Laurie Halse Anderson used literary devices very well in the book Chains. One literary device commonly used is the simile. A simile is an abstract comparison where you say something, is like (as) something else. Laurie Halse Anderson uses a simile creatively to describe a woman “Her chin was narrow and pointed like a shovel.”
After reading Isabelle Knockwood’s book Out of the Depths, residential schools really opened my eyes on what really happened to the Aboriginal peoples who were sent there. Knockwood did a very good job explaining what she went through during the long 11 years that she was at the residential school. It’s still hard to believe that human beings would do that to other humans. Knockwood was one of the many people sent to the Indian Residential School in Shubenacadie from 1936 to 1947. She grew up in Wolfville Nova Scotia along with her three brothers and one sister: Rosie, Henry, Joe, and Noel.
The well-known author, Laurie Halse Anderson, is known for using sensitivity and humor in her writing to tackle tough subjects. A review from David Mowery states that “Laurie Halse Anderson masterfully gives voice to teen characters undergoing transformations in their lives through their honesty and perseverance while finding the courage to be true to themselves.” Her book, released in 2014, Impossible Knife of Memory, is no exception. Most of Anderson’s books center around a struggling character that has to deal with internal conflicts as well as their loved one’s issues. Another best seller, Chains, is about a young slave who has to decide whether she is willing to spy on her masters while still trying to take care of her sister.
The character Alexia made a significant change because of a critical moment in the novel Because of Mr. Terupt, by Rob Buyea. Before Alexia's major change, she was bossy, insecure, and a bully, who had no filter and was inconsiderate about her friend's feelings. One day Mr. Terupt took Alexia out into the hallway to scold her for being so mean and bossy towards her holiday group. As Mr. Terupt was scolding Lexi, she started crying and suddenly Mr. Terupt asserted, “I'm telling you the truth, and the truth can hurt,” (Buyea 90). For the first time ever Alexia hears what someone else actually thinks of her, and this makes her very upset.
Jennifer L. Holm was born in May 1968, in California , lived for short time on Whidbey island , she has four brothers, her mother is nurse ,her dad was a pediatrician, she grow up in a small town in Pennsylvania , when she was a student in Dickinson College in Carlisle Holm she decided to audit a class in writing short stories After graduating from the Dickinson college in Carlisle , she start later began a writer and Holm’s writing career began ,and she got married , she has two kids Then she write Boston Jane An Adventure (2001, her favorite writers is Lloyd Alexander , she is writing for children and this is all her book : our only may Amelia , an adventure , the creek , Boston
Sometimes bad things happen in an instant and all you can do is hope that everything will turn out okay. In the book Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson, Philadelphia experiences a sudden outbreak of yellow fever that affects Mattie in many ways and destroys the town she once knew. Before the plague Mattie worked in her family’s coffeehouse but dreamed of owning her own business in France but because of the raging epidemic, her life and thousands of people's lives change with over 5,000 deaths and constant struggles. Even through times of the worst hardships and suffering, Mattie Cook a young girl takes all of the extreme cases of murder, sickness, and death and turns them into life lessons and maturity.
The Lies of Locke Lamora is the first novel by Scott Lynch, published in 2006. In the city of Camorr, the noble families are safe from harm thanks to the Secret Peace, an agreement between the crime overlords and the city Dux, who gives some leeway to the thieves as far as they spare the nobility members and only rob merchants and common people. Everbody in the criminal underworld thinks of Locke Lamora and his band, the Gentelmen Bastards, as petty thieves and pickpockets, but they actually are con artists, specialized in scamming big sums of money from the nobility of the city, covertly defying the Secret Peace. The Gentelmen Bastards thought themselves the smartest thieves in the city but soon they will realize that others, smarter
Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson, is a slow read. It is about two slaves named Isabel and Ruth set during the revolutionary war. Their owner, Miss Mary Finch, promised them freedom when she died. Before they girls could leave Miss Finches plantation upon her death, her nephew claimed the girls and resold them into slavery. They were sold to a british merchant couple in New York.
In this world, there’s learning things the hard way and the easy way; in Jeannette Wall’s world, there’s only learning things the hard way. The Glass Castle is an adventurous story that reveals the painfully miserable story of Jeannette Walls. A selfish mother, a careless father, and terrible social encounters- these are some of the elements of a harsh reality Rex and Rose Mary Walls failed to shield their children from. Growing up poor was already difficult, but growing up with a selfish parent, specifically an unfeeling mom, made life hell for the Walls children. The family barely had one source of income from Rex Walls, and instead of helping out with the family’s finance issues, Rose Mary spent her days at home painting.
For centuries, women were portrayed as objects and property that could be disrespected for no reasonable explanation, but today that has changed. Many bright and exceptional women have been acknowledged and brought to attention to inspire many other women to be brave enough to show how unique they are. This has occurred because other brave women like Lyddie, have helped fight for women’s respect and rights. Lyddie is a historical fiction book created by Katherine Patterson. This intriguing book includes struggles a teen in the 1840’s encounters like being treated similar to how a slave would be.
In The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Rose Mary is the mother of the Walls children who often does not act as a true adult. Rose Mary’s attitudes and behaviours are childlike, and therefore her children must take on responsibility for the lack her own. Rose Mary ignores her obligations as a parent and chooses an irresponsible way of life which endangers her children. Rose Mary has never properly matured into adulthood due to her lack of financial stability, bliss ignorance and optimism, and her selfishness nature.
Book Review: On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City Jaleesa Reed University of Georgia Book Review: On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City is a fascinating ethnography that seeks to expose and unpack the everyday lives of African American men living in Philadelphia. The author, Alice Goffman, examines the lives of these men who are “on the run” not only from the laws that seek to restrict their lives, but also from their own identities that have become synonymous with outstanding warrants, prison time, and running. Like ethnographers before her, Goffman immerses herself in the lives of her informants. Her study reveals the oppressive nature of neoliberal America and urges
Speak, a novel written by Laurie Halse Anderson, is a memorable story about a girl who overcomes a horrific experience, rape, and with it, injustice. Melinda, the main protagonist, has an emotional journey, and with the help of her art teacher, Mr. Freeman, survives through this excursion. As Mr. Freeman says, “‘Welcome to the journey’” (12). Mr. Freeman assists Melinda, by constantly questioning her emotional being, turning an art project into a pool of her feelings, and forcing Melinda to see the light in her heart. With Mr. Freeman lifting her emotional baggage, Melinda can finally be free and with that, experience happiness once again.
The book Kindred, by Octavia Butler, revolves around two completely different time periods. One that is formed from hate, and restrainment, and the other is formed from love and freedom. From Kindred, we start to learn that it is not the time period that influences the ideologies, it is the people. According to Kindred, the society we grow up in greatly influences our ideology by shaping our thoughts, so our actions are always based off what our society taught us.
Omar Mokhtar Mrs. Carol Amineddine (English Pre IB 1) 3, Sep 2015 Pride and Prejudice Second Essay There are several differences and similarities between books and their movies. There are many similarities between pride and prejudice book and movie. First, the characters were represented in their similar personalities and physical traits. For example Mrs. Bennet wasn’t very in intelgant in the book and in the movie, and that was clear in her interest of the marriage of her daughters.
