Shovan+B

=** My favourite animal is a penguin **= =** and my favourite color is purple!!!!! :) **=

==== The classic book i read was: The popular book i read was:

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= Bibliography:  = Golding, W. (1954). //Lord of the Flies.// Westport, CT.: Faber and Faber. =|| ==== Questions: ====

Classic – Title: The Lord of the Flies
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Modern – Title: Twilight
-Author: 1. Describe the time and place in which your novel is set. What clues within the book tell us this?

The classic book 'The Lord of the Flies' was set in World War 3. The boys are mostly from Britan but some may be from somewhere else. I know this becase of the way they are portrayed in the book(the way their lives used to be, the way they speak, etc.) They were taken from their homes to be put somewhere safe (because of WW3) but the their plane crached on an island. The rest of the book is set on the same island. (it probably is near the tropics, becase the book mentions hot weather and some particular fruit).

I think that the popular book 'Twilight' was set quite near to the present (like the year 2007) because of the was the characters act. It is set mostly in an American town called Forks (i'm not sure if it is a real place of not) the other place it is set is in Phenex. This is told by the author in the book. Also, the people in the story act, behave and think a lot like the people today.

2. Who are the main characters in your book? List the names and a short description of their personality traits. Ralph - brave, sensible, noble, a good leader, polite, loyal, logical, seeks approval from others Piggy - intelligent, lacks leadership qualities, abides rules, scientific, logical, civilized Jack Merridew - leader, distruptive, violent, strong desire to kill, wants power, Simon - positive, peaceful, likes nature Rodger - at the start; friendly, kind, energetic after joins Jacks group; wants to kill, seeks approval from Jack Sam and Eric - twins, rely on each other, cant do anything without each other, follows whatever others say. the 'Little-uns' - young children that live on their own, mostly younger then 5, dont listen to others

Bella - strange, shy, uncoordinated, passionate, hard - working, intelligent, noble, disiplined, kind, loyal. Edward - intelligent, mysterious, protective, compassionate, loving, nobel, loyal, interesting, well -mannered. Alice - graceful, pixie-like, energetis, fiesty, girly, bubbly, optimistic, kind, loyal, well - mannered. Emmett - loud, energetic, funny, athletic, boastfull, teasing, loyal, warm-hearted, bad-mannered, cocky. Rosalie - vain, snobby, slightly cold-hearted, intelligent, narcissistic, never content, very musical Jasper - Kind, potile, good, loyal, thinks ahead, patient, protective, passionate. Carlisle- compassionate, loving, loyal, intelligent, patient, non-judgemental, honest, protective, family-motivated Esme - very loving, open, passionate, warm-hearted, artistic, creative, gentle, motivated, affestionate, intelligent. Charlie - hard to read, awkward, overbearing, loving, kind nature, shy. Jacob - fun, easy-going, laid-back, casual, loyal, cheerful, optimistic, energetic, slightly cocky.

Ralph, Piggy, Simon, San, Eric the Littleun's are all friends
Jack, Rodger and the other boys are all friends