30 Isabelle Allende has written many different stories. One of them, called City of the Beasts, is centered around Alexander Cold, a young teen who learns that life can be better when he explores out of his comfort zone. Allende writes about how Alex deals with the new society of Africa, a country that he’s afraid of (what, with all of the diseases and spiders bigger than your head, it’s not a surprise). During his adventures in the Amazon, Alex becomes more adept and used to Africa’s societies. From meeting shamans to saving an entire Indian tribe, Allende illustrates how Alex, just a regular kid, can become a figure of destiny, and all you have to do is step outside. When Alex’s mom becomes ill with cancer, he has no other choice than to stay with his grandma Kate, who’s preparing to make a trip to Africa. Alex is fearful, but he knows it’s for the best. When Kate and Alex do arrive to Africa, the humidity “hits them like a towel soaked in warm water” (City of the Beasts, page 50). As the two settle in a small village along the Nile River, Alex starts getting used to the environment around him: very little use of technology (with the exception of airplanes, helicopters, and small ferries), the sweltering heat, and all of the wildlife to foreign to him (small monkeys, vipers, and …show more content…
Alex meets a young girl named Nadia and the two become good friends. These two experience even more weird events, such as becoming captured by Indians, discovering lost species who were presumed to be extinct (such as small, flying wyverns and the Beast[s]), and even discovering El Dorado (and possibly the Fountain of Youth). Eventually, Alex and Nadia foil a scam within the expedition’s crew and were almost shot (some of the crew members weren’t even aware of the scam). When these con-artists are arrested, Alex and Kate safely return
In Endangered by Eliot Schrefer, there was a character named Sophie. Sophie wasn’t much different than other 14 year old girls, other than the fact that her mom ran a fabulous bonobo sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo, located in Africa. The bonobo sanctuary saves bonobos from being hunted and is compatible for babies and adults. When Sophie rescues Otto, a baby bonobo, she loved him and vowed to care for him. Later,Sophie has to make a heart- wrenching decision, will she choose Otto or safety. Sophie is faced with many challenges during her journey, that shaped her into the strong person she is.
ultimately defends the wild in all of its forms. He opens the novel with a narrative story about a
After reading this book, I was really amazed at how good the author described Alex Rider and how realistic he made him sound. I was baffled at how brave Alex was to accept the dangerous mission (p. 55) and become a spy. If I were Alex, I would have rather gone to the institution instead. I wouldn’t have been valiant enough to pursue the mission than an adult has died from elucidating. Later on in the book, I was annoyed when Nadia Vole, one of Herod Sayle’s employees, tricked Alex into thinking she w...
The novel "I'm Not Scared" explores the playful and interesting world of childhood through the eyes of a nine year old kid. In the hot, dry summer of 1978, Michele, the main character, and his friends have nothing better to do than play new games and dares. Their small town Aqua Treverse only occupies four houses. Michele and his friends usually ride on their bikes across the deserted countryside, while the adults stay indoors shielding from the enormous heat. This gives the children the freedom to do anything they want.
saves the land and manages through the drought. This shows how Alexandra never gave up on
Overall, Alexie uses this book to call to Native Americans across the country to do something about the destruction of their culture. He uses activities such as fancy dancing, powwows, and storytelling to lend to the idea that Indians are able rekindle the flame of their culture and that the identity of the Indian culture can still be preserved. Norma Many Horses and Thomas Builds-the-Fire show up numerous times in the short stories and have an unforgettable affect on readers. This is because they both have a strong sense of the identity of their culture and the fact that it is slowly diminishing. Through out the stories these two characters do their best to use their talents to preserve their culture. The book is full of persevering characters the will the Native American culture to continue on.
