Neil Gaiman Coraline

Morgan Voss English IV Ms. Gawith 2 October 2017 A New Beginning A nine year old girl is prone to dress dolls, have play dates with her friends and enjoy life as a child, this isn’t the case for Mary B. Addison. In the novel Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson, the main character begins her young journey in baby jail for a crime thrown onto her. After being convicted of murdering a three month old baby, Mary faces obstacles, such as baby jail and a girls’ home.

The death of Coral’s son has caused an emotional breakdown as she cannot accept her son’s death. Moreover, Coral has lost her social identity and tends to struggle to find a connection with anyone, as she “can’t think of anything to say” (Act 2, Scene 2). Her husband, Roy, is annoyed by her bizarre attitude and this causes Coral to lower herself to the behavior of a naïve child “I’ll be good! I’ll improve!” When Coral does begin to speak, it is presented as very expressive and mournful. Her tone is filled with emotion as she is constantly “wiping away tears”.

(1) Patrick Carman’s Pulse is a fantasy action book that tells the story of a young girl named Faith Daniels, who lives on the outside of the states and finds out she has special abilities that need to be trained for an upcoming battle against the states with the help of Dylan Gilmore, a friend and love interest she made throughout the book. (2) The book starts with a young girl named Faith sleeping, but she isn’t just sleeping, objects are somehow moving by themselves around her without her noticing. (3) During school, her life was pretty normal if it weren’t for the fact that a very sporty boy named Wade Quinn decided to force Faith into a relationship with him and went on a date with her, feeding her two wire codes, which is basically something

Most children are not very fond of reading books in school. I was one of those children until I read a novel called, “The Other Side of Dark” written by Joan Lowery Nixon in the 4th grade. My school had held a book fair during the week of open house. As a child, all children want the toys and games they had at the book fair, not bothering to even glance at the books. My mother told me to look for a book that was not only easy for me to read but something that I would enjoy. I walked around our petite library, which was where the book fair was being held, and scanned the various novels that were displayed until one caught my eye. I was only 10 years old looking for a book without the knowledge of what types of literature that interested me. As I turned the corner at the end of the library I caught a glimpse of a hardcover novel called “The Other Side of Dark”. On the back of novel I read the synopsis which was about a 13 year-old girl who was shot and put into coma until she was 17 years old waking up to discovering that her family was also murdered by the same person who shot her 4 years ago. I was quickly captivated by this summary on the back of the novel and persuaded to read further. Open house was coming to an end and my family and I headed back to our house in La Mirada, California. One of our homework assignments was to read at least 20 minutes a night to improve our reading skills. We quickly arrived at our home and I

The Haunting of the Sunshine Girl is a thrilling book by Paige Mckenzie. It explores the theme that nothing has to be done alone. Everything started on Sunshine Griffith’s sixteenth birthday, throughout the year Sunshine has been faced with a series of tests followed with her new powers. Every since she was young, Sunshine knew she was adopted, but who has she inherited these powers from? While Sunshine’s life changes forever, the people she loves change affecting everything. The whole story is described in detail affecting the imagery, characters and the two point of views.

“Childhood memories are sometimes covered and obscured beneath the things that come later, like childhood toys forgotten at the bottom of a crammed adult closet, but they are never lost for good” (Gailman, 5). The young boy in the story returns to his childhood home as an adult and recalls his memories. As he walks down his lane, the novels protagonist goes from a young man to himself as a young boy. The young boy shows how a child sees the world around them, while the parents show how adults see the world. The child’s creativity, imaginative, and innocent mind is let loose through the same situation as the adults from a different perspective. The memories from the neighbor’s farm begin to come back to him and when he sees the pond the smallest memories begin to return. He recalls that the pond used to be call the ocean by the young girl Lettie. The magic as he recalls began with his family car and continues to an unknown world in which he brings back an unknowing monster. The young boys spiritial enlightenment begins as the two children travel through this unknown world. The enlightenment continues as the different experiences occur throughout the time that the monster is present. This monster, Ursula, turns into his nanny quickly convinces his family of her well-being on the farm. Ursula begins to create problems for the young boy, by not allowing him to leave the farm,

The novel follows an 11 year old girl named Liesel,

Her escape to the secluded beach reflects her desire to escape her circumstances. Her final façade is represented metaphorically in the play ‘Stranger on The Shore’. She experiences an epiphany; she comes to the realisation that her perception that moving on from her son’s death means forgetting him and ultimately a vital part of her existence is wrong. She rids her belief that her role as a mother defined her. In a dramatic echo of Act One Scene Three where Coral is “just walking” (page 10), there is an important change from the American accent she has used in her acting to her own voice as she says “I’m walking”.

