Write An Essay On The Book Hatchet

I loved this book so much. There is so much action and is so much better and exciting with so much amazing detail and description. This is one of my favorite books ever. When you read it, you don’t want to put it down and it makes you feel like you are with the characters in the book and you know them so well. I recommend this book to anyone who can read at this level.

    There were some reasons that caused me to choose this novel. Its plot was very unique compared to other books I’ve read which are mostly adventure and many others. Its setting is quite modern since it took place in the early 1990s, making it more relatable to the readers.

First as Brian and the pilot were flying to Brian father?s house the pilot was showing Brian how to fly the plane. ? Here, put your hands on the controls, your feet on the rudder pedals, and I?ll show you what I mean?(P. 4). During the flight the pilot seemed to be having trouble with pain in his arm and side. Little did he know that this was a sign of a major heart

For the most part, the novel was very enjoyable. One aspect of it that I loved was that the storyline was extremely intense, which always compelled me to find out what would happen next. For example,

I feel that as a reader they could tell me how he felt compared to showing me how he felt. The actor in the movie really showed me how he felt and in the book told me how he felt. The actor in the movie really showed the emotion and determination to get home to his family again,this was shown so well to me I felt like I was in the same situation,all the horrible things that happened to him happened to me.The examples were the reason I felt the book and the movie were different.

I cared about what was going to happen to these characters and even though I saw what was going on through each characters eyes I still questioned which one was truly in the right. This book does start to go into relationships between characters much more than, Legend, using love triangles, relationships that, "would just never work out," and more than one stolen kiss. This was a part of the book that I was expecting, but at first I did not really buy it and it seemed overly complicated and forced at times. Eventually however I got swept up in the crazy relationships and truly cared about who was going to be with who. Overall this book exceeded my expectations and was really interesting to read. Almost every chapter had a "wow" moment that made me keep reading. I wish the author had eased into the love triangles slightly more to make it seem more natural, but it works out in the end.

It wasn't badly written, I just didn't like how so much happened in such a small amount of time. Everything was so dramatic and nothing in the story was small or relatively normal. It was too dramatic for me personally. I would not go to a bookstore and pick it up and buy the book but that is just me. I know people who like books who have a lot going on and have tons of different conflicts at once. There was nothing I specifically did not like about the story, it just was not for

Just like Richard and Joan internalize their marital issues, John internalizes his stress and frustrations. Hearing about the separation simply sends him over the edge. By realistically conveying the pain that both John and the other siblings feel concerning their parents’ separation, Updike is able to effective capture the essence of Suburban Realism. The prior examples of Suburban Realism within “Separating” are important, but one of the most effective and compelling ways Updike presents Suburban Realism in the short story is through Richard’s internal struggles and external reactions to his impending separation.

After reading the book, I do not think that I enjoyed it as much as I should have but I did genuinely enjoy it and found it

I love every bit of this novel. However, the only downside is that sometimes, I felt that the book was not realistic. The fact that Ari is thirteen and eventually dates a sixteen year old and goes on the plane by herself without any assistance are all unrealistic. I thought that if the author made Ari a sixteen year old everything would have made more sense.

I very much enjoyed reading it. The characters were concrete. The fantasy of it was dazzling, at times scary, but still alluring. Yet, at times, it was hard to follow. The book had shown me more that people are not always what they seem and to trust your instincts.

Much like John Updike’s other works, Separating is a short story about a suburban couple who are facing the reality that they have fallen out of love. Richard and Joan, the couple who plan to separate, struggle to find the best way to tell their children of their separation. The couple avoids calling the separation a divorce, although the readers can conclude that it will end that way, however, their children are in the dark about the plight. Throughout the story, Updike references several events that led up to the separation like “Richard’s relieved comment to Joan, “They never questioned the reasons we gave. No thought of a third person” (Updike 2717), is typical of this trend within the story: it addresses the history without clarifying it” (gbcarter, 2009). Updike is known for his use of “sexual relationships, marital and adulterous” in his work to create a “lore about suburban life but seems uncertain whether it is an exercise in realism or a creative fantasy”, which is exactly what he wants to give his readers (The Norton Anthology, pg, 1425). However, Updike still manages to maintain a serious subject in every one of his stories. ”It is this seriousness which has impressed Updike’s enthusiastic critics most uniformly” (The Stories of Updike, 1976). He also uses elements like plot, theme, and symbolism to create a precise image of suburban families in the early 1960’s. John Updike’s use of these literary elements creates a coherent and perplexing short story.

Much like John Updike’s other works, Separating is a short story about a suburban couple who are facing the reality that they have fallen out of love. Richard and Joan, the couple who plan to separate, struggle to find the best way to tell their children of their separation. The couple avoids calling the separation a divorce, although the readers can conclude that it will end that way, however, their children are in the dark about the plight. Throughout the story, Updike references several events that led up to the separation like “Richard’s relieved comment to Joan, “They never questioned the reasons we gave. No thought of a third person” (Updike 2717), is typical of this trend within the story: it addresses the history without clarifying it” (gbcarter, 2009). Updike is known for his use of “sexual relationships, marital and adulterous” in his work to create a “lore about suburban life but seems uncertain whether it is an exercise in realism or a creative fantasy”, which is exactly what he wants to give his readers (The Norton Anthology, pg, 1425). However, Updike still manages to maintain a serious subject in every one of his stories. ”It is this seriousness which has impressed Updike’s enthusiastic critics most uniformly” (The Stories of Updike, 1976). He also uses elements like plot, theme, and symbolism to create a precise image of suburban families in the early 1960’s. John Updike’s use of these literary elements creates a coherent and perplexing short story.

The town of Keep was a bustling center of activity and a bottleneck for business. Now that the traveling hindrance of winter had receded before the increasing warmth of spring, caravans arrived weekly to bring new supplies to the village. They came with spices and wines, ales and meads, herds of livestock to be slaughtered throughout the year, mountains of wood to be burned in place of the surrounding woodland. Expensive leathers and hides, cloth of all quality, thread and needles, jewels and precious metals. All of this arrived within Keep to be formed into new items or sold as-is by the prestigious shopkeepers in town. The influx of luxury and wealth appeared out of place in the mountain town so far removed from centers of society, and

This was my second time reading this novel and I got a lot more out of it the second time around. I liked how the book did not drag out the plot for there was always one event after another. Also, the different plot twist that are thrown in the story kept me guessing what was going to happen next.