The Lovely Bones

Even though citizens of the United States have the right to read whatever they want, children under the age of eighteen may not have the maturity to read this type of book. Children should not be exposed to the content of this book. I do not understand how people can read this and be okay with minors being exposed to the ideas explained in the memoir. Yes, this woman was mistreated, and yes people should try and prevent it from happening to kids now. However, if one exposes these ideas to a child they may become interested in such topics as sex and explicit language. The Constitution states that you have a right, but even though someone has rights, they should not use these rights to expose children to concepts that they are not mature enough to handle. Even though children and high schoolers may be aware of some of the scenes that happen in the book, conversations should take place with a parent or guardian who know the children and their ability to comprehend such intense subject matter. A child may have experienced a similar situation that happened in the book, and they should not have to sit in a classroom and relive the horrifying experience in front of their teachers and

linking the stories of Henry Lyon, in the summer before he starts his first year of Law at university, and Andy Lansell, Australian digger killed in the Somme in 1918. Andy and Henry's stories meet when Henry's car breaks down in the small country town of Strattford on his way to a sailboarding weekend with his mates and his stuck up girlfriend Marcelle. While stuck in Strattford, Henry gets to know Trot and his girlfriend Janine and strattfords very own walking history book Cecelia Hainsworth, never-married fiancee of the long-dead Andy. Henry is given Andy's diary to read, and finds himself fascinated by the story of this young man of his own

My book is about a girl named Hattie Campbell. Hattie, and her family were going to Oregon, to get land. Her aunt gave her a diary which she records

Jeannette’s battle against sexual abuse helps encourage teens who have experienced similar situations to fight on. As Jeannette Walls fights to institute normality in her family, abnormality is established by her parents. Reading such a story has a greater affect on teens, rather than reading an article on the topic of abnormality would because the teen can make more connections to the story. Peer pressure plays a strong role in the life of a teenager and causes the adolescent to conform in fear of rejection from their peers. With this being said, displaying novels about peer pressure and reading on how fictitious characters handle peer pressure not only helps the teen learn from the character’s mistakes, but teaches them how to problem solve for themselves. Rita Mae Brown once said, “The reward for conformity was that everyone liked you except yourself.” Going against the status quo may not make those around you happy, but it will make you happier in the long

The book “The Lovely Bones” is written by Alice Sebold and it is about 14 year-old Susie Salmon’s murder in December of 1973. The book/movie takes place in Pennsylvania in the early to mid 70’s. One day after school, Susie was walking and decided to take a shortcut through a cornfield to get home quicker. Mid way through the cornfield her quiet, creepy neighbor George Harvey appears out of nowhere and starts talking to Susie about this “fort” that he made under the cornfield. He wants her to come and see it so Susie and Mr. Harvey go down the ladder and into the underground structure, eventually Mr. Harvey won't let her leave and then he kills her. No one thinks it's him because he tries to stay low most of the time and not talk to anyone.

Literature is the window to realizing the negatives of society and how destructive certain norms can be. Readers are brought into a completely different story than their own, but by using similar issues in today’s world, the readers can actually learn from the story and its overall message. All writers write for a purpose, whether it’s for a new meaning to life, to live a different life than our own, or to impact others on an emotional level by teaching them to see the importance of the little things. As a reader, you search for pieces of literature that interest you whether you find the story like your own, or wish you lived the life in the story. By using issues in today’s within their works, authors are able to grab the reader's attention long enough for them to get across what they wanted to get across. Often in many works of literature, writers use societal issues as their basis for the work’s themes and symbols. By doing so, this allows the reader to question the morality behind social norms and how impactful certain ideals can be in people’s lives.

Peter Jackson’s 2009 film, The Lovely Bones, is based off of the New York Times bestseller novel written by Alice Sebold. Both the book and the movie adaptation tell the story of a young, 14-year-old girl named Susie Salmon who is brutally murdered by her neighbor. In both versions, Susie narrates her story from the place between Heaven and Earth, the “in-between,” showing the lives of her family and friends and how each of their lives have changed since her murder. However, the film adaptation and the original novel differ in the sense of the main character focalization throughout, the graphic explanatory to visual extent, and the relationship between the mother and father.

