How To Read The Novel Bridge To Terabithia By Katherine Paterson

Station Eleven explores many viewpoints to further the plot of the novel. This method of explanation begs the question - Who is the main character?

Her father had loved literature his whole life. Once a book fell on he floor he would pick it up, pat it lovingly and place it back where it belonged. Once he was done with a book he would pass it on to someone who he believed would love it as much as he. It was the greatest way he could show affection, sometimes she believed the only way, the only passion that seemed to colour his once vibrant soul, that seemed to soften a face twisted and distorted by pain. Her mother had left them many years ago, and as she had stolen out silently into the darkness of that warm October night without any sort of warning, she stole pieces of their lives. Tahlia and her father were like a ruined jigsaw puzzle, whose pieces no longer quite fit. She took

This novel “is a book that truly speaks to adolescents in contemporary language and with teenage characters about adolescent sexuality” (Kaplan 27). Katherine is learning about her sexuality in the novel.

Natalie Babbit’s Tuck’s Everlasting and Katherine Paterson’s Bridge to Terabithia are two notable Coming of Age books that lots of children and young adults tend to read growing up. These two novels exemplify great stories in which students can relate to. Readers from generations to generations continue to identify

The tittle of the children’s literature I analyzed is The House on mango Street by Sandra

Sibling relationships are depicted throughout media. Each depiction has differences. Examples of this is the light bickering between Eric and Laurie Forman in That 70’s show, Scout and Jem’s conflicting relationship in To Kill A Mockingbird. Both examples contrasts significantly to the sibling relationship in the passage presented in the novel Moon Tiger. The relationship between Claudia and Gordon in the passage is harsh and cruel, with the siblings begin depicted as rough animalistic brutes. The different view shifts in this passage create a new element that helps give a better in-depth look into the scene. The exaggerated diction as well as contrasting emotions also play an important role in the formation of the characteristics of the scene. These tools are important because they shed light on the complexities of the relationship between Claudia, Gordon, their mother and society all around them.

Students, or any teenager in general can understand the background of this novel by being able to connect the theme or themes to themselves. They can also examine the authors word choice to help establish the setting of the novel and the development of the characters throughout their journeys. This book shows many

Katherine Peterson is a stunning author who does an amazing job as she weaves you through the unbelievable story, Bridge to Terabithia about two best friends and how they create a world of their own like they’ve never imagined before. I would rate this book a 9 out of 10 stars because although it was a great story, it had a slow start. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading extraordinary but emotional

In most young adult books, the parent- child relationship lacks due to the relationships among brothers and sisters. Sibling-relationships have an essential role in the development for young adult readers as individuals and bring out as much emotions of joy, rage, pain, frustration and pleasure. It is often insinuated by critics that a great narrative is one which the characters undergo growth and/or change. From the Mix-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and One Crazy Summer’s protagonist experiences a tremendous amount of growth in balancing their youth and expectations as the oldest

“A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini is a story about a fifteen year old named Mariam. Throughout the book, she has to learn how to navigate the trials and tribulations of being a female in a third world country with limited women’s rights and ancient customs, along with dealing with the anger and frustration of coming from a broken and tumultuous household. This book strikes an emotional chord with me, and there are several reasons why. The main things that give me an emotional reaction are: Mariam’s sense of hurt and confusion towards Nana, the questionable sexual contact that she is forced to engage in with Rasheed, and her complex love-hate relationship with her father, Jalil.

In millers view from the bridge, the betrayal of Rodolpho and Marco isnt driven by fear . The contrast between the motive of love and fear is the feeling of free will and choices or lack of. Terry feels that he has less freedom to choose his loyalty as he is afraid to face his fear, the mob. Eddie has the feeling of freedom for the choices he makes. Love almost the sae as fear can also cloud judgement and cause people to make misguided decisions. This is seen in eddies change in character as his feelings increasingly overpower his thoughts. This leads to the betrayal that in his right mind, Eddie would not have done. This later leads to to the death of

Pairing up classic and modern novels can cause readers to become more interested in learning messages that are still valuable today, even if the works are older classics. Whether a novel was written many generations ago or this year, the effect of those stories and literature overall is the same. The option I chose for the summer assignment included the works: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Although these works share a time gap of over 160 years, they share similar messages within their stories.

In the short story “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield the main character and protagonist, Miss Brill, shows the reader how many people are looked down on by others however, it is possible not to let those views interfere with your life. Miss Brill lives a generally bland life in Paris working as an English tutor but in Mansfield’s story the author describes a regular event that Miss Brill finds to be thrilling compared to her usual life. “Miss Brill put her hand up and touched her fur. Dear little thing! It was nice to feel again. She had taken it out of its box that afternoon, shaken out the moth-powder, given it a good brush and rubbed the life back into its dim little eyes.” (125). In the day described Miss Brill wished to make her outing even more special to her so she wore her fur coat to look and feel like she would belong at the concert she was headed to. When she later arrives at the concert she focuses more on the people there and the atmosphere than the music. It is not long until she notices that some people there have been looking down on her thinking that she is too low class for the event. Soon after her realization she began her journey home and stopped to get some bread on the way as she has most times that she leaves the regular Sunday night concert.

Katherine Paterson’s novel, Bridge to Terabithia, is a heartfelt story about the friendship of two young outcasts. However, do to the harsh language and emotional plot line, there is often debate about where the book fits in curriculum. Every state has its own policies that define what material is appropriate for particular grade levels, but in the state of Alabama, I believe Bridge to Terabithia should be introduced in the fifth grade.

Believe it or not, an 8-year old inspired Catherine to write the bridge to Terabithia. Lisa Hill. Though a church inspired her to write. “The Presbyterian church asked me to write some curriculum materials for fifth and sixth graders. Since the church had given me a scholarship to study and work in Japan, I felt I owed them something for their money.” Catherine clarified. “So I began writing.” Because of Lisa, Catherine Patterson most probably learned to appreciate others for who they are before their gone. If not for her wanting to give back to Japan, she may have never learned about herself wanting to become a writer.