Style

Clare Cassandra. City of Fallen Angles. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division. 2011.


   The poetic device used in my book was pathos. Many parts of this book make you feel sorry for people, make you feel happy, scared, or make you anxious. During this book there were certain parts of the book were I felt sympathy for a character, Alec. ""I live forever," Magnus said quietly. "But not everyone does." Alec looked as if someone had hit him. "So you just stay with them as long as they, and then you find someone else?" Magnus didn't say anything. he looked at Alec, his eyes shining like a cat's." (Clare City of Fallen Angels 252), "" But what can some mortal child give you? Ten years, twenty, before dissolution begins to claim him. Forty years, fifty, before death claims him. I can give you all eternity."" (262), "... "is especially unfair, because you are anything but trivial for me. I changed my whole life for you. But nothing ever changes for you, does it? I guess that's what it means to live forever. Nothing ever really has to matter all that much" "I'm telling you that you do matter-"... "You don't have to tell answer; I can tell by your face that you did. Was it- was it a spell for making me immortal?" Magnus felt shaken to his core. "Alec," he whispered. "No. No, I-I wouldn't do that." Alec fixed him with his piercing blue gaze. "Why not? Why through all the years of all the relationships you've ever had have you never tried to make any of them immortal like you? If you could have me with you forever, wouldn't you want to?" "Of course I would!" Magnus, realizing he was almost shouting, lowered his voice with an effort. "But you don't understand. You don't get something for nothing. The price for living forever-"" (309), and " She smiled pityingly. "You're beautiful now," she said. "But will you be in twenty years? In forty? Fifty? Will he love your blue eyes when they fade, our soft skin when age cuts deep furrows in it? Your hands when they wrinkle and grow weak, your hair when it grows white-"... "... What if I told you there was a another way? Another way for the two of you to be together forever?" (376-377) The way I fell sympathy with Alec, because he doesn't know if he and Magnus will be able to stay together.

Social Issue

Clare Cassandra. City of Glass.Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division. 2009.

A social issue in my book is the misuse of power. The Clave is the one of the most powerful group of people within my book. They are usually good at the way that they use their power, but it changes in my book. They put Simon in jail, with no actual proof that he deserves to be in it. "There was a scraping sound, like iron dragging over stone, and Simon was thrown forward to land on his hands and knees on the hard ground."(Clare 87)After this they start to use their power to make stories that aren't true. ""Now let me tell you a story. It goes like this. The Lightwoods were once part of the Circle. At some point they recanted and were granted mercy on the grounds that they stayed out of Idris, went to New York, and ran the Institute there. Their blameless record began to win them back the trust of the Clave. But all along they knew Valentine was alive. All along they were his loyal servants. They took in his son-""(Clare 106) This is a misuse of their power because they are just using it to hide the fact that they do not want people to find out what is really happening. This is significant because it cause problems within the Clave, and also helps Valentine with his plan.

Significance

Collins, Suzanne. Mockingjay. New York: Scholastic, 2010. Print.

Many factors in "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins, are significant to the whole story. One part that is significant, would be when Prim, Katniss' sister, dies. "Trying to shout her name above the roar, I'm almost there, almost to the barricade, when I think she hears me, because for just a moment, she catches sight of me, her lips form my name. And that's when the rest of the parachutes go off." (Collins 347) This is significant in three ways. One it helps the audience understand the character's (Katniss in this case) motivation. "... I say, ' I vote yes... for Prim.'"(Collins 370) shows how Katniss' motivation in a vote, which says yes for her sister. It also helps to reveal/further our understanding of the relationship between Prim and Katniss. With her sister know gone, Katniss reveals how she feels about her sister, and the way their relation was before she died. The final significant point is that it creates irony. In the start of the series, Katniss saves Prim's live by volunteering, but in the end Prim ends up dying. I find this ironic, that even though it all started with Katniss trying to save her sister, she ends up dying anyways. Another important part in the book is the roses the President Snow gives Katniss. These roses help provide insight into the feelings Katniss and Snow have for each other. "He left me a rose!"(Collins 15) When Katniss first receives the rose she knows that it isn't a good sign. During the book Katniss says things about Snow, which usually lead to her referring to the roses Snow has. In the end when Katnis is about to kill Snow she said to put a rose on him, this will show how she felt for him, and symbol their feeling for each other. Those are the two points I chose to show some of the points which are significant to "Mockingjay".   

