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"Happiness is only real when shared."

How does the title of your book relate to the story?

The title of my book is “into the wild" this relates to the story because they are some of the last words written in a note from the protagonist, it reads:” This is the last you shall hear from me Wayne. Arrived here 2 days ago. It was very difficult to catch rides in the Yukon territory. But I finally got here. Please return all mail I receive to the sender. It might be a very long time before I return south. If this adventure proves fatal and you don’t ever hear from me again, I want you to know you’re a great man. I now walk into the wild."

What happens and why?

Chris Mccandless was a 22-year-old when he left his parents’ house because of family problems. He wanted to live freely and have a simple life, he travelled a lot by taking lifts from strangers who he befriended, he eventually stopped in a city to work and earn money but he never stayed for too long. His goal was to go to Alaska and live in the Alaskan bush, isolated from other people. When he eventually gets there, he is greeted by his demise.

Where and when do the events in the story take place?

The story takes place in different places approximately in west America, some examples are Annandale, Fairbanks, Carthage, Bullhead City, Salton City. Because the protagonist Chris Mccandless was a vagabond the things don’t happen in the same place, he travelled a lot. The last chapters talk about the last days of Chris Mccandless life which take place in Alaska, mostly in the Alaskan bush.

From what point is the story being seen/told?

into the wild has different point of views, the main part of the story is told by an omniscient narrator, but there are also parts of the diary of the main character where the first person tells what happens, a kind of report of events of what the main character experiences. There are also small interviews with the family of Chris and the persons he met on his journey.

How does the actor deal with the aspect of time?

The story is told in a nonlinear way, it starts with the ending and then explains how everything all unfolds and how everything happens happened.

What does the story say about life?

The story tells the life of an inspirational adventurer who left everything behind to follow his dream, he left his comfortable life to get away from his abusive parents. He unfortunately passed away on his last adventure in Alaska.

Whos is/are at the centre of the story?

At the centre of the story is Chris Mccandless, a 22-year-old who left his family to live in the wild, he is the only main character of the story, there are some interviews of persons who knew Mccandless but they are not the focus of the book. Some of the people who got interviewed were his family, his school friends, Jean Burres, Franz and Wayne.

How does the writer creater suspense?

The writer creates suspense by firstly telling the end of the story and then letting you guess how it all happens, the story slowly unfolds with interviews of people who knew Chris. Then puts everything together and you start to understand the reasons why Chris left his family, with this you slowly get to know Chris and understand his ideas and ways of thinking.

Why does the author end the story this way?

The author ends the story with a closed ending with the parents of Chris visiting the bus where their son died, he ends the story this way because the whole book is told in a documentary kind of way because it is based on a true story.

What is the attitude of the author?

I think that the mood of the book is dark and adventurous. The author talks about McCandless’s motivations and dysfunctional behaviour. While Chris McCandless is hitchhiking around the West, he is having fun and taking risks. Towards his journey in Alaska, the mood changes into being lonely and depressing.

Personal meaning

I liked reading this book, it surprised me because I thought that is was a mindless story of someone living in the wild, but after reading the first paragraph I realized it was going to be a serious book about a young boy who lost his life by trying to live his dream. I thought it was funny when I read that the protagonist also was called Chris, like me, I already saw myself in him a bit but when I read that he also was called Chris I connected with him more. I feel bad for him because he seemed such a cool dude and if he had survived his last journey, he could have told so many stories about his travels through west-America. What I have learned from Chris mistakes is to follow your dreams but to not be totally reckless to reach the end goal, and I learned that there are still some nice people in the world who would help others.

Recommendation

I would recommend this book to people who spend a lot of their time in nature, it humbles you and lets you think before doing something a bit risky. This is also a good book for people who love true stories and like books which are similar to documentaries. There is not really a group of people I wouldn’t recommend this book to, it is a well written book with lots of effort put into it because of the many interviews, and it tells a true and somewhat emotional story of a boy who dreamt too much.

