Cut is written by Patricia McCormick, it is a fictional novel. The story follows a young gril named Callie, she used to run cross country and have a pretty regular life. Until the day she began to cut herself. She was admitted to Sea Pines, a mental facility, and things changed for her. After hurting herself, she went silent. Her voice disappeared into her mind, and she stayed silent for a long time. Through the novel we see and learn things through her perspective. We learn about the facility, the other girls in it, and the process of Callie's healing. She takes a long time to accept herself, but in the end she decides she wants the help she is recieving.
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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, is a memoir of her life. She begins when she was only three years old, ending up in the hospital with burns on the majority of her body from lighting on fire from making hot dogs alone. We go through all of her childhood and the crazy experiences she endured. We see the different morals of her drunken father, and her dependent mother. We are able to see their growth from going along with the adventures of her parents, living in the car, sleeping under the stars in the desert, and the never ending moving around. With little money for the family of six, and the sometimes starving moments. The family goes through unimaginable times, yet it is all they know.
As they grow up, the hard times of their lives can't be hidden by stories and manipulative lives. The kids take things into their own hands to escape from the lives their parents have created for them. Eventually they all slowly make their way to New York.Yet, they can't escape their parents, they soon follow. They do what they can to take care of them, but in the end they choose to live their lives how they choose. We get a lot of insight of the how the children of the memoir all live, and take their lessons on with them. Plus, how they choose to live their own lives. My essay is about the beginning of the memoir, and even with the beginning of the story, how that creates enough information to gather the dynamic of this family. Sold, by Patricia McCormick, is a very intense read. It tells the story of a twelve year old girl from Nepal, India. In the beginning, we learn about her home life, the way they grow food, the animals they own, the weather patterns, and many other small details that explain their way of life. We are introduced to her mother, Ama, her baby sibling, and her wretched stepfather. The author shows us the everyday struggles, and the specific ones caused by the gambling addicted stepfather. The novel is written in a way that shows us her thoughts, ideas, emotions, and experiences through like a diary. Suddenly, this girls life is forever changed. She is told by her stepfather that she is going to The City to work, like many young girls do, to send much needed money home to their families. Lakshmi, is sold to a woman by her stepfather, she travels for days on end with this woman, whom she called "Auntie". Auntie, passes the young girl to a man, who then takes her even further from home through treacherous cities and terrain. Finally, Lakshmi, is sold to a woman named Mumtaz in a place they called "Happiness House". As Lakshmi enters this home, she begins to realize she was not here to work hard labor to support her family, but soon finds out she has been sold into sex trafficking, by her own stepfather. She goes through many trials, and is put through terrible, sickening, things. She loses her innocence, her humanity, and herself. She creates friendships, but loses them as well. After a uncertain time, she is finally able to escape from the house through an American Association. Essay overview: My essay is about the destruction of poverty, and the desperate measures and actions, humans will go due to it. Summary:
Every You, Every Me is not like any other novel I have read. It begins with many secrets and mysteries we have to patiently wait for at the end. The author, David Levithan, uses the point of view of a teenage boy who has recently lost a girl close to him. It's written as if it is a thought journal directed towards her. He has words, sentences, and entire sections crossed out with a neat, thin line through them; as if it is thoughts that could not be revealed to the world. The plot of this novel begins as Evan, the main character, is walking home through the woods after school. He finds an envelope, when he opens it he finds a photo of the place he is standing. His mind is instantly full of questions and concerns. The next morning he walks the same path to school, and finds another envelope, but this time it has a photo of him the day before in the same location. He is convinced it has something to do with the lost girl, Ariel. Ariel and Evan had a shared friend, Jack. Both Jack and Evan had very emotional connections to Ariel, and were there the day things changed. Evan decides to tell Jack about the photos, as they keep popping up in lockers, and other places within the photos, Evan cannot let go and continues the chase. Jack tries not to play the game, but is intertwined with it eventually. Evan convinces Jack to sneak into Ariel's old room in order to look for clues, all they find is more photos of people they didn't know. This sparked more interest and Evan began to dig more. Soon enough he gets his ideas in his mind, and uses the day at school to speculate every girl that resembles a girl in a photo at all. He finds one and confronts her, which led to his taking her bag and running. When he dumped it out at the very bottom, was a photo of Ariel. The revealed sender begins to get in a screaming match with Jack and Evan, and the rest of the story is revealed to us. Essay overview: My essay will either be about the importance of mental health in a young teen, or the different writing styles the author used to tell this story. Summary:
Most of us have had the original man's best friend in our life. Many of us make deep connections with these animals and dread the day we outlive them. Well, The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, is a story about the life of a family, from their dog's point of view, Enzo. Enzo introduces himself, Denny, his owner, and then later on, Eve and Zoe, the wife and the young daughter. Throughout the story Enzo tells about what he sees, hears, smells, or feels about everything going on around him. We see the world and the human race from a different perspective, which is an interesting, yet valuable, lesson. We also learn a lot about racing, and how it can easily tie into everyday life. In the story line, Denny is a Formula One race car driver. He gets a puppy, and soon after he gets a wife. Enzo talks to us about the changes this brings upon the growing family, and about how he feels possibly threatened by Eve. Not much later, Eve is pregnant and a little Zoe is brought into the world. Again, Enzo isn't sure how to feels, but they eventually become close as a family should be. Enzo begins to pick up a smell that he realizes is not good within Eve, but being a dog, he is unable to warn the family, which causes human-like frustrations. They later find that Eve has developed brain cancer, and she does not have much more time to live. The family goes about their lives, Denny works, travels, and takes care of his daughter, while Eve is sick in the hospital. Eventually, Eve passes away. The real trouble comes after this, when Zoe's grandparents sue for custody, and directly after Denny is accused of rape, all while going through the grief of his wife. Spoiler Alert: After years of lawyers, meetings, and hardships, the rape charges are dropped, and Denny wins custody of his daughter. Denny gets the opportunity to get a job on the race track in Italy, and after all is well, Denny and Zoe decide to take it. Before they move away, Enzo's health had been getting significantly worse throughout the years, and he let himself go to his freedom, for his soul had its lessons learned, and goals met. Later in Italy, Denny meets an excited young boy named Enzo, like his dog best friend had promised so many times before. Brief Overview of Essay: My essay will incorporate the lessons that are brought to attention through the eyes of Enzo, what we can learn from the author through the eyes of a canine. Summary: The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros, is a coming of age story. The author wrote it in a way to ensure all readers could understand her writing. She made each chapter a short story from the character, Esperanza's, childhood until she was an adult. The author wrote about the experiences, thoughts, ideas, and of the people plus things that she was surrounded by. Some of the stories include the lessons and experiences, while others include descriptions and opinions. Some of the most important are the ones including her parents, new friends, and the house on Mango St. She speaks about her desires and dreams in these chapters. Other chapters are a bit more gloomy, she explains two different accounts of sexual harassment, the death of her aunt, and the shame of the main character and the random ones as well. Brief Overview: Focusing on one of the many themes of the novel.
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