Visualize a world where a significant person in your life died from one’s gruesome desire, where that special someone suffered and became a victim of a cruel, mysterious murder. Was the murder itself quick or was it revolting and brutal? Susie Salmon was a victim of a crime that should not be forgiven. In the novel The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, Susie’s past on earth affected people that took part in her life because the past was all that they had of her. Memories of or with Susie were treasured; however, they were also feared by the one who killed Susie’s future.

My book is The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.This book is realistic mythology. The setting takes place in modern day upstate new york.I think the theme of this book is identity and discovering identity because in the beginning, Percy Jackson didn't know who his father was or that he had any special powers.I think the author wanted us to know this is because most of us don't know are true selves but if we get out in the world and follow are dreams (like Percy did) we can discover a lot. This is important to the story because he

The story I chose to write my book report on was Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood.” This is a narrative focused on the murder of the Clutter family in the small Kansas farm town of Holcomb. This four part story explores the Clutter family’s dynamic; the detective of the case, Detective Albert Dewey; the two murders time of being undiscovered; and the time Dick and Perry have on Death Row. The first chapter, titled “The Last to See Them Alive,” begins with introducing the members of the Clutter family through the interviews of friends, family and neighbors. The father, Herb Clutter, is a strict, religious man who prefers to be paid with checks and was the most well known man in Holcomb as he sat as chairman on a farm organization. His wife, Bonnie Clutter, was quiet and kept to herself as she suffered from psychiatric afflictions and stayed in bed a lot, but doctors had told her it was due to a misplaced vertebrae. They had four children, but two daughters had already left the nest. The two children who were still home at the time of the murder were Nancy and Kenyon. Nancy was the ideal perfect daughter, she was a member of the 4-H, maintained straight A’s, class president, and an all around great role model for younger girls when it came to riding, cooking and music. Kenyon was younger than Nancy and was somewhat shy, but extremely intelligent. He liked reading, building and creating things as well as playing his horn or with his dog Teddy.

The title of my book is A Boy At War which is a novel of Pearl Harbor. The author of my book is Harry Mazer. The setting of A Boy At War was located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The time period of the book was December 7, 1941 and around the attack on Pearl Harbor. The main characters in this book is Adam Pelko, His father Emory Pelko, Marilyn Pelko, and Bea Pelko. Adam is a high school student, a military kid, good at sports, lives in New York, and has dark hair. Adam's father is Emory who is a Lieutenant commander of the Navy who is assigned to the ship Arizona. Adams mother who is Marilyn is a navy wife and is Adam and Bea's mom. Another character is Bea who is Adam's little sister. The summary of the book is that Adam meets a new friend named Davi

Sleepy Hollow illustrates characteristics of Puritanism through the representation of Puritan values on God being active in all aspects of life and harsh punishments. One value that is highly emphasized in Puritan literature is God being active in all aspects of life. The importance of God in Sleepy Hollow is clearly shown through the town’s church. The town of Sleepy Hollow is small and dark, yet the church is grand, bright, and white. By building the church in this way, the people of Sleepy Hollow are showing how important of a role God plays in their community. In Puritan communities, the church plays a huge role in everyday life. The church was almost always the tallest building in the town and was built in the center of town. Puritans

I realised that this Young adult movie; The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones has hit a major stigma since the Twilight film (2008) that many adolescents and moviegoers went hysterical to watch. I was inevitably dissatisfied in such a non-sensical, incoherent, overwrought and a twisted film that was worthless and was certainly the best pop-muncher moments to pass time.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s, written by Truman Capote, is a fictitious story about the flighty and eccentric lifestyle of a teenage girl who is trying to decide what she wants out of life. It is told from the narrator’s point of view and consists of numerous thought-provoking characters, each with a name that is equally as unusual. Not only does Capote choose unique and creative names for the characters in the story, but he ensures there is a significance to them as well.

A few weeks before summer ended, a movie called Descendants, a new film by Disney, would be coming out soon. The story centers around the exiled children of defeated villains who are invited by the son of King Beast and Queen Belle, from the movie Beauty and The Beast, to attend a prep school with the children of Disney heroes. However, the main reason that these four teens’ parents allow them to go is because of their secret intentions. They are supposed to steal a cherished, magic wand that could either lead to the salvation or the destruction of the kingdom. Soon after discovering that their classmates and the citizens of the kingdom are not as bad as they were led to believe by