The most important line from a chapter is…

    For me the most important line from a chapter would be, "I have very fond memories acutally." (Herbach, pg. 24). This short quote comes from Chapter 5 in Stupid Fast. Although this chapter is only about a page and a half, I feel it gives the audience background on Felton's summer life and what it means to him. For Felton, it means being one thing that he feels he doesn't have. A normal family. 

    When Felton syas that he has good memories of summer he is describing going on the camping trips with his brother and his mom. One example that Felton givees us is when they went camping his freshman year of high school and his mom sang him all of these distinctive songs as they sat under a star and moon lit night sky. He later goes on to say that his mom is a really good mom even though they've had their rough times and the fact that Felton thinks she is really wierd. 

    This line is important to the plot because it foreshadows that this summer will be different from most since his mom is not taking them camping this summer, his best friend moved to Venezuela, a new family moved into his best friend's house. Also I like how Herbach gives such an important line at the beginning of a chapter that is only one sentence long. This is a technique that I feel could be very benefical to not only my writing style, but also everyone else's. 

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