The Boys In The Boat Summary
Brown, Daniel. The Boys in the Boat: An Epic Journey to the Heart of Hitler's Berlin. London: Pan, 2014. Print.
The author’s purpose in writing the book: The author, Daniel James Brown, attended college in California, and became a non-fiction author. One of his books, The Boys in the Boat, grew very popular and contained a lot of historical significance. Daniel James Brown wanted to tell the story of Joe Rantz, and his life that mainly involved rowing. He also explained adversity that occurred during that time period and how the team was affected. Events during this time period included the Great Depression, and Hitler’s new-found Tyranny. During these circumstances, the author portrays to the reader the true meaning of grit, and shows you that if one works hard at something, anything is possible. Brown uses this information to both inform and entertain the reader of the true story of Rantz and his rowing team. Author’s credentials of the subject: Daniel James Brown is a professional author who wrote the book, The Boys in the Boat. His area of focus is non-fiction, and has many other books related to that subject. The author clearly has a specific biased viewpoint, for all of his …show more content…
But without these things, The Boys in the Boat, would lose its depth. Every little detail that seems unimportant plays a big role in the final product. Just like in a painting, every stroke or mark (sentence in the books case) makes the art (book) better. All the little details grab the reader’s attention and make the audience feel as if they are with the characters and play a role in their lives. Daniel James Brown did an amazing job in making the book come to life. The author also appropriately places pictures with subtitles strategically in the book to give more of a visual to the reader and make the scenes for
The author’s purpose in writing the book: The author, Daniel James Brown, attended college in California, and became a non-fiction author. One of his books, The Boys in the Boat, grew very popular and contained a lot of historical significance. Daniel James Brown wanted to tell the story of Joe Rantz, and his life that mainly involved rowing. He also explained adversity that occurred during that time period and how the team was affected. Events during this time period included the Great Depression, and Hitler’s new-found Tyranny. During these circumstances, the author portrays to the reader the true meaning of grit, and shows you that if one works hard at something, anything is possible. Brown uses this information to both inform and entertain the reader of the true story of Rantz and his rowing team. Author’s credentials of the subject: Daniel James Brown is a professional author who wrote the book, The Boys in the Boat. His area of focus is non-fiction, and has many other books related to that subject. The author clearly has a specific biased viewpoint, for all of his …show more content…
But without these things, The Boys in the Boat, would lose its depth. Every little detail that seems unimportant plays a big role in the final product. Just like in a painting, every stroke or mark (sentence in the books case) makes the art (book) better. All the little details grab the reader’s attention and make the audience feel as if they are with the characters and play a role in their lives. Daniel James Brown did an amazing job in making the book come to life. The author also appropriately places pictures with subtitles strategically in the book to give more of a visual to the reader and make the scenes for