Amy Efaw

The chapter really showed me just how powerful the book was going to be. Reading the first chapter really shocked me because there was a lot of racism and sexual abuse. The thing that made keep reading the book was to see if Celie was ever going to stick up for herself. The impact that The Color Purple had on me was very emotional since it related to a lot of the problems we are dealing with today in our society. It really made me more aware of these world-wide problems and how they really need to be stopped. The author really made an effect on the reader with a shocking opening line “You better not never tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mammy,” (Walker,1). I think Walker really wanted to have the first line really have an impact on the reader and make them want to continue reading. Walker also made an effect on the reader by using poor grammar to get to know the character. The book was the opposite you would expect to see in a normal book. Walker tested the rules of literature by using colloquial language and awful spelling to ale the book stand out. I believe that the book is realistic fiction because it’s a lot alike how things were back in the day. The main character was Celie she was the protagonist and the narrator of the story. Shug Avery was Celie’s lover and without her would probably not be able to stand up for herself. The character Squeak is mixed black and white ethnicity,

Making full use of imagery, Dashner manipulated my brain into generating complex images and scenes, creating a realistic depiction of how every character thought and acted. This book was able to create an illusion of the Scorch world using words alone. The characters’ thoughts were also well presented adding a fourth dimension to this story. Everyone kept his or her unique personality, but their thoughts also gave us insight on what happens behind the scenes. By aiding the imagery with metaphors, paradoxes, and juxtapositions, Dashner created a truly stunning masterpiece. These simple tactics can also be applied to enhance my own writing. Stitching together original ideas with these simple devices, I can easily step up my writing. I can use juxtaposition to introduce a unique character, use a paradox to add emphasis on a scene, and use a metaphor to exaggerate certain aspects of a character. Though simple in concept, Dashner was able to take full advantage of it and I quickly learned some of these techniques while reading The Scorch Trials.

Characters often had unexpected controverting characteristics. As an example, in the beginning, Sten Blix had the very friendly and nice baker image among townspeople. Although on the real side, he is violent and has psychopathic characteristics. I really enjoyed reading this book because the description of the scene was so realistic that during my reading, I felt like I was inside the book. While I was reading, I was able to identify some fairytales that were incorporated in the story. In the part where Jeremy and Ginger went to the forest to work for Sten, it portrayed the fairytale “Hensel and Gretel.” They were deceived by the appearance of the poisonous drink that Sten handed to them, similar to the house made up of sweets in “Hansel and Gretel.” I think the most extreme scene in the novel was during the last part of the story when Jeremy, Ginger, and Frank were abducted and locked in the dungeon. I was frightened by baker’s detailed plan of making the kids to write a letter to their parents. Also, the fact that he was listening to their conversation was very creepy. It was a great novel with reversal which added intensity and concentration in the

In the opening paragraphs, the author's description of the characters creates an easy, inevitable story for the ready to understand. For example, Jackson describes how at first the young boy is entering the house like any other child would do before his imagination goes grim, saying: “He came running home the same way, the front door slamming open, his cap on the floor, and the voice suddenly become raucous shouting…” By describing how Laurie comes home, Jackson gives the readers a clear understanding of how Laurie is actually going to act. Furthermore, Laurie acts as if Charles is indeed another kid instead of admitting to all his wrongdoings saying, “Charles yelled so in school they sent a boy in from first grade to tell the teacher she had to make Charles keep quiet, and so Charles had to stay after school. And so all the children stayed to watch him.” Jackson uses Charles to hid the fact it is Laurie doing all these things and that is why Laurie was late for lunch that day. When the innocent boy becomes an alternate character, Jackson simultaneously shows the innocent and the evil in the grim reality of human nature, marrying the normal with the abnormal and joining the usual with the unusual to describe how Laurie was trying to get out of trouble. Indeed, Jackson manipulates characters to more forcefully promote the underlying message of inherent evil through lying which exists in all

Explain how the author uses details of sights and sounds to help you picture the setting in your mind as you read.

Vivid images can be found abundantly throughout the novel and helps to portray scenes to the point where the audience can actually imagine, smell, touch, and hear everything that is going on. “No matter how they scrubbed their hands, the residue of Red Hot Mama had a way of sticking round, as pesty and persistent as a chaperone at a high school dance.” (158). In some instances the audience can acquire a sense, based on the description whether the characters are self absorbed, considerate, or overly concerned about their appearance. “I ought to be shot for looking like this” she’d tell the mirror in the front hall before going out the door. “I look like I’ve been drug through hell backwards,” she would say on and ordinary day. “Like death warmed over. Like something the cat puked up.” (103). The emergence of the images presented in the novel can help present a better understanding and in some cases, a connection to one of the

