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Forester,C.S,1991,Mr Midshipman Hornblower,OXFORD,New York  -Author: C.S Forester ||  Modern – Title:Harry potter and the philosophers stone  -Author: J.K.Rowling || L.t simpson:stubborn, show off and cruel Captain Pellew:confident,aggresive and an alcoholic. || Harry Potter:Risk-taker,curious and brave Ron Weasly:submissive, Hermione:nice,brainy and friendly Dumbeldore:wise and kind Voldemort:evil,wants power and is desire is to kill Harry. ||  a) Find examples of; colourful adjectives, similes, metaphor, dramatic irony, etc..  b) Find a quote (with page number) for each example. || In his __boyhood__, Hornblower had recieved french,music and dancing lessons from a french teacher.pg 23. || Next to harry was a pale, blond boy with a sort of crooked nose.pg 67 ||  Describe **//your feelings//** towards the novel.  Did you **//enjoy//** it, why or why not?  Did you find it easy to get into? Did you like it the more that you read it?  Would you read more books by the same author, or of a similar genre? || Dear josh, i read a book called Mr Midshipman Hornblower and i found it quite fascinating.It's genre is short stories and it is about a young seventeen year old boy who faces a very hard time onboard a ship on the high seas in the 1790's when britain and france were deadly enemies.i really enjoyed this book because this very adventurous and i like adventure books, i also like this book because it is very descriptive and shares an amazing story of how he went from being lonely and shy to taking over three ships and becoming a captain.i found this quite easy to get into and i think you will if you read it as well. sincerely jamie || Dear jasper, i have just read a book called Harry Potter and the philosophers stone with a theme of good vs evil, heroism and adventure.It is about a boy called harry potter who's parents were murdered by a powerful wizard called Voldemort when he was little leaving him a scar in the shape of a lightning bolt.he soon finds out he is a wizard and is sent to a boarding school for magic people where he makes friends and enemies and in the end he battles Voldemort and wins. i found this book enjoyable and fun to get into.it is very very descriptive so you can get an idea of what he looks like. talk to you soon from jamie ||
 *  Questions: ||  Classic – Title: Mr Midshipman Hornblower
 *  1. Describe the **time and place** in which your novel is set. What clues within the book tell us this? || it is set in the 1790's when England was at war with France.This book is mainly set on the high seas. || This book is set in the early 21st century in london and at Hogwatrs school of withcraft and wizardry. ||
 *  2. Who are the main **characters** in your book? List the names and a short description of their personality traits. || Horatio Hornblower:brave, courageous and daring
 *  3. Describe the **significant relationships** between the main characters. || Horatio Hornblower is taunted very deeply by lieutenant simpson at the start and towards the middle of the book where he accidently gets Hornblower a really good job with a man called capain pellew.The one thing all of these men have in common is that they all have a desire to win the war which is the only reason they stick together no matter how much they hate eachother. || Harry, Ron and Hermione all have a friendly relationship although harry and ron disagree on some things and Harry and Draco Malfoy have a rivalry relationship. ||
 *  4. Who is your favourite character and why? **Or** - Who is the character that you can most closely relate to and why? || I can mostly relate to Horatio Hornblower himself because at first horatio was bullied and wanted to show he wasn't so wimpy and successfully did.The same problem happened to me except i am still considered a bad and selfish by some people. || My favorite character is Harry Potter himself because after living a boring, hard life with the dursley's(his uncle,aunt and his cousin)he goes on all of these adventures to solve problems and always wins. ||
 *  5. Describe the **style of language** and **literary devices** that the author uses.
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 6. Is your book an example of ‘**classic’ or ‘modern’ literature**? You must use evidence to back up your stance. For example; has your book stood the ‘test of time’? Are there theme’s that will transcend time? || My book is an example of classic literature because it uses words we don't necessarily use these days.It's theme is adventure which would probably make it a classic in the future. ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 7. After reading the book, write a short note to a friend **__describing the book__**. Include a description of the **//genre//**, **//setting//** and **//difficulty level//**. You need to also include the following information; What were the main **//themes//** in the book? What was the **//central conflict//**? How was it resolved?