Book Scene

“I was too hungry, but I controlled myself. I wanted to seem you know, like, polite. I didn’t eat as fast as I wanted to. I even pretended I didn’t want to eat the last three pieces…so I went ahead and overate one more bite out of one and dropped it in the box” (99). I relate this quote not only to me, but also to other people. I think that it has happen to everyone at least once in our life. When we’re in front of someone that we like, we get embarrassed by eating in front of them. This is because we’re not use to eating with this person and we feel uncomfortable. Some people don’t really care and they act the same way with everyone, but for others we wish we could run out of the place so the person won’t stare at us. I think the author’s intention was to show the way people act when they like someone, and also to know that Sonny really likes Nica because if not he wouldn’t be acting so polite. Also because I think the author wanted to share with the reader what’s going on in Sonny’s mind when he sees Nica and realize that he cares for her.