Go Seigen

Teenagers of every race, religion, and clique relate deeply to the words of the anonymous teenager within the book Go Ask Alice, by an anonymous girl whose life enters a place where, as most teenagers, she has no idea who to turn to, or where to go. "Oh dear god, help me adjust, help me be accepted, help me belong, don't let me be an outcast and a drag on my family," (Anonymous, 13). With these words, we are accepted into the girl's life, and into her heart and mind. I chose this quote

Shivers I hear heavy breathing outside the closet door, so I think the monster knows I 'm here. I guess I should catch you up. I 've been hiding in this closet for hours, and I 'm writing this in case I don’t make it out of here alive. Every night for the past 2 weeks I 've been hearing noises, and 3 nights ago I saw it. I woke up to the noises as usual, but instead of finding nothing there, I saw a terribly gruesome figure. It seemed like it had been human at some point, but it were nothing

Hyperbole: A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally. In Go Ask Alice, the author uses this literary device effectively by using the exaggeration to illustrate how the character is feeling. Throughout a lot of the book, she is feeling very sad and overwhelmed. In the very beginning of the book, she says, "And now the whole world is cold and gray and unfeeling." This is an exaggeration because the whole world isn't literally cold and gray, but that is how she

“Baby, please don’t go without me,” Delia said, as I got ready for my day out on the streets of Cebu City, which was my first solo outing. “I’ll be okay, Princess, I know where I am going. We’ve caught enough Jeepneys (Tuk Tuks in other Asian countries. Like a tiny bus.) and taxis in the two weeks that I’ve been here to teach me how to handle the transport side. The language could be an issue, but some people here can speak English. Please don’t worry. What could possibly go wrong?” I replied.

Though more than likely unintended, this movie “The Secret in Their Eyes” directed by Campanella gave me feelings of dread and despair the likes of which of have felt few other times in my life and left me with a relief and further acceptance of my dependence on God. First though I will discuss the local political themes expressed in the movie. As a foreign observer unaware of Argentina’s history or political climate, I was unable to pick up on the local subtleties of the film. Which after some digging

Independent Novel Study In Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro the major themes in this book is hope, and free will. Hope plays as a symbol and feeling of freedom for the characters. Their curiosity is what causes their confidence to one day be free, but then is let down when having to face the truth that their life is set for them and that they must accept it. Free will is shown that clones are unable to change their fates as organ donors, but their lack of free will affects many other elements of

Kazuo Ishiguro does an excellent job in explaining the conditions of Hailsham in his book Never Let Me Go, and it is only through Kathy’s life experience and curiosity that a reader might get a sense of what Hailsham really is about. Kathy frequently brings up Hailsham through-out the whole book, and the reader gets the sense that Hailsham played an integral role in the future of her and her classmates’ lives. The memories, although sometimes good and bad, cannot be fathomed by most people as being

genetic copies. In recent years, the possibility of human cloning has led to many controversies; these controversies have become the focus of several novels that include imaginary characters as clones. Written by Kazuo Ishiguro, the novel Never Let Me Go portrays the life of human clones in a bleak world through the eyes of Kathy, where the sole purpose of the clones’ lives is to donate their organs. Clearly, the human clones are known by all members of the society, but they are not treated with dignity

Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go In Kazuo Ishiguro novel, Never Let Me Go, it portrays clones being stripped of their human identity in a dystopian society. The novel is a representation of the complexity of humanity. The clone’s special purpose is to donate their organs to “real” humans. The isolated Gates of Hailsham is the boarding school in which the clones were raised. Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth are distinct characters who are students of Hailsham and also clones. Ishiguro paints a picture of the

Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, Never Let Me Go, centers on the search for who we are and our purpose through inquisitiveness and self-expression. The novel is an enthralling depiction of humans who are being stripped of their identity and labeled as mere replicas. After an unnamed war during the 1950s, there was an urgent need to procure a remedy for a widespread disease. The innovative progression in genetic engineering spurred the development of the first human clones. Through the concept of clones, Ishiguro