House. Desert. Forest. Imagine fighting a snake instead of sitting at your desk right now. How would the experience change who you are? In the stories by Ray Bradbury and Katherine Patterson, where you are changes who you are as a person. This is portrayed through the emotions, and actions made by people in these situations.
Imagine living far away such as in an uninhabited environment, then one day meeting a person there, how would your emotions change right then, would you feel more loved? In the story “The Last Dog” by Katherine Patterson, the author states “He rather enjoyed being flooded by “Primondial emotions” But he was more worried for Brog than himself (Patterson 58)”. This shows that because Brock lived in a …show more content…
Sometimes you have a second to decide on an action that might save your life or kill you. Your actions might be different if you are in the middle of the Atlantic compared to if you're on a sandy beach in the Maldives. Katherine Patterson shows this by stating “Rabies was it! Somehow he would have to make Brog bite him (Patterson 59)”. This shows that because he was in a cage, he had to have a valid reason to be able to get out of the cage so he could escape with Brog. This is important because if they were in a different setting such as if they were in a room with an unlocked door, they could just quietly sneak out in the middle of the night instead of having to trick the scientists. This is also true in the story “Dark they were, and Golden-Eyed” by Ray Bradbury. In the story “Dark they were and Golden-Eyed” the author states “We’ll go back to town maybe next year, or the year after, or the year after that (Bradbury 196)”. This shows that because they relocated to the villas, Mr. Bittering and his family realized that they were changing due to their location. However, they had previously automatically assumed that any change was for worse not better, the relocation of Mr. Bittering and his family helped them realize that the change was for the better and that they should accept change. This is important because before Mr. Bittering and his family were strongly opposed to life on Mars and decided that they
Imagine living far away such as in an uninhabited environment, then one day meeting a person there, how would your emotions change right then, would you feel more loved? In the story “The Last Dog” by Katherine Patterson, the author states “He rather enjoyed being flooded by “Primondial emotions” But he was more worried for Brog than himself (Patterson 58)”. This shows that because Brock lived in a …show more content…
Sometimes you have a second to decide on an action that might save your life or kill you. Your actions might be different if you are in the middle of the Atlantic compared to if you're on a sandy beach in the Maldives. Katherine Patterson shows this by stating “Rabies was it! Somehow he would have to make Brog bite him (Patterson 59)”. This shows that because he was in a cage, he had to have a valid reason to be able to get out of the cage so he could escape with Brog. This is important because if they were in a different setting such as if they were in a room with an unlocked door, they could just quietly sneak out in the middle of the night instead of having to trick the scientists. This is also true in the story “Dark they were, and Golden-Eyed” by Ray Bradbury. In the story “Dark they were and Golden-Eyed” the author states “We’ll go back to town maybe next year, or the year after, or the year after that (Bradbury 196)”. This shows that because they relocated to the villas, Mr. Bittering and his family realized that they were changing due to their location. However, they had previously automatically assumed that any change was for worse not better, the relocation of Mr. Bittering and his family helped them realize that the change was for the better and that they should accept change. This is important because before Mr. Bittering and his family were strongly opposed to life on Mars and decided that they