1. Write in MLA format all necessary publishing information.
Yancey, Rick. The Fifth Wave. New York, NY: Penguin Group, 2013.
2. Provide a detailed plot summary including the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Make sure you include important events in the plot that influence the outcome of the novel or play.
Aliens have invaded the Earth, but instead of them coming in all at once, they come in five waves. In the first wave, an electromagnetic pulse breaks and destroys every electronic on earth, meaning no communication leaving everyone helpless. In the second wave, a gigantic bar from the emptiness of space is dropped on all of the coastlines, blocking the people from going to sea and receiving imports and exports. In the third wave, a new and
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Give a specific example of a conflict. Use specific evidence from this text.
“How do you rid the Earth of humans? Rid the humans of their humanity.”This is essentially Man Vs. Man, because everyone is fighting for their survival and are letting the aliens control them. This explains the crisis the world is going through by their invasion and the major loss of life in the human race.
5. State the setting and describe how the setting affects the plot and/or major theme.
The setting takes place in a world unimaginable. The world is falling apart and things are torn down, and everything is deserted. The setting affects the plot by making it more difficult for Cassie to find her brother and not being found by military or “Silencers”.
6. Identify two major themes. Include a quote that embodies that theme.
The theme of The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey is to be weary of who you trust, because in dangerous situations like these, it’s hard to trust a being because you don’t know if they could be human or a “Silencer”.
The theme of The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey is to never leave family behind, because it’s important to keep family close because they help you through troubling times, and can make great
b. Identify and explore one or more key conflicts for the protagonist and the consequences that arise from these problems. Provide significant quotations (properly cited) that clearly support your ideas.
Write an essay that explains how the incident or character is related to the more realistic of plausible elements in the rest of the work. Avoid plot summary.
1. Describe the specific setting of the story; consider both time and place. Explain what influence or impact the setting has on the development of the plot- in other words, discuss the ways the story's setting impacts the events of the novel.
Setting, like character, theme, mood, symbols, and etc., is one of the fundamental elements that is quintessential for a story to contain. Setting in a story often serves many different purposes, and is most well known as an element of time and place for the plot in a story. The context provided by the setting allows the depiction of an environment in readers’ minds. A setting could also set the mood or tone to accompany a certain character or a scene to enhance the atmosphere intended by the author. On other instances, settings contain literary devices such as foreshadowing, symbolism, metaphor, irony, and more that add complexity through higher level of allegories. However, in the case of the short story “The Location of the River”, the setting is presented as a subject,
When authors write a story setting can be just as, if not more important, than the characters and plot. Whether it’s a sleepy town in New York or a haunted hotel in Colorado the setting has major symbolic value. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allen Poe uses setting to show Montresor and Fortunato’s loss of freedom. The story begins at “about dusk, one evening” (Poe 108).
6. Setting: Time + Place + Atmosphere (mood or tone): The setting is in the city of London (present day London, England) and the nation of Oceania
6.) The setting of the story is on the Moon. There is only one setting, but however, the setting takes
describe all the events that take place in the novel, thereby, giving the reader a
2. Historical setting is important to the play. Comment briefly, on how setting is important to the characters introduced in Scene 1.
Choose one story in which the setting is significant and discuss how the setting contributes to the central meaning of the story.
2. What is the exposition of the story? Summarize it in your own words and provide an example of the text.
An appropriate setting of a story should include the time, place, historical, and social context. This critical element helps to create a vivid imagination in the reader’s mind, assists the readers to anticipate the outcome, and gain insight on what is to come. The author should always address the setting in a way where it can create a positive mood and atmosphere for the audience.
Explore the ways a central character is presented in the drama text. Use examples from the text in your response.
In this paragraph you should write about the setting (where and when it takes place) and the plot (what happens).
Structure of the play: For each stage of plot development, provide one example from the play that illustrates the stage of plot development, identify the Act in which it occurs, and explain how the example represents the stage of plot development.