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Cassandra Clare 4-28-10
 * City Of Glass **

**Pages Read:** 1-145

   **Title You Create For The Reading You've Done:** Portal To Alicante


 * Significant** **Quote:** "Jace caught his arm, spinning him back around. "This is for Clary. I'm trying to protect her. I thought you'd be at least a little interested in helping me do that" " (pg 17)


 * Explanation:** This quote is significant because Jace was always very harsh towards Clary ever since he discovered that they were brother and sister. In this quote Jace was advocating to Simon, Clary's best friend that he was trying to protect her by lying to her. He was lying to her because she wanted to to go with the fellow shadowhunters to Alicante, the capital city in Icrus. He didn't want her to go because it is extremely dangerous for someone who is untrained like Clary to be there. He knew it was necessary to lie to her because if something were to happen to her he would never be able to forgive himself.


 * HOTQ:** Why do you think Jace believed he was part demon?


 * My Answer:** I think Jace believed he was part Demon because after he found out that Clary was his sister he still wanted to be with her. Since demons constantly want things that are forbidden he could of come to the conclusion that being part demon is why he still wanted to be with Clary. Also, since he found out that his father, Valentine, messed with his DNA when he was born Jace could of believed that his father put demonic energies in him.


 * Connection:** I can make a text- self connect to the feeling of betrayal Clary felt when she first found out that Jace had lied to her about going to Alicante. I can make a connection to that because a friend of mine had once lied to me in order to protect me just like Jace did to Clary. Also, I felt angry and betrayed at first when I found out my friend had lied to me but then I had realized that my friend was just trying to protect me from getting hurt just like Clary realized Jace was trying to protect her.