Overall, the book is a great read, even for those who do not enjoy
Surprisingly, I found this book tough to read. Although the plot is relatable and the characters are well developed, I found it tough to understand some of the language and felt that the story, especially at the beginning, was
Pan’s Labyrinth – Literature Review I. Introduction – historical background The Spanish Civil War lasted from July of 1936 till April of 1939. The intensely ferocious war was between the Republicans and the Fascist nationalists, lead by General Francisco Franco. Victory was in favor of the nationalists and General Franco ruled Spain for the next 36 years after the war, up until his death in 1975.
I went and read several other reviews on this story and the majority said that they loved this book. And another can be also added to that list, myself. I absolutely fell in love with this book. After getting a couple of chapters in, the story really started to pull me in. I would look at the clock and realize that I had been reading for over an hour when it felt like I had been reading for twenty minutes.
Bradbury portrays how Montag’s perception of fire and burning books with his personal development changes by the different choices he makes throughout the novel. In the beginning of the book, Montag has a great passion and
I thought in some parts it was quite disturbing. I also thought in the book was dark and mysterious. I like adventure and inspiring books better. I like the part when Guy Mantag explained his job and the tools he used to burn buildings and books. I didn't really understand that there was a job to set things on fire, instead of stopping them.
The Pit of Despair is not as scary as the Zoo of Death and they easily find Westley which does not build tension at all. Thus, the book builds much more tension compared to the movie which makes the story a page
The unknown not knowing where you are, how you got there or the purpose of being there. The Maze Runner written by James Dashner, is a fictional novel based in the future. Dashner uses many literary devices to help portray his imaginative story, and paint a picture in the reader’s head. The characters are described in great detail and the reader can quickly imagine their personalities and appearance. The theme used is very basic but, is fully expressed throughout the book.
He describes the burning as the pages being eaten. By saying that he is making the burning sound like a casual activity. People eat everyday and no one thinks anything of it. When people cook meat they set it on fire, this doesn’t make the burning of the books any different than cooking dinner. He also says that the fire changes the books.
To some people it is not. Some teachers say that the book is challenging for students. Now, this novel may be difficult for students, but that is how students learn new information. If students weren’t to have read harder pieces of literature all throughout their schooling career, they would stay at the same level of reading for most of their life. The reason why students should read more challenging novels are because they learn new things, and they could also learn how to act in a certain situation based on the type of challenging story they read.
Fire: “the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat” (“Fire Definition & Meaning”). Most people are afraid of fire, and they have a right to be. It is extremely hot and it can burn anything, but in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, fire consumes two main things: books and knowledge. In Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag’s occupation is a Firemen, but he isn’t stopping the fires along with his boss, Captain Beatty, he is starting them, and is focusing the fires on books. Montag loves to burn, but when his new neighbor, Clarisse McCellan moves in, he starts to get a new perspective on his life, his society, and his job.
The book ‘The Husband 's Secret’ by Liane Moriarty was published in 2013. It is a story set in Australia, of three women - Tess, Cecilia and Rachel. The book talks about how their lives are connected in a way they would have never imagined when one of them finds a letter by her husband which is to be opened at his death. The book starts with three stories, one for each woman, and gradually intersects in the middle of the book.
The book was suspenseful; it kept drawing me in for more, each and each day. The book really enlightened me because the suspense and action kept my mind thinking and racing with thoughts that I thought I could connect to the book and make predictions on the future events in the book. The themes between my paragraphs were basically saying you have to look at the bigger picture of the story, just like Thomas did in the maze. The theme of my essay correlates with my title. What I mean about ‘running the maze’ is that to get through the maze you have to look at the bigger picture and find a solution.
For example, the Gladers thought that they will never make it out of the Maze, but they took chances and by doing that they were able to successfully escape the Maze. Other themes include, friendship, bravery, persistence, and reflection. In the novel, at one point Thomas witnessed two people struggling to get inside the walls of the maze, so Thomas decided to go inside the maze and help them out. He was then assigned to be in the Slammer for a day because of him breaking the number 1 rule, which is to never enter the maze unless you are a runner. "I didn 't do anything wrong.
‘How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!’.” This quote heavily impacted Alaska because she realized its relevance to her confusing life. The labyrinth takes on a more significant meaning in the second half of the book because Miles is deeply affected by Alaska’s death, and he needs to understand the role of the labyrinth in his life and understand how it affected Alaska’s final moments in order to move on.
