Lucky Pgs. 62-91

Summary: In Chapters 5 through 7, Alice is still giving her readers that sense of taking a 'break' from her sexual abuse. In the chapters after Alice's rape, she is not bringing it up as much in the story. Because this book is about Alice's rape, i expect to read more about it, but then, i realize that this book is also about her life AFTER the rape as well. The readers see that Alice Sebold was a lot more child-like before her rape and after her rape, Alice seemed to transform more into an adult. She is seeing that her innocence is taken in more ways than just one, (Sebold 62-91).
Quote: "The world was not divided for me then as it is now...There are two styles available: the safe and the not safe"(Sebold 90).
Reaction: I feel that with the above quote, Alice Sebold is letting the readers know that from here on out, nothing is safe to her. In this point in the story, Alice has returned back home to her family; to the place she thought was her home. This is ironic because Alice is returning to the place where she grew up as a child, and I expect her to recieve some form of special treatment after her rape. The people of the town look at her differently, instead of comforting her like I would expect them to. To conclude, Alice has a catchy way of getting and keeping hold of the reader's attention. By introducing the rape at the beginning, Alice was able to get it out of the way, and elaborate on her life at the time.