Summary Of The Book 'Half-Blood'

Annabella teaches Kira a few things about dyeing her own threads but later dies. At the end of the story, Kira finds out that her father is actually alive, and she meets him for the first time. In this essay, you will read about the main conflict, the setting, about the characters, and some of the fantasy elements that were used.

I really admire the character of Alex because he is very courageous and intelligent. At the beginning of the book, Alex wanted to find out if the story about his uncle getting in a car accident was true or not, so he went to the auto wreckage center nearest his house to search for the car. Once he had been searching a lot for the vehicle, he ended up finding it to see it in perfect condition except for bullet holes in the windshield (p. 19). He heard people coming, so he hid inside the car. Then a big crane picked the car up and starting smashing it in a machine, with Alex still inside! After all the struggling, he managed to get out of the car just before it went through the part of the machine that totally crushes the car into a cylinder (p. 24). I felt pretty bad for Alex. It must have been hard for him to have to go through a really brutal training camp for something he didn’t even want to do, especially since he had just lost his last family member. He had no idea what was going to happen to him

Alex had finally done the most absurd thing and escaped Furnace Penitentiary with the help of his roommate Simon and best friend Zee. Subsequently, due to the elopement of Alex and his friends the city goes into lockdown mode and everywhere,

Alex Morgan is the main character in the story, as she wrote this autobiography. She is very important in the story. She tells about her life from the day she was born to

Alex matures and grows through his experiences in China and is now aware of the human consequences that war has. Alex’s growth and maturity is shown when his dad is captured by PLA. Proof of this is when Alex and his dad are talking over the two way radio before Ted gets captured. He is very concerned for his Dad at this point in the book. This event is the beginning of Alex’s awakening. This event hits Alex hard and makes him realize the reality behind war. Another event that helps Alex articulate his new vision of war is when he sees Lau Xu die right in front of his eyes. He even describes the details of the shooting when he says “Crack! Lau Xu spun around, his arms flung skyward. Before he fell the AK 47 spit flame again and the burst blew Lao xu off his feet” (Bell 114). Another example of Alex’s growth leading up to his epiphany of hating war is when Xin-hua gets shot. This happens when Alex starts to beg the officer to let her go and says” Please let me talk to your commanding officer. I just want to-...CRACK. The sound of a single gunshot. I turned to look into the trees where they had taken Xin-Hua. Oh God no, I moaned. No, No ,Nooooooo!” (Bell 183). Alex is now fully aware of the horrible consequences of war after witnessing the death of his friends and his father getting

Romance can be a part of someone’s life, but it isn’t always the main focus. In the article “I Can’t Think About Kissing: Strong Female Protagonists and Romance in Dystopian Young Adult Fiction”, university student Mollie Hall discusses romance in dystopian novels: “Romance is pursued, but it is a side pursuit in the female protagonist’s journey instead of the goal.” (Hall 5). This statement is true in the novel Blood Red Road by Moira Young. Saba is a girl with a plan, who has had her brother stolen from her own home. She vows to get her brother back and sets off on a journey, meeting many interesting, villainous, and kind characters. That being said, Saba finds a bit of romance. This, however, is not her main goal. This is evident during Saba’s first meeting with Jack, her need for help, and her thoughts on her relationship with Jack. To begin, the initial meeting between Saba and Jack demonstrates a romantic viewpoint in the novel. Upon seeing Jack, Saba instantly feels a sense of love from her heartstone, a necklace charm that heats up when you are near your heart’s desire:

My reflections on the orginization of the novel ended with me loving how the book came together. Alex started off as a normal teenager that does normal teenage activities , but then in a blink of a eye his

It is very shocking to read about the journeys he goes through, traveling all over New York, just to find his parents while taking care of his siblings. I really enjoy how the author puts tension into Alex's day-to-day struggles through chilling moral dilemmas, whether to rob the dead, who to save during a food riot and how long to preserve the hope that his parents might return. Throughout the book, it was amusing to read and notice how Alex matures as he goes through each obstacle, caring more and more for his sisters and wondering if they all will ever see their parents alive again. The journeys he goes on involve several natural disasters making the novel so astounding. Just imagine seeing volcanic eruptions and tsunamis flood all the way to New York City.

In the essay Blood Ties, Alex Mar tells the history of her famous ancestor Juan Ponce. Mar points out that Ponce was a conquistador who set out to conquer parts of the Americas, but in doing so, committed multiple atrocities. Because of the actions of her ancestors, Mar believes that the choices her ancestors made will reflect on how she is viewed and the guilt will carry on or as she puts it “inherit the darkness.” From this reading, I believe people celebrate and choose to remember the positive things that their ancestors did, but censor what they deem to reflect negatively on them. By doing this, we are essentially holding back the truths that have made our families what they are regardless if the truth sheds a negative light on us. For

Hearing this is like the summary of life itself. I felt like this related to Alex like no other character in this book. Alex herself was in the revolution, as told in her own diary. Despite the fact, that Alex was in the revolution, even if she had wanted to change what happened, it would be impossible. I personally loved how Donnelly structured and brought this sentence to life. It’s hard to perceive the whole concept behind what the author is trying to illustrate, but what I can understand from this is to try to only worry the things that you can control. If you can’t control it, then simply let it go. In the story Alexandrine’s dairy was an emotional roller coaster, with things you would never expect to happen.  In this novel, we can see

Nudge, twelve years old, became a very skilled fighter and was determined to get Angel back. In the novel, Maximum explains Eraser fights in detail and tells how Nudge has grown and become a better fighter. Gasman, Angels older brother, was greatly affected by his sister’s kidnap. He became more loving and grateful for her and the others. He lost his kid essence and matured in no was an eight year old should. Finally, Angel, the one who was most affected by her kidnap. Before the event she was a happy easy going kid, and afterward was the complete opposite. She was distant from the others, was secluded, she didn’t talk and eat as much as she used to. The characters face even more troubles in the second novel, School’s Out--Forever.

Nicola Yoon wrote this book in a way that is unorthodox. Each chapter is either in the perspective of Natasha or Daniel. Occasionally in between chapters, Yoon incorporates family or character background and history, and historical references. This was a smart move on Yoon’s behalf because this format allowed the readers to get a sense of the two characters as individuals as well as their perspectives on each other and the pressures from outside factors on their life. This format was beneficial because it was clear to understand and interpret where each character stood and it gave the reader an ability to predict what would happen before it

However, youth like Alex cannot be caught in the expected rubric of life and hence, they retaliate. Nevertheless, one cannot justify Alex’s actions worth applauding but Burgess seems to favour their actions as the only possible outlet for suppressed angst. In the first act, fourth chapter, Alex says,

Raised to trust no one, she rejects the General’s son Sy, until she realizes his family secrets might be the key to unlocking hers. When his brother turns against them, they are forced to fight family to save what’s left of their home, or accept banishment to find a new future.

Alex's world is characterized by class collectivism and dullness. For him the middle class remains behind closed doors enjoying the commodities of televised entertainment, while the working spend most of their time at work or asleep. Demarcated from the society by its own language, nadsat, the violent Modern Youth lives in a different world. Thus no accepted form of social identification exists for Alex, and life in