Imagine living in a world where abortion was illegal until the age of thirteen. In the book, Unwind by Neal Shusterman, this imaginary scenario turns into a real issue for teens in America. If you were a disobedient kid or an extra expense, then your parents/caretakers could get rid of you by just signing a form to have you unwound. Unwinding is a three hour long procedure where each part of a teenager’s body is taken out to use for someone else who needs it. Unwind is set in the far future in the United States of America.…
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Summer Assignment How to Read Literature Like a Professor is, as explained in the title, a guide to better understanding literature, written by Thomas C. Foster, an English professor at the University of Michigan-Flint. Foster wrote this book so students and casual readers alike can enhance their reading experience. Each chapter gives an in-depth explanation of a specific element of literature. The first concept I used was quests in literature, and how it relates to The Odyssey by Homer, and the second concept I used was politics and how it relates to Animal Farm by George Orwell. Quests are common in literature, but a great example of one can be found in The Odyssey.…
In his book, Savages, Joe Kane describes the the intersection of the oil industries and indigenous communities, specifically the Huaorani. After a mysterious letter was received at the offices of the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) expressing the opposition of oil exploitation in the Huaorani territory (Kane, 9). This led Kane to not only meet Moi, but also to quit his job in order to travel to South America to not only learn more about Huaorani, but to also investigate the claims made in the mysterious letter (Kane, p. 11). Further, Kane structures his book into three parts entitled “East,” “West,” and “Among the Cannibals.” We can see from the start of the “Prologue” Kane’s respect and concern for the Huaorani and the Amazon and Kane’s style…
Literary Analysis Collection 1 Characters, conflict, setting, and theme are examples of literary elements. In the stories of “The Trip,” “The Leap,” and “Contents of a Dead Mans Pocket.” The authors use these literary elements in a similar and different ways. Characters are any person, animal, or figure represented in any literary work.…
As we all know, the theme of a story is the lesson that is being taught throughout the novel. But a theme can also be the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, or a person's thoughts. All stories have a theme, but they may not always be directly stated. This requires readers to dig deep down into the text and analyze the lessons that they have acquired through the book. Between the two excerpts, "Angelas Ashes" and "The Street", there is common theme that perseverance is important when times get tough in life.…
In the opening seen of Unwind by Neal Shusterman, Connor and his girlfriend are discussing his options over the busy highway. If I hadn't read the book prior to this, I would have been extremely confused as to what they were discussing. Which was most likely the authors goal. Reading through it a second time helped me look further in the details.…
An archetypal quest story is a story which involves a quest or search in which the characters or character find out more about him or herself by the ending. In The Cure, a film directed by Peter Horton, the quest is a search for love and friendship. To make up a quest, there must be a calling, departure, experience, initiation, and return. The calling is what the character is in search for or what causes the character to take action. The departure is the part of the quest when the character takes a risk and leaves something secure behind.…
Unwind by Neal Shusterman “The process by which a child is both terminated and yet kept alive is called ‘unwinding’” (Shusterman 1). This principle is stated in The Bill of Life, a set of amendments created by a future society to end the Second Civil War between two parties called Pro-Choice and Pro-Life. Part of this proposal includes unwinding, which is the idea where a parent can “abort” their child between the ages of thirteen and eighteen to harvest their organs for others’ benefit.…
In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, conflict - both internal and external - portrays a major development in the theme and plot of the young boys in this novel. On an island composed of only pre-adolescent boys, it is unquestionable that there would be conflict amongst them. Golding blatantly shows the reader the external conflicts that occur between one another, including both physical and verbal altercations. The author also cryptically gives the reader a display of the conflict the boys struggle with within themselves and their own thoughts. Despite the many instances of external conflict, the subtle internal conflicts are much more critical to the plot and overall theme of Lord of the Flies.…
Eric Tang’s “Unsettled”, shows that Cambodian refugees being treated unfairly and put in the hyper ghetto is an important literature that shows that the resettlement in the camps was not the solution for a better living standard. This is the denial of human rights against Cambodians in the US or is not that different from the Khmer Rouge. In this paper, I will argue about there are not that much difference in treatment inside the settlement camp and the Khmer Rouge. First, the reason that Cambodians came to the US is protection.…
Ungifted is a pretty decent, fun book. I read it and enjoyed my time reading it and it has really funny moments. This book is inspiring because Donovan got kicked out the Academy of Scholastic Distinction and the robotics meet was the next day. But Donovan still went. He sat there and saw his team struggle so he went and took the remote, if it weren't for him then his team would lose.…
West Side Story by Irving Shulman is a realistic fiction story that gives the reader an insight into what life was like during the 1950’s in Manhattan. During that time teenage gangs ruled the streets; but none were as dominant or well know as the Sharks and the Jets. The Sharks were made up of the Puerto Rican population and the Jets were made up of the Americans. So naturally tension would rise. This tension would rise to a breaking point in the 50’s when these gangs would declare war on each other: with their prize being more land or “ turf “.…
Most of the example comes from the names of the characters, how the characters act, the central plot of the story as well as the…
In The Broken Village: Coffee, Migration, and Globalization in Honduras the author, Daniel R. Reichman, explains what he personally experienced from his visits and experiences while in La Quebrada, Honduras. Daniel R. Reichman is a current Associate Professor and the Chair of Anthropology at the University of Rochester in New York, New York. His main emphasis is studying how the culture changes during different economic periods. This book, The Broken Village, focuses on La Quebrada during the time in which coffee made the most revenue versus the time when the citizens of La Quebrada focused on migration to the United State of America to make money to support their families.…
The novel “Ungifted” is a coming of age novel written by Gordon Korman. In “Ungifted”, Donovan Curtis is a troublemaker that goes to Hardcastle Middle School. He pulls of a huge prank but instead of being punished, mistakes happen and he is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction (ASD). This book has a lot in common with the song “Am I Wrong” by Nico and Vinz. These similarities are both thematic and plot based.…