Thirteen year old Cal is the main character in the suspense filled novel ‘Dark Woods’ by Steve Voake. Acting as the protagonist of the novel, Cal was found outside an abandon Pizza Hut store in a blue holdall with the zip three quarters done up. He was discovered by an old man who took him to the Camden Police Station. Ever since then he has been alternating between different foster families. Cal has many intriguing qualities that he displays throughout the novel: he is a very persistent person, he’s very brave and he is extremely cautious.…
The Body In The Woods by April Henry is about Alexis, Ruby, and Nick, who are the newest uncertified members of Portland’s Search and Rescue, trained volunteers that searches for people who are lost or injured. These three teenagers receive their first call-out from the Portland County Sheriff’s Office to search for Bobby Balog, the missing autistic man in Forest Park. One of the supervisors, Jon Partridge, assigns the trio to search in a particular trail, where Bobby is least likely to be found. There, they encounter a man jogging with his dogs, a man in his early thirties carrying a big duffel bag, a homeless guy with black dreads, and a white-haired man who claims that the birder’s notebook Alexis found is his. Instead of finding…
Crow country by Kate Constable, 2011, creates a rich sense of Sadie as a character, as seen through her relationship with her mum, with Lachie and Walter. Sadie is a city girl who is forced to move to a old dried up town called Boort which Sadie did not which Sadie did not like one bit. As significant events occur, Sadie grows and develops as a character which changes her attitude towards the town and people of Boort. Sadie and her mother Ellie’s relationship changes through circumstances that effected both of their lives.…
The author uses language to create tone in the story “Camp Harmony”. She makes two tones in the story. One tone she creates is sad. Another tone she creates is happy. The authors language creates the tone in the story sad and happy.…
In Sudan the water is the hardest thing to get, imagine you going to walk 5 miles to get a 45lb water jug, then put on your head and walk another 5 mile all the way back home, but the water in the jug is full of insects and bacteria that can make you sick or even death after while the natural water will dry up so you and your family have to move with it and you walk again for miles they hope to find water and they won’t get killed by humans or animals. Salva is changing this cycle of moving with the water by raising money for them, but he could not have done it if he was not a water follower himself and his story shows how he has become a leader.…
For those who haven't read the book, its both an odd love story and a metaphor for American involvement in Vietnam. The hero, Fowler is a washed up, middle aged, English war correspondent, content with his opium pipe and his Vietnamese mistress, Phuong. His world is gradually disrupted by the arrival of an American covert operative named Pyle who is both a zealous ideologue and naïve optimists. Things get complicated when Pyle steals Phuong away from Fowler, yet attempts to remain friends with him. The normally indifferent Fowler soon becomes morally repulsed by Pyle's seemingly well intended terrorists activities, and gradually becomes…
Tim O’ Brien: he is one of the main characters in the story and what he does is that he collects stories from individuals that had went to fight in the Vietnam War. He is a pacifist meaning he is against war and overall violence. He cares for his family and country more than himself. He was also part of the Vietnam War as a soldier in the Alpha Company and after the war, he decided to collect stories that would help him deal with his pain and the deaths of his companions. Also, he was the narrator in the story.…
My grandmother once told me you really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you can achieve success. Diligence isn't just something you're born with you have to be industrious and working every day to reach that final stretch. Hopping and happening aren't the same thing and the difference between them is diligence. You can hope something will happen but if you ever want it to happen you have to have diligence. You must be careful and keep trying and trying to obtain the name of diligence.…
The Day The Children Vanished The theme is the author's reason for writing the story. This message or main thought presented by the author is usually based on their beliefs and principles. The main thought being communicated by the author of "The Day The Children Vanished' is the psychology of how people react in the face of fear and anxiety. This main thought is established, developed, and enhanced through the use of literary techniques contained in a P.A.C.T.S. analysis. When inspecting this P.A.C.T.S. analysis, we can further understand the ways and means of how the author generates a mood and depicts the theme successfully.…
The third person narrative “Hunters in the snow” is the story of three men of Spokane, Washington, going hunting in the heavy Winter. The silent person’s reaction toward vigorous situation is the theme for the story. Tub is the protagonist with beta person Frank. This story is based upon how one alpha person is replaced by another.…
Selfhood and individuality are two concepts inextricably linked with post-modern ideologies of personal existence however in centuries past this was not always the case. During the Early Modern era, specifically in Italy, ones concept of selfhood was heavily reliant on communal relationships and the ongoing politics of a face-to-face society. Through the analysis of ‘The Fat Woodcarver’ one can see that the character of Monetto’s concept of selfhood is deeply rooted in his communal self – therefore the thoughts…
My first indication that Wayward Pines existed became apparent when the new television show of the same name launched on Hulu and stars Matt Dillon as Ethan, the main character.…
In So Far From The Bamboo Grove, Yoko and Ko are sisters. Although they are sisters, they sometimes don’t get along. Yoko is afraid a lot,but at the same time she is brave and smart. She is a loving and caring sister to Ko, even if she can be moody at times. She is a friendly girl. Ko is a bossy, but loving. She is very skillful and cares a lot for Yoko. Though at times she can be a little unfriendly. Therefore,even if Yoko and Ko fight,they are still sisters and they love and respect each other. They take care and look out for each other.…
In >, the opening passage of each chapter lays the foundation for the emotion. Fear and hope are played up via the description of colors and outer environment. Chapter one is very beginning and in consideration of the fact that the readers have no knowledge about text itself, the narrator applies the methods of setting off to let the basic emotion stand out. In the sentences: “There are no bathing steps on the river front, as the Ganges happens not to be holy here”, “In the bazaars there is no painting and scarcely any carving.”, the narrator depicted a whole image and background which is dull, hopeless and without much indication of living. At the very beginning the narrator mentions about “the Marabar Caves” about which “nothing” can be said exactly doesn’t exist. This kind of ironic way opens up the discussion and to some extent indicates the hopelessness. The very first setting of the whole background brings reader to fearful situation but raises the reader the expectancy for the plots to go on and find “hope”. The following paragraphs connect the feelings with specific parts of the components of…
There is a third person narration in this extract, interlaced with descriptive passages and dialogs of characters. The prevailing mood in this extract is lyrical and sentimental.…