In the book, Invitation Only by Kate Brian there are difficult things happening in the book, Those difficulties can relate with things that happen in the world and difficulties that people face in their lives. One difficulties is not being able to fit in. Another difficulties is being taken advantage of. The last difficulties that is going on in the book is that someone is missing. Many people in the world can relate to this book and the difficulties that are discussed and portrayed in it. I think that the book is trying to touch on topics that are difficulties and problems these days. I believe that these books show and portray those difficulties very well.
I think that they book talks a lot about not being able to fit in because these days many people can relate to that difficulty. Reed is the girl that doesn't fit in until the end. Her new boyfriend is missing and she feels like it's her fault. On top of that, the billing girls, the girls in her dorm treat her like a maid. They told Reed if she wants to be one of them she has to do their work. Some work that she has to do for them if clean their rooms, wash their clothes and do their homework. I think that the author chose to use this as one of the difficulties that Reed goes through because many people can read this and know how Reed feels because they have been through it too.
I believe that the author talks about being taken advantage of as another difficulty because again many people can relate to that and share their experiences with that difficulty. Many of Reed's friends took advantage of her. One reason why she is not accepted is because she could not afford the private school. The only reason she got in the school was because she got a full scholarship. People make fun of her for having the scholarship and that is one reason why they take advantage of her. This difficulty can also be related to.
Lastly, I think that the author added the difficulty of someone being missing because that has happened to many people in the world. I believe that the author made Reed's boyfriend go missing because it is another difficulty that people can relate too. That difficulty can also make Reed stronger. I believe that the author added all of these difficulties because she wants to show people that they can express themselves and show their emotions.
In conclusion, I believe that these difficulties are important because the author put them there for a purpose. I believe that they play a major part in the book, People can relate to all of those difficulties. Those are the difficult things that are happening in Invitation Only.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Blog Post #4: The Archetypes
In The Outcast of 19 Schuyler Place there is a protagonist and antagonist. There is also a shapeshifter. I think the protagonist is Margaret. I believe that the antagonist are all of the people who want the towers destroyed. The shapeshifters are the people who can't decide if they want to the towers to stay or if they want them demolished. Some of trhe archetypes are obvious and others are not so obvious. The archetypes play a major part in the story because in some cases they are the ones that can change how the story goes. I think that the protagonist and the antagonists are the mnost important archetypes because it is kind of like a battle between them both through out the book.
I believe that that the protagonist is Margaret Rose Kane. She is the one who is trying to be the hero and save the towers from being destroyed. Nobody else is trying to save them as much as she is. If they are saved and the towers are not demolished, she would be the hero. Margaret is like the hero in a comic book. She is trying to save everyone and eveything. She is always trying to do the right thing. Margaret loves the towers and would hate to see them get destroyed that is why she is trying to hard to save them. When Margaret had found out that they were going to be demolished she was very upset but the had the energy and power to try and save them. Margaret did not let her emotion get in the way of her true goal, to save the towers.
I think the the antagonist are the people who want the towers destroyed. Many people are being selfish and want the towers destroyed because they don't like them where they are. I believe that the antagonists are the people who want the towers destroyed because the people who want the towers gone is who Margaret is trying to fight against. The antagonists are very greedy and selfish and are not thinking about how other people's emotions. Some people don't want the towers because they are saying that the towers are lowering how much their homes are worth. Others are saying it's not safe to be there. All of the antagonists agree on something, they just want them gone.
The shapeshifters would have to be the people who do not know what they want. The people can't decide whether they want the towers or not. They continue to switch sides. The shapeshifters can not decide what they want. I do not think that the shapeshifters play a major part in the whole process to get the towers destroyed. I believe that whether the towers stay or go is not important to any of the shapeshifters because if it was the would have decided already.
In conclusion, I believe that the archetypes in the book play a major part. If the reader finds out who the archetypes are it allows the reader to learn more about those characters. That is why I believe that Margaret is the protagonist or hero, the people who do not want the towers anymore are the antagonist and the shapeshifters are the ones who can not make up their minds. This book can connect to the world because there are always people that are not going to agree and be on different sides. This book is an example of that and it relates to the world.
I believe that that the protagonist is Margaret Rose Kane. She is the one who is trying to be the hero and save the towers from being destroyed. Nobody else is trying to save them as much as she is. If they are saved and the towers are not demolished, she would be the hero. Margaret is like the hero in a comic book. She is trying to save everyone and eveything. She is always trying to do the right thing. Margaret loves the towers and would hate to see them get destroyed that is why she is trying to hard to save them. When Margaret had found out that they were going to be demolished she was very upset but the had the energy and power to try and save them. Margaret did not let her emotion get in the way of her true goal, to save the towers.
