Essay on Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein

Until Cass ran away and her parents had to fill the gap with having their daughter Caitlin fill in the gaps. Caitlin struggles with feeling alone and in this fragile state of mind she let a boy take advantage of her and wear her down until she finally broke. Rogerson, the male interest, is a very troubled person. His abusive behaviour comes from his father we learn that at the beginning of the book, he didn't start hitting caitlin until the one time she was late. Caitlin is the most important to this story because it shows how a character can build themselves back up from this low that they let themselves fall to. The whole story is based around her and her life, and the lessons we do take from this book we take from her and her experiences.

A single person can influence your life and alter it permanently, either in a good way or a bad way. Wolf Hollow, by Lauren Wolk, is about the story of a twelve year old girl, Anabelle McBride, living on a farm with her family during World War II in the year 1943. She lived a regular life, attending school, having to deal with her two little brothers, and always wondering about the mysterious war veteran with guns slung over his shoulder, Toby. This was all until a new girl arrived in their town, whose name was Betty Glengarry. She was sent there to live with her grandparents because she was “incorrigible,” and caused trouble in her old town. The appearance of this girl precedes a plethora trouble in everyone’s lives. She threatens

It is hard to find that one person in the world that you can always relate too. That one friend knows your personality and perspective. In the book Code Name Verity written by Elizabeth Wein, we see a unique and very special thing of friendship. This amazing friendship we get to see is between two girls, Maddie and Julie. Because of their job and missions, they are both required to have code names throughout the book. These girls know exactly what kind of trouble they would get into if any code name was given away and most importantly, the trust they would break from their friendship. The reason why we see Maddie and Julie have such a strong friendship is because of the time spent between them and the amount of care between the two. Julie

Madelyn Fynn, or Maddie, is the main character in the story When. Maddie unintentionally initiates conflict with a quality that she was born with and cannot change. Maddie can be characterized as a misinterpreted murderer, empathetic, and foremost, abnormal. Maddie is most definitely abnormal because she possesses an unusual trait, which is seeing the death date of every person she can see. This is introduced at the beginning of the story when Maddie says, “I’m not exactly sure when I first started seeing the numbers.” It is also asserted in the story when Maddie says, “How come I can see the exact date someone will die, but nothing about how, where, or even why?” Using this gift, her and her mother bring paying customers into their home and Maddie tells them the death date of whomever they request. They do this because Maddie’s father, a former cop, had been killed in a work related accident and later with the loss of her mother’s part time job, and unceasing alcoholism, they needed extra cash to get by.

The United States and Mexico border fence has been a recent debate with the people because of the irresistible flow of Mexican illegal in the United States. Living in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, I may be able to see a huge wall or fence being built on our border with Mexico. Other than the economic recession we have to this day, people still have their views and opinions expressed on another topic, the “segregation” wall. Some express opinions on whether this wall will keep illegal immigrants out, others speak on how this is a total disaster both financially and emotionally as in this wall being referred to as “racist”.

In the historical fiction novel Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, it is evident from early on that the author incorporated a variety of literary techniques into this unique and captivating story. I will focus on the literary elements found on pages 57-61, which I found to be a good representation of Verity’s writings to the Gestapo. I believe that this passage pays homage to Verity’s sarcastic nature through a writing style that is reflective of her often-outlandish thoughts and feelings towards the difficult situation she is dealing with. Let us first consider the fact that Verity’s Scottish roots are always brought to our attention. In this passage specifically, Von Linden calls her an “English flight officer” (Wein 57), to which she curtly claims that she is a “SCOT” – using all capital letters for emphasis.

In Elizabeth Wein’s Code Name Verity, Queenie uses writing to stay alive. By continuing to write her confession in a story format, her Nazi guards have reason to keep her alive. When she writes however, she chooses not to focus on herself, but Maddie. Since thus far in the novel Maddie is believed to be dead, writing about her is Queenie’s way of keeping her alive. In her writing, the reader can see just how much Maddie matters to Queenie when she writes, “Oh Maddie, I am lost. I have lost the thread. I was indulging myself in details as if they were wool blankets or alcohol, escaping wholly back into the fire-and-water-filled early days of our friendship. We made a sensational team” (83). This was written right after Queenie wrote the story

The first part of the story is told from Bunny's perspective. He is learned to be the center

Being forced to sit in a cold dark interrogation room of the prison, Verity or better known as Julie was a trapped prisoner made to write codes. Verity was a Scottish spy taken in by the Nazis getting fed very little and sleeping none. Verity wrote the entire thing the Nazis asked her to write but, she wrote them in a story told from her friend Maddie’s point of view. As her time was over, she went to a real concentration camp then part two came in and Maddie was alive. Maddie was on a determined to find her best friend Julie (Verity) but then it just went all downhill. In “Code Name Verity,” Elizabeth Wein creates a historical fictional piece taking place in France, Julie (Verity) showed her real self and let secrets out she was guile, gritty, apprehensive, bitter, and mischievous illustrates the real smart “alec” Julie (Verity).

The two narrator approach in Code Name Verity made the novel very difficult for me to read. I felt myself getting distracted from the novel's content due to the complicated method of storytelling. Frequently, I had to stop and reread sections of the novel to see if I had missed a detail concerning the current narrator. Eventually, I caught on and assumed it was really Verity narrating everything. Also, when it was Maddie's turn to tell the story, I had difficulties understanding if "Verity" (Part One of the novel) and "Kittyhawk" (Part Two) had parallel timelines, or if "Kittyhawk" started after "Verity" was finished. Part Two's opening seems like it would take place right after the crash, though during her accident notes she writes about the

The book is told through varying points of view. It is mostly Lena and Aubrey, but there are a couple scatterings of Charlie and memories thrown in for good measure. I know that may

Equally important in the story is the use of characterization to show the reader exactly who the protagonist in the story is and what kind of life she is living, we first read of her sisters and how they act in contrast to the protagonist: “I [the narrator] wasn't even pretty or nice like my older sisters and I just couldn't do the girl things they could

At the end of the book she is more mature and blossom just like the alternating seasons. “Now I know that our world is no more permanent than a wave rising on the ocean. Whatever our struggles and triumphs, however, we may suffer them, all too soon they bleed into a wash, just like watery ink on paper” (428). The ocean is boundless as it may seem but it's not entirely calm and flat. This is

Martin Luther King Jr. speech “I Have a Dream” is most compelling because of the language he uses and how he gets is speech across to his audience by his central idea of skin color should not be the only way people truly define of who we are. The central idea is supported by how King really makes you think and feel about what he is saying, he paints a picture about what it could be like if we had equality, and he makes you realize that he is really speaking from the heart. He does this by using the rhetorical devices of tone, ethos, imagery, flashback, pathos, and paces throughout the story. MLK’s speech has really shaped us as a nation of who we are today from this very powerful speech. This speech is very much known by people all over the world from just the speaker to each and every word. This speech has a lot to do with our history and almost everyone has heard its powerful message but, it would not have been as big if it wasn’t for King’s very powerful language and compelling argument about freedom and equality.

Equality. The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities. A simple concept yet so hard to achieve between sexes. Throughout history women have always been the minority and marginalized. They were thought of only being a caregiver, that could not exemplify the same work ethic men did. Women were and still are neglected the same rights men have. Since times have evolved women have fought for the rights they have. Yet even in the year 2015, men are still considered to be the superiority. Women are still denied the equality due to their gender.