Eoin Colfer Essays

  • Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

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    The main character’s name is Artemis Fowl. He has dark hair and pale skin. He is twelve years old. His family is very rich and live in a large house, and Artemis lives with his mom, (who has been acting very strange since Artemis’ dad died.) and his two servants, Butler and Juliet. At the beginning of the book, Artemis is mainly focused on getting even richer than he already was. After he kidnapped a fairy though, he realized that he had something he wanted more than riches. He wanted his mom to

  • Opal Koboi in Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

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    In the book “Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident” by Eoin Colfer there is a very intelligent pixie named Opal Koboi. She has an IQ of over 300 which means that she is a certified genius. She appears as a villain in The Arctic Incident and in The Opal Deception (third book in this series). She is the rightful owner of Koboi Labs which designs and creates the majority of the LEPrecon’s (Lower Element Police recon group) equipment. Throughout the time where she was creating all of their stuff she

  • Student Reader - Victoria Patton

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    The Supernaturalist is a book by Eoin Colfer about a 14 year old boy at Clarissa Frayne Institute for parentally challenged boys. Unwanted by his parents, he decides to escape and join a group of teenagers named Supernaturalists. This group of kids have the same abilities as Cosmo. They can see Supernatural creatures. Supernaturalists hunt this creatures in order to save the humanity that is left in Satellite city. Recently, I interviewed Victoria who had just read this book and asked her to tell

  • Artemis Fowl Themes

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    If someone has ever wondered how a boy genius and a female elf officer might interact, Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer is the book which can answer this and other questions. When one first notices this book, they may, perhaps, think it will be about the Greek Goddess Artemis in disguise. However, it is actually about a criminal boy genius demanding gold via a hostage situation. Artemis Fowl is an enjoyable action-packed read because it has great characters, an interesting plot, and it blends fantasy

  • Satire in Dystopian Literature

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    fiction, which is rarely more than speculation regarding a self-perceived ideal, dystopian works call upon their audience to consider inadequacies present in their own society. Works such as Ursula LeGuin’s short story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, Eoin Colfer’s children’s novel The Supernaturalist and the 2006 film V for Vendetta directed by James McTeigue address such issues as human rights abuse, totalitarianism and mass consumerism through the medium of the dystopian genre, and in doing so embody

  • Artemis Fowl Chapter Summary

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    Not only that but I also think that it is suspenseful because there are pages that are full of non sense in the middle of the “good” parts. Eoin Colfer’s style of writing is a very informative style because he tells every little detail of the story. This is true in this excerpt “...the rubber seal yielded with a hiss, the pod was definitely not built for comfort. The interior looked as if

  • Compare And Contrast Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

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    My introduction to The Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy series by Douglas Adam began with another version of the book by one of my favorite author, Eoin Colfer, his version was humorous, dramatic and have a bit action. I was curious to read the original author’s version and found it on equal ground, if not better than the other version. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is a new experience for those who are familiar with other science fiction novels. while most of the science fiction novels are

  • Research Paper On Artemis Fowl

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    is a supremely intelligent child that considers any sign of humility as weakness, however, he is not quite yet the hardened criminal his father was before him so remains a likable and not completely ruthless character" (Lawler "Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer"). Another fictitious example is "Katniss Everdeen in...'The Hunger Games' trilogy; Lisbeth Salander is a darker side of the same spirit in Steig Larsson's 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'" (Shinoda Bolen "Artemis Archetype Arises in Modern Day

  • Book Review

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    fairies, Holly and the rest of her species, don’t get discovered, and don’t die. this shows that he became compassionate, and cared about other people, and wasn’t selfish. Recommendation This month I read the book Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer. I loved this book because of its good, well-built characters, and twisting plot. This book would appeal to most preteens because the main character is a teen supergenius, and is young enough to believe in magic, but old enough to understand how

  • Rhetorical Effectiveness in The Lighting Thief by Rick Riorden

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    In today’s society, we are exposed to countless amounts of compositions such as novels and films. However, when an individual reads a book or watches a movie, they subconsciously create connections to the plot as they relate it to their own lives. After the movie is completely watched one is able to sit down and ask himself, “Did I like that movie?” While an average person could give a simple yes or no answer, a professional in the field of reviewing movies and novels knows that the quality of the

  • Reading and Censorship of the Harry Potter Novels

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    Reading and Censorship of the Harry Potter Novels J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, which have reached worldwide popularity have an effect on children has not been matched by any other book. The novels have encouraged children to read for entertainment instead of turning to television or video games. When a piece of literature inspires children as the Harry Potter novels do, limiting a child’s access to the novels seems ridiculous. Unfortunately, this is what is happening with Harry Potter