I think the the antagonist are the people who want the towers destroyed. Many people are being selfish and want the towers destroyed because they don't like them where they are. I believe that the antagonists are the people who want the towers destroyed because the people who want the towers gone is who Margaret is trying to fight against. The antagonists are very greedy and selfish and are not thinking about how other people's emotions. Some people don't want the towers because they are saying that the towers are lowering how much their homes are worth. Others are saying it's not safe to be there. All of the antagonists agree on something, they just want them gone.
The shapeshifters would have to be the people who do not know what they want. The people can't decide whether they want the towers or not. They continue to switch sides. The shapeshifters can not decide what they want. I do not think that the shapeshifters play a major part in the whole process to get the towers destroyed. I believe that whether the towers stay or go is not important to any of the shapeshifters because if it was the would have decided already.
In conclusion, I believe that the archetypes in the book play a major part. If the reader finds out who the archetypes are it allows the reader to learn more about those characters. That is why I believe that Margaret is the protagonist or hero, the people who do not want the towers anymore are the antagonist and the shapeshifters are the ones who can not make up their minds. This book can connect to the world because there are always people that are not going to agree and be on different sides. This book is an example of that and it relates to the world.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Blog Post #3: The Outcast of 19 Schuyler Place (The Conflict)
In The Outcast of 19 Schuyler Place Margaret Rose Kane is not understood by anyone at her new camp. She is considered the 'outcast' of the camp. She not only feels left out but lonely. The girls in her cabin have been best friends forever. They are not ready to bring another new 'weird' girl into their group. The other girl in her cabin is also new. She quickly became friends with the other six girls in the group. "I prefer not to..." is Margaret's favorite four words. The camp director thinks that Margaret is weird and has problems because she does not want to participate in camp activities or socialize with the others. All Margaret says when she's asked to do something is "I prefer not to...". Some people may say that Margaret is weird, some may say she has problems, some may even say that she just doesn't belong. But the truth is she unique and different, and guess what, she just prefers not to.
Margaret is just a girl who likes to be alone. She does not care about being popular or what most other girls care about. She is different and that is why she is unique. She is artistic and creative but nobody realizes that because they do not give her a chance. In camp she had a hard time because her cabin mates did not like her and they wanted to get rid of her. The girls wanted people to think she was weird and had something wrong with her. The girls in her cabin even got the camp director, nurse and cabin director to think that their was something wrong with Margaret. Margaret felt lonely and she had nobody in that short period of time that she was in camp.
I believe that if the girls in Margaret's cabin were not as mean to Margaret she would have stayed in cabin and she would have had many friends. The conflict was that the girls did not accept Margaret. They tried to embarrass Margaret through out her time in camp. One thing that the did was spill stuff on her bed and say that she wet her bed. Another thing they did was that they put puke on the ladder of Margaret's bunk and say that she threw up. They also stuffed one of Margaret's t-shirts in the shower trains and then they blamed it on her. Through out that time they tried to get Margaret and trouble and they tried to embarrass her. I believe that it was their fault that Margaret wanted to leave because Margaret was the one who wanted to go to camp and she chose that camp based on the activities and how fun it had looked in the brochure.
Another conflict was that nobody wanted to be friends with Margaret. Friend are important but unfortunately Margaret was unable to make any friends at that camp. I believe that if Margaret did have any friends she would have stayed in camp. Because Margaret did not have any friends she was very lonely in camp and that is why she decided to leave camp.
Also, the directors and leaders of the camp did not like Margaret and thought that there was something wrong with her. For example the nurse told the director that Margaret had problems. The camp director was the one who kept giving Margaret talks and she was the one who sent Margaret to the nurse. The cabin director also laughed at Margaret and told people about what she thought Margaret had done, but really her cabin mates had done. I believe that the leaders and directors of the camp were not nice to Margaret and did not even give her a chance.
In conclusion, I think that everyone was unfair and did not give Margaret a chance. I believe that they were acting very immature. I think that one lesson that Margaret had learned in camp was that sometimes people are going to be mean but just move on when they are and forget that is happened. This book can relate to the world because in the world many people are thought of as 'weird' of 'abnormal' and many other words, but the truth is they are not, they are just unique and different in their own special way.
Margaret is just a girl who likes to be alone. She does not care about being popular or what most other girls care about. She is different and that is why she is unique. She is artistic and creative but nobody realizes that because they do not give her a chance. In camp she had a hard time because her cabin mates did not like her and they wanted to get rid of her. The girls wanted people to think she was weird and had something wrong with her. The girls in her cabin even got the camp director, nurse and cabin director to think that their was something wrong with Margaret. Margaret felt lonely and she had nobody in that short period of time that she was in camp.
