The book you chose Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls was a book I enjoyed. I liked the story because the 10 year old Billy Coleman was always seeking new adventures. He was at first determined to buy two hounds. After he bought his two hounds, he went on adventures and competed in a contest with them to kill coons. Every night he and his dogs would be determined to kill the coon they found.
It tells the story of an eleven year old boy, and his disabled brother, Doodle. The boy successfully teaches his brother to walk. Once he does, he believes he can teach his brother all the things able bodied boys can, but ends up killing Doodle in the process. Though they are
Imagine you found out you are heir to a throne after growing up in poverty. Would you take this chance or continue a life in impoverishment? Try to hold back when you have the ultimate chance to rule a kingdom! This was the dilemma faced by the protagonist in Crispin by Avi. It is commonly believed that as a ruler, Crispin would be in a position to save his friend, Bear.
‘I’m bound to the land. They’ll never give me permission to go.’” This comment by Crispin shows how although he his is in life-threatening danger, he thinks he should still serve the higher authority. He is going to be killed, and yet he still thinks it is necessary to ask for permission. Middle Evidence: During the middle of the book, Bear teaches Crispin to be independent and to have fun.
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In the dramatic short story Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst a boy named Doodle and his brother encounter many obstacles similar to the brothers in the movie Simon Birch even though they come from starkly different family situations. Doodle and Simon were always the underdogs and wanted to be accepted. Doodle wasn’t accepted by his brother whereas Simon’s brother always looked at him like an equal. There brothers teach them many things like baseball and how to walk. Simon and Doodle are always happy and never sad or down.
Bear taught Crispin so much, such as how to do silly activities, like juggling, but also how to make his own decisions and to be his own master. This new way of life was so bizarre and new for Crispin because he had come from nothing of the sort. “He rushed at me with so many new and strange ideas that I could not grasp them all” (87). There were so many ideas that Crispin could not even embrace and accept all of them. It took him some time to transform into what Bear taught him to be.
East of Eden, by John Steinbeck, reflects the complexities in father/son relationships. The connection between a father and his son is vital to their development. The novel explores the impact of these relations is immense. The central allusion of the novel is comparing several characters to Cain and Abel, who were formed through their attempted relationship with their father-like figure, God. They struggled and vied for the attention, love, and respect of God, which subconsciously influenced their actions and thoughts.
A novel of mystery, political, vengeance and suspense is all one book, The Round House. This novel captures a story of a thirty-year-old man Joe, looking back into the beginning of his teen years by telling his own personal story. Joe begins the story by explaining of an attack that happened to his mother Geraldine. This attack changed Joe's life and lead him to do things that may or may not benefit him. In the novel, Joe will have to go through many hardships to help his mother overcome her fears of being traumatized and help figure out who the attacker was.
One man gets struck by lightning so the son wants to help him, but the father wants nothing to do with it. In the novel the father and son do not stay in one place for too long, even when they are in a bunker underground that has loads of food, the father still does not think it is safe enough for them. The food source is limited, to get food they have to put themselves in danger. The young boy is worried when they walk upon homes because they have to go inside to find food. Constantly, they have to look for food because it is scarce, there are times when the father has to go hungry to feed his son.
The story Curiosity by Gary Blackwood follows the story of Rufus Goodspeed, a boy with a back deformity and a knack for chess, who struggled through life’s twists and turns. I think that the theme of this story is that you should always accept your fate with good grace because even though Rufus had a back deformity and his father eventually dies and he has no mother, he still keeps a happy attitude and loves his life. At the beginning of the story, Rufus and his father are a living in a parsonage (a place where people that work at a church live), they are living a nice happy life with a maid and everything they need until Rufus’ father decides to write a scientific book that goes against the religion of the church that he works for. And from
On these pages Crispin is in his room inside of the Green Man Inn. Crispin is told by Bear to stay in the room, but Crispin did not want to stay in the room. He felt bold enough that he could leave and go around Great Wexly by himself. So he snuck downstairs, opened the door, and off he went.
Relationships are strange. As we all know, everyone has a relationship with at least someone. Usually, people change in the process of the relationship, as they start to adapt to the real features of it. However, people can have different types of changes. We can have a negative or positive impact on the person we have a relationship with.
Whereas, Darkus is actively finding his father in Beetle Boy by M.G. Leonard - demonstrating that family is an important theme in standalone novels. His endeavour is the driving force of the plot. He is faced with malicious neighbours, army beetles and a monstrous woman which are light-hearted, fictitious elements that readers (ages 8 - 12) would still enjoy. Even though Leonard’s writing tends to be wicked - ‘ “I’d have to skin you before I could put you in a pie,” he grinned, “because human skin is pretty chewy.” ‘ - it’s a slight shift from what early readers are used to.
The book, Ghost, by Jason Reynolds is a story about a boy named Castle, but is called Ghost. Castle has a very rough life because his father is imprisoned and his mother struggles with finances. Castle is a misbehaved kid who struggles in school and makes a track team which motivates him to be good in school. Track played ended up playing a huge role in his life and went through the ups and downs with him. Track taught him respect and discipline which spread throughout his home.
