Abe Lincoln Books – Extra Credit Assignment Name:Prajeet Sangamnerkar ID #2003533 Date 01/21/18 Teacher:Mrs.LaScola Period 2 What is the author’s purpose for writing this book? The author’s purpose for writing this piece it to inform the audience that life has it it’s obstacles, but one cannot just ignore them. This was most apparent with Solomon, who never left the house because he was too afraid to deal with the real world(this caused this panic attacks). He chose not to go outside because he was afraid of failing, afraid of the way other people thought of him; his parents didn’t help him out by this by letting him choose even though the right choice was obvious from the start. Throughout the book, Solomon gave fake reasons as …show more content…
The ability to face one’s fear is predominantly done(and more likely done if not done before) by the younger crowd, just by the way psychology works. To further this claim, the book’s cover is something that appeal to a teen, since it’s full of colors, the title is fairly easy to understand, and the amount of words per page isn’t that bad. The use of bad language also may appeal to younger kids; sentences like,”Well, the second I step outside, everything starts going to total shit.”(Whaley 203). Hints like these make it clear the audience isn’t necessarily for …show more content…
Solomon's fear of getting out of the house is something most people reading this book won’t have. So the idea that someone is scared to get out of his house seems insane to most of us, but the connection can be made to most of us as well in how we feel when we are afraid of something. We feel JUST like Solomon-unable to make ourselves do it.That is until we face it, like Solomon did first in his backyard. His reaction was,”Yeah, sitting in the grass. I didn’t realize I missed doing this”(Whaley 167). His reaction is the same as anyone who faced his or her. This logic inspires the reader to also face their fears; hence the message of the author is given an effective manner. Describe one major external conflict found in this book. One of the biggest external conflicts was between Lisa Praytor and Clark(her boy friend). In the middle of the book, the relationship between Clark and Soloman got to a point where Clark spent more time with him rather than his girlfriend. This scared Lisa a bit, to the point where she accused Clark of being gay. In the text, Clark states,”So what you’re really here to ask is if I’m gay?”(Whaley 198). This was a bit of a shock for everyone, and the situation dragged on for about ⅕ of the book. Describe one major internal conflict found in this