Blogpost 26
I read Room by Emma Donoghue, a book written from the perspective of a five year old boy, Jack. The preface of the book is that this boy and his mother, Ma, were held captive by a man who they call Old Nick. Old Nick kidnapped Ma and sexually abuses her, making him the father of Jack. Ma and Jack live in a little shed they call room, but when Jack is 5 years old, Ma makes a plan for them to escape. They escape and become free, the rest of the book shows Jack's life outside of room in the world, going through the struggles of being so close and connected to only his mother for all of his life.
I really enjoyed this book, the plot by itself was very interesting and well thought out. The setting was very descriptive and created lots of imagery which I think made a large impact on the book because it truly makes the reader visualize how this boy sees the world. Even though there were not a very large amount of characters, I think all of the characters were developed extremely well, they all had very detailed feelings and thoughts. One other element of the book I found especially interesting was all of the emotion. The words expressed so much feeling that it felt as if I was actually hearing it as a story through Jack, or that I was in the moment, feeling everything they were feeling.
I would absolutely recommend this book, it not only is an amazing piece of writing and fascinating story, but it is a story that takes place in the real world to people. This book is obviously a good book and a good read, but it is also shining a light on these kinds of things that happen every day to many people around the world.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Monday, May 15, 2017
Books This Year
Blogpost 25
Throughout this year we have read a handful of books. I have had ones I liked more than others out of all the ones we've read. My favorite by far is The Great Gatsby. I liked it for so many reasons, but I was especially intrigued by the time period and the lifestyle, I also thought the way the book was written with so much imagery and symbolism was so good. My least favorite text that we read is The Odyssey. I didn't think this book was as interesting for me personally because I found it very confusing and hard to understand which made it less enjoyable. Overall, we read a lot of books over the year and for the most part, I enjoyed them.
Throughout this year we have read a handful of books. I have had ones I liked more than others out of all the ones we've read. My favorite by far is The Great Gatsby. I liked it for so many reasons, but I was especially intrigued by the time period and the lifestyle, I also thought the way the book was written with so much imagery and symbolism was so good. My least favorite text that we read is The Odyssey. I didn't think this book was as interesting for me personally because I found it very confusing and hard to understand which made it less enjoyable. Overall, we read a lot of books over the year and for the most part, I enjoyed them.
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Symbols in The Great Gatsby
Blogpost 24
One thing that really interested me in The Great Gatsby was the symbolism. There is so much symbolism in this book. The three symbols that stood out to me the most are the green light, the valley of ashes, and the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg. They are all things that need to be read into, these things in the book aren't things you can just pass by which really interested me. Symbolism can put so much meaning into a story if you know what they mean. The green light is probably the most famous symbol from the book but I think it's worth it, it means so much and I feel like the book wouldn't be the same to read if you didn't know what it meant. In my point of view, symbols played a very important part of the reading of The Great Gatsby.
One thing that really interested me in The Great Gatsby was the symbolism. There is so much symbolism in this book. The three symbols that stood out to me the most are the green light, the valley of ashes, and the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg. They are all things that need to be read into, these things in the book aren't things you can just pass by which really interested me. Symbolism can put so much meaning into a story if you know what they mean. The green light is probably the most famous symbol from the book but I think it's worth it, it means so much and I feel like the book wouldn't be the same to read if you didn't know what it meant. In my point of view, symbols played a very important part of the reading of The Great Gatsby.
Monday, May 1, 2017
The Theme in The Great Gatsby
Blogpost 23
I believe that the theme of The Great Gatsby is "The American Dream". Fitzgerald believed that The American Dream is an unattainable goal that will end up ruining the person who strove for it. I believe the green light in the book represented the American Dream, which for Gatsby, was Daisy. On pg 180, Fitzgerald wrote "Gatsby believed in the greenlight, the orgastic future that year by year receipts before us." This represents the American Dream because it represents something that is always just out of reach. "His dream must have seemed to close that he could hardly fail to grasp it." -pg 80. Throughout the whole book even though there isn't really direct mention at the American Dream, there are so many things representing it. The American Dream was always on Gatsby's mind and seemed as if it was the best possible thing, yet always just out of his reach. "For Daisy was young and her artificial world was redolent of orchids..." - pg 151.
I believe that the theme of The Great Gatsby is "The American Dream". Fitzgerald believed that The American Dream is an unattainable goal that will end up ruining the person who strove for it. I believe the green light in the book represented the American Dream, which for Gatsby, was Daisy. On pg 180, Fitzgerald wrote "Gatsby believed in the greenlight, the orgastic future that year by year receipts before us." This represents the American Dream because it represents something that is always just out of reach. "His dream must have seemed to close that he could hardly fail to grasp it." -pg 80. Throughout the whole book even though there isn't really direct mention at the American Dream, there are so many things representing it. The American Dream was always on Gatsby's mind and seemed as if it was the best possible thing, yet always just out of his reach. "For Daisy was young and her artificial world was redolent of orchids..." - pg 151.
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