“A mother’s love is selfless.” With reference to one or more characters in The Chrysalids‚ evaluate whether this statement is true. On the surface‚ several of the women in The Chrysalids appear to be devoted mothers who prove the statement true. Recalling Aunt Harriet and Martie Wender’s actions‚ David “[wonders] how many mothers there might be who [are] turning a blind eye towards matters that [do] not actually infringe the Definition of the True Image – and perhaps to things that [do] infringe
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Yellow Mini By: Lori Wever Main characters: In this poetic novel written in verse and told through the perspective of five teenagers‚ we enter their lives as they struggle through the hard times of high school. Mark- a handsome teenage boy of Iraqi origin with dark features. He is a popular and bright kid. After his father’s death‚ he loses himself and buys a yellow mini in which he spends most of his time with his girlfriend Stacey trying to run away from his insecurities. Stacey- A former
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times during the journey‚ the travelers faced challengers. For example‚ Axel wanted to turn back but the Professor and Hans persevered till Hans courageously explored the cave to look for a stream. Third theme is facing difficulties with optimism. Axel lost hope many times and wanted to give up. Fortunately‚ his uncle was full of optimism throughout the journey. For example‚ when they went through the chasm of fire‚ his uncle believed they were on their way back to the surface. He was right. His optimism
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plausible way.” For instance‚ in the final conclusion of this story‚ our protagonists‚ Axel and the professor ride a volcanic eruption on a wooden raft to make their last minute escape. Indeed it is dramatic‚ but it is very much unrealistic and adds boredom to the book rather than excitement. In fact‚ Verne seemed to have left that particular part out of the story and merely ended a descriptive action by having Axel‚ the narrator‚ “have therefore no clear recollection of what happened during the following
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he never gave up because he had confidence in himself. In the end the journey was a success. Based on one graphic novel‚ write about a happy event. A happy event in the graphic novel of A Journey to the centre of the Earth is when the Professor‚ Axel and Hans managed to come out of the earth uninjured and alive. They could have easily when been hurt or died as they were only on a raft and were thrown out of an erupting volcano. They landed uninjured in Sicily which is 3‚000 miles away from Iceland
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enjoyable for young and old likewise. The story is narrated by Axel Lidenbrock‚ nephew of the eminent German geologist and naturalist‚ Professor Otto Lidenbrock. The story begins on Sunday 24th May 1863‚ in the Lidenbrock house in Hamburg‚ with Professor Lidenbrock rushing home to peruse his latest purchase‚ an original runic manuscript of an Icelandic saga written by Snorri Sturluson. While looking through the book‚ Lidenbrock and Axel find a coded note written in runic script. (A first indication
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Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne is about Axel‚ his uncle‚ Professor Lidenbrock‚ and their guide‚ Hans‚ traveling to the center of the earth through a volcano. Even though they never reached the center‚ they did discover several things. The story began when Professor Lidenbrock brought home an old manuscript. He and his nephew Axel discovered that the manuscript was written by a famous Icelandic alchemist during the 16th century. They find it says that if they enter a certain
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In both the novels‚ the main characters embarked on a journey. One went around the world and the other to the center to the world. How were they two journeys similar and how were they different? Moreover‚ what did these journeys symbolize and what was their significance? In the novels the main characters embark on long journeys that take them through various trials and tribulations. The essay will be analyzing how these two distinct journeys are similar and how they are different. In the journeys
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it was all dreams and he should not discuss it with anyone else. Uncle Axel was able to win him over and David shared his secret with him. I thought David’s actions demonstrated that of someone who desperately needed a confidant or a father figure as he could not speak to his father on anything that was happening to him because of the tyrant he was towards anyone or anything that seemed abnormal. David did not only tell his uncle about himself but about all the others who were just like him. Earlier
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David | | | Traits | Evidence | How trait is revealed | Curious | Questions the validity of The Definition of Man “Clearly there must be a mistake somewhere. Surely having one very small toe extra...couldn’t be enough to make her ‘hateful in the sigh of God...’?” (14)Asks where Sophie lives “Where’s your home?” (7)Recalls Aunt Harriet’s incident “It was as though she had been wiped out of every memory but mine” (75)Runs to see the Fringes people “I dropped what I was doing‚
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