Page 12 is the beginning of the chapter “The River”. Dana is transported back to where rufus (currently name is unknown) is drowning in a river, his mother is at the bank in a panic. Dana drags rufus to shore and proceeds to save his life by giving him mouth to mouth resuscitation. She is returned to the present when his father arrives and puts a large gun in her face. Dana is returned home at this point where only a couple of seconds have passed for her husband Kevin (Note that dana reappears soaking and mud covered). The next chapter is titled “The Fire”. Once Dana is taken back to rufus’ time she finds rufus to be a couple years older than before. He has lit the drape on fire to get back at his father but became scared once he realised it
In Beasts of the Southern Wild it quickly becomes apparent in the Bathtub family isn’t just your Father, it’s everyone. Working together to thrive in a harsh wet land so much to the point that almost every night it another holiday, another celebration. However in this land if you want to thrive you have to have a strong will. Most lose their wills before the storm hits. While Hushpuppy grows stronger, Winks fades.
Young adults will laugh and become speechless at this fight against nature for true love in Maggie Stiefvater’s Shiver. Shiver is a fictional book with a supernatural twist. The main character, Grace, is an excellent daughter and student until a boy named Sam gets shot in the neck and arrives on her front porch. Grace treats his wound and Sam tells her that he is a werewolf who transitions from a human when it’s warm in the summer and to a wolf in winter when it is cold. Soon, Sam and Grace fall in love and together they fight to maintain Sam’s human form for as long as possible as winter draws closer. The theme in this story is to fight for what you believe in. The theme is well developed because the main conflict in the story is trying to
Dr. Alexander manette was a prisoner in the Bastille for 18 years. He is released and taken back to London by Jarvis Lorry of Tellson Bank. Dr. Manette is a little crazy because of all the years he spent locked up in solitary confinement. He has a daughter, Lucie, who was a young girl when he was sent to prison.
Aina is fourteen when Uwe leaves for Canada. She is devastated after his departure. She waits four years until he sends for her to come. Fourteen is a young age to fall in love. Aina is blinded by love and ignores the fact that she hardly knows Uwe anymore. In those four years, her imagination creates pictures of him and romantic scenarios that never actually occur. After recalling "memories" over and over during the time he is gone, she begins to believe they all transpired. ."..A whole new love began to assemble itself of out bits and pieces and snatches of memory. Some of these memories were of things that had actually happened- wildflowers that he had one day picked for her and given her by the stone wall near her father's well...Others were of events that she had wished had transpired, sentiments that she hoped he might one day express" (Hardy 99). Uwe writes her only twice during the four years allowing Aina to form her own ideas of what he is doing. With her spare time she invents a dream world that she visits to see Uwe. When Uwe sends the money order for her ticket Aina, she is overwhelmed. "However, the idea of leaving her family and her village and every...
In 2006 Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC made their gaming system PlayStation 3 (PS3) available for purchase claiming that it would be the most advanced gaming system on the market that would last generations. It boasted its futuristic performance capabilities through its ability of accessing an online gaming network called PlayStation Network (PSN) as well as an “Other OS” feature. It made a claim to consumers that this system would last for ten years, but within the product licence and terms of service it mentioned that operating updates may cause loss of functionality on some of the features. In 2010 Sony released a software updated on the PS3 that
My favorite scene in A Tale of Two Cities is one of the last scenes, when Sydney Carton is about to go to the guillotine. It takes place in Paris, near a prison, and many people have gathered to watch french aristocrats be beheaded. The atmosphere is tense and chaotic; Sydney, however, remains calm, even though he is about to be killed. Sydney is holding the hand of a young girl who is given no name other than a "poor little seamstress". Sydney and the seamstress, who are both being wrongfully killed, comfort each other just before they reach the guillotine, and they seem to have an instant romantic connection with each other. I loved this scene because it showed that Sydney Carton had finally found someone who could love him, as he could love them, but it saddened me that he had found her just before their deaths.
The book also discussed the family life of Alex which went up and down because his job took most of time and kept him away from them.
Sacrifice, even when it comes to one’s ultimate end, is crucial in order to survive as a productive race. In the book Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, he illustrates the hardships of the early-nineteenth-century lifestyles. With the resurrection of an evicted man, the novel sprouts from a broken family recovering and growing. This novel incorporates many grand gestures and adventures, such as the French Revolution, treason trials, and the sacrifice of one’s own life in the name of love.