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Society shapes our identities and who we are as a person which contributes to how our future turns out but sometimes the paths we are led down are not always the direction we would choose, through the novel's ‘Room’ by Emma Donoghue, ‘The Book Thief’ by Markus Zusak and the films ‘Girl Interrupted’ directed by James Mangold, ‘Sucker Punch’ directed by Zack Snyder, the character’s hardships are shown through the protagonist's lives. The novels both similarly follow children who are exposed to a less than normal world and a harsh version of reality. The Book Thief follows a young girl whose whole life is turned upside down after she loses her mother and brother due to events surrounding WW11 and is then placed in

Through all of the irony and vivid coloring, The Book Thief is more easily understood after acquiring knowledge of reading literature with greater care and meticulousness. Applying chapters of How to Read Literature like a Professor can better enhance a reader’s awareness of hidden messages and symbols within certain works of literature. In Chapter Two, Foster explains how meals suggest a communion between all parties involved in it. Markus Zusak also uses meals and food to bring families together in The Book Thief. Foster also explains, in Chapter Eleven, how violence in literature usually stands for more than just violence.

The story began pleasant and straightforward. With Lara Jean, as the main character, being a hopeless romantic who write letters to her crushes but never sends them—rather, she places them in her special hatbox. However, things got out of hand when the letters were mailed out of nowhere without Lara knowledge. What’s worse is that one out of the five letters were about her older sister, Margot’s, ex-boyfriend, Josh.

At a young age many of us are faced with problems that we don’t understand. Whether its problems with family, friends or ourselves; we have some difficulties overcoming them. “Hole in My Life” by Jack Gantos is about Jack in his younger years wanting to write but also wanted to make money. He chose the money over his career and got himself into serious trouble. “My Friend Dahmer” by Derf Backderf is about a young boy, named Jeffrey Dahmer, who had trouble fitting it and making friends. With no one to turn to his dark twisted fantasies consumed him and made him do things he later on paid the price for. These two books share many similarities and many differences however they both portray the consequences

Mistakes can seriously impact the people who make them; however, the effects are not always negative. In the book, Whirligig, by Paul Fleischman, a teenage boy named Brent is the new kid in town and he faces some major problems with his peers. After being pushed around, treated like a pawn, and utterly rejected, Brent tries to commit suicide by taking his hands off the wheel of his moving car. Although Brent’s attempt is not successful, his actions still have a tragic ending- Lea, a young, kind, beautiful girl, is unlucky enough to be in the car that Brent crashes into. The car accident results in Lea’s death, but also the start of Brent’s magical journey of redemption. Brent’s task is to travel to the four corners of the country, build

One is able to notice the clear connections between Fosters explanation of seasons, and the use of summer vacation in Oates’s short story. The first time summer vacation is mentioned in the story it is followed by mentioning Connie's desire for the boys the she often daydreams about. “...and the rest of the time Connie spent around the house - it was summer vacation - getting in her mother’s way and thinking, dreaming about the boys she met.”(Oates, 2) The trait of adulthood, romance, and sexual experience are all part of the characteristics of summer. The author uses summer in order to set the mood for this novel, as summer initially signifies this romance and sex in this story. The sex aspect of summer is not always used positively as it soon becomes part of Connie’s downfall. On the other side of summer’s characteristics, it can also represent a hot, dusty, and irritable mood. “It was a little flatter, as if the heat was finally getting to him.” (Oates, 4) At this point in the story things turn uncomfortable for Connie as she suspects that Arnold is not who he says he is. The heat of the

In life, we are given obstacles that we must overcome in order to take the right path to success. In this novel, the author tells the readers about the major obstacles and difficulties two boys with similar backgrounds had to endure in the Bronx in order to be where they are today. One of the boys is now living his life behind bars and the other, the author, has made a name for himself. This book explores how these two boys got to where they are today.

Step 1: I could not keep my eyes off of the words in the page. April Henry “Girl Stolen” is a mysterious, kidnapping, and inexplicable book, It explains how a sixteen year old girl escapes herself from a kidnapper that turned out becoming something else.

To truly understand a great novel and its author, the reader must dig deep inside the life

The developmental stage of a young child’s life is very crucial and can be impacted by the media. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Liesel Meminger is a young girl living in a very important part of Germany’s history, the Second World War. Liesel’s childhood unfolds and develops against the backdrop of a time when words, books specifically were used for power and control. Liesel is someone who has a love for reading and, as such, books become very important to her, not only for her education but for her rebellion and discovering her true identity. Throughout the novel, books become a crucial symbol used to convey the desires and discovery of identity for the main character as her childish ignorance changes to her mature adulthood.

Words can influence the mind in many ways that thought may not be able to. They are carefully placed and shared in different ways by each and every individual. Words have powerful impacts and can majorly impact how one may think, feel, or even lead others to feel. Written by Markus Zusak, “The Book Thief” describes a story of an innocent foster girl, Liesel Meminger, who resides in Munich, Germany at one of the most troubling time periods in history, Nazi Germany. A tale narrated by the one and only Death himself, shows the perspective from his point of view, as well as others, describing how Liesel had been seized away from her birth mother at a young age, and put into a foster family. Her new family, the Hubermanns. As she matures and grows into a more critical thinker, understanding and analyzing everything that carefully happens around her. Her foster-father, Hans guides her and teaches her how to read, which little does she know sparks her journey, the art of stealing books. Liesel soon discovers that words aren 't simply lines on a page, they are strong emotions packed into a form that merely is held in her delicate hands. Not only did she hold the pages of emotion, she held a power, a dangerous weapon of words, a weapon of control, and every book that she had stolen was giving her unimaginable power that made her think in ways that she would’ve never thought she could have. As with Nazi propaganda, and a gift that enabled her to broaden her worldview. Liesel evolves

My first published book would be called "The True Colors of a Thief", and it features a runaway girl named Aria, a wanted criminal who's secretly nurturing an abused child on her own. The synopsis: Criminals in this world are known as one of the worst people who exist, but that's not the case for Aria Ley. It's her first Christmas with Alfie, a young artist she's been caring for, and she'll do anything to fulfill his wish for a pack of colorful crayons. So she tries but fails to secure a box of them in her pocket, only to get caught and put on a deadly trial. Having gained the love of many in her community and Alfie, she has to prove to the world that her criminal side isn't all she's got. Will Aria be able to free herself from the chains of

It emphasizes the dangers of social media and the Internet. The story consists of dialogue and is read in third person from a reliable narrator. The main characters are Chester the kidnapper, Zoë, Macy's best friend, Alex the younger brother, Macy's parents, chad and Alyssa and of course, Macy the one that has been kidnapped by Chester. The huge conflict in the book is Macy is unable to return home, because Chester has Macy captive in his parent’s barn floor. Macy is

Her first thoughts of summer, what she first learns, immediately turn her against the season. However when she meets the woman with cancer her mindset of summer changes. She retains the same knowledge of the season, yet her understanding changes. While Hansberry is sitting with the woman she finds out that the woman is hoping to see at least one more summer. Without learning anything else about the season itself the author’s eyes opened.

If you believe in yourself and have dedication, pride, and never quit, you will be successful. Markus Zusak, the author of The Book Thief, creates a story of a young orphan named Liesel Meminger, who is living with her new foster family. She learns the wonders of reading from her foster father and grows to love books. During Liesel’s time with her new family, she shows determination through her efforts and kindness with her encounters with other people. Liesel in The Book Thief expresses her traits, such as hardworking, and bravery.