David Pelayo 7 A 19 Jonathan Livingston Seagull

David Pelayo 7 A #19 Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Part One My Reflections 1. What did Jonathan love more than anything else? More than anything else, Jonathan Livingston Seagull loved to fly. The main character is a bird who would rather fly than eat. He is different from the other seagulls. He seems to be a loner. His father is rather demanding 2. What did his father tell him to study? of him but then Jonathan is If you must study, then study food, and how to get it. straying from seagull culture. 3. What was the "breakthrough“ Terminal velocity! A seagull at two hundred fourteen miles per hour! It was a breakthrough, the greatest single moment in the history of the Flock, and in that moment a new age opened for Jonathan Gull. Breakthroughs in life happen rarely and are often greeted with open arms. I never made a breakthrough yet…. 4. Why was Jonathan cast out of the flock? "Stand to Center for Shame in the sight of your fellow gulls!" That must be so humiliating. I wonder how his parents felt… 5. According to Jonathan, why is a gull's life so short? Jonathan Seagull discovered that boredom and fear and anger are the reasons that a gull's life is so short, and with these gone from his thought, he lived a long fine life indeed. By short I think he meant boring and eventful because time passes by so fast when nothing special happens He must have felt happy and sad 6. Where did Jonathan go at the end of part one? because finally he can come home "We've come to take you higher, to take you home. " but sad because his home cast him out years ago. Vocabulary Definitions: Terminal Velocity is when the upward drag on an object an the gravity acting upon it is equal. My Questions: 1. What is Jonathan’s breakthrough speed? 2. What kind of animal’s wings did Jonathan want? 3. Were falcon wings short or long? 4. What did Jonathan find 10 feet under the ocean? 5. Why was Jonathan made to “Stand to Center”? 1. 214 mph 2. Falcon wings 3. Short 4. Rare and tasty fish 5. For irresponsibility