I believe that if the girls in Margaret's cabin were not as mean to Margaret she would have stayed in cabin and she would have had many friends. The conflict was that the girls did not accept Margaret. They tried to embarrass Margaret through out her time in camp. One thing that the did was spill stuff on her bed and say that she wet her bed. Another thing they did was that they put puke on the ladder of Margaret's bunk and say that she threw up. They also stuffed one of Margaret's t-shirts in the shower trains and then they blamed it on her. Through out that time they tried to get Margaret and trouble and they tried to embarrass her. I believe that it was their fault that Margaret wanted to leave because Margaret was the one who wanted to go to camp and she chose that camp based on the activities and how fun it had looked in the brochure.
Another conflict was that nobody wanted to be friends with Margaret. Friend are important but unfortunately Margaret was unable to make any friends at that camp. I believe that if Margaret did have any friends she would have stayed in camp. Because Margaret did not have any friends she was very lonely in camp and that is why she decided to leave camp.
Also, the directors and leaders of the camp did not like Margaret and thought that there was something wrong with her. For example the nurse told the director that Margaret had problems. The camp director was the one who kept giving Margaret talks and she was the one who sent Margaret to the nurse. The cabin director also laughed at Margaret and told people about what she thought Margaret had done, but really her cabin mates had done. I believe that the leaders and directors of the camp were not nice to Margaret and did not even give her a chance.
In conclusion, I think that everyone was unfair and did not give Margaret a chance. I believe that they were acting very immature. I think that one lesson that Margaret had learned in camp was that sometimes people are going to be mean but just move on when they are and forget that is happened. This book can relate to the world because in the world many people are thought of as 'weird' of 'abnormal' and many other words, but the truth is they are not, they are just unique and different in their own special way.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Blog Assignment #2 (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)
Through out the book, The Lion, The Witch and The wardrobe acts very selfish and only cares for himself. Though by the end, he realizes what he has done and acts for forgiveness that doesn't make what he did right. I did not like the way that he acted at the beginning. He was only thinking about himself and what he wanted. He didn't care about him family or what he was doing because his greed took over. Edmund's greed was very powerful and it took him a lot to realize who he was really following and what he had done. Not only did Edmund be greety and selfish, he allowed someone else to pay for what he had done. He did not even express his thankfullness to Aslan for what Aslan had done for him. He just kept thinkinmg about himself. "Me, me me" is what he thought. Thankfully at the end he realized what he had done and was forgiven by everyone for his selfish mistakes.
When Edmund had realized who the white witch really is is when he came to his senses and fixed his mistakes. After edmund learned the the white with really wasn't the queen as many people were saying he still returned to her. When he met Aslan he saw that Aslan was good and immeditaly new that the white with was not supposed to be the one he was following. He returned to her because of his greed and selfishness. He wanted more turkish delight for himself and most of all to be king, higher than his brother, Peter. Edmund had not only lied to his brothers and sisters but he had also betrayed them by sneaking away to meet the white witch again.
Although, Edmund is not the only one to blame. There was a lot of rivalry between Edmund and Peter since Peter felt he could be the one to boss Edmund around. I believe that Edmund wanted to fell like he was better than his brother and that is why he had returned to the queen, so he could be crowned king and not his brother. Edmund was acting selfish there but Peter could have been a little less demanding of Edmund. Anpother person who was wrong is the white witch. She is very manipulative and she manipultated Edmund into reutnring to her by giving him turkish delight so he would return for more and to be crowned king. Even thought Edmund is not the only one to be blamed he could have stopped himself, so therefore he has to take full responsibility for it.
Another example of when Edmund was acting selfish was when the white witch wanted to kill him. He allowed Asland to take the blame and he did not own up to what ha had done. He allowed Aslan to die for him, his mistakes and his selfishness. He could have at least have expressed his gratitude to Aslan when he saw him after Aslan had died.
Thankfully, in the end Edmund returns to him self and does not only think about himself. He puts others ahead of him and is eventually crowned a King of Narnia. Edmund also learned valuable lessons of his journey in Narnia, hopefully that he would always remember. Edmund realized who was bad and who was good, go to stay near and who to stay away from. He also realized that he can depend on not only his brother and sisters but also the people of Narnia.
In conclusion, Edmund learned things that he can remember forever and ever. I think a major lesson in Edmunds journey is if you fall, just get up, dust yourself off, and continue. I think that that lesson has to do with Edmund's journey because he fell when he betrayed Aslan and his brother, sister, and friends and went on the Witch's side. Edmund went from being selfish to caring and helping other people and their needs.
When Edmund had realized who the white witch really is is when he came to his senses and fixed his mistakes. After edmund learned the the white with really wasn't the queen as many people were saying he still returned to her. When he met Aslan he saw that Aslan was good and immeditaly new that the white with was not supposed to be the one he was following. He returned to her because of his greed and selfishness. He wanted more turkish delight for himself and most of all to be king, higher than his brother, Peter. Edmund had not only lied to his brothers and sisters but he had also betrayed them by sneaking away to meet the white witch again.