Turtle is a brave young woman. First, Turtle is brave because in the book it says “Through her scream she seen the white- beard face” (24). This shows that Turtle is brave because she went into the Westing house that everyone was afraid of and saw Mr. Westings dead body. Second, in the book it says “Turtle was not about to cry in front of everybody, like a baby” (84). What this piece from the book is saying is that Turtle is being brave because having the feeling to cry right away is hard when you are in front of people that you are not comfortable sharing your emotions with. Lastly, Turtle is brave because, “ Turtle has seen the

One way she demonstrates bravery is by being the mother figure of her household. When Lara Jean was young her mother died and her older sister became the mother figure, but her sister went to college and now her younger sister Kitty looks up to her as the mother figure. An example of how Lara Jean had to be brave and do a motherly task was when she baked a cake for the town spring fair for her sister Kitty to bring. “i’m voting you Teen Mom of the Year. ”(313)

Marina grows and changes from her fragmented shell as she observes and builds relationships with those at the boarding school. The use of contrast emphasises Marina’s growth in trust with those around her. “I’m starting to feel mildly safe. That’s dangerous, I’d better be careful.” Her change is evident as she later writes, “I suppose I do trust them a bit, yet when I came to this place I was so determined never to trust anyone.”

The characters try to find their where they belong in the world but are unable too and drift from one place to another. As a teen I always try to find my place in the world and fiction books helped me understand how to find them. A character in the book i read named Benton tried so hard to find his true meaning in life but was unable too and it proved fatal and he committed suicide. The boys feel the pressure of growing up but are still uncertain of what they want to do with their lives. Being young I always worry about my future because I want to make sure my whole family is set up and give them opportunities I never had.

During the novel ‘So Much to Tell You’ the protagonist, Marina faced different challenges and that impacted the way she thought and acted throughout the book. The main questions that will be addressed in this essay are ‘which experiences have the most impact on your novel’s protagonist?’ and ‘how do those experiences change their actions and change how they see their world?’ Throughout the novel Marina grows in confidence, at first, Marina was scared and is described as ‘the freak of Warrington’ as well as the ‘nut-case’ and the ‘silent freak’ (pg. 2.)

I read Ruby Redfort Take Your Last Breath by Lauren Child. The book was about Ruby, a thirteen year old secret agent, who has discovered several strange occurrences in her town. Birds and sea life are acting strange, boat shipments are getting mixed up, and strange voices are seemingly coming from the bottom of the ocean. Ruby has to figure out how all of it is connected, and who is behind it.

In the book Coraline Coraline goes through a plethora of stages starting from being a naïve child to eventually evolving into a girl with a strong identity who is fully aware of who she is and proud of who she has become. At the beginning of the book Coraline is your typical kid who is filled with curiosity and an urge for exploration. This is best illustrated on page 26 when Coraline first ventures into the alternate universe. “ Coraline went through the door; she wondered what the empty flat would be like if that was where the corridor lead” (Gaiman 26). Although Coraline is unaware of her surroundings (due to the fact that she just moved there) this does not stop Coraline from being adventurous and exploring the unknown. This act of Coraline going into the corridor while having no idea where the corridor leads and without even thinking about the possible consequences of this action shows Coraline’s overall lack of maturity and her naive childlike ways. Before Coraline makes her ultimate transition from naïve and fearless child to a brave, confident, and independent girl she further displays her childlike ways by always having a strong desire to receive what she wants; and if she fails to get what she wants she expresses her displeasure. This is clearly illustrated by two quotes in the book. In the first quote Coraline is upset that her mother will not purchase a pair of gloves she likes. “ Coraline saw some Day-Glo green gloves she liked a lot. Her mother refused to buy