Preview

L.A. Candy Summarization

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
404 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
L.A. Candy Summarization
L.A. Candy is one of a trilogy series written by Lauren Conrad. The author was inspired to write this book due to the fact that she participated in two reality television series, Laguna Beach and The Hills. The genre of this novel is young-adult literature. Jane Roberts and Scarlett Harp just graduated from high school and move to L.A. to begin an active new life style. Jane works for an event planner, Fiona Chen while Scarlett studies at the University of Southern California. A producer of an upcoming reality series came across the girls at Les Deux Nightclub and presented the idea of being apart of his new series know as L.A. Candy. The girls were thrilled with the idea but little did they know the malicious plots the Hollywood lifestyle had to offer. The series created a somewhat artificial friendship with Madison Parker, a charming but vicious celebutante and Gaby Garcia, a typical "dumb blonde." Jane meets Jesse Edwards, a notorious playboy and falls madly in love, but when Jesse flirts with two blonde bimbos at his twenty first birthday, Jane is hurt beyond repair. Madison, craving attention, makes a malevolent deal with the Gossip magazine publisher, Veronica Bliss. This deal entitled Madison leaking pictures of Jane hooking up with Jesse's best friend Braden after his twenty first birthday when she was feeling desperate and vulnerable. Madison knew this would destroy Jane's career but she yearend for a cover in the magazine and this was the only way she could accomplish her goal. In the end, the news got around Hollywood faster than the bubonic plague and Jane was devastated. I recommend this novel to anyone who watched Lauren Conrad's reality television series The Hills and enjoyed the non-stop gossiping and ludicrous fights. The novel gives a superb insight into the behind-the-scenes look of a reality television show such as, the scripted scenes and the constant annoyance of cameras and paparazzi. Any teenage girl who is interested in the Hollywood

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Gym Candy Summary

    • 718 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Gym Candy by Carl Deuker is a book about Mick Johnson, a high school running back, a prodigy all through little league and middle school football. He was destined to be a star. His dad, Mike Johnson, was a college football star, and made it into the NFL, but his lousy attitude and work ethic soon gets him kicked off of the San Diego Chargers. When Mick learns this, he is determined to make it farther than his dad, and will do anything to get there. As soon as he gets into the high school program, everything changes.…

    • 718 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Surprisingly, reality TV lacks on one important factor that reality TV should incorporate, and that is reality. Many television programs full of high entertainment and creativity are full of lies and as well. Most television producers and directors edit conversations and persuade the stars to make certain decisions. Although there is no written script for the show, that doesn’t stop TV workers from altering reality.…

    • 849 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    “How Candy Conquered America” by Lauren Tarshis ,and, “This Cupcake is trying to hurt you” by Kristen Lewis, are both about candy and sugar. However, they are both different in how the topic is laid out. The first article “How Candy Conquered America” is about the history of candy. The second article “This Cupcake is trying to hurt you” is about the side affects of too much candy and sugar.…

    • 312 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Candy's Dog Quotes

    • 729 Words
    • 3 Pages

    From this extract we can see that the killing of candy’s dog is an important part of the novel, because it shows the loss of a companion for candy, making him even more alone than he already is and showing us how strong his relationship was with his old dog. Also, it shows how ruthless the ranch hands can be and selfish for not caring for candy’s feelings about the death of his dog. As well as that, the death of Candy’s dog testifies to the pitiless process by which the strong attack and eliminate the weak.…

    • 729 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Cynthia Frisbys' "Getting Real with Reality TV" demonstrates the relationship and longing that individuals have for reality television. She references a plenty of various appears and clarifies how there is a show for pretty much…

    • 687 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Board Game: Candy Land

    • 404 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Candy Land, also known as Candyland, is a two to four player board game where the players race to the finish line, striving to be first.…

