Cinder by Marissa Meyer is a book that is loosely based of off the story of Cinderella. Cinder is a cyborg, mechanic in New Beijing 126 year after World War IV. She lives with her two stepsisters and her stepmother. They all live in a time with a disease called Letumosis or the Blue Plague which is killing many. The doctors are trying to find a cure and use cyborgs as test subjects.
It can feel a little like readers are left in the dark, the characters know more than you do. The role of the reader is really just a fly on the wall, observing the discussion of topics that are not given enough context to understand in full. This burning curiosity and naivety experienced by the reader are shared by another character in the book, one who could very well represent these feelings, Riri. Story is not finished when
I liked this because instead of just focusing on the violent experiences of the victims, we were able to follow their stories as they entered recovery and gradually pressed charges, offering the reader a glimpse of the justice system at both the school and state level. Allison, the girl we are introduced to at the beginning of the book, is present throughout the duration of the book. I was able to read about her initial attack, her year spent recovering from the attack, and the harassment she faced from other members of the town who believed that she made up her attack to ruin Beau’s life (Beau is one of her childhood friends). She decides to take her case to court so her attacker would spend time behind bars. What shocked me the most is how people still rushed to Beau’s defense even though he confessed to taking advantage of Allison.
Annie Dillard emphasizes her feeling of awe by saying “Now the sky to the west deepened indigo, a color never seen.” Showing how unique this color was. In Annie Dillard's writing “Total Eclipse” she uses metaphors and imagery to convey her awe in her experience of the Total Eclipse. Annie’s feeling of wonder and awe continues as she uses imagery to emphasize her experiences of the Total Eclipse.
In “Cinder” by Marissa Meyer, a teenage cyborg girl, Cinder faces many challenges. In her world, Cinder is considered different from everyone else because she was a cyborg, and she is constantly mistreated because of it. Even Cinder herself hates her 36.28 percent non-human parts. “ [Cinder] had no rights, no belongings.
The author wanted to write things about what I like so other people could connect to the story. I always wanted to not follow the teachers instructions and fight about girls because all I wanted to do, Ethan’s Books, was to get out of school. So I liked the start of the story. I liked the way my character got introduced to lovely feelings of emotion and sadness between when Rachel got so angry at me for fighting. It was good to test my emotions so I would have to concentrate in the novel.
It showed that the pressure of always being perfect and beautiful was hard on her. I also liked that most students can relate to being pressured to be something they’re not. I disliked that I felt the length of the book on multiple occasions. I identified with Paige because I have also been pressured to be someone I don’t want to be. In the story, Paige is pressured to be perfect and make no mistakes and this often happens in real life.
In Annie Dillard's "Total Eclipse," the narrator's profound sense of awe toward the eclipse is palpable through her evocative descriptions and introspective reflections. One striking example of this awe is found when the narrator observes the sky deepening to a hue of indigo never before seen. This color, described as "saturated" and "unworldly," captivates the narrator's attention and underscores the extraordinary nature of the celestial event unfolding before her. Against the backdrop of Mount Adams with the alpenglow upon it, the indigo sky creates a scene of sublime beauty and transcendence. The narrator's exclamation to "look at Mount Adams" serves as a fleeting attempt to share the overwhelming magnificence of the moment with another
I understand she was trying to play with the high school cliches, even referencing Breakfast Club by name in the first couple of chapters. It’s just that I don’t think enough was done with some of the characters, like Addy (and Nate to a lesser extent) differentiated from their standard trope. On the other hand, Cooper and Bronwyn don’t ever stray from being the athlete or the nerdy smart one. Another reason I don’t like the book is the more personalized issue. I tried to avoid spoilers in the summary, but this reason requires I spoil part of the book.
Again, the strength of this novel is the description of both place and character. I feel like I know this character, and many of the ones in the book, I am just not sure I like the characters. I don’t really like the story itself, except for the part about the cow, and how karma can play a role when we least expect it. I would have just preferred something a little less pedophiliac and a little more woman power. This was not that book, and that’s fine; the writing is such as I can see why others would enjoy it.
This book was interesting for me because it allowed me to relate to a character. I love reading novels that not only allow me to feel a connection with a character, but allow me to relate to their personality or
So far there isn’t something super special about the transition between events or perspective jumping around from character to character. The book sort of let me down a little bit because the other books in the series were so well written. The book is first in Michelle’s perspective including her actions and thoughts, then in Garren’s or Cinder’s adoptive parents, then Marissa Meyer writes about someone from Luna which is another planet (flashbacks or parts of the first book). Although, towards the end of the book, the transitions become more of a better flow and sort of go back
The fight between good and evil ties the whole theme together which make the young characters very interesting. The fight and want these kids have to find their dad is incredible. This book also includes a lot of things that could and possibly will be in our far future because of time travel. This book also encourages young women to become scientists or do manly jobs. The quote, “Euripedes.
My initial reaction as I mentioned before was not very good but it improve as the novel went on. It improved because as I got to understand the novel and characters more, I think the book intrigued me more and more as it went on and my desire to find out what happened in each chapter grew with my understanding of the characters. Some chapters I was into more than others, for example, the Trial section of the book is probably my favorite chapter overall however there were other chapters that here interesting too, on the other hand, there were chapters like Chapter 11 with the story of Ms. Dubose that I didn’t fully understand until we had talked about it in class. Talking about the chapters in class is really what gave me a good understanding of the book and the characters, I understand that at this point I should be starting to see these things on my own while reading but there is simply no way I could have gotten that much meaning out of some chapters as we did in class, it was great! That was probably what made my reading experience so enjoyable (the fact that we talked about them in class) and gave me a much better
It’s not perfect; however, there are several great themes that was tackled in a sensible way. The main prose is how an innocent sixteen-year-old girl Cady, who’s attending public school for the first time, has been introduce to the melting pot of high-school environment. She will experience the wildest rites of passage of being a teen. The viewers will see her growth as a character and a teenager as she befriends new people, and fall in love.
