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23/09/2025 8:24 am
The author Jason Reynalds seems to be talking about a group of boys in Brooklyn swimming. After they are done they start to talk about making really good sandwiches while heading home. Each boy talks about their "perfect" sandwich and all the ingredients they would use. When the boys talk about different sandwiches, one says that, "peanut butter and jelly ain't good enough for ya'll'... 'you know what i'd like to try? One of them veggie sandwiches." (Reynolds Pg.4). The author seems to explain all these kind of sandwiches they want, for them to just make something else that's simple.
This story can compare to my life in so many ways. One way this story relates to me somewhat is I always have so many recipes I want to try but never make it. Because I never have the right ingredients. Which means I have to make something basic and simple. Another thing I relate to is whenever I'm at my grandparents and done swimming, I get very hungry just like the kids in the story. One boy says to his friends, "While ya'll are so busy roasting me, I'm starving.' Swimming always makes them hungry." (Reynolds Pg.2). I can relate to this quote because I also don't know why I'm always hungry after the pool.
23/09/2025 8:41 am
I like the way you said you always want to make new things but don't have the right ingredients. Instead of just leaving it at wanting to try new things and not giving a reason why not to. I connected to this because I also have tried to make new things and had to go to the store or settle for something else because I didn't' have everything I needed. I think a way to make this more broad would be trying new things, not just new recipes. Feeling like you don't have the time to try new things, just like how you don't have the ingredients to make something new. How hard are the ingredients to find. Is it inconvenient because they are expensive or take a lot of prep time?
29/09/2025 5:46 pm
I love the connection you made to how there are things that foods that you want to try, but due to a lack of ingredients, you dont try them. I feel like this example connects to the boys in the story a lot; It makes the story seem relatable and real, even though it's not. I can relate to this because I collect a lot of baking books, and I love to flip through the recipes. Whenever I see a really good recipe I would like to bake, I usually don't follow through and try it because I dont have the ingredients or cookware to do it. This could be put into broader terms by wanting to try anything, like a hobby, sport, club, and not being able to because they don't think they'll like it or feel out of place, or whatever reason they come up with to not try it out. I wonder why we don't stick to that recipe? Are the ingredients hard to get? Are we too unmotivated to go to the store and get it? Or are we doubting trying this recipe? I just wonder how we can want to try something really bad, but when we look more deeply into it, we give up?
01/10/2025 9:13 am
I really like how you connected the story to your own life. I also thought it was funny and relatable how the boys talked about elaborate sandwiches but ended up making something simple. I’ve had that happen too wanting to cook something cool but just making whatever’s easiest.You did a good job showing how the story connects to real life. How hard is it to find the ingredients or do you just give up?
