, and kyle are playing, but instead of heading over there to play he avoids them and runs into his house.
ruben vhs I understand what you’re saying about how you can be a completely diffrent person than who you hang out with, but I believe that when you’re with diffrent friends you act diffrently. This shows that the other person influences your actions. I have some crazy friends that I just want to have a great time with and run around like crazy but then I have mellow friends that make me feel like sleeping or even doing homework. So in conclusion the people you hang out with does influence who you are. When I look at cliques at my school I see groups of the same type of people with the same interests.
brittdoerr6shs I definatly agree my closest friends are just like me. We seem to like the same things and like doing the same things. I also have friends that are completely diffrent that myself, but its hard to get along with someone that doesn’t have the same intrests as you.
Adam C EJSHS said,
March 24, 2008 at 7:47 am
This book was great. Scott was very funny, and they shoould make a sleeping sophmore book to continue the story with leah and the baby.
Adam C EJSHS said,
March 24, 2008 at 7:50 am
What advice from Scott could you have used as a freshman in high school?
-Scott could have used my tips on playing it cool with the hott ladies like juila not leah.
shamika said,
March 28, 2008 at 10:56 am
THIS BOOK WAS INTERESTING TO ME, BECAUSE IT SOME HOW GAZED ON MY EXPERIENCE OF MY FRESHMEN YEAR.
Kaitlinshsdoerr4 said,
March 31, 2008 at 8:36 pm
1.Plays on word are intertwined throughout this story, beginning with the title. What is your interpretation of the title for this book?
Well, at first I thought that it was going to be about a freshman always sleeping in his classes and that he never tells lies when he is sleeping.
2.Scott provides a lot of advice in his “diary” for dealing with many issues as freshman in high school. For example, p. 37 (under “Scott Hudson’s Guide To Things That Are Worse Than Gym”)
3.What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
I believe that those words are true. Lets say, that if you hang out with, for example , drug dealers you have a good chance that you might be either a drug dealer or take drugs.
4.In the end, Scott discovers a bit of irony (p.271-272) about his life. What life lesson should we learn from Scott’s discovery?
Not always to believe what you think but to prove it, so that you don’t get into a sticky situation with the wrong information.
George EJSHS said,
April 1, 2008 at 7:38 pm
3. What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
I believe that Scott’s statement, “maybe you are who you hang out with.”,is a very true statement for everyone. Think about it, you are friends with the people you hang out with because you share the same interests and enjoy the same things, it means you get along with them because they are like you. But when you all start to like different things your interests change and you feel somehow distant from one of your best friends. For example Kyle and Scott were best friends all their lives, but once they got to high school Kyle started to become interested in wrestling while Scott did not. As an effect Kyle started to hang out with people from the wrestling team while Scott hung around with people who still enjoyed his hobbies. I can relate, I have been friends with my best friend since third grade till now, but when we reached high school I wanted to do sports, he liked drama. No big deal, but he aquired a whole new group of friend and so did I. We are still best friends today, but at times I don’t know why he would ever do drama because we are so alike in other ways. Also in the book Scott proves this point again, Kyle hangs out with wrestlers and becomes jerks like the rest of them like we seen near the end when he attacks Scott. Scott hangs out with a gothic girl and by the end the makeup comes off and he sees that she is normal and they are more alike than they seem. So as for Scott’s statement I will agree to it 100% because I know what he’s talking about first hand.
Overall I liked the book, although it was an easy book to read it had a good story and I could relate to many things he talked about.
Kitti said,
April 3, 2008 at 6:42 am
The title sleeping freshman never lie is a play on words. As freshman get used to the rush of highschool the also experience the lack of sleep that that rush brings. Scott Hudson went through the typical highschool. He went in ith four best friends but came out with two totally different ones. HIgh school is filled with clicks and groups that once you get in you make new friends and sometimes drift away from your old ones from middle school. Scotts survival guide he thinks will help almost any freshman entering highschool. But I think in the end his smarts not his guide it what lead him to get two new best friends and get through freshman year.
zeter vhs said,
April 25, 2008 at 11:43 am
3. What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
i think this means that who ever u hang outwith u start to act like if your following them and tring to impress them, or if your friends u act like them and their habits run off on you.