Although, Edmund is not the only one to blame. There was a lot of rivalry between Edmund and Peter since Peter felt he could be the one to boss Edmund around. I believe that Edmund wanted to fell like he was better than his brother and that is why he had returned to the queen, so he could be crowned king and not his brother. Edmund was acting selfish there but Peter could have been a little less demanding of Edmund. Anpother person who was wrong is the white witch. She is very manipulative and she manipultated Edmund into reutnring to her by giving him turkish delight so he would return for more and to be crowned king. Even thought Edmund is not the only one to be blamed he could have stopped himself, so therefore he has to take full responsibility for it.
Another example of when Edmund was acting selfish was when the white witch wanted to kill him. He allowed Asland to take the blame and he did not own up to what ha had done. He allowed Aslan to die for him, his mistakes and his selfishness. He could have at least have expressed his gratitude to Aslan when he saw him after Aslan had died.
Thankfully, in the end Edmund returns to him self and does not only think about himself. He puts others ahead of him and is eventually crowned a King of Narnia. Edmund also learned valuable lessons of his journey in Narnia, hopefully that he would always remember. Edmund realized who was bad and who was good, go to stay near and who to stay away from. He also realized that he can depend on not only his brother and sisters but also the people of Narnia.
In conclusion, Edmund learned things that he can remember forever and ever. I think a major lesson in Edmunds journey is if you fall, just get up, dust yourself off, and continue. I think that that lesson has to do with Edmund's journey because he fell when he betrayed Aslan and his brother, sister, and friends and went on the Witch's side. Edmund went from being selfish to caring and helping other people and their needs.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe
In the book, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe there are many archetypes. For example there are protagonists, there is an antagonist, a mentor, and a shapshifter. They protagonists would be Lucy, Susie, Peter and Edmund. The antagonist would be the White Witch. The shapeshifter would me Edmund. The mentor would be Aslan, the lion.
I believe that the protagonist are Lucy, Susie, Edmund, and Peter. I think that because they are the ones that really save Narnia and in the end they all became kings and queens. Without them, Narnia never would have turned back to normal and the White Witch would still be in control of everyone. I would consider Lucy a protagonist because she was the one who first visited Narnia and brought everyone back in there. Also Lucy was the one whop saved Edmund's life, even though she is the younger one. Susie is also one of the protagonists too because she also helped win the battle of Narnia. Peter is a protagonist because he is one of the major people who helped win the battle and he played a mojor part in it. Edmund is also the protagonist because he also helped win the battle and he participated in it too. Those are the protagonists.
I believe the the antagonist is the White Witch. I think that because she is the one that everyone if trying to defeat. The is the "evil queen" of Narnia. To get Narnia back to normal, they have to defeat her. The White Witch is also the antogonist because she is the one that controls and is defeated at the end. That is who the angagonist is.
I think that the mentor is Aslan. I think that because he is looked upon as an almighty lion. People think of him as the king of narnia. Also people believe that he is the one that people believe is going to save Narnia. Also Peter, Edmund, Lucy, and Susie look up to Aslan and depend on him for advice. That is who the mentor is.
Lastly, I think that the shapeshifter is Edmund. I think that because Edmund is the one who kept changing sides. At first he was on the White Witch's side. Then at the end he was on Aslan's and the people of Narnia's side. That is who I think the shapeshifter is.
I believe that the protagonist are Lucy, Susie, Edmund, and Peter. I think that because they are the ones that really save Narnia and in the end they all became kings and queens. Without them, Narnia never would have turned back to normal and the White Witch would still be in control of everyone. I would consider Lucy a protagonist because she was the one who first visited Narnia and brought everyone back in there. Also Lucy was the one whop saved Edmund's life, even though she is the younger one. Susie is also one of the protagonists too because she also helped win the battle of Narnia. Peter is a protagonist because he is one of the major people who helped win the battle and he played a mojor part in it. Edmund is also the protagonist because he also helped win the battle and he participated in it too. Those are the protagonists.
I believe the the antagonist is the White Witch. I think that because she is the one that everyone if trying to defeat. The is the "evil queen" of Narnia. To get Narnia back to normal, they have to defeat her. The White Witch is also the antogonist because she is the one that controls and is defeated at the end. That is who the angagonist is.
I think that the mentor is Aslan. I think that because he is looked upon as an almighty lion. People think of him as the king of narnia. Also people believe that he is the one that people believe is going to save Narnia. Also Peter, Edmund, Lucy, and Susie look up to Aslan and depend on him for advice. That is who the mentor is.
Lastly, I think that the shapeshifter is Edmund. I think that because Edmund is the one who kept changing sides. At first he was on the White Witch's side. Then at the end he was on Aslan's and the people of Narnia's side. That is who I think the shapeshifter is.
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