Scorpion

younger than you are now. If I’d had half the chances you have, I’d...” All that stuff that I could care less about. I wasn’t my fault that he dropped out of school at an early age. This lecture is going to end with me not allowed to play with the Scorpions. This was my chance to show off what I got. I wasn’t allowed to play high school ball, which was what I really want to do, but playing for the Community Center team was…

caring, and they may use their power for their own benefit. The dystopian novel Scythe by Neal Shusterman is about two teens, Citra and Rowan, who are chosen to be scythes, the population managers/killers. In the dystopian novel The House Of The Scorpion by Nancy Farmer, El Patron, a selfish ruler, has made a clone of himself, that will give him transplants so he can live longer. Both of these books are dystopian control/power and mood to portray the theme that power can lead to cruelty and…

Matt is a little boy who is different than you might think. In the book, “The House of the Scorpion”, by Nancy Farmer, Matt is curious. In this book, Matt is a clone of man named El Patron. Matt is a little boy/ clone who is locked up his whole life but when he moves into the big house with his ruler, El Patron, he tries to find out where he really belongs. At the end, El Patron dies and Matt gets the chance to take over. Matt is curious because he wondered what was wrong with him after Rosa…

A Unique Craft Move From Nancy Farmer Have you ever been hooked on to a book? The book that forces you to read on? There are many ways author’s do this in stories. In the book “The House of the Scorpion”, Nancy Farmer uses a flashback to provide background information, build suspense, and to get the reader predicting. First this is the transition between chapter one and two,“Have I done you a favor? Thought Eduardo as he watched the baby turn its head toward the bustling nurses in their…

factors in their lives lead to their choice. The House of the Scorpion and The Lord of the Flies are comparable in terms of theme, symbols, conflict, and setting. The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer is a novel about a clone who chooses to be his own person. The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a story about British boys who are stranded on an island and faced with their inner darkness. Themes in The House of the Scorpion and The Lord of the Flies both show that heroes sometimes…

Literary Analysis - The House of the Scorpion Matt is a clone, property of Alacrán Estates a refugee in Atzland, and a drug lord of opium. In The House of the Scorpion Matt, a clone lives life at the fullest with Celia and the person He was cloned from, El patrón. At the age of 7 Matt get’s a bodyguard Tam Lin. Tam Lin takes care of Matt and El patrón. One day Matt is needed for spare parts. Matt escapes to Atzland where He meets Doña Esperanza and takes over opium. The setting plays a big…

The main character in the story House of the Scorpion, Matt Alacran, is a very interesting character. He is a very curious person who is willing to do whatever so stop his curiosity. Matt is always attempting to find the truth out about everything. Jonas from The Giver also wants his friends to live in a free society and willing to do anything to achieve that. Matt and Jonas have many similarities and differences. Matt and Jonas are very similar in several ways. For example, they both strive…

Why There are Scorpions Long ago, in the land of Greece, a king named Basil was angry with the gods. Basil made the decision to siege Mount Olympus. While this was going on, Zeus disguised himself as Basil and showed up to the royal chambers and impregnated Basil’s wife. Once Basil found out he cast his wife and Zeus’ child into the sea. Zeus then depraved Basil’s mind. Because Basil was deranged he was demoted from his kingship. Many days later a fisherman found Basil’s wife and her child.…

In The House of the Scorpion, the main antagonist is El Patron. He owns a piece of land between the United States and what used to be called Mexico. El Patron created Matt for the purpose of using him later in life when El Patron was going to die. However, he allowed Matt to live a life as close to him as possible to brainwash Matt into thinking that his motives were good. He prevented Matt from being pricked into being an eejit, which is an almost like robot being. El Patron grew up in a poor…

Matteo Alacran is a clone of the true Matteo Alacran in The House of the Scorpion. He is portrayed as someone who is slowly learning the true nature of the world he lives in. Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this story arc for a character. You might say that one of these characters is a clone of the other. That other character is none other than Jonas! I know, I know. You must be in a daze from shock right now. Well, let me explain. They are both very similar in ways such…