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    “From the toolbox the boy took out‚ of all things‚ a teddy bear. He reached in through the torn windshield and placed it on the pilot’s chest.”“The book thief has struck for the first time – the beginning of an illustrious career.”“Then they discovered she couldn’t read or write.”“Unofficially‚ it was called the midnight class‚ even though it commenced at around two in the morning. ““The last time I saw her was red. The sky was like soup‚ boiling and stirring. In some places it was burned. There

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    From Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief to The Hunger Games to The Fault in Our Stars‚ plethoras of books have been produced into movies. Even though these forms of entertainment consist of similar plotlines that serve analogous purposes‚ they vary in setting‚ character types‚ and senses being applied. To commence‚ the setting is a crucial variant of books and movies. The setting of a book is indefinite and forever morphing into the ideals of our imaginations. As a result of this

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    Book vs. Movie Some people say that the movie is better than the book but is it really? In this argument I will discuss how the book is better than the movie. In this case the book “The Lightning Thief” is better than the movie because the book includes all fun and exciting scenes that help and make you use your imagination a lot more than the movie itself. The movie excludes characters that are important and some that are but‚ either way characters make the movie happen so they should be included

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    siblings with a potion made of Mustard and wine. Zeus dethroned his father‚ but cronus became supreme god. The theme that connects the Cronus Myth and The lightning thief is Fate and Prophecy because in the Cronus Myth there was a Prophecy that cronus’ children would overpower and overthrow him. In percy jackson and The Lightning thief there was a prophecy that Percy would fail to save his mother. The theme in the Cronus myth is a A Quest or Completion of a Task.“ convincing Cronus to drink a potion

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    yourself in these pages- if you feel something stirring inside- stop reading immediately. You might be one of us. And once you know that‚ it’s only a matter of time before they sense it too‚ and they’ll come for you. Don’t say I didn’t warn you (1). Greek mythology is the myths that belong to the ancient Greek concerning their gods and heroes. In Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief‚ Rick Riordan brings these myths to life. In this book‚ there are countless cases of Greek mythology. Some of the prime

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    In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief‚ love can be seen throughout the book. Love by definition is “ an intense feeling of deep affection". However‚ love isn’t necessarily an intense feeling of deep endearment. There are conflicting types of love such as friendship love or family love. In “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak‚ the Nazi’s are in power at the time and the citizens of Germany have to withstand the austerity’s that come alongside with their position in power. The characters have to learn to love

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    The death of Liesel‚ the book thief‚ starts out the book for us. They are on their way on a train with their mother to their foster parent’s home. This also sparks Liesel’s love for reading later in the book‚ and it also was one of the moments that Liesel had constant nightmares about. Liesel arrives on Himmel street terrified and not knowing what her foster parents will be like. This also sets the setting of the novel and we meet some more main characters‚ Hans and Rosa Hubermann. The Hubermanns

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    to act smart and survive the war. Lev proves in this story that he was willing to take on the colonels challenge and put his whole effort into the task. As the story evolves‚ Lev’s motives change slightly. However‚ the underlying fear of dying is always evident in his

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    1. Based on the first chapter and the title of the novel‚ Nya is going on a long walk for water. 2. The people left Salva behind because he’s a child and they could’ve thought he was going to slow them down. The people were most likely worried that Salva would cause trouble and not help out the group. 3. The woman might be unfriendly to a child from her own tribe because she could not want any children to stay with her or is most likely angry because he slept in her barn without asking. 4. Nya doesn’t

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    of the Book Thief because many of the things the characters did were under his orders. If Hitler wasn’t mentioned in this story‚ it would be very different because there wouldn’t be a reason for most events in this book to happen. For example‚ Max had to go into hiding because Hitler was looking for Jews to put in concentration camps. Also‚ Death wouldn’t be as prominent in this story because without Hitler driving the plot of the story‚ there wouldn’t be as many deaths. The Book Thief‚ Animal‚ Farm

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