The descriptions of the action and characters provided by the authors of Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels’ Den creates a vivid story of great courage and faith. The biography’s vitality was shown through Geoff and Janet Benge’s usage of vivid descriptions. Action was thoroughly described from Corrie’s point of view, giving the reader a thorough understanding of what she experienced while imprisoned by the Nazis. For instance, the text illustrates, “… Ravensbruck was running out of food to feed all the prisoners, so it had been decided to reduce the number of prisoners in the camp by gassing the older ones (Benge & Benge, 1998, p. 164).” This quote is an example of the horrors that took place in the concentration camps in which Corrie …show more content…
was imprisoned. The authors also allowed the reader to feel the emotions that the characters felt. Corrie’s feelings in the story were clearly communicated to the reader, making the story seemingly come to life.
One example of the emotions shared with the reader was Corrie’s internal conflict of hating the Nazis and later trying to forgive them. After the war had ended, Corrie gave a sermon in Munich, speaking about how God asks people to forgive one another. When she was done speaking, a previous SS Guard in Ravensbruck, whom she did in fact recognize, came up to shake her hand. The book states, “The man thrust out his hand to shake Corrie’s, and as he did so, hatred filled her heart. She would not and could not lift her hand to shake his…Her arm stretched out as though she had no control over it , and she shook the man’s hand. As she did so, all the hatred she felt melted away, and she knew she had forgiven him (Benge & Benge, 1998, p. 192).” This depicts the emotional conflict that Corrie was undergoing to the reader, showing a powerful story of strength and forgiveness. Another way the story’s vitality was shown was by the authors’ portrayals of the characters in such a way that the reader gets to discover many aspects of them. Descriptions of the characters appearances and actions showed many facets of their personalities. One example of a character’s personality being shown was when the text states, “These desperate Jewish people had come to them for refuge, and they would not
be turned away. Whatever it took, wherever it led, Corrie Ten Boom promised herself she would find a way to help these people (Benge & Benge, 1998, p. 58).” This shows Corrie Ten Boom’s strength to do what is right and endure hardships. Overall, the story Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels’ Den was one of incredible faith and determination. The authors powerful descriptions allowed the reader to be able to clearly see, feel, and understand the great trials and tribulations Corrie Ten Boom was faced with and so gracefully overcame.
It is vital for an author to warrant that his or her characters’ emotions are outwardly expressed. Therefore, William Osborne writes without constraints when conveying emotion: “Adrenaline was making Leni’s heart thud…her stomach came rushing up to her throat as the plane dropped like a stone” (Osborne 48-49). The descriptive language in the quote provides a raw perspective of a situation of great magnitude. Restricting emotion creates a bland story that prohibits the reader from comprehending the amplitude of the scenarios presented in the book. For this reason, Osborne uses his liberties as a writer to communicate the fact that a young girl is preparing to be dropped from a plane into an unfamiliar frontier. Simply stating the girl’s situation would not drive the reader to feel empathy; however, Osborne includes the girl’s sentiments, virtually insisting that the reader enter the fictional world to partake in the event. Further, Osborne’s expressions of emotion are effective because they are not simple assertions. Instead, they encompass the character’s surroundings and mental state. In addition, they even foreshadow future events: “Leni’s mind was racing, on the edge of panic. She had to do something, and fast” (Osborne 105). Superficially, this quote shows that Leni is scared. However, thorough analysis suggests that Osborne is using Leni’s
Corrie ten Boom writes a book called The Hiding Place, and it explains how she and her family helped Jews during the Holocaust. It took a lot of bravery and courage for the ten Booms to put their lives on the line to save the lives of nearly 800 Jews. The ten Booms show that instead of disregarding the jews and not helping them, they open their home for anybody who needs help. Even through the dark times, the ten Booms always have a strong feeling that something good will happen and continue spread the love of Jesus. The ten Booms hope that Jesus can deliver the soldiers from evil and keep spirits of everyone who is suffering from the Holocaust. The ten Booms respond to their environment by providing a temporary home for Jewish people and
Judging a book by its cover is like judging a person by the words that describe him or her. Some of them are accurate, but the physical being of a person can tell you a story untold. In Frank McCourt’s memoir Angela’s Ashes, the reader witnesses what the description of a single character can do to the voice of a piece. Frank’s use of pathos and characterization when it came to Angela, his mother, spoke volumes in his memoir, but when applied to the big screen, her character was amplified. It was then the reader realized that Angela’s true effect and purpose in Frank’s life was to be his main influence.
I could hear her soft voice saying it. His timing is perfect. His will is our hiding place. Lord Jesus, keep me in Your will! Don’t let me go mad by poking about outside it.” I like this quote so much because it makes the title of the book have a different meaning. Throughout the whole book I thought the “Hiding place was the Beje, their home, because they were hiding Jews there. Or maybe it was the organization the Corrie Ten Boom was leader of. When I read that, it brought the whole book together. Without that simple paragraph, the book would lose a whole level of
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Appealing to the reader’s emotions through stories is a commonly used technique, and Scelfo uses it beautifully. She starts the article out by introducing the reader to a young girl named Kathryn Dewitt. Whether they mean to or not, the reader develops some kind of emotional connection to this young girl. They feel as if they are a part of the story, for when something goes well, the reader feels good and vice versa.
"Nominated for a 1998 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War is Anita Lobel's gripping memoir of surviving the Holocaust. A Caldecott-winning illustrator of such delightful picture books as On Market Street, it is difficult to believe Lobel endured the horrific childhood she did. From age 5 to age 10, Lobel spent what are supposed to be carefree years hiding from the Nazis, protecting her younger brother, being captured and marched from camp to camp, and surviving completely dehumanizing conditions. A terrifying story by any measure, Lobel's memoir is all the more haunting as told from the first-person, child's-eye view. Her girlhood voice tells it like it is, without irony or even complete understanding, but with matter-of-fact honesty and astonishing attention to detail. She carves vivid, enduring images into readers' minds. On hiding in the attic of the ghetto: "We were always told to be very quiet. The whispers of the trapped grown-ups sounded like the noise of insects rubbing their legs together." On being discovered while hiding in a convent: "They lined us up facing the wall. I looked at the dark red bricks in front of me and waited for the shots. When the shouting continued and the shots didn't come, I noticed my breath hanging in thin puffs in the air." On trying not to draw the attention of the Nazis: "I wanted to shrink away. To fold into a small invisible thing that had no detectable smell. No breath. No flesh. No sound."
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James Wood in his book, How Fiction Works, analyzes various essential elements of fiction. Most fascinating of which, is his critique of “Character” and “Sympathy and Complexity”. These two chapters are perfectly exemplified in Ian McEwan’s novel Atonement. The novel demonstrates what Wood calls Sympathetic Identification. When a reader is able to create an emotional connection to particular characters. Author Ian McEwan uses free indirect style to evoke sympathetic identification with characters.
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Corrie ten Boom deserves a biography because she was to risk everything in order to help those that were in need. Corrie ten Boom lived in a small “Beje” above her family’s watch shop with her father and sister Betsie when World War Two started. Two years after the fall of Holland, Corrie, at the age of 50, started to get involved in the underground. Her family started to take in Jews, which put them in extreme danger, but they did it without a second thought in order to protect these people: “She carried a small suitcase and- odd for the time of year- wore a fur coat, gloves, and a heavy veil.