Conflicts In Black Ice By Becca Fitzpatrick

Most of us have been stuck inside during a snowstorm at some point. We may have wanted to get out of the house, but we couldn’t. We were trapped inside. Scotty, one of the kids stuck at Tattawa Regional High School, has this same problem, but worse. Scotty is one of seven students that are stuck at Tattawa Regional High School during a massive snowstorm. After the power shuts off and heat begins to seep out of the building, the students begin a race against time to escape the school which could soon become their icy grave. In the story Trapped, Michael Northrop uses descriptive language to introduce a problem, develop a mood, and create suspense.

In The Hiking Trip is about the main character Jeff who has to face his fears to save his brother and dad.Jeff's personality and emotions were shown throughtout the story by explining how Jeff want from not having any courage to having courage. In order to save Mark who got bitten by a snake Jeff have over come his fear of not having courage.Jeff dad got taped in the canyon and manged to get out.

The main character, Reuben Land, is the protagonist of this novel. Everything that is happening in the novel evolves around his point of view. Reuben changes from a little eleven year old child to a mature eleven year old young man throughout the story. For example, when Davy Land murdered two thug kids, Reuben realized that their “friends” were never there for them: “Of course vindictiveness is an ugly trait and, yes, I do mean to forgive all these nice deserters; I mean, eventually, to say, to their ghosts if not their living faces, It’s all right. I understand. I might’ve done the same. Not yet, though. Let me bear witness first. Two men I remember who did not desert---no, three” (Enger 59). Reuben was mature enough to realize that only true friends will be there for you. He sees that only your true friends will stick with you during the troubled times, and the others would stay away. One thing I can’t identify with Reuben was when he was going to rat out his brother to

Brian's winter it is a book about a kid that goes to see his dad in Canada because his parents are divorced and every summer he sees his dad on a private plane. On the the trip things go very bad. Brian was a 15 year old boy and was ready to fly to Canada to see his dad. Brian was with his mom all year and only got to see his dad in the summer . It was finally to for Brian to get on the plain and see his dad. While Brian is talking to the pilot Brian notices something weird about him , he had his hand over his chest and in pain gasping for air. Brian realized that he was having a heart attack. Before Brian could even think the pilot was dead. As plane crashes into a lake Brian swims out of the lake

In chapter one, we are introduced to the main character, Gene Forrester. In the beginning of the book, he is visiting his old school he used to go to as a child. He explains to us how during his time at Davon School in New Hampshire, there was a war going on. This war came to be known

9. Boo Radley is so important in the novel because he teaches Scout not to judge others on assumptions and that people are really kind. Boo is a character who throughout the novel is judged based on assumptions. The children fantasize about him, yet he is a mystery to them. In their distraction of trying to find out about Boo, they miss him present in their lives. By the end of the novel when Scout finally sees Boo, she realizes how he has cared for them throughout the years and imagines life from his point of view. The children are so fascinated with him because they do not really know who he actually is. They are obsessed with the idea of him. Perhaps this is because he is one of the only mysteries in their small town, the one they know least about. However, Jem and Scout fear Boo, an innocent man. I think it is appropriate that Boo saves them so that Scout would have the realization that you don't really understand a

Trapped in a world of cold, snow and grey waters, a blue sky warm air and crystal clear waters sounds pretty nice. In Melissa Del La Cruz’s and Michael Johnston’s book Frozen, Nat, a girl with mysterious powers, is hoping to escape from the cold in New Vegas into the paradise known as the Blue. Set in a future where the whole world is covered in ice and snow, and people like Nat, the Mages or marked, those with powers, are not welcome. Nat and a rag-tag team of mercenaries try to escape to the mysterious Blue where rumor has it there is green grass and a sun in the sky. Frozen is a riveting story of the treacherous journey Nat takes and the things she discovers along the way.

