Northern Lights Essay

Students enjoy reading books that are relatable, interesting, and easy to understand. A Northern Light, by Jennifer Donnelly, should be removed from the tenth grade Summer reading list because it is confusing, unrelatable to teens and not what most students expect it to be. To start with, it takes place in 1906. Because of this, it is very unrelatable. Even though Mattie, the protagonist, is a 16 year old girl, she faces challenges that most teens today would never have to face. First, she has to

How many of you have seen the northern lights raise your hand If you have seen the Aurora Borealis, also known as the northern lights, you have witnessed one of the most spectacular natural wonders in the world. I have never seen the northern lights. Living in town makes it difficult to see phenomenons like this, because of the light pollution. Because scientists are unable to pinpoint the exact time an Aurora Borealis can be seen, it is purely coincidental to view this wonder. Some things you

The stimulating novel, A Northern Light, written by an outstanding author, Jennifer Donnelly, was recommended to me by my eighth grade English teacher, Mrs. Jimenez. Mrs. Jimenez had given me a few recommendations she thought I might enjoy. I chose to read, A Northern Light, because of my interest in novels comprised of mystery, and in this case, homicide. Mysteries are most intriguing to me because of the thought provoking effect they have on the reader. These types of novels always keep the readers

The Northern Lights are an extraordinary, surreal and legendary phenomenon. They are magical: if you have already observed them in nature, you know that words fail to describe this breathtaking spectacle. Out in the wide open darkness, nature’s spectacular display takes on an added dimension when the glowing ribbons of light are accompanied by the howling of wolves. This is truly one of the most enchanting wildlife experiences possible. And a phenomenon so perplexing that generations of amateur astronomers

century. One of the significant artists of the Romanticism art period was Frederick Edwin Church, a painter from New York, who portrayed landscapes. One of his remarkable works is his oil, canvas piece, Aurora Borealis, in which he portrays the Northern Lights. Aurora Borealis is an oil, canvas inspired by Dr. Isaac Hayes, Church’s friend, who went on an arctic expedition in 1860 and gave his sketches and notes of the landscape view to Church. The expedition ship and sled portrayed on the far left

sickness. Her story originates from the comic book Nelvana of the Northern Lights, Captain Canuck, Sasquatch, and of course the most famous of them all Wolverine. Calfury’s storyline is quite similar to Nelvana of the Northern Lights and her powers are from Wolverine. Her costume is similar to Captain Canucks, and her biggest enemy is Ayasha (her evil identical twin), who can transform into Sasquatch. Nelvana of the the Northern Lights is mainly the origin of the story in Calfury. Nelvana was the first

The main conflict in A Northern Light is with the main character Mattie, but while there’s no apparent antagonist in the story, she has many obstacles in her way if she wants to get to New York. The story starts out, with Mattie trying to take care of her 3 sisters, feeding them mush, the only food they have left. Mattie’s ma isn’t helping because she isn’t alive. Before dying, Mattie’s mom made Mattie promise to stay with her family and the farm, making her do endless work, leaving no time for

During this time he secured an internship at the Washington Post, which resulted in a full time position as a journalist. He is a passionate writer, a novelist; he published Northern Lights (1975). Northern Lights is a book telling about two sibling soldiers struggling with readjustment to civilian life in rural Minnesota. Where have you gone, charming Billy? (1975). The following book was also dominated by O’Brien’s experiences in Vietnam.

More than anything, Mattie Gokey wants to go to college and make a life for herself, but she is held back by her father, a promise she made to her deceased mother, and a predictable life in the North Woods. A central question in A Northern Light might be “To what extent is it acceptable be selfish?”. In this book Mattie must choose between supporting her family and making a life for herself, which she seems to think would be a selfish choice. Just before her mother, died Mattie promised "to never

Growing up isn’t as easy as it seems, it's a very difficult process that we go through in our life. Like from the novel “Northern Lights” by the author Philip Pullman, Lyra became her own individual once she went against her mother and said “no” to the separation she wasn't as innocent as we would had thought. All children grow up but some people as they get older they grow apart from their inner self, from who they really are either to fit in to or for religious reasons. Like Lyra’s mom who was