SSR

Today in class for ssr, I read a book called The Underneath. It consist of many stories that are separated into really short chapters. The book begins by introducing a gray calico cat that was on its own. It was slowly, gradually walking along the road since it was carrying two kittens. The cat's family obscurely abandoned her in a forest and she was on her own to survive. Moreover, somewhere in a forest, a lightning storm was brewing and a huge lightning bolt cracked and splitter an ancient tree right down to the core. After that incident, somewhere far beneath said in a whispery voice: sooooon. Jumping back to the cat, she was walking into a forest when she heard a song. It contained bluesy notes and the calico cat could feel the emotionally agonizing of the howler. She decided to pay the singer a visit and followed her sense of hearing.  It lead to a junky backyard with bear bottles assorted and found a dog being chained up with a 20 ft. radius. To the dog's surprise, the cat went right next to him and purred. Most cats that he experienced with would just walk along the fence and ignore his calls and alerting howls but this cat decided to provide him comfort. He understand that the cat understood his emotional pain through the tune. Turning our attention to that crippled tree, the creature was revealed to be a snake. Not any old snake but a very wise and malicious snake waiting to come out and seek revenge. Another day passed by and the cat gave birth to two kittens: a pure silver cat just like her and another kitten with a white crescent on his forehead. The dog, Ranger, decided to call the guy Puck and the girl Sabine. Back into the haze, there was a boy that was struck by his father right on the face leaving a huge gash. Unlike any other child who would then be filled with guilt and remorse, he was filled with hatred toward his father who struck him. He decided to grab everything important to him and a rifle and left. He trudged through the forest all night only eating grubs and worms. The hunger got through him and he decided that he needed a bigger prey. From a nearby rustle he herd, he readily aimed his rifle. There was a white tailed deer and he only had one bullet left. He shot the deer and it clearly hit the leg but it started to run away. He went after him and that's where I left off. Based on all the events happening the observations, I think the book is unique in the way it presents the story by jumping between multiple stories. In my opinion, this brings out the reader's curiosity and influences more imagination. I can also see some connections between the three stories because of the house the dog lives in is so close to the forest, the man traveling in the forest, and the snake under the forest's tree.