Comments on Back to SchoolTypePad2012-08-23T00:34:59ZRavenshttps://www.ravensview.ca/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.ravensview.ca/2012/08/back-to-school/comments/atom.xml/Ravens commented on 'Back to School'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83455a07e69e2017c3175da93970b2012-08-25T04:49:09Z2012-08-25T15:31:10ZRavenshttp://profile.typepad.com/ravensHe does feel apprehension and fear at the first day, but also is looking forward to another year, as he...<p>He does feel apprehension and fear at the first day, but also is looking forward to another year, as he likes school because gives him a chance to excel. Even if the jock school doesn't care.<br />
I was in a scholastic type of school in the early 60's. then was switched to a jock school. I learned to be dumb to be cool. Picked a path - might have been very different. </p>Ravens commented on 'Back to School'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83455a07e69e201774453503a970d2012-08-25T04:45:14Z2012-08-25T15:31:10ZRavenshttp://profile.typepad.com/ravensI meant the ending to show his realization that he's dead - but if it leaves some people thinking differently,...<p>I meant the ending to show his realization that he's dead - but if it leaves some people thinking differently, then that's a bonus for me.</p>Ravens commented on 'Back to School'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83455a07e69e2017c3175d6d9970b2012-08-25T04:43:29Z2012-08-25T15:31:10ZRavenshttp://profile.typepad.com/ravensExactly - I like doing that<p>Exactly - I like doing that</p>Joyce Juzwik commented on 'Back to School'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83455a07e69e201774452660d970d2012-08-24T23:42:42Z2012-08-25T04:42:10ZJoyce Juzwikhttp://jfjuzwik.blogspot.comHow desperately sad. I believe you've captured the concept of being bullied completely. But, it's not just that. It's as...<p>How desperately sad. I believe you've captured the concept of being bullied completely. But, it's not just that. It's as if he passed through life pretty much unnoticed. That is, until one of the nasty ones needed a victim. He's free now, sort of, but it appears the outcome of his tragic end is to continue to wander the school hallways, feeling the same apprehension and the same fear. Perhaps it's only on the first day of school, and the rest of the year, he's at peace--somewhere. I sure hope so.</p>
<p>Very moving story. Well done!</p>frances commented on 'Back to School'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83455a07e69e2017c3170293f970b2012-08-23T21:45:46Z2012-08-23T23:37:21ZfrancesI'm not sure which was the most moving part - that he was being bullied or that he was dead....<p>I'm not sure which was the most moving part - that he was being bullied or that he was dead. Very thought-provoking - now, at last, people are taking notice of him ... he's even famous. I read somewhere (might have been our lit forum?) about a girl at a British school who couldn't get a boyfriend because she liked maths - so she gave up maths to study something else. Great (almost dead-pan) tone throughout - and, I think the saddest part is where he seems to cheer up when he realises he is no more.</p>