Frankenstein

“Nothing is so painful to the
human mind as a great
and sudden change.”

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What happens and why?

So how i explained in question one, Victor is obsessed with the point of life and to revive things. So he tried to revive a body and he succeeded, but he soon found out that is was a mistake. The monster fled and Victor did not knew where he was going. A couple days later he got a message that his brother was killed and victor knew it was the monster. Further on the book Victor met the monster, he explained that he was trying to understand the human beings and he wanted a monster girl. The monster promised that when he got the girl he would leave the city, but otherwise he would kill everyone Vicor loved.

How does the title of your book relate to the story?

The title of the book is Frankenstein. It is the name of Victor Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein is a person who is obsessed with physics. When his mom died he went to Ingolstad ,that is a place in Germany, where is is going to study. He finds out that he likes to find out what the point of life is and after a couple of weeks he tries to revive lifeless bodies. But when he did that he found out it was a mistake...

Point of view:
From what point is the story being seen/told?

The story is told from the first-person. In the beginning of the story it is told from the first-person of Walton, the person who was on expedition. You can see this, becouse he was writing letters to his sister where he talk about what he experienced during his expedition. When Victor began to tell his story it was told from the first-person of Victor Frankenstein. Here is a qoute where you can see that it is written in the first-person: "When I had attained the age of seventeen, my parents resolved that I should become a student at the university of Ingolstadt". You can see he talks with I, so it is first-person. The monster talks also in first-person when he told his story.

Setting:
Where and when do the events in the story take place?

The story takes place at different places. The story begins at a boat who is on a expedition to the North Pole, here was Victor Frankenstein found. Victor’s story began at Geneva, Swiss. He lived there with his family and later on he went to Ingolstadt, Germany where he was studying. The monster lived in the village Ingolstadt for a while. But when the monster threatened Victor, Victor fled to Ireland. After a while he came back to Swiss and unfortunately he and his family got killed. There is not realy a year when the story took place, but the story is one big flashback, becouse Victor tells his life story on the boat.

Time:
How does the actor deal with the aspect of time?

All characters are telling their stories in chronological order. They are telling their stories and how to got where they are now. Sometimes the characters have a flashback, so that they can explain better how they got where they are now. You can see in the beginning of the book that Robert Walton had written letters to his sister. The letters are flashbacks so that whan they get in the current time the person who read this book can understand the book better.

Theme:
What does the story say about life?

Frankenstein is a very exciting book, but it has also a message. I think the message is that you have to be careful with new technology, becouse when you do not very bad things can happen. You can see that here, The monster was a cool new invention, but the monster did a lot of damage to him and other people, it could end a lot worse. So in this world we are creating robots. I can see a match between these 2 things. When we are not careful and make robots too smart they can do a lot of damage too.

Characters:
Whos is/are at the centre of the story?

The main character of the story is Victor Frankenstein. Most of the time he is talking about his life and his mistake. There are other persons who complement the story like:
Robert Walton, he was on expedition and found Victor.
Henry Clerval, he was Vicor’s best friend, but got also killed by the monster.
William Frankenstein, is the brother of Victor and the first victim of the monster.
Eliabeth, she is the niece of Victor.
Justine, she took care of William, but is prosecuted by the murder of William.
Delacey, he was blind and The monster learned a lot of humen things becouse of him.
Felix and Agantha, they are the children of Delacey, but they scared the monster away.

Plot/suspense:
how does the writer creater suspense?

Frankenstein is a very frightening book what brings a lot of suspense with it. You feel the suspense, becouse you don’t know what the monster is capable of, maybe he is going to ruin the world, maybe he is going to kill everyone, we don’t know. A short time after the monster escaped he killed the first person what make you think: what is he going to do next. Then he killed another person and eventually the monster met Victor, but you don’t know what he is going to do... The writer used a lot of details so you have to read longer with the tension from what can happens next.

Ending:
Why does the author end the story this way?