There are many ways to tell a story. Back before there were books there as the actual storyteller who could speak out a story. There is also acting where people physically perform a story. Books are another storytelling device that is more permanent, the words are kept and they can be reviewed again and again. Now there are movies, which provide story telling with more an emphasis on visual effects. The question is which way is the best to present a certain type of story. The Ice Storm by Rick Moody was in such a position that one could actually look at both the modern movie and the book version.

There are a good bit of characters in this book. There is Brian (the main character), Brian’s mother, Susan, Haley, Carl, Brian’s father, Caleb, the pilot, the two fishermen, and Billy. Where this is taking place is in a small town and in the woods, but is mostly talking about being in the woods. Brian use to live in the woods by himself. He comes back to a town to finish up school and has to part his ways from the woods.

The exposition was represented by the introduction of each character and their roles. For example, when David Gamut was introduced as being less of a man. “His head was large, shoulders were narrow; his arms long and dangling; while his hands were small, if not delicate” (Cooper 7). This quote shows how David, and many other characters, were first introduced and had a stigma already set in stone. The novel takes place during the middle of the French and Indian War in the 1750s. The French army is attacking the Europeans, lead by Colonel Munro. Alice and Cora, are escorted by Major Heyward and guided by an Indian named Magua to go to Fort Edward to visit their father in war. They then meet a man by the name of David Gamut, who they learn is

Wintergirls is a poignant novel about two teenage best friends, who go through a great deal of suffering that was initially encouraged by each other. Lia and Cassie both developed eating disorders over a pact to be “the skinniest girl in school” that was made when the girls were younger. Lia being an anorexic and Cassie a bulimic, both girls experienced plenty of hard times but Cassie got the worst of it. Cassie ended up dying in a motel room after an extended binge and purge session. Of course, Lia feels guilty for this tragedy due to the pact, not telling anyone about Cassie’s problem, and for not answering the phone the night of Cassie’s death. It’s not long after that Lia’s guilt of ‘destroying’ Cassie kicks in and Lia begins to lose it. Mental hallucinations start to take over Lia’s life and she can’t even go to the store without Cassie’s ‘ghost’ following her and blaming

One character named Hector, or Zero, is a friend of Stanley in the camp that didn't know how to read or write before Stanley taught him. Later in the story, Zero explains how his mother left him when he was very young, and ever since, he hasn't been able to learn how to read or write. He continues telling Stanley of how he lived on his own, without any guardians. Stanley Yelnats, another character went from a bullied kid because of his looks, to someone who made strong bonds and trusts with new friends. Stanley is strong, and would take any challenge to save his friends. This is shown when Stanley and Zero ran from the camp, and tried to get to a source of water on a mountain. Zero passes out, and Stanley "took hold of Zero's forearms and pulled him upright... He stood up, lifting Zero's worn-out body off the ground." Stanley later finds water, and quickly fed Zero the water. This shows how much Stanley cares about his friends, and how strong he is to save them. To sum up, a lot of the characters' backstories are very interesting, and explains a lot in the story. This is one reason why I believe you should read the book Holes.

The story “A Blizzard under blue sky” by Pam Houston is about a woman who is not happy and very depressed. She makes a decision to go out into the wilderness. The woman believes that this adventure is the best cure for her even if it means death. She refuses to take any drugs that her doctor tries to prescribe her. She suffers from depression. Her friend Alex is very concerned about his friend and wonders why she would go out knowing that a bad snow storm is headed that way. So he offers her something that she can stay warm with, he offers her a heavy sleeping bag that is thickly layered for the coldest of winter days for her

Each of the narrators have their own individual purpose in the story. When the novel begins, Tabitha Bramble’s letter

Character Change: In this story there are few characters that change Like Miss Watson is hard on Huck to become civilized but as the story goes on she gives him more sympathy towards him. But the character that changes the most in this story is Huck. He changes the most because at the beginning he tries to get civilized then he doesn’t want to be civilized in the end. But another big