The most prominent candy factory in The Candymakers by Wendy Mass is named Life is Sweet. This year the factory is hosting four twelve year olds to compete in the Annual New Candy Contest. One of the main characters, Logan states “having three other kids spend two whole days at the Life is Sweet was so out of the ordinary…” Being trained by the Life is Sweet for two whole days is a once in a lifetime opportunity, not to mention all the candy. The factory Life is Sweet is aptly named for the candy and more.
In the literal sense, the name Life is Sweet is to express that the factory is a candy factory. Mass states “Logan loved the start of a new day, when the air was thick with possibilities (and in his case with the smell of chocolate, caramel, nougat, and spun sugar.)” The ‘very air molecules pulsed with sugar” and are filled with the smell of candy. There is the Marshmallow Room, the Bee room for honey, the Neon Yellow Lightning Chews Room and the Cocoa Room for chocolate! …show more content…
As the story develops, the numerous mini-adventures make the life of each of the four contestants a little sweeter. Phillip learns to let go of his guard and be a kid for once, and Daisy discovers that maybe she would like to be a normal girl now, after spending so much time with Phillip, Logan and Miles. Logan is already set to become the next Candymaker, but doubts himself all the way, thinking about all that he has learning is sufficient, “but now, only six years away from stepping into his role as official assistant candy maker, he feared otherwise.” Miles learns to swallow his regret and start to live a little because of a past incident involving a ‘drowned’ girl. So Life is Sweet could literally be, life is sweet, not just a
In the literal sense, the name Life is Sweet is to express that the factory is a candy factory. Mass states “Logan loved the start of a new day, when the air was thick with possibilities (and in his case with the smell of chocolate, caramel, nougat, and spun sugar.)” The ‘very air molecules pulsed with sugar” and are filled with the smell of candy. There is the Marshmallow Room, the Bee room for honey, the Neon Yellow Lightning Chews Room and the Cocoa Room for chocolate! …show more content…
As the story develops, the numerous mini-adventures make the life of each of the four contestants a little sweeter. Phillip learns to let go of his guard and be a kid for once, and Daisy discovers that maybe she would like to be a normal girl now, after spending so much time with Phillip, Logan and Miles. Logan is already set to become the next Candymaker, but doubts himself all the way, thinking about all that he has learning is sufficient, “but now, only six years away from stepping into his role as official assistant candy maker, he feared otherwise.” Miles learns to swallow his regret and start to live a little because of a past incident involving a ‘drowned’ girl. So Life is Sweet could literally be, life is sweet, not just a