The end of the story is that the monster killed Victor and his whole family as a revenge that Victor did not want to make a second monster. But the monster regret that he did all the murder. And now when Vicor is dead the monster thinks it is a good idea to die too, so he walks away and nobody heard of him anymore. I think the author end this way, becouse the author did not want a open end and with this end it is not. But the author wanted to let people see revenge is not always the best way to solve problems. When you fight something it is not going to be better. It is better to look for other solutions.

Tone:
What is the attitude of the author?

The attitude of the author is very horror like. The author tries to frighten you and create much suspense. She took a good topic, becouse monsters can be very frightening. And beside all that she tries to bring a story what is very usefull. the story that she tries to bring is explained in question 6. I think the author has a good unique attitude.

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Personal meaning

I think it is a very cool book, it is very frightening too. The book had a great and unique story what could bring a lot of suspense with it. There were enough characters so that the book kept organized. Other books have too many charcters and that is sometimes very confusing. The beginning is also e bit different than other books I read, becouse the book started with many letters to get into the story, I like the idea of that. The story was very good with a good message. I have learned things about that things can be too strong what is very usefull. I also like the way of writing. The book had a lot of details what kept the suspense in it. I was very amazed of the end. I did not expect the monster to regret his actions and that he thought it was a good idea to die to. But becouse of that the ending was also a bit sad. Everyone was dead and he regretted it too. I think it is a good book!

Recommendation

I would recommend it for sure to anyone who likes reading. But The book is not that big, so if you do not like reading you can read it too. It is a simple book to read with enough suspense. The book has a story that is good to follow, so if you are not good at reading it is a good book for you! If you like thrillers this is also a good book for you! With a lot of suspense and horror is this a recommended for sure! So if i have to summarize this, it is a good book for everyone!

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“Pac said Thug Life stood for ‘The Hate U Give Little Infants F***s Everybody.’ ” “Meaning what society give us as youth, it bites them in the ass when we wild out.” “Get it?” “Yeah.”(Excerpt from page 20)

The book says that The Hate U Give means that what society gives us as youth will come back to bite us later and that it isn’t actually about the youth but the oppressed bottom of society (page 126). This is also visible in the story where a young black kid was pulled over and killed by a white police officer based on nothing but assumptions. The rest of the story is how his friend Starr handles the situation in a world with a lot of inequality.

Question 2

Starr Carter a 16 year old goes to a party, where she reconnects with an old friend Khalil. When there were suddenly shots fired they escaped the party. Starr gets in the car with Khalil and Khalil offers to bring her home. On their way, they try to catch up with each other when Khalil gets pulled over. The officer wants to see some papers, but Khalil is irritated because the officer had no “real” reason to pull them over. This led to the officer commanding Khalil to get out of the car and patting him down (multiple times). The officer then tells them to stay put so he can check Khalil’s papers. Khalil doesn’t listen so he opens the door to grab his hairbrush and ask how Starr is. Then it happens Pow! Pow! Pow! Khalil gasps and falls on the ground. Starr gets a flashback to when she was ten and her friend Natasha was killed (not by the police). Now Khalil is also dead.

Question 3

Garden Heights

Starr lives in Garden Heights, which is a bad neighbourhood because there is so much violence. That is why her parents decided to put her on a school outside Garden Heights called Williamson. This story takes place in the modern-day time with the internet but still well influenced with old music from 2Pac. (Click here for the song found on page 125).

Question 4

The story is told as if we were in Starr’s head. Starr not only explains everything she sees or hears, but also what she feels and thinks. Like the flashbacks she continuously has about Natasha and Khalil being killed (example on page 143).

Question 5

The book is divided in 5 parts

The story is told in chronological order from the moment “When It Happens” until “Thirteen Weeks After It”. This book also has some flashback of Starr often thinking back when Khalil or Natasha got killed.

Question 6

People must stand up for their and other’s rights even if that’s hard.

