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When all of her troubles began to build she became angry, upset, and confused. She subconsciously tore up the marigolds to get rid of her anger. But when she saw that she did nothing but break an old woman?s spirit she felt remorse. She realized that what she had done was childish and selfish. The experience of finding out about real life and problems hardened her. But not in a bad way, in a way that made her stronger and prepared her for the real world, in a way that turned her into an adult.…

In Ransom Riggs’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Jacob Portman sets off on a journey to find the answers to his grandfather’s mysterious last words. For the past few month, Jacob was plagued with terrifying nightmares of the same monster he saw on the day of his grandfather’s death. Jacob’s psychiatrist, Dr. Golan, suggests that he goes to the island where his grandfather was raised to find the answers to his question. Jacob and his father goes to Cairnholm Island, in Wales, and…

When we think of fairytales, what comes into mind is the Disney variant that many people recognized. What perhaps not many know is that many of Disney’s stories like the Little Mermaid or Frozen, have an origin; a foundation that can have different versions. For example, Han Christian Anderson wrote both the “Little Mermaid” and the “Snow Queen” (the basis of Frozen). Both of these stories are considered “the one true story” when in fact they have different origins like any other fairytale.…

Two viewpoints, or extremes, come to mind when discussing violence. One can either view violence as something that is necessary, or one can detest violence with a burning passion. People who insist that violence is necessary in order to move forward, view it as a sort of tool to help push the natural order of things. For those who see violence as a cowardly tactic to control people, violence is a useless display of power and dominance. Yet violence has also been a way to defend oneself from…

The Unknown In 1951, John Wyndham created The day of the Triffids that not only introduced a new plague of horror but also a new perspective on the human race. As one of the first few science fiction novels out John Wyndham used many literary tools that brought together a post-apocalyptic timeline with some moving moments. In the novel he uses his ominous setting and his distinct take on characters to his advantage. The outrageous and descriptive setting throughout the novel jolts the readers…

While the dinosaurs of the story are considered to be the main antagonists, in the original novel John Hammond comes as a very close secondary antagonist. Which becomes interesting when one then looks at the movie adaptation, where John Hammond is not only doubtful to be considered an antagonist, but an all around nice character with a likable personality. In the book, Hammond is portrayed as an egotistical, short-tempered, greedy…

For the past week or so I have been reading Last Year’s Mistake by Gina Ciocca, The DUFF by Kody Keplinger and finishing The Moment Of Letting Go J.A. Redmerski. Last Year’s Mistake is a story about two best friends, Kelsey and David, who become distant after the true feelings for each other are known. Before Kelsey moves away David confesses his true feelings for her, which only makes Kelsey angry. Kelsey is upset at David for not telling her before for in her eyes it is too late. The novel The…

little time to explain the setting). The book was never intended as an action packed narrative however, it was more cerebral and deliberate about how it let the story flow. There was a lot of buildup and tension the entire book while Eve1, the main antagonist, waited and planned before showing herself. Eve1 doesn’t make herself known until page 216 out of 299 pages of…

Human beings have always pondered the idea of free will. Both “Barn Burning” and “I Am a Mad Dog Biting Myself for Sympathy”, written respectively by William Faulkner and Louise Erdrich, address this issue. “Barn Burning” outlines the way in which people make the conscious decision to either hold onto their obsessions or break free from the repetitive cycle they’re in. “I Am a Mad Dog Biting Myself for Sympathy” looks into the way an individual views their own choices, specifically how their…

In the captivating short story of The Five Forty Eight by John Cheever, a businessman named Blake leaves from work and notices that he is being followed. His former secretary, Miss Dent, manages to stalk him from the city to his train, despite his efforts of dodging her. The woman seeks revenge for his callous behavior that has damaged her emotionally and mentally. Throughout the story, readers are exposed to what is beneath Blake’s facade of superiority. Through the story’s setting, disposition…