The Magic Half Summary

This literary analysis will show how how Laura’s skills in writing a beautiful theme, developing characters throughout the book, describing the importance of setting and use of author's craft.

During the weeks Molly spends with Vivian, she learns a lot from Vivian. Most important, she realizes that Vivian also had a difficult childhood but was able to overcome her bad experiences and lead a happy life. Molly’s realization reflects the theme of the book: learning about the experiences

The story takes place in a neighborhood that i estimate is quite small considering Carolee knows her neighbors are gone. The setting revolves around Carolee’s home. Her doing her chores in her home and the suspect roaming around outside. The setting influences the story a lot because it influences Carolee’s reaction to what happened. She had never seen anything like that in person and it opened her eyes to how society really is.

Good authors can create wonderful stories, but it all starts with the setting. Without the setting, the story will have no plot and the characters will have no reason to be there because the setting is a crucial element. Barry Callaghan, the author of “Our Thirteenth Summer” can effectively use setting as an important part of a story. The setting of “Our Thirteenth Summer” is in Toronto’s Annex District during the 1840’s, when the Holocaust was occurring. The setting influences the behaviour of the characters and reflects the society in which the characters live.

The settings are important in a story because they tell where and when the story takes place. A reader should always focus on the setting, so he will not get lost in the story. In Doris Lessing’s “Through the Tunnel,” the story focuses on a boy named Jerry trying to accomplish something very difficult while his mother wants him to stay safe. He sees some boys swimming through a challenging tunnel and he tries to go through the tunnel to impress them in order to become friends with them. The setting in “Through the Tunnel” has an impact on the characters, the plot, and the symbols.

The story takes place in Eden Mills, Mississauga, Ontario, Eric Walters’ hometown, and it takes place in present time. This is evident by the modern technology seen in the novel, and the lack of any futuristic technology.

As for the setting it takes place at a family’s home. I think it takes place somewhere in the early 1900's. I think it would make a difference to the story if it were set somewhere else, only because if the sick girl was brought to like a hospital for example, maybe she would have been diagnosed and helped sooner without all the hassle that occurred at the house.

2. Where does the story take place? Provide specific information about the place, time, and social context of the book. How is the setting important?

At the beginning of the story, the setting seems to take place in the family’s house in Georgia. Georgia is the initial setting because it’s the place where the family decides to make a trip to Florida. Through the story the setting changes from the house in Florida to a road trip in the family’s car, and towards the end, the setting changes

The author uses a vivid choice of words throughout the book when Nic goes to

I love this book, Acevedo’s writing flows with ease from page to page. In the first 66 pages, the similarities between Daysy and Stella are few; both born in Cuba and came to the Unites States in 1980 by the Mariel boatlifts. Both yearn for a relationship with their mother. Daysy as well as Stella are hungry to discover their family secrets. Daysy want to know about her sister Belen, and Stella about her father and grandparents. Little by little, both girls search their homes, their memories, newspapers, libraries and museums to find answers to their concerns. I cannot wait to discover the secrets and what other similarities they

The simplistic plot of the novel and the overall theme of love allows the author to span the lives of the main characters. The reader sees the span of the life of two of the main characters, Sidda and her mother

This story takes place in a small town called Gatlin, located in South Carolina. It is located near the Santee River valley. In the book, the author states that, “I used to think our town, buried in the South Carolina backwoods, stuck in the muddy bottom of the Santee River valley, was the middle of nowhere.”(Garcia and Stohl 1) There are also many other minor places in the book, that are located within the town of Gatlin. Some of the constant places where the characters go are the library, the ‘Jackson High school’, the ‘lunae libre’, the lake, and the restaurant Dar-ee-keen. The story also takes place in Old London Streets in a time travel, where some of the main characters had reached in search of Lena (another main character). The text also states, “I was lying in a city street that looked like London or an old town right out of a history book”. (Garcia and Stohl 195) This is when Ethan, the main character and the narrator of the story reaches into a Caster tunnel and finds himself under the night sky instead of a tunnel. Another major Setting is the Caster tunnels, where many of the secrets conceal and is dangerous, especially for a mortal. “You can’t go after her. It’s too dangerous. There are Casters and creatures of unfathomable power in those Tunnels.” (Garcia and Stohl 191) This shows that there is a lot that can happen in this place, which are the tunnels and is dangerous to mortals and this is an important part of the plot and the setting.

The reader can clearly understand what the chapter would be about, as well as the time period of the event. The author incorporated many inputs such as a chronology, family tree, index, as well as a map which helped the readers’ understandings. The chronology keeps track of events, the family tree identifies the character’s relationships, the index is used for the tracking of important topics, and the map provides a visual of the places that the family stayed at. There have also been photographs within the middle of the book which provides a visual, just like the map, but prove little relevance. The

Primarily, the characters in the book are foils for each other. One example is Lucie Manette and Madame Defarge. Lucie is a very gentle and loving woman. Everything that she does shows her kindness and virtue. Her tenderness and adoration for everyone empowers her to unite the family. For instance, when Lucie 's father was in a horrible state of depression, the only cure for his sadness was the sight of Lucie 's face and the touch of her skin. On the other