jazmine vhs said,
April 25, 2008 at 12:57 pm
this book was good it goes to show you the more you hang out with a person they can start to rub off on you and that happened to me on some cases overall i really enjoyed this book
KoreyEJSHS said,
April 29, 2008 at 8:17 pm
What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”? Scott’s statement I definitely agree with you are who you hang out with. I think most other people who see who you hang with are very similar. Also you yourself might notice or even your friends. I think this is because you hang out with people who have common interest to yourself. Like say you and your friend have a bit of a difference in the music you like, and then after a while one friend or both of you will start liking each other’s music. The music I like is rock and my friend like music like rap and stuff. I always told her rock was way better. Then one day she told me she had been listening more and more of what I had listened to and really had liked it, she couldn’t believe that now she thought her music was crap. Also I noticed that most of my friends used to never even surf until I introduced them to it and taught them, and now they are addicted to it. So I most definitely agree with you are who you hang out with. For sure enough after time all your interest will become closer and closer.
AmberEJSHS said,
May 7, 2008 at 5:08 pm
3. What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
I believe that Scott’s statement, “maybe you are who you hang out with,” is a very true statement that everyone would be likely to agree with. When a person starts hanging out with a certain group of friends they tend to become more like them. People you hang out with are most likely to have similar interests to you and are likely to enjoy the same activities. Our friends are like us because we enjoy being with people who have the same interests. The more you hang out with a person the more you will see yourself changing and becoming more like them, in good ways and bad. In the story Scott hangs out with a gothic girl, who he thinks is nothing like him. As the story progresses and he gets to know her better he finds out that they really are more alike than they seem.
But even as we become more like some of our friends we also drift away from some too. As you get older you’re interests change and you realize that you’re different from your friend, and you go your own way. In the story this happened to Scott and Kyle. Kyle joined the wrestling team and ended up developing a new group of friends that were also involved in wrestling. He ended up drifting away from Scott, and they were no longer as good of friends anymore because they were not “like” each other anymore. I think this is easy to relate to because friends come and go all the time, and everyone experiences that. So I completely agree with Scott’s statement because I can relate to what he’s talking about and I think many others would be able to, as well.
Ryan EJSHs said,
May 13, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
3. What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
I believe that Scott’s thought that “maybe you are who you hang out with”, is a very true and very real statement. I believe that everyone is influenced by whose around them, so hanging out with a certain group may influence you to be more like them and do more of what they do. This applies to everyone around you, including your parents. Your parents can even influence you just by hanging out with you or being around with you. By being around certain people, you may begin to like a type of music, food, or game and start to hate things you used to be neutral towards or even liked. No one can deny this point. You might not even realize the effect or influence the people you hang out with are having on you, but the changes begin subtly and gradually they become more and more evident. This isn’t anything new though. People have always been influenced by who they hang out with. Parents have, and their parents have, and so on and so forth. That’s why as children we’re told to not hang out with the wrong crowd, and why our parents emphasize that you are who you hang out with so much. The reason because is they’ve been through it, and they know that they were influenced buy those around them. So I believe that Scott’s statement couldn’t’ be more true or real.
Jeremy EJHS said,
May 13, 2008 at 11:06 pm
What do you believe about Scott’s thoughts “maybe you are who you hang out with.”?
I think the statement, “maybe you are who you hang out with,” is very true. You are who you hang out with. Friends usually become friends because they have the same interest. People who don’t have the same interest usually have nothing to talk about so they are usually not friends. In the story, Scott met this girl named Lee. At first, Scott thought Lee was strange and he tried to avoid her. A little later, he saw that she had a book in her hand that interested him. After they started to talk to each other they realized that they had something in common and became friends. They both had a strong passion for literature. Now I’m not saying that all friends have all the same interest. Lee was in to music. Scott wasn’t.
Friends can grow apart also. Scott and Kyle were good friends before high school. When they became freshmen, Kyle and Scott grew apart. Kyle became interested in wrestling. He started to hang out with his wrestling buddies and sort of forgot Scott. Meanwhile, Scott met Lee because they liked literature. If you don’t have common interests then the likelihood of becoming friends is slim. I can relate to this quote. Most of my friends and I like metal music. We can talk about it because we all share a common interest. All in all, you are who you hang out with. If you weren’t, then you wouldn’t fit in and relate to one another.