Texts can be created to influence a reader’s understanding on a topic, issue or idea that is presented. The Adoration of Jenna Fox, by Mary E. Pearson, is a dystopian, sci-fi novel about Jenna Fox, who she is and her self-discovery after she comes out of an eighteen month coma. Pearson explores the topic of a parent’s love for their child and the lengths they would go to keep them safe. It has made me more aware of the struggles that my parents, and parents everywhere, go through to make choices, sacrifices for the sake of their children. I have come to this understanding through the author’s use of point of view, characterisation and emotive language in the novel.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox is written in first person point of view. It is narrated by the main character, seventeen-year-old Jenna Fox. We, as the readers, experience Jenna’s story through her eyes and because the target audience of the novel is the same age as Jenna, we understand the relationship that Jenna Fox has with her parents. There were times in the story that I didn’t understand something that Jenna’s …show more content…
Especially Claire and Matthew’s dialogue because they have to keep justifying their actions to Jenna. For example, “Mother steps closer and in an instant her hand shoots up ready to slam across my face, but she catches herself, her hand frozen in midair. She deliberately lowers it to her side. Even in her rage, she cannot harm one cell on her treasured Jenna’s face. ‘Don’t you dare call yourself that! And don’t you dare judge us! Until you’ve been in our shoes, you’ll never understand!’ She turns abruptly and leaves the room.” (page 122). This was when Jenna discovered what she had become and called herself a “freak”. That dialogue shows Claire’s anger. Anger caused by Jenna’s ungrateful attitude. It also shows her desperation to be a happy family
The Adoration of Jenna Fox is written in first person point of view. It is narrated by the main character, seventeen-year-old Jenna Fox. We, as the readers, experience Jenna’s story through her eyes and because the target audience of the novel is the same age as Jenna, we understand the relationship that Jenna Fox has with her parents. There were times in the story that I didn’t understand something that Jenna’s …show more content…
Especially Claire and Matthew’s dialogue because they have to keep justifying their actions to Jenna. For example, “Mother steps closer and in an instant her hand shoots up ready to slam across my face, but she catches herself, her hand frozen in midair. She deliberately lowers it to her side. Even in her rage, she cannot harm one cell on her treasured Jenna’s face. ‘Don’t you dare call yourself that! And don’t you dare judge us! Until you’ve been in our shoes, you’ll never understand!’ She turns abruptly and leaves the room.” (page 122). This was when Jenna discovered what she had become and called herself a “freak”. That dialogue shows Claire’s anger. Anger caused by Jenna’s ungrateful attitude. It also shows her desperation to be a happy family