Brief Summary Of The Book 'Legend' By Marie Lu

Imagine the pressure of being expected to follow your culture’s traditions even if you want to rebel and create your own identity. Carrying on traditions can be difficult for many young people who are searching for their identities as they grow up. Two texts, “Life in the age of the mimis” by Domingo Martinez and “El Olvido” by Judith Ortiz, tell about the struggles of losing one’s culture. One shows the reader that forgetting your own roots simply because of being ashamed or embarrassed can really harm you, while the other demonstrates that forgetting your culture for the sake of fame and fortune can also do the same damage.

The main characters, Day and June have no reason to cross paths, until the day June's brother, Metias, is killed. Day becomes the most suspected killer. While Day is trying to make sure his family survives, June wants to kill whoever ended her brother,Metias's, death. As the story unravels its dizzying twist and turns, the two realize the reason they came together in the first place.

Summary: Mike Lupica’s book True Legend takes place in Agoura Hills, Southern California. The main character Drew “True” Robinson a 16 year old basketball phenom at Oakley Academy, he has some troubles along the way, a little romance and makes some new friends. He would love to to go to the NBA.

Tony finds that taking pills will numb the feeling of his father abandoning him and the feeling of his friends passing away. Tony ends up killing the boyfriend and is sent to prison before he ends up at Aspen Springs. Conner grew up with his twin sister and was raised by their parents. Conner’s parents were very tough on him and he always felt pressured in not being good enough, Conner was very intelligent and on the outside people could not see the real hurt and struggle he was going through everyday. Conner thinks the only way to deal with his situations to kill himself. Conner attempts suicide in his family living room. This mother finds him and he was able to get help. Conner’s mother was ore worried about her high priced clothing and lavish life rather than her son and his mental health. Conner struggled with feeling excepted from women since his mom wasn’t too worried about him. At a young age he was molested by a baby sitter then when he was older he had a girlfriend who was his teacher twice his age. After Conner healed from his attempted suicide shot to the heart he was placed at Aspen Springs. Vanessa grew up as an “Army Brat”. Her dad was currently over seas serving in Afghanistan. While her, her mom, and

In “Legend,” Marie Lu develops her entire plot on one symbolic archetype. This Archetype is Innate Wisdom vs. Educated Stupidity. In Legend, this symbolic archetype shows the relationship between the poor and the rich. The government has total control over the people. Day, from a poor civilian perspective, questions the Republic’s motives. With first-hand experience, Day has “innate wisdom”. June, on the other hand, a high ranking officer in the military, accepts anything that the Republic does. June has no reason to question the Republic, so she is the character with “educated stupidity”. June is unaware of the Republic’s secret doings. Day,

Once they get to the town James must make friends with junior son of Keith Moore who is in charge of the drug company. James gets really close to Junior. James then becomes the boyfriend to junior’s sister April. James, Kyle, Kerry, and Nicole get invited to a party with junior and April. While at the party junior brings cocaine and has some with Nicole.

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The argument that Marie Lu is making in Legend is to not judge someone based on their background. This relates very well to Day and June who both come from very different backgrounds, but slowly begin to understand each other as the novel progresses. They feel each other's emotions, they interact together, they are nearly identical in their feelings. For example, June and Day are both similar because they are not violent, are very witty/​talented (their skills and intelligence), and they have a soft spot for relationships and especially family relationships. In the end, what separates the citizens of the Republic is where they came from because their government greatly segregates people based on their social status and the people have no say

This book is about a girl and her family during the Revolutionary War and the hardships for the American soldiers. Abigail is an 11 year old girl who is writing a journal about the Revolutionary War and the soldiers. She has a family of two sisters, mother, father, and a baby brother. Abigail is writing her journal about the soldiers how they are trying to survive the winter. The soldiers are stealing things from the citizens of the town. They are stealing fence post, hay,and wood. Some of the soldiers were sleeping in the Stewart's barn and they killed some of their chickens. When the soldiers left they left a mess of dead animals and lots of wood spread everywhere. That winter was a hard time for the citizens and the soldiers because the

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With the proper help to overcome a traumatic experience is effortless with proper patience. Throughout June Iparis’ life she had to deal with many deaths from her loved family members. Being alone at the age 15 is arduous for any teenager, but June manages to pull through her hard times. With the help of her dog Ollie and her new crush, the flasely accused murder of her brother, Day. Ollie is the family dog that is always there for June even after Metias passed away: “I wish Ollie could have come with us too...I’d let him out of the apartment, hide him in an alley and then go back for him. But it’s too late now. What will they do to him? The thought of Ollie barking at soldiers breaking into my apartment, scared and alone, brings a lump to my throat. He’s the only of Metias I have left” (Lu 301). Without Metias being around anymore, Ollie was the closest June had to her family. Ollie was always there to ease June’s pain, even when she had to look over pictures of her dead brother Ollie would rest beside her. June feels bad for leaving her dog behind in her apartment after escaping with Day. She cares a lot for Ollie since he is her only family member left. Another way June found tranquility is from her new crush, Day. June spent time undercover to find her brother’s murder which everyone assumed was Day, but was Thomas, Metias’ best friend. Day explained to June many times that he did not kill her brother and she believed him. After spending time with him and seeing who he truly is she started to for him. June did all she could to help Day escape from being executed which she succeed. Together they helped each other forget about about all the chaos in the world and only focus on each other: “I wrap my arm around his neck and kiss him back. In this moment, I don't care about the pain in my shoulder. I don't care if soldiers find us in this railway

In Champion by Marie Lu, celebrities, June and Day, fight for peace between two nations. In the previous two books in the series, Day’s brother fell ill with a Republic engineered disease. Eden (Day’s brother) was experimented on and Day fought the Republic before declaring his alliance with the new Elector. June, then becomes a Princeps-Elect so Day decides to move to Los Angeles with his brother. To begin Champion, the same disease that bogged down Eden has struck the Colonies, which infuriates the leader of the Colonies.

Day’s 13 year old partner who is in crime and caretaker. She was taken in by Day at the age of ten because her parents abandoned her. Later she goes missing and we discover that she joined the Patriots because Day is put in custody by June.

In the novel Legend by Marie Lu. Indirect characterization is used to describe a group of protestors. At this point in the story June and Thomas are conversing on a raised platform outside of Batala Hall. They are standing behind a wide wall of guards due to a group of Patriots, protesting the sentencing and jailing of Day. In the text it states, “While another of a Commander Jameson’s patrols is pushing people back with shields and batons…..But whatever she is saying is only for Thomas, and I have no idea what she’s telling him. The crowd below us continues to push. I can tell from their clothes-torn shirts and trousers mismatched shoes filled with holes-that almost all of them are from the poor sectors near the lake.”(Lu 211) This scene reveals

In Legend by Marie Lu the author uses the plot device to show how much Day’s mother's death has affected him. At this point in the story Day is knocked out in Batalla Hall’s hospital wing having a nightmare. He’s chasing after Tess through a street packed with people while she frantically looks for him. He calls out to her, but she can’t hear him and he can’t catch up to her. She runs into a soldier and tries to get away but the soldier grabs her and throws her to the ground. Then he points his gun at her. In the text it says “ Then I see that it’s not Tess, but my mother, who lies in a puddle of blood. I try to run to her. But instead I stay hidden behind a chimney on a roof, crouched like a coward. It’s my fault she's dead.” (Lee 205).