Review Of Lemony Snicket's The Bad Beginning

Lemony Snicket is an amazing writer, and one of my favorite books he has written is The End. AS the title implies, it is the end of a thirteen book series, A Series of Unfortunate Events. Definitely on the of the best series ever written. This book, in my opinion is the best one of all the thirteen.

After reading this book, I do feel that some of my beliefs did change, however, not entirely because it provided me with information that can assist me

I liked the fact that the book is fast pace in regards to plot and action, there is always something important happening in each chapter of the book to keep the reader engaged. I appreciated the author’s emphasis on Hans and Angela applying the skills that they learned throughout their life to help each other in life or death situations rather than always being saved by some random miracle (with the exception of two instances). The book is placed in an obscure medieval European fantasy setting and places an emphasis on happenstance rather than magic. The book provides great examples building character believing in your abilities like Hans and Angela did. It also has people that become their friends helping them in the face of battle even though it would mean a gruesome death sentence from the Archduke Arnulf. I think it would be a great introduction book to use in the beginning of the year for a middle school literature class. It would be a great ice breaker book to get the class to talk about what skills or talents they have and how they would be able apply it to real life situations. The book also places an emphasis on bravery and helping in the face of adversity which could facilitate a discussion on character and morality. It would be a good way of applying Kohlberg’s stages of moral development as it can serve as a bridge from conventional to post-conventional

For example, I knew slavery was harsh but it is completely different when you read about their daily life and how extreme things were. The book also allowed me to feel connected to Isabelle and to the time period. I liked Isabelle and her determination, so whenever she was hurt I took it personally and felt like it was my friend hurting. The book gave a realistic account of being alive during the Revolutionary War, which I liked. Many people think of the Revolutionary War as being glorious, but it wasn't, People were shot and killed and if you weren't killed immediately you were taken to a prison and starved.

What I liked most about the book was how she brought out the family dynamics of this extremely dysfunctional family without sugar coating it or making it seem better then it was. I think people that have suffered abuse or grown up in severely dysfunctional homes will really understand the family dynamics at work here and those that did not will come away with a new

I am glad that we were able to read In cold blood. I personally am, like many of my generation, not a huge fan of reading. However, this book shows that some books can be an

It has taught me how I need to also have hope that things happen for a reason and better things are coming like in chapter 35 when clay found them in the woods and almost captured them but when they escaped him and found a nice boy who helped them on their journey.

Give a detailed description of how the book impacted you on a personal level To truly recognize how a book can open your eyes and give you a fresh perspective, I think you have to read the book, There Are No Children Here, by Alex Kotlowitz. This book describes a social impression that few people actually experience or fully understand. It has all the aspects that a good quality book needs; facts, struggles, a little romance and the greatest importantly a strong family bond that you study to rely on. This book has laid many things into perspective for me. I realized that my problems are nil compared to Pharoah's and Lafeyette's.

Compare an event in the novel with a situation in your own life OR one that is reflected in today's world. Similarities? Differences? What is your reaction to this event? Does it make you angry, sad or excited? Why? Did you learn anything new?

For my second Unit 4 I read The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket, this book takes place in the town V.D.F (the Baudelaire orphans aren’t quite sure what it stands for yet.) In this town the Baudelaire orphans are surrounded by really old people as if they were in a nursing home, all of the villagers are on a committee that makes up their town's law with is really unfair and cause the three orphans a lot of trouble.The main characters in this book are Violet the oldest, Klaus the middle child, and Sunny the youngest, Hector, and Count Olaf. There were a lot of other people but none that really helped or impacted the Baudelaire orphans. I like this book as much as you can like orphans being chased by a crazy person trying to take their fortune.

Personally, the book taught me a lot about how people deal with situations when under pressure, people’s need for power and how easy it really if for a war to break out and I found that in my mind I could easily link what was going

I saw how people were struggling to get by while people in the first world had almost all the luxuries they could have. If everyone just gave up a little, one or two of each of their luxuries to support others not as fortunate as us many of the worlds constant problem would be fixed. The world's top 1% actual owns around 50% of the wealth in the world, imagine if all that wealth was shared, how so many more people could benefit. Furthermore I consciously decided to try to be nicer especially to immigrants and refugees. The reason is that after reading the book and learning about the horrible conditions that some of these people may have to go to really opened my eyes.

It has shown me how people have changed over many of years. Back then people had a much better chance to get away with any crime. We didn't expect that a person could be so brutal back then, but now we do. There is new technology that we can now use to solve these crimes with ease. I bet most people who are even be capable of killing have backed out because they know that they will get caught. The book also showed me how quick life can change. The victims went out one day to go have fun at a town fair. They probably planned to go with friends or family, and even had plans for what they were going to do after. But that was all taken from them in a single day. All of their lives work, relationships, and more, just taken. It makes you want to be more careful and live life to the fullest while you still can. I also learned how twisted a person could be. You'd never expect your child or a friend to become so evil. Cases like this really show you what good and evil means. You could be good and stick to the normal rules in society, or you could be evil and defy those orders in every aspect. The crazy part is that you will never know what a person is truly capable of until it is too late. This story wasn't really focussed on culture, but there are people who do these types of things all around the world. That shows how people from all over the world, no matter how different they claim to be, are similar. Lots of people like to

2. What does it mean to be human? Did your concept change after reading the book?

Lemony Snicket portrays the greed and cruelty of humans with the help of various unfortunate events narrating the ill dead throughout the book.