Seven Kinds Of Ordinary Catastrophes Literary Analysis By:Dinara Domeier Introduction The book Seven Kinds Of Ordinary Catastrophes by Amber Kizer is a story about a girl named Gertie that has seven major problems. There is heartbreak, the future, highschool, boys, friends, jobs, and family. Her friends Clare and Maggie bring in way too much drama that Gertie does not want to handle with at the moment. The future is really big for her too like college to go to and what job to get. Lots of things matter in highschool and she doesn’t want to fail it. This analysis will go into what relationships Gertie has with the characters like Stephan,Matt ,and Adam in a creative form. It will also say how Amber Kizer develops the setting to make the reader …show more content…
more interested. Amber Kizer also had a unique story structure. It will go over the whole story and how great Seven Kinds Of Ordinary Catastrophes is. Author's Craft Amber Kizer does a good job with a unique story structure in the book, Seven Kinds Of Ordinary Catastrophes. At the end of some chapters Gertie, the protagonist, will add some things thats she wrote. It will mostly be rants but every once in awhile she will just write something that makes her happy. The author will add it to see what Gertie is thinking. It is sometimes something really small that does not matter at all. For example, one time she wrote about how the boys in her grade had full on beards when they came back to school and Gertie did not appreciate that. “What is it with guys and shaving? We’re out of school for two weeks and they all revert to caveman-gorilla antics.” “There isn’t a single manly-boy in our school who can successfully grow any facial hair without looking like an armadillo in a a spiderman costume.” (Kizer 51). In the chapter that was before it she was saying that guys were growing beards. Gertie goes on and on for about a page about how guys in her grade should not grow beards but it looks better when they are older. She says how she does not like the fuzzy cheeks and the few strands of hair on their chin. She will also do lots of things that are happy and not just the negative things.
Gertie calls them raves. In the chapter before Gertie got a job and she was so happy. She wrote a rave about how she was excited and full of joy. “I got the job! I got the job! I love doctors! I love children! I got the job! I'm a working girl again and I won't screw this up. I won't. I will duct tape my mouth. I will be demure, quiet, polite, and compete. Besides,what could I possibly say to a sick child that could get me fired?” (Kizer 284). She had been trying to get the job forever and she finally did. She was dedicated that she would keep it and not give it up. She promised she would be perfect for the …show more content…
job. Amber Kizer has a very unique story structure that makes the story way more interesting because you can see what Gertie is mad about or what she is very happy about. Writing raves and rants was a way the Amber Kizer put a unique story structure into the book Seven Kinds Of Ordinary Catastrophes. Theme Section Seven Kind Of Ordinary Catastrophes, by Amber Kizer has a very meaningful theme and it can relate to many different stories,movies,and maybe even your own life. The theme of the story is you will get through everything even if you think you won’t because lots of things in high school are just temporary. I know that because the whole story is just about seven different problems. The theme to Seven Kind Of Ordinary Catastrophes can relate to my life in some way. “Is he serious? This isn’t a breakup note, it’s a self-help book. I stop he first girl who walks by ‘I can’t believe this. I thought we were going good,’ I say handing her the note.” “I’ve been dumped. Dumped by Dr. Phil’s evil twin. Warm-ups. Soccer home game. Lucas seeing me with my I’ve been-badly dumperd face on. That’s a cherry for you,”(Kizer 127) Gertie was extremely sad and she was confused. She did make it though though and it was only a temporary thing. That relates to my life because in 4th grade I would get betrayed by my friends. Even though Gertie's was a boy friend and mine was just a best friend the pain is still the same. It really hurt and I didn’t really know who my real friends were but I made it though and now I am still really good friends with those people. Gertie also has problems with stressing out about tiny things. They end up being fine but in that moment she gets sacred. “I have a terribly bad feeling in my stomach. I think there’s something very, very wrong with Clarice. She hasn’t returned my phone calls and i’m certin sh’e ducking around corners to avoid me at school,” (Kizer 231). She was nervous,scared,and stressed that Clarice was mad at her but she really wasn't. She just wanted to be left alone. That relates to my life because in 5th grade I couldn't find my friends in the morning and I thought they were trying to avoid me. It was a whole new school and I was scared because I thought they were mad at me or something. It ends up that they were just in the gym and they were just walking around waiting for me. Me and Gertie were both scared but it ended up being nothing bad. The theme of the book can relate to my life a lot and probably a lot of other people's too. It’s a girl that has lots of problems and is just trying to get through high schools that's how most people feel. The theme, you will always get through things even if you don’t think you won’t because lots of things are temporary, can have a connection with many different things including people's lives. Character Relationships Setting Section Amber Kizer really develops the setting. She does that so you can imagine things better than just having to make up your own setting which would be completely off what the author was thinking when they wrote the book. In the beginning of the book Gertie and Stephen go to a new years eve party. The author describes the setting. “Stephen opens Jenny’s front door. Most of the school is here. Good. Lots of people. The stench of sugar ,cheap candles, and drinks blast me in the face,” (Kizer 9). The author describe it great. This is important because as a reader I want to imagine the setting and not just not think about it. Amber Kizer also really develops the setting when Gertie goes into History class.
She tells you how the chairs are lined up and what the teacher smells like. “I walk into history ready to have Ms.Whoptommy kick the smell of smoke in my face. Glance settles on my usually desk in the third row. There’s a rose on it. My feet slow. Wrong desk? Stephens sitting in his seat turned towards me,” (Kizer 54)The exact moment the Stephan turns I can imagine Stephan turning back and Gertie looking confused because she didn;t think that any one would give her a rose. It’s awesome how Amber Kizer really shows that part so I can really think of
it. The setting is a big part of the book because I want to see the setting that the characters are in so I can imagine myself in that situation and how I would feel. Amber Kizer is a great author to write this story because the book Seven Kinds Of Ordinary Catastrophes needs a lot of different locations and she really goes into details for the surroundings. Conclusion In conclusion, Seven Kids Of Ordinary Catastrophes is a very amazing book. This story has 3.69 stars and 154 ratings on goodreads.com. This shows that if this book got more popular and every told their friends and family about it, it could become a very successful book and maybe even win some prizes. This book is very relatable and Amber Kizer really developed lots of things like the settings. Seven Kinds Of Ordinary Catastrophes is a great book everyone will enjoy. Everyone should pick up a copy and start reading because you will never want to stop reading when you read this book.
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