Blog #6

In the pages that I have read this past week a lot of events have occurred. Craig is starting to realize that he needs time to cope and figure out his problems before befriending others. For once in his life Craig has to put himself first. A part I thought was ironic was when his principal called the psychiatric hospital. One of the patients answered, and told Craig who it was. Craig immediately freaked out and didn't want to answer the call. Craig later that day when to his psychologist and told her about what happened earlier. He admitted that he was afraid he would be expelled. The psychologist called the school and forced Craig to talk to his principle. I think she did this because she wanted him to face his problems instead of run away from them. What I thought was ironic was that when the principle got on the line instead of him telling Craig that he was expelled, he told Craig that the school completely understands his situation and will be there whenever Craig decides to go back. Craig was so surprised because the impression of his principle was not the nice man that was telling him that, it was a man who had high standards for students. The principle informed him that this isn't the first time something like this has happened. The school has high expectations to live up to and the staff understands what's going on. Craig immediately felt relieved. I think that most of the time the pressure of school and everything is in Craig's mind. Not that he's imagining it, just that he's thinking too much about it and exaggerating it a bit in his brain. The last chapter that I read up to was a scheduled card game in the hospital. It seemed like innocent fun at the time that Craig decided to attend. It turned out to be a bit more chaotic. First off instead of betting money, the patients bet buttons. It all started going downhill when some random comments that were said offended one of the players and then after the comment was said, the person that said it (Humble) wouldn't apologize. Even though it seems like a juvenile thing, it was a big deal to everyone present. Humble ended up getting towed off by the security guards and the game ended. I thought that that part in the book was significant because while Craig just sat back and watched he felt normal. He felt normal compared to the other patients. When usually in his everyday life he feels like the odd one out in practically everything he does. My prediction for the next part in the book is that he continues his relationship with the other girl patient and realizes he should have listened to his doctor beforehand.