By giving the reader a visual representation to go along with the written text, Chast allows the reader to better understand what she is feeling in that exact moment. On page 137, Chast draws herself completely different in each panel. On this page she is describing her dinner experience with her parents one night in the dining room of “The Place”. Elizabeth (her mother) is asking George (her father) how many olives he wants, and this page depicts the back and forth argument that ensues about how many he should eat. In the first panel, Chast draws herself and her parents sitting at the table having a calm conversation. In the second panel, she draws the beginning of the argument, showing her mother’s amazement through her bulging eyes and large speech bubble that covers most of the panel. In a later panel, after making a suggestion that she thought would solve all the confusion, Chast draws herself in a cap and gown outfit alongside a Nobel Peace Prize trophy. This depiction emphasizes how she felt her suggestion would be appreciated by her parents, and also gives the reader the ability to understand her parent’s tendency to create large problems out of small disagreements. In the last panel, Chast’s parents violently scream at her for her suggestion, shown by the the large speech bubble outlined by a jagged edge. Chast was able to express five different emotions in just eight panels without using words to describe her feelings. By doing this, she is tapping into the reader's emotions; not only are the readers reading her story about this moment but they are also in the story with her. By giving the reader visuals that are easily related to, Chast makes the reader they feel the frustration just as she does. On top of showing her exact feelings towards her parents on this page, she also shows her parents’ personalities and how situations just like this one

There are a lot of characters, but i’m going to only name three, Guy Montag, his job is a firefighter who burns books but mentally likes books, he is a protagonist, and a person who changes society. Clarrise, she was spotted by Montag at night. Clarisse likes to talk, and is always in a good mood. She was always considered “ the crazy girl “. Clarisse enjoyed nature, but one night she was hit by a car and died. The third character is Faber, Faber is an old college professor. Faber acts different and knows a lot about books that are banned. Faber has been asked about certain books and paragraphs. Faber was always thought as an old man

The book I read this summer and one of my all-time favorite novels is November Blues. The book is the second part of the Jericho series. It was written by a phenomenal author Sharon M. Draper. November Blues follows two characters. November Nelson is a 16 year old girl who finds out she is pregnant by her late boyfriend who recently passed away in a hazing accident. Jericho Prescott, a 16 year old boy, who is depressed because he just lost his cousin who was like a brother to him in the same hazing prank he was in. I adore this book because it deals with real life adolescent problems; like relationships, bullying, school, and pregnancy.

“A book is a device to ignite the imagination”(Alan Bennett). Some authors are able to ignite millions of imaginations with their thought-provoking writing styles. One way they do this is with imagery. Vivid descriptions can make a book enjoyable to read even if the plot is dark and depressing. As well as making the text sound interesting, imagery can provide a better understanding of the themes or characters in the story.

Setting: The setting in this book is extremely important. The backdrop of World War II is reflected on the lives of the boys at Devon. At the beginning of the book Devon is portrayed as paradise according to the main character Gene. The author really paints a picture in your mind when he is describing Devon. Like for instance the trees, the animals, and the rivers. “Devon is sometimes considered the most beautiful school in New England, and even on this dismal afternoon its power was asserted. It is the beauty of small areas of order ” (Knowles 12). The story would be different with a different setting because Devon is away from all the world’s troubles in a way. It has the appeal

Anne is in a facility that is for pregnant teens. She had unprotected sex and got pregnant at the age of seventeen. The book takes place in the south of the current era where teen pregnancy is an issue. The story faces morality issues of the main character to get taken from her regular life to her new

The story is composed mostly by short sentences and the vocabulary used is simple. These are employed to make the girl’s narration more verisimil, given she is still a young child. It is intriguing that throughout the text there are a few longer, more complex sentences among simple ones. This could be an indication of how the narrator is forced to grow up because of the situation she is in. Although she is still young, she now has the responsibilities of an adult. Even if she does not talk or think about it openly, this shows through the text as the story develops.

I read Stella as a bit of an enabler for both her sister and her husband. I read Stanley as being overly indulgent and self-righteous in his actions. Although the sister in law was annoying she did little to harm him. The book read more pure and I was able to understand the characters from my own perspective and experience. But, I’m mainly going to focus on two themes, masculinity and fantasy vs reality.

The main character of this story is Emily Grierson. The author does a good job of introducing her to the story noting in the first sentence, “When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral…” (Bohner 404). From the beginning the reader gets a sense of interest in Emily and that she was played an important role in her town. Emily’s character as described by the narrator is very consistent. She was raised as a person of wealth who was sheltered from the outside world. Emily seems to have a lack of finesse when dealing with other people finesse, a person of wealth and class should have. Emily’s character was strong yet weak at the same time and the narrator notes this in her altercation with the druggist. “She carried her head high enough-even