    • 404 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    There are many people in today's society who in watch reality TV for various reasons. In the essay, "The Tribe Has Spoken", Rebecca Gardyn explains how age and gender can affect why people watch reality TV. She also focuses on whether or not reality TV will last. In her essay, there are many different statistics showing peoples perspective on reality TV. Gardyn draws upon different demographics that relate to her essay. Like others in the 18- to 24-year-old age group, I too enjoy watching reality TV. Although I like reality television, I am also interested in other genres as serial dramas because of the suspense.…

    • 895 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Lennie brings joy and hope to those who are lonely by helping them realize their dream. When George and Candy find Curley’s wife in the barn after Lennie killed her, “Candy spoke his greatest fear” (Steinbeck 94), asking George if they were still going to get the farm. By saying this is Candy’s greatest fear, Steinbeck shows that Candy desperately wants to leave the ranch, because he is lonely. Candy does not think he can get a place on his own, so he is filled with joy when George and Lennie say that he can join them. George answers Candy’s question, saying that “[he] kn[e]w from the very first [...they would] never [get the place… Lennie] usta like to hear about it so much” (94), that the idea just stuck. Lennie was the reason George continued…

    • 164 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Candy’s Analysis Candy Marshall is the main character of the novel, even though the plot actually has little to do with her. She is the main character because Beau Boutan's murder takes place on her plantation in Mathu's yard. Candy is a very strong woman and fights for what’s right. In this novel candy is very protective and shows it more and more as the story goes on. Another example is when the old men go into the house to talk and don’t invite candy in. because she that she will “evict them”. Her threats demonstrate that Candy still looks over the plantation as if she owns its residents. Candy wants to protect "her" people, but refuses to let them protect themselves. Also this protection can be bad because the men want to demonstrate…

    • 292 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    We can’t deny that television shows make a huge impact towards our society, our culture, and how we interact with other people surrounding us. There are many things that we can learn from watching television shows like ‘The Voice’, ‘American Idol’, ‘The Biggest Loser’, and so on. Shows like that really give you an idea about how all of us as a person can accomplish anything, but then how about those TV shows such as MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’, ‘My Super Sweet 16’, and ‘16 and pregnant’? Even though we are supposed to only take everything in a positive way, but I can’t help but to notice that some of these TV shows is one of the main reasons that creates social stereotypes within our society. In this essay, I will provide some of examples that I think will be proofs that reality TV shows reinforces demeaning social stereotypes.…

    • 1078 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Lord Of the Flies Essay

    • 1111 Words
    • 5 Pages

    In the novel Lord of the Flies, which is about a group of English boys who during the war are sent away to safety when their plane crashes and they are left to put together their own society with no adults, the author William Golding believes that secretly we all want absolute power and control over others. I support this belief as it establishes throughout the novel Ralph, Jack, and Roger’s want for absolute power and control. Although they all desire power and control all three have different reasons for doing so. Golding uses archetypes to depict his views, with Ralph being the innocent, Jack being the rebel, and Roger being the ruler.…

    • 1111 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Reality TV is a genre of television programming in which actual occurrences and unscripted situations are depicted, usually using a cast that is previously unknown to the audience. Since the beginning of reality TV programming, believed to be in the 1940s, it has become an increasingly popular form of television programming that ultimately achieved worldwide success in the late twentieth/early twenty first century. (OSU, 2001)…

    • 2664 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    "Avalon High" Summary

    • 302 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Avalon High which is written by Meg Cabot is a great science fiction and fantasy book. This book is a mythical tale about a girl named Ellie who moved to Maryland with her family. Her parents are professors that study and write about the medieval times and they always play vocabulary games. She is a shy but brave girl and has long brown hair. Her new house has a pool and a floaty which she loves to lay on and think about stuff.…

    • 302 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Communication is about passing a message or information between people and organisations. Good communication skills is inessential to those who work within the Health and Social Care sectors , as it allows them to develop a positive relationship, share, provide and receive information with service users, as well as their colleagues and other Health Care professionals.…

    • 7276 Words
    • 30 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Ode To Candy Analysis

    • 122 Words
    • 1 Page

    If I eat too much of you, I might get as sick as a dog…

    • 122 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays