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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman

So is it love at first sight for Vince and Kendra? Or lust? Or is he really just out to antagonize his dad? So what do you think about Vince's tragic flaws? his idea of love? his willingness to engage in deception? Was he fated to meet Kendra? How do time and civil disorder play out as themes in this novel? Get to chatting about it all!!

67 Comments:

At 7:21 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sooooooooooooooooo, do u think that the relationship between Kendra and Vince will last, rr do u think it is a disaster wating 2 happin???

 
At 9:12 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Will uncle Pampers confront Vince about dating Kendra Blightly?

 
At 9:16 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Does Vince really know what he is getting himself into by helping out Jimmy Rat with his money problems?

 
At 9:14 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do ya thank that Jimmy Rat will betray Vince???????

 
At 9:15 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do u think dat Uncle Pampers is really the type of person dat the family thinks he is?????

 
At 9:25 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

what character in this novel are you able to relate to the most? Do you share any life experiences with the character?

 
At 8:31 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What is Ray to Vince???

 
At 9:13 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why do you just ask questions and say hello? I guess this is the question blog but in order for people who arent reading your book give us more info so that when you wont answer your own questions someone else can.

 
At 12:28 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Does Vince's brother, Tommy fully understand the mechanisms of the mob?or is he not really sure about the true mechanisms of the mob?

 
At 12:41 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At 12:44 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

How does Vince view the mob life compared to the life he tries to live by?

 
At 3:21 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Vince views Ray as just like him.He feels that Ray knows what he's been going through and he can always rely on Ray

 
At 8:52 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Justin, because of the record we've been running this book either ends like R&J or like blood and choclate but both are tragedies. the symbol of love the rose is double sided. the flower itself is beautiful and blooming while the stem can cut your hand easily if you dont move with caution.

 
At 8:01 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

i think jimmy Rat and Ed will find a way to get around all of their problems by committing an act against the MOB.

 
At 1:10 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Where is ALex when Vince is still dating Kendra?

 
At 1:14 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

When Vince becomes so into Kendra, does his relationship with his friend, Alex get destroyed in the processs?

 
At 1:14 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

When Vince becomes so into Kendra, does his relationship with his friend, Alex get destroyed in the processs?

 
At 1:20 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

In the part were Vince had been picking up Kendra and going to his car Jimmy apppears and asks him to tell his dad he needs more time to come up with the money Kendra gives Vince the reporter look.Does this mean Vince's relationship will end soon?

 
At 1:07 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What is Uncle Pampers to Vince?

 
At 1:10 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What does Vince feel about the mob life trying to pull him in it?

 
At 1:12 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What does Vince view his older brother, Tommy like?

 
At 2:56 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why do you think Vince finally decides to get involved with his dads business (wth Jimmy Rat)?

 
At 2:56 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why do you think Vince finally decides to get involved with his dads business (wth Jimmy Rat)?

 
At 4:47 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

When Vince becomes interested in Kendra Alec just wants to toy with it and Vince doesn't know so Alex is really ok with it.

 
At 4:50 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Vince really didn't get involved in his father's business,he just wanted to help Jimmy and Ed to prevent things happening to them from the cause of his father's business.

 
At 4:56 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Have you noticed that Vince is standing up to his father,Anthony Luca,more and more.Do you think that everybody will follow Vince if he dominates Anthony Luca?

 
At 9:06 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is an answer to Patricks question...
Vince decided to get involved with his fathers business because what he was doing had to do with helping someone and not causing harm to them

 
At 9:08 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Who do you think the agent is working in the mob????

 
At 9:45 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I didn't think that Kendra and Vince would break up because I didn't consider Vince a loan sharker. He was just trying to help those guys out with their money problem so they wouldn't get hurt by one of his uncles.

 
At 1:12 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Can Vince really stay away from the mob life his dad, Athony Luca, who tries to get him motivated about being in the mob life?

 
At 1:15 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Can Vince resist the mobsters' way of life that he suddenly gets deeper and deeper into it when he helps Jimmy and Ed?

 
At 5:25 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

i doubt that Vince can resist the mob's way of life because he loves Kendra and as much as he does, her father is still in the FBI and will always be on his case. Because of that, Vince will obviously want to protect his father from being arrested or taken down so he would probably do whatever it took to save his father.

 
At 5:27 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What do you think Tommy would do if he found out that Vince knows about whats happening on his website?

 
At 7:11 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I don't think Tommy will worry that Vince knows about what he's been doing because he knows that Vince won't tell anyone and vince won't do anything about it because he's helping Vince with his grade.

 
At 10:33 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Would Vince have found out who the inside man was if it weren't for the pictures Kendra got of him?

