Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox

Setting is a crucial aspect of fiction because setting is the time period and/or place where the story takes place. Setting is not just the background or the scenery where the narrative takes place, it is the “part and parcel of the significant, it is heritage and culture” (Burroway 136). The setting determines the plot and characterization of a character. When it came to my short story, “String Theory,” I had to think about where Kris and her mother would live and what kind of life style they would have. I chose to have my characters live in a city because I was able to take full advantage of the scenery for my strings. If I were to have Kris live in the suburbs, then I could not be able to create the beautiful scenery of tangled yarn draping down from skyscrapers and high windows. Plus, the scenery required a lot of people in a single space since every one individual had a string attached to them. The time period is crucial to my story as well. String Theory is based upon the scientific theory where particles are replaced with string, and that these strings determines how molecules moves, etc. depending on their vibration. Taking this idea, I expanded on it adding a human component to the idea, but it would have not made…

of the riveting tale, Artemis Fowl, comprehended the importance of words in human life, and used them to make the novel what it is. The book is about a young and highly intelligent…

Artemis Fowl the Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer Character: Artemis Fowl ___________________________________________________________________________ Discuss some of the main personality traits to this character. Artemis Fowl is the main character in the book Artemis Fowl the Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer. He is a teenage criminal mastermind so he is very smart. He wants money and doesn’t care how he gets it and he shows this by kidnapping a fairy, Holly Short, to ransom her for money. He cares…