The Bean Trees Prediction

In the story The Bean Trees, a high school graduate named Taylor hits the road and stops at a gas station. There she finds a baby inside her car, which she names Turtle, because of its strong grip. I predict that she will become attached to the child. Nick-naming the turtle shows the connection between the two, so now she won't leave the baby. I also predict that "Turtle" and Taylor will live on the road, trying to find where they really belong

The Angel Behind the Monster

The Maycomb Monster, is what the children of Maycomb County call him. He never comes out of his house, but when he does, he kills everyone in his path. He smells of bright red blood and lifeless creatures. A long jagged scar runs across the right side of his face, and his teeth seem as if he never learned how to clean them. According to the towns people, this is true. But really, who is Boo Radley? In the story To Kill a Mockingbird, the author introduces Boo Radley as the mysterious man down the street, but as the book goes on, you start to see the real Boo, a powerful greatness, hidden behind his sheets of evil. Boo Radley has a big impact on the kids Jem and Scout. The first time they heard about Boo, the rumor was he was forced to stay on the inside walls of his home. But as life goes on, they start to receive gifts from him. And at the very end of the book, Boo Radley saves the two kids from Bob Ewell's attempted to kill Jem and Scout. It was then, that the two realized that the real reason Boo always stayed inside his house, was because he just wanted to be inside. As Boo Radley starts to show who he really is, Jem and Scout turn from innocent little children, to young adults that know not to judge people by the rumors they hear. Throughout the story, Boo Radley's image changes. At first he seems to be just another average character, but then at the end he becomes more of a dynamic character who overcomes a change in society. He begins a monster, absolutely no one can be near, who then changes into a goodhearted citizen of Maycomb. As you see him change as a person, his image also changes. The theme of innocence carries on throughout the whole book. It's first shown by Scout and Jem, two kids, not aware of the big world ahead of them. Next it's shown through Tom Robinson who was obviously innocent at his court trial, but pledge guilty. And finally, Boo Radley is an excellent example of innocence. He is introduced as the Maycomb Monster until the kids find the real him. They see the good person who can over look all the rumors and find a friend at last. Even though Boo Radley isn’t the main focus in the book, he is always there, showing Jem and Scout write from wrong, in a hidden way. The rumors and legends were spread on until Boo became known as the monster. So who really was Boo Radley? He is always just the ordinary man, trying to find his place in the world.

If you Don't Feel that it's Right, Then Change it

Author's Note: This is my Comparative Essay on Fahrenheit 451. I am comparing the characters from the stories Harrison Bergeron and Fahrenheit 451.

There are people in our world that want things to happen, and then there are the ones that actually make things happen. In the stories Fahrenheit 451 and Harrison Bergeron, there are characters just like these. These characters both lived in a world where their government controlled them. Some characters sat back and watched, but others, such as Montag and Harrison, tried to make an impact on the world.

Fahrenheit 451 and Harrison Bergeron both have very controlling governments. Like most of the characters in these two books, Mildred and Hazel kept quiet and didn't try to change anything in the world. Hazel knows what is wrong and how to fix it, but she is to afraid to say anything. In Fahrenheit 451, instead of reading books, you have to watch T.V., so Mildred followed those directions. She isn’t happy with the world and knows there's something wrong, but she doesn't seem to care about it. These two characters are very similar because they know that the world is messed up, but they don’t want to give any effort to change it.

While Mildred and Hazel sat back and watched, Harrison and Montag did the exact opposite. They know something is wrong, and they did something to fix it. Montag realizes that he is ruining the world by burning books. Once he figured that out, he immediately tries to make a difference and gives effort into changing that. On the other hand, Harrison has always known that there was something wrong. He was smarter and stronger than any other of the citizens. He knew he had to change the government, and that’s exactly what he tried to do.

Although Montag and Harrison have very similar personalities, they are also very different. Harrison knew from the start that there was something messed up in this world and spent every day planning how to over throw the government. But Montag learned that books were good, after he met a free spirited girl. He then from that point tried his best to bring back books. Although Harrison was killed, the day he tried to over throw the government, he at least left the earth with a great impact. We will never know if Montag did help bring back books, but all we hope is the best.

There are two different kinds of people in this world, ones that want things to happen, and ones that make things happen. So think to yourself, which one are you?

Fahrenheit 451 Quote

During any story, authors like to add interesting idioms to make the people reading the book think. In the book Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury did this. The idioms are what make you want to continue reading and that’s what the one I chose did.

I chose an idiom where Faber is talking to Montag and stated "Not if you start talking the sort of talk that might get me burnt for my trouble." This quote really made me think because literally it means that Faber will get burnt to death for the mistakes he has made, which kind of seems ridiculous, but then again that’s what really would happen during this time period. You would actually get hurt the mistakes he made! Another way to look at this quote would be that Faber is going to be in a huge amount of trouble if people find out that he is trying to get rid of the book burning. This is the way I took the quote. For example, when people say "That was a piece of cake," they don’t actually mean that it was like a piece of cake, they mean "That was easy." That’s the same thing going on in my quote.

Unlike a lot of idioms, Ray Bradbury likes to change it up. Just like my example, the idiom was detailed so that made you think more about what he was trying to say. In the end you realize Faber was just trying to say that he will get in a lot of trouble if someone finds out.

Taco Bell

Author's note: In this piece, my table was given a character, a setting, and a theme. We had to create a short story hook, and this is what I came up with!

When we walk into the Taco Bell bathroom I noticed that there was a perfectly clean sink, so I thought, why not take a bath? "Now kids don't worry I got myself a Speedo on." Out them windows I see some youngsters dresses up as them coloring crayons riding on a wagon. I look the other way and notice that them darn wipper snappers are gone faster than a dill pickle. I get myselfers out of that darn sink and walk out to catch them little sonnies before they reach that wagon and go down that hill bigger than a Halloween pumpkin. "Hey kids you don’t wanna go down that hill, or you'll die faster than I can say bean sprout." They start rolling down that hill, quicker than a kentucky durby hourse. Man that made wanna go get some of that fried chicken, that stuff's better than a reindeer pecan pie.

Character Analysis

In the novel Number the Stars, there is one character that really stuck out to me, Annemarie. A young girl who is a shy and weak character that is afraid of the Nazi's and doesn't want to be known. However, at the end of the book, she changes. She is set on an important mission to save her best friends life, and at this part becomes… brave.

Annemarie affects the entire story because she is one of the main characters. She is definitely a dynamic character. In one of the scenes, Annemarie and her family hide Annemarie's best friend, Ellen because her family is Jewish, but Annemarie and Ellen think that they are just having a bunch of sleepover together. One day a German soldier came to her families door asking where Ellen's family was because they haven't been checking their mail. Annemarie then responds that Ellen's family ran away! This changes the whole story because they were trying to keep them hidden, so they would not be sent to the conservation camp. Annemarie is without a doubt a dynamic character.

Annemarie is a very young girl, that doesn't like to be heard. But in this story, she does things that she would never had done, before the Holocaust came into play. Annemarie is a very dynamic character, so she affects the entire story.

Predicting

In the story Number the Stars there are three children (girls) who are living in the Holocaust. One of the girls, Ellen, is living with her best friend's family to keep her self hidden because she is Jewish. Having brown hair with a family of all blonds is not a very good choice. In that case, believe that the German soldiers will find Ellen and ask her friend's family, Annemarrie, where her parents are hiding, and take them to the concentration camp. However, having heard about the book Milkweed, Annemaries family could run away and hide with Ellen, until it is safe for them to go back to their homes.