Post #7 inductive Leap

    White, E. B., Garth Williams, and Edith Goodkind Rosenwald. Charlotte's web. New York: Harper, 1952. Print.


        In the book Charlottes web, Wilbur (the pig) makes an inductive leap too far when the sheep comments on his weight gain, and he replies "At my age it's a good  idea to keep gaining." (White, 49)So he's assuming that he's just gaining a bit of weight because he's young.  But the sheep knows better, and comes straight with Wilbur and explains to him that "they're fattening you up because they're going to kill you." (White,49) This comment obviously upsets Wilbur tremendously. After this incident, Charlotte reassures Wilbur that he will not die. Wilbur then asks why? and she responds in telling him that she is going to save him.

This conversation helps Wilbur and Charlotte's relationship, because Wilbur trusts that Charlotte will keep him safe throughout the story.

Post #6 Style

          Burnett, Frances Hodgson, and Tasha Tudor. The secret garden. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1962. Print.

The poetic devise that I chose to share was symbol. This is because, throughout this story there  are many objects or places that symbolize something more then what the average person would think they appear to be. The first one is Colin's wheel chair. In my opinion I felt that his wheel chair symbolizes the debilitating confines of negative thinking, which ironically Colin overcomes within the confines of a walled garden. Then the garden itself symbolizes all the secrets we keep within ourselves, hidden in the walls of our countenance.

Post #5 Social Issues

Bustin, Pam. Mostly happy. Saskatoon, Sask.: Thistledown Press, 2008. Print

Throughout this book, there are many social issues. A few of those include, poverty, death, crime, abuse and rape. I felt that the purpose of adding these social issues to the novel was to create pathos in the reader. While reading this novel you start to feel sympathetic towards the characters and what they are or have already gone through. This story is also about life, and these issues are definitely a part of life.  

Books read

-The Maus Collection
(by art spieglmen)

-Candy
(by Kevin Brooks)

-Mostly Happy
(by Pam Busston)

-Cell
(By Steven King)

-Charlotte's Web
(by E.B. White)

-The Giver
(by Lois Lowry)

-The Secret Garden
(by Frances Hodgson Burnett)

-Jane Eyre
(by Charlotte Bronte)

and am currently reading:

The Road, by Cormac McCarthy

Post #4

Two significant elements:

The setting:

Throughout this story, the author describes what the characters are seeing on their journey south. This is important, because the reader doesn't really know for sure what has happened, whether it was an explosion, or an apocalypse that made the world collapse into darkness. I find the setting to be a significant element to this story, because without it I don't think you could get as well connected with the characters during their 'mishaps'

The Pistol:

The pistol is definitely a significant element to this story. All throughout it, it is used as their protection, and it is their last resort if too big  of danger arrives in their way ( In other words,they think it'd be better to shoot themselves, then get caught by any groups) Without the pistol, I think they would've needed to be many times more cautious, or they could've already been killed.



McCarthy, Cormac. The road. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Print.

Post #3 Character Traits

   The main character, whom I chose to describe, was Jane Eyre.
I'm only about half way through this book, but so far I have gotten the feeling that she is rebellious, independent, and lonely.

rebellious (synonyms) -difficult, resistant, (antonym)--obedient--
independent (synonyms)-withdrawal, alienation, (antonym)--dependent--
lonely (synonyms)-abandon, independence, (antonym)--together--






Brontë, Charlotte, Fritz Eichenberg, and Bruce Rogers. Jane Eyre. New York: Random House, 1943. Print.

Post #2 ; identifying and sorting

The five main elements of the novel I am currently reading, are;
Suspense, mood , fast pacing, mystery, and conflict.

In order;
Suspense
mystery
fast-pacing
mood
conflict

In my opinion all of these are elements play a big role in this story. suspense and mystery are the main two elements that are used most to engage the reader. If these two elements weren't included, there wouldn't be much of a story at all. All throughout the story this boy (the main character) named Joe, is trying to figure out who Candy (one of the characters the story is focused on) really is. Mystery is added by the reader, and Joe, not really knowing who Candy is. Then when you find out, the story turns into a very suspenseful fast pacing explosion of not knowing whether or not Candy and Joe will make it out of their "situation." I am close to being finished the book, and so far it has been an intriguing read. I recommend this book to any reader that likes a suspenseful romance.



Brooks, Kevin. Candy, USA;PUSH, an imprint of scholastic inc., 2006

Post #1

1. Qualities of a good book in my opinion are; fiction or non-fiction life stories, a book that is moderately detailed (isn't excessively detailed...like Lord of the Rings) and I also like a good action or drama.


2.The books I've read have included at least two of these qualities. For example, I just finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for probably the third time so far. It is a book that includes a lot of detail, but isn't excessive. At the moment I'm reading the second book of the Maus collection. It has all the qualities I look for, except the only critique I have about it is that it trails off a bit at times ( Vladek might start talking about how he's irritated by his current wife etc..). At basically the end of the book though, there was a real picture of Vladek (Art Spiegelman's father [the guy he's interviewing]) from a bit after the war. It made the stories you just read about seem more real, so that was something I liked about the book.


 Spiegelman, Art. Maus2 ; a survivor's Tale.Random House, Inc. 1992. Print.