ROAR Book: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

5-4-3-2-1

5.Comments:

• Reading this book not only teaches me a little bit of Italian but it also teaches me a little bit of the different types of Indian languages; "jad" is the Hindi word for inert.
• The way that Elizabeth described the Ashram life make it seem like it's hard-work and you have to be fully committed to this life-style.
• I am glad that Elizabeth decided to stay in the Ashram instead of leaving to another part of India (the Ashram is helping her a lot.
• I cannot believe Elizabeth was able to practice the Vipassana meditation while the mosquitoes were biting her.
• I think now Elizabeth truly understand why meditating helps a person release their internal issues.

4.Questions:

• Who is Saint Sri Ramakrishna?
• What does the Dalai Lama do?
• What is the Taj Mahal?
• What is the Congressional Medal of Honor?

3.Vocabulary:

• Sporadic: not regular
• Caustic: 1. corrosive 2. sarcastic
• Arduous: laborious and strenuous
  

2.Literary Terms:

• Dialect: "There's no time for shuckin' and jivin' now, this is it..." (page166)
• Direct Characterization: "Nick, my nephew, is an eight-year-old-boy, skinny for his age, scarily smart, frightening astute, sensitive and complex." (page 168)
  

1.Overview Sentence:

• Before, Elizabeth disliked meditating because she could never concentrate (there was alot of things on her mind) but now she enjoys meditating.