Define and Describe a Character

Rice, Anne. Blood Canticle. Alfred A. Knopf. 2002. Print

Define and Describe a Character


The character I will be using for this blog post is: Lestat de Lioncourt

The words I'm going to use to describe Lestat are conceited, loving, and desperate.

Conceited-  to have an excessively favorable opinion about one's appearance or abilities.
                -Synonyms- Arrogant, Vain
                -Antonyms-  Humble, Self-conscious  
Idealist- a person who holds fancies in mind
          -Synonyms- Dreamer,Romantic
          -Antonyms- Realist, Pragmatist 
Desperate - to be reckless or dangerous because of despair, or having an urgent need or desire.

                -Synonyms- Careless, Headstrong
                -Antonyms- Confident, Secure


How do you know that this character has these qualities?
 How do I know Lestat has these characteristics. Well throughout the book many things were said to show that he had these characteristics. "Yeah, I like that: Lestat, the magnificent. That sounds like a good name to me for this book. And I am, when you get right down to it, magnificent. I mean, somebody has to say it."(Rice 4) is a quote very close to the beginning of the book. It shows his opinion of himself very much. I believe this is direct quote to show that he is conceited. The next word to describe Lestat is that he is an dreamer. The quote I chose to show this is : "I want to be a saint. I want to save souls by the millions. I want to do good everywhere."(Rice 7) This quote is also direct since he is stating what he wants to be, but he can't really achieve this.  The last word to describe him is desperate. I chose two quotes to show this: "I'm too desperate!"(Rice 6) this quote is direct, getting straight to the point that he is desperate, and "That's why no amount of wealth and power can silence me for very long. Desperation is the source of the fount."(Rice 6) this quote is also direct when you get to the end of the sentence. 

Indentify

Rice, Anne. Blackwood Farm. Random House, inc. 2002. Print

Five Main Elements of my Novel and How They are Used(lacking)
1. Character (Brevity)- In my novel if anything is mentioned it usually has something to do with the story line. Also if a name is mentioned they will most likely somehow be put into the story.
2. Plot- The plot of the novel is simple and can be summarized in one sentence.
3. Conflict- The opposing parties clash throughout this book. In this story the main character is fighting against another person.(who is ghost)
4. Setting- The setting in this books helps alot with the mood and atmosphere of the story.
5. Theme- In tis book I believe that there is no theme or general truth that the author wants to give.


"All of a sudden, a huge gust of wind swept the nearby oak trees, and a shower of leaves came down on the fire, which sent up a roar of crackling, and the wind greatly excited it and increased it, and I saw above it, as best I could, the figure of Goblin as my double, his eyes red in the light of the fire."
Rice, Anne. Blackwood Farm page 523
This quote helps to show that the setting helps the stories mood. When this happened within the book it's trying to help make seem suspenseful. I believe that it does because it seems that everything is going really fast and it goes a little crazy. Thi.s happens near the end right before the majir conflict is about to happen That is why I used this quote

Three Qualities of a Good Book!

                                                

    

      Qualities of a Good Book

      Three qualities of a good book are:
 Good characters- The characters have some complexity to their personality and to their life story. I don't think a character is good if they are simple in their personality and life.
 A plot that makes sense-  The plot doesn't start something totally different then where it  was just at, or does something that makes no sense at all.
Wording-  Words that entice you to keep reading and make sense together.
These qualities are what I find are the best qualities in a good book.
      "Blood and Gold", a book by Anne Rice. I find that this book was not of that great quality. The characters are great, since they are the same characters from earlier in the series this book is from. The plot made sense, but the way Rice put her words made the book very hard to read.
      The next two books that I read are "The Hunger Games" and "Catching Fire". These two books contain all three of the qualities I have listed above. The characters are of good quality, and the plot makes sense. Unlike "Blood and Gold", the words in the book work to make the story entertain you.

Collins, Suzanne. Catching Fire. New York: Scholastic Press. 2009. Print.
Collins, Suzanne.The Hunger Games. New York: Scholastic Press. 2008. Print.
Rice, Anne. Blood and Gold. Random House Digital, Inc., 2001. Print.