 
At 5:41 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is MY answer for Barett's question....
Vince probly wouldn't have found out who the inside man was if Kendra hadn't seen those pictures because they probley woulden't have broken up and how else would he have found out about the inside man

 
At 5:42 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I don't think vince would have found out because Kendra breaking up with him finally made him start thinking about what the FBI was doing.

 
At 5:47 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is an answer to Justin S's question....
Vince dosn't seem like the person to lead a business, but he is finding out more about the business and is acting like his father more as the story go's along.

 
At 5:59 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I haven't finished Son Of The Mob (i can't underline it)yet but i think the ending will be somthing like the inside man will arest Vince's dad but Kendra's dad will let him go because their kid are in love with each other. Or maybe it will end like Romeo And Juliet.

Based on how the story is going so far in where you are in the book, what do you think the ending will be like???

 
At 6:16 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Right now, i am currently near the end of it. From what ive read, i think that the ending will be peaceful. I think that Alex and Kendra will finally get along. Also, I think that Kendra's father will actually accept Vince to be his daughter's boyfriend because he will realize how much they truly love each other

 
At 7:37 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have finished the book but I thought that the book would end with Anthony Luca getting arrested and Vince letting his father's business be torn apart by the Feds.

 
At 10:14 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

After finishing the book, i was kind of disappointed. I thought that Anthony Luca would go after Ray Francione or there would at least be a little more action.

 
At 10:14 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What do you think Vicne would do if Anthony Luca went after RAy Francione?

 
At 4:06 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

If Anthony Luca went fater Ray i think Vince would have given Kendra's dad some evidence against his dad and get some payback on Anthony Luca.

 
At 4:10 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

My favorite part of the book was when Vince started to stand up to his dad.It was my favorite part of the book because i was surprised that Anthony Luca didn't do anything.

 
At 6:43 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I don't think that Vince would sell out his own father to the FBI.

 
At 6:46 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

My favorite part of the book was the online betting on Vince's website because I thought it was kind of clever how they disguised their bets.

 
At 8:20 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Im dissapointed in you guys. I thought that there would be some good info but what i find is unanswerable questions please answer them so i can say something worthwile or are you incapable of thought ? answers get us furter than questoins because they are advances in understanding. if no person has answers then the world would be in a primitove state. good bye

 
At 9:15 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

My favorite part was when he got back at everyone at the end

 
At 9:16 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

whats your favorite part?

 
At 9:21 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is an answer to Barrett's question...
Vince would never sell out his father to the FBI, because getting in troble with the FBI was one of the things he didn't want, and i don't think he will try to get his father in troble

 
At 9:22 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do you think that Vince will stay clear of his father's business now that he doesn't have to deal with Jimmy or Ed?

 
At 9:26 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think he will stay away from his father's business because it caused him so much trouble with him and Kendra that it wouldn't be worth risking their relationship again?

 
At 4:28 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

so i take it this book is about the son of a mab leader and the daughter of a police agent. do the couple end up going the right was with girls family or staying with the mob.

 
At 5:10 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Answer to Barrets question: I believe that Jimmy will actually stop being involved with the action but will still use his father's business for his own benefit. For example, he will use the money to pay for his college funds or support himself.

 
At 5:11 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Excuse my mistake on my last post, i was thinking of a diferent book while posting the comment. I accidentally put Jimmy instead of Vince.

 
At 5:12 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do you think that Kendra will end up following Vince to the same college or will they go their own seperate way.

 
At 5:14 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Also, do you think that Vince will experience a different relationship if him and Kendra do go their own seperate ways?

 
At 6:32 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do you think that in the next book they will stay together????

 
At 6:41 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is an answer to Barrett's question...
Vince can't stay out of the business, seeing how Vince is in this book...also because theirs a second book

 
At 6:44 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

THis is an answer to patricks question...
You read the second book, so i think you said that question because you know...so ya i think that they will go their seperate ways.

 
At 6:53 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

How whould the end of the story change if Ray hadn't have told Kendra that Vince was only helping Jimmy and Ed, and was not in the mob

 
At 8:25 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I've read this book and what I noticed was that Vince decieves Kendra alot. Deception is big in this book. I mean everyone is lying to everyone. Ray to Vince;Vince to kendra. TO me Kendra and Vince's "love" is really more of deception.

 
At 8:44 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Has anyone read the other book? Does Bince and Kendra ever deal with their family situations and/or do they stay together? Does Vince's family business get in the way in california too?

 
At 10:41 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

To answer Justin's question I think that the book would have ended with them still being a happy couple without all the drama of them breaking up and that weird period of time where they weren't talking to each other.

 
At 10:44 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

To answer Patrick's question I don't think that will go there separate ways but if they do I think they will keep in touch.

 

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