Discovering a New World
Friday, 15 June 2012
5. Social issues
In the book i'm reading, The Help, we can clearly see a lot of social issues, as inequality, lack of human rights, disrespect, misuse of power. But the social issue that is most notable is the Inequality one.. We can see the big difference in the life of the white ladies and the black ones. The white ones things they have all the power and all the answer, and that black people are dumb and not as good as white people. We can see this so clearly in the whole book, specially becuse is a book that wants to tell us that story, how different black people were treatened back int ime. And all they suffer to get the same rights. Reading this book, I started to realize that inequality was really a serious problem in the past. The book just opened my eyes for what I couldn't see.
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
4. Significance of. . .
I'm reading, The Help by Kathryn Stockett, and this book tells the story of the black maids that used to work in the white ladies house. An important element in this story is the conversation at Ms.Leefolt's house, when the white ladies discuss about constructing a washroom, just for the black maids, outside their house. It is an important part, because this is what later will motivate a fight between the characters.
Another important part is when Ms Skeeter talk to Minnie to try to convince her that she should help writing the book. Is an important event cause in the end we realize that the stories are being told by Minnie and her friends. And is the maids point of view. In the end of the story you realize how bad they were treated and how terrible it was for them in that time.
Another important part is when Ms Skeeter talk to Minnie to try to convince her that she should help writing the book. Is an important event cause in the end we realize that the stories are being told by Minnie and her friends. And is the maids point of view. In the end of the story you realize how bad they were treated and how terrible it was for them in that time.
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
3rd blog post - Define and Describe a character
In my favorite book, Tally Youngblood, is the main character, and she is
- Courageous
Synonimous: Brave, Plucky
Antonyms: Cowardly, Fearful
She went to search for her friend alone, just with the promisse that if she came back, she would become a perfect! She does a long and tired trip by herself, she needs to figure out how to pass obstacles, she is almost hit by a helicopter, and finally, she gets to Smoke.
Quotation: “I don't want to hurt you but I will if I have too - Tally Youngblood”
- Friendly
Synonimous: Sociable, Affable
Antonyms: Hostile, Unfriendly
She has a lot of friends, and she tries everything to help them! Tally is always there for her friends, and sometime she gets disappointed, cause not everybody will be there for her, but either way, she keeps trying everything to save her friends.
Quotation: “ I love you all. But it's time to say good-bye, for now.
be careful with the world, or the next time we meet, it might get ugly.
-Tally Youngblood”
- Lovely
Synonymous: Endearing, Lovable
Antonyms: Hateful, Unsightly
Tally is always worried with everybody to see if they are ok, she worries with everybody she loves and she can change her life for someone she loves. On the first book, she fell in love for David and she wanted to stay with him, and because of that, she made a mistake.
Quotation: “It's just programming"
"No. It's because I love him” - Tally Youngblood.
“Maybe they didn't want you to realize that every civilization has its weakness. There's always one thing we depend on. And if someone takes it away all that's left is some story in a history class.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies
- Courageous
Synonimous: Brave, Plucky
Antonyms: Cowardly, Fearful
She went to search for her friend alone, just with the promisse that if she came back, she would become a perfect! She does a long and tired trip by herself, she needs to figure out how to pass obstacles, she is almost hit by a helicopter, and finally, she gets to Smoke.
Quotation: “I don't want to hurt you but I will if I have too - Tally Youngblood”
- Friendly
Synonimous: Sociable, Affable
Antonyms: Hostile, Unfriendly
She has a lot of friends, and she tries everything to help them! Tally is always there for her friends, and sometime she gets disappointed, cause not everybody will be there for her, but either way, she keeps trying everything to save her friends.
Quotation: “ I love you all. But it's time to say good-bye, for now.
be careful with the world, or the next time we meet, it might get ugly.
-Tally Youngblood”
- Lovely
Synonymous: Endearing, Lovable
Antonyms: Hateful, Unsightly
Tally is always worried with everybody to see if they are ok, she worries with everybody she loves and she can change her life for someone she loves. On the first book, she fell in love for David and she wanted to stay with him, and because of that, she made a mistake.
Quotation: “It's just programming"
"No. It's because I love him” - Tally Youngblood.
“Maybe they didn't want you to realize that every civilization has its weakness. There's always one thing we depend on. And if someone takes it away all that's left is some story in a history class.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies
Friday, 2 March 2012
2nd Blog Post - Identify and Sort
Three simple things that a good book need to have is a good plot and an exciting climax, an interesting end, and obviously, good characters. You need to me curiosity to know what will happens to the main characters, and how the story will end! In "Uglies", by Scott Westerfeld, the plot is so good that keeps your attencion until the last page of the book. Another book very good is "Thirteen Reasons Why", by Jay Asher, don't have the most interesting plot, but by the end of the book, you discovered what really happens. This is what I most admires in a book, when you don't know what's going on, and just by the end of the history you discover that the character you like, is really, the bad guy. This kind of thing really made me admires or hate some author!

Friday, 24 February 2012
1st Blog Post - How to Identify a Good Book
Find a good book is always difficult, a lot of people trying to be a good author, few with success. Recently, I read a book named Uglies, from Scott Westerfeld, and this book is really, really good! It's the kind of book I particularly like, because it catches my attention, it ends with a taste of "I want more" and there is a lot of climax moments, when you think Tally (the main character) will not get it. Is a fiction-romance book, that tells the story of our society in some years from now, if we don't stop wasting and destroying the nature. Is a story of a society that when people are 16 years old, in the day of their birthdays, they do a surgery to become a perfect person, and as a perfect, they have the right to party and to do what they want. But, there is a society, Smoke, that think there is something wrong with this surgery. So, Tally becomes friends with Shay, and Shay is always talking about this society. In the day of their surgery (because both were born on the same day), Shay ranaway, and a govern organ, Special Circumstances, go to Tally and tell her that she will only become perfect if she finds Shay! Then, the history begins! So, this catches your attention during the whole book, have a lot of climax moments and ends in a INCREDIBLE way! That's what a good book needs to!
- The whole PERFECT serie.
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