Question 7

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Starr Carter

Starr is the main person. This is her story. Starr is stuck between two worlds. The violence in Garden Heights where she lives and the Wealthy Williamson prep where she goes to school. We follow her in the moments before she witnesses her friend Khalil getting killed by a police officer and what she does in the weeks after. This isn’t the first time she saw someone dying up close earlier when Starr was ten she saw her other best friend Natasha being killed by a gang in Garden Heights.

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Khalil Harris

Khalil has a very important role in this book even though he was killed in the second chapter. His death caused a lot of attention because he was killed based on his skin colour not because he was a danger to anyone. The media (in the book) immediately claims that Khalil was a drugs dealer and that he deserved it. Starr can’t accept this because that has nothing to do with the fact that Khalil was not armed when he got shot. That’s why Starr speaks up for him because Khalil couldn’t do it himself.

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Maverick & Lisa Carter

Starr’s parents Maverick and Lisa Carter want Starr to have a good youth, not filled with crime that’s why they put Starr and her brothers on a school outside Garden Heights. Maverick also taught his children to be proud of being black. Lisa wanted to move out of Garden Heights, and they eventually did. All their kid’s names have a meaning: Starr was the light in the darkness of Maverick, Sekani means merriment and joy and Seven is the number of perfection.

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Angie Thomas(The author) created suspense by delaying the decision of the grand jury until Thirteen Weeks After It and when that decision finally came through it wasn’t the one Starr hoped for, this made her angry. So much she even took part of the movement (for a second).

Question 9

I think the author was right by not giving it a happy ending but a realistic ending. The book ends with 14 real names of black people getting killed. I think that the real question and purpose of this book is When will it end?

Question 10

The author want’s everybody to know how it is for someone to lose a friend to something as useless as this. This is a realistic book with a serious message.

Meaning

This book gave me insight in how it is to lose a friend to something as unimportant as a hairbrush, only because of their skin colour. And what happens in the weeks after in America. It also taught me that these situations are still going on. (See end for update)

Recommendation

I recommend everyone to read this book. I think everyone should read this to understand what people are going through in a situation like this. Even if this specific issue is primarily happening in America, racism is not. Because of this I rate this book an 8.7

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Here is an update related to my book report

On may 25th, 2020 a similar story depicted in The Hate U Give happened again in America, Minneapolis now. George Floyd 46-year-old was arrested after using a ounterfeit bill, he was then placed on the ground with the officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck for several minutes. Floyd said multiple times that he couldn’t breathe when he eventually passed out and died. The same thing happened in the book someone with a dark skin colour got killed for no real reason. This also lead to a movement (and riots). Fortunately this officer was arrested in contrary to the book. And maybe this is part of the answer for When will it end?(See question 9)

Sources: Wikipedia and Inside Edition(video)

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What does the story say about life?

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What is the attitude of the author?

Personal meaning

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Frankenstein

“Nothing is so painful to thehuman mind as a greatand sudden change.”

Questions

Plat:What happens and why?

How does the title of your book relate to the story?

Point of view:From what point is the story being seen/told?

Setting:Where and when do the events in the story take place?

Time:How does the actor deal with the aspect of time?

Theme:What does the story say about life?

Characters:Whos is/are at the centre of the story?

Plot/suspense:how does the writer creater suspense?

Ending:Why does the author end the story this way?

Tone:What is the attitude of the author?

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Personal meaning

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Garden Heights

The book is divided in 5 parts

Starr Carter

Khalil Harris

Maverick & Lisa Carter

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“Nothing is so painful to the
human mind as a great
and sudden change.”

Plat:
What happens and why?

Point of view:
From what point is the story being seen/told?

Setting:
Where and when do the events in the story take place?

Time:
How does the actor deal with the aspect of time?

Theme:
What does the story say about life?

Characters:
Whos is/are at the centre of the story?

Plot/suspense:
how does the writer creater suspense?

Ending:
Why does the author end the story this way?

Tone:
What is the attitude of the author?