The epilogue of Outliers gives the personal insight of Gladwell’s family rise to success and connects his book with this appeal. His mother from Jamaican poverty is an appeal to pathos as well as the admiration of his grandmother, Daisy, and providing his mother. Readers are expected to become sentimental and read this epilogue in a personal tone.…
One Choice Will Free Him The book Four by Veronica Roth, tells the story of Tobias Eaton (aka Four). Four meets Beatrice Prior, (aka Tris) and she changes his life forever. In this story, you will also hear about his abusive father. Four wants to change his faction from Abnegation, a group of selfless and helpless individuals, because he knows he is Divergent, which is a combination of two to three factions, but the only safe faction for him is Dauntless, which is a group of brave, fearless, and free people, since he can fight back against his father there.…
Summary of the Book The book is a narrative novel that switches from third person to first person. Wes Moore, the author, narrates the whole story and…
There are some very exciting books coming out this Fall, and more than I have seen in a long time. This list just scratches the surface. I've already pre-ordered all the books listed below. You may want to consider checking them out! 1.…
In Graceling, the author uses to conflict to teach us that if you’re afraid of yourself, then it could mess with the way you image yourself which provides the theme of this story. For example, Katsa suffers from having to do all the Kings killings. Katsa doesn’t know how to control her anger and she becomes afraid. Katsa had to go out and kill the people that betrayed the King; but Katsa didn’t like doing this,and she couldn’t keep her temper.…
As soon as the novel begins, it begins with an unnamed woman (the narrator) that was explaining her love of land that she visited one day. The name of this place was called Dunnets land. The narrator fell in love with the land s as soon as she saw. She said it was love at first sight. She immediately plan to live their once she retired.…
Once upon a time in a place far, far away called Ireland. Three witches were walking through the forest. Thier paths were about to cross with Macbeth and Banquo. This crossing of paths would not only change their lives but everyone in that far, far away place called Ireland. Macbeth notices the witches first.…
The book is written in first person, which gives the reader a stronger perspective of the main character, Standish. The conflict between Standish and Motherland reminded me of several conflicts that happened in the real world too. Standish, the main character of the book, lives in zone seven in Motherland which is not a very nice place. Deserting Standish with grandfather, his parents vanished and were never seen again.…
The Lottery In the short story "The Lottery" the author, Shirley Jackson, surprises readers with an unexpected turn of events. First time readers can define her description for her setting as insignificant, but after reading it once it brings curiosity on how readers misinterpreted on what seemed normal but were actual symbols and foreshadowing to the tragic outcome. As Jackson uses symbolism throughout her story she captures reader’s attention not only because of the human sacrifice but the story itself reflects present people 's traditions or religions. Traditions have existed throughout the entire human existence by “[transmitting] customs or beliefs from generation to generation.”…
Slave of Time “Kindred” is a novel of time travel trauma and slavery. The protagonist Edana is a smart black woman who fights against everyday racism of her time. She is married to a white man called Kevin, a marriage that was not accepted by their relatives. One day Dana travels from her life in L.A. 1976 to antebellum south; a plantation in Maryland 1815. She travels back in time several times to ensure the survival on Rufus Weylin a white child that throughout the book becomes a explosive slave holder and one of her ancestors.…
Summary Jenna Fox, a seventeen-year-old girl from Boston has recently been in a terrible accident. The book opens on a Jenna that is waking from a year-long coma. She has no memory of her life, family, or the accident. She wakes up in a home in California, that she lives in with her mother and grandmother, Lily. Jenna feels that Lily does not like her, and this troubles her.…
The Harry Potter series can be an enjoyment for children or a literary failure depending on the reader. Joan Acocella, the author of “Under the Spell” thinks the Harry Potter books are an amazing series that took a new turn on fairy tales. She was able to enjoy the series while feeling a connection with the characters. Harold Bloom, the author of “Can 35 Million Book Buyers Be Wrong? Yes.” has a different view of the series.…
The author of the book My Freshman Year enrolled herself as a student at a college university for the purpose of educating herself about life at college. She discovered that there was more to being a college student than what it seemed. Her experiences after a full year as a college student changed her thoughts and behavior towards other students. After a view changing insight to college life, she wrote a book to inform students, parents, and teachers that it is important to open their minds to reach a full understanding as to why people may act the way they do.…
“Macbeth”, a tragedy about a Scottish soldier that stood head and shoulders above all others who one day was told that he will be the Ruler of Scotland as it all went downhill from there. Although many readers believe that free will causes Macbeth’s downfall, fate is more to blame. If it wasn’t for the witches prophecy, then Macbeth never would have betrayed Duncan because he was a very loyal soldier, but Macbeth also had a choice to believe what the witches prophecy. After Macbeth was told the prophecy by the witches he had two choices, to either believe it or to disregard what the witches said. This is where free will comes into play, Macbeth had many chances and opportunities to do what he thought fit.…
The book entitled “Sophie’s World” was written by Jostein Gaarder, who was born in Oslo, Norway, in 1952. He was an intellectual author that teaches high school Philosophy. Gaarder often writes about Philosophy and its main Contribution to the society and oneself. He published his first book in year 1986 and one of his best-sellers is the Sophie’s world that was published in year 1991. Sophie’s world is a novel that talks about a girl named Sophie who explored through the History of Western Philosophy together with his teacher in Philosophy, Alberto Knox.…