Among the Hidden-review
Haddixbooks.com states that Margaret Peterson Haddix love of reading came from her father who loved telling stories and reading to his daughter. Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a story about Luke, the son of a farmer, and Jen, the daughter of a baron on their chance encounter. Both of them are illegal in their society, for they were the third children born in their family. In their fight to rebel against the government, they have to stay hidden to prevent them being caught by the Population Police and being sentenced to death. Everyone should read this book because of the real life connection to China’s one child policy and the message that curiosity has both good and bad outcomes.
To begin, Among the Hidden contains ideas that closely parallel to the real life situation of China’s one child policy. In the article, “Population control and consequences in China” the author, Jamie …show more content…
At the beginning the author states,”Why did you have to sell the woods?”(Haddix 2). Luke, the character who asked this question, was curious about why his dad had to sell the wood. This had a bad outcome because Luke’s dad was frustrated the he had to sell the woods in the first place, so he did not want to talk about it. Therefore, Luke’s dad got mad at him. In the middle the author states,”what if he sneaked into the sports family house and met the other third child?”(Haddix 52). This act of curiosity had a good outcome because when Luke snuck out he met Jen, another third child. At the end of the book, the author states,”’ That’s why we’re going to have to rally’” (Haddix 83). Another quote to help further get my point across is,”’Jen’s’-his voice broke ‘Jens no longer with us’”(Haddix 127). Jen went to a rally for third children to stand up for her right. This had a bad outcome because Jen ended up being killed at the
Haddixbooks.com states that Margaret Peterson Haddix love of reading came from her father who loved telling stories and reading to his daughter. Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a story about Luke, the son of a farmer, and Jen, the daughter of a baron on their chance encounter. Both of them are illegal in their society, for they were the third children born in their family. In their fight to rebel against the government, they have to stay hidden to prevent them being caught by the Population Police and being sentenced to death. Everyone should read this book because of the real life connection to China’s one child policy and the message that curiosity has both good and bad outcomes.
To begin, Among the Hidden contains ideas that closely parallel to the real life situation of China’s one child policy. In the article, “Population control and consequences in China” the author, Jamie …show more content…
At the beginning the author states,”Why did you have to sell the woods?”(Haddix 2). Luke, the character who asked this question, was curious about why his dad had to sell the wood. This had a bad outcome because Luke’s dad was frustrated the he had to sell the woods in the first place, so he did not want to talk about it. Therefore, Luke’s dad got mad at him. In the middle the author states,”what if he sneaked into the sports family house and met the other third child?”(Haddix 52). This act of curiosity had a good outcome because when Luke snuck out he met Jen, another third child. At the end of the book, the author states,”’ That’s why we’re going to have to rally’” (Haddix 83). Another quote to help further get my point across is,”’Jen’s’-his voice broke ‘Jens no longer with us’”(Haddix 127). Jen went to a rally for third children to stand up for her right. This had a bad outcome because Jen ended up being killed at the