Emotional Intelligence in The Thing about Jellyfish

Answer these question about the book The Thing about Jellyfish to practice emotional intelligence.

These questions are from chapter one of The Thing About Jellyfish, “Ghost Heart”. Answer these to practice emotional intelligence skills. There is no one right answer.

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What do you feel reading this chapter? You may either describe it, use an emotional word, or both. Here are some suggestions for if you are unsure. How do you know you feel this way? Where do you feel this feeling in your body most? What is the sensation like?

Do you feel awe for the way the narrator describes the heart, the ocean, and life? Do you feel surprised by the fact the author uses second person? Do you feel sad that things do not last very long? Do you feel something I did not list? Do you feel a combination of some of these? Is the sensation like feeling tired in your eyes? Do you feel the emotion like you are hungry in your stomach? Does it feel like you are hot everywhere? Does it feel like something else?