As many people can probably recall, Tuesday the 17^th, was the “Run advisory.” Or, in other words, the advisory to discuss the novel Run by Ann Patchett. When most people found out that the entire school district was reading Run, the majority of students wondered why. Many people probably found out on a slow, late August afternoon while they were scouring through the Internet for a plot sum- oh, I mean clarification of Run. In other words, the school district was, and understandably, probably excited about finding a book without a SparkNotes page. In addition to this, the novel covered large issues that were perfect for school discussions. These themes included race and family connections.

Last Tuesday in advisory, most people were forced to come to terms with the fact that they were either someone who read Run, or that person hopelessly slumped in front of their computer on a late August afternoon who did not read the novel.

In the Run advisory most classes discussed main literary elements of the novel, and then proceeded to fulfill the ten-question quiz. To some student’s dismay, the discussion of the main motifs, themes, and symbols of Run didn’t assist them on the quiz. The quiz was mainly plot comprehension questions, rather than literature analysis. For example, one question asked,“what was Kenya’s great talent?” While in discussion, your advisory teacher probably asked something like, “how does Kenya’s running create a larger theme for the novel that connects with the general theme of whom one considers to be their family?”

After going through this process, one large idea can be gathered from the Run advisory, that summer reading is essential.