Cloning Miranda
Cloning Miranda
Author
The author of this book is Carol Matas. She has written over 40 books for adults and children. Her books are either historical fiction, contemporary, fantasy or science fiction. Carol Matas writes books to entertain and to challenge her readers. Challenge them by posting ethical and moral problems in her books. She wants to make them think for themselves.
This book confirms those motives clearly.
Settings
The Story plays in California. It’s more in the modern time. Actually you don't learn much about the surroundings, but more about the problems and conflicts between the characters. There are cars, telephones and special medical researches and clinic, so it's the same like our time. I think the reason Carol Matas decided to set the play in California is because of the former many cloning researches in California, so I think she tries to make it real and authentic.
Point of View
The Narrator is Miranda, the Protagonist in the first person. That means she only tells us what she sees, thinks and feels. This kind of narrating gives us a closer insight of the issue and makes it more interesting to read.
Characters
The most important Characters are Miranda, Emma, Miranda's Parents and Dr.Cullen.
Protagonist Miranda
Reasonable (P.7 – 21) Goody-Good
Ambitious (P.8 – 11 or 13)
Good Ballet Dancer (P.10 – 28) = Plays the Queen
Rich (P.13 – 26) Miranda is a perfect girl. She is intelligent, healthy, sporty, cheerful and beautiful. She was in good terms with her parents, until a sudden rare sickness appears in Miranda’s life which abruptly changes the whole atmosphere. She undergoes a change during the story. First she was a reasonable, honest and goody-good person to everyone, especially to her parents. She was a virtuous and pure person. That's because she only experienced the good side of life. And after the sickness appeared other problems and conflicts follows after another. Then Step by step she changes to a mature character. She gets
Author
The author of this book is Carol Matas. She has written over 40 books for adults and children. Her books are either historical fiction, contemporary, fantasy or science fiction. Carol Matas writes books to entertain and to challenge her readers. Challenge them by posting ethical and moral problems in her books. She wants to make them think for themselves.
This book confirms those motives clearly.
Settings
The Story plays in California. It’s more in the modern time. Actually you don't learn much about the surroundings, but more about the problems and conflicts between the characters. There are cars, telephones and special medical researches and clinic, so it's the same like our time. I think the reason Carol Matas decided to set the play in California is because of the former many cloning researches in California, so I think she tries to make it real and authentic.
Point of View
The Narrator is Miranda, the Protagonist in the first person. That means she only tells us what she sees, thinks and feels. This kind of narrating gives us a closer insight of the issue and makes it more interesting to read.
Characters
The most important Characters are Miranda, Emma, Miranda's Parents and Dr.Cullen.
Protagonist Miranda
Reasonable (P.7 – 21) Goody-Good
Ambitious (P.8 – 11 or 13)
Good Ballet Dancer (P.10 – 28) = Plays the Queen
Rich (P.13 – 26) Miranda is a perfect girl. She is intelligent, healthy, sporty, cheerful and beautiful. She was in good terms with her parents, until a sudden rare sickness appears in Miranda’s life which abruptly changes the whole atmosphere. She undergoes a change during the story. First she was a reasonable, honest and goody-good person to everyone, especially to her parents. She was a virtuous and pure person. That's because she only experienced the good side of life. And after the sickness appeared other problems and conflicts follows after another. Then Step by step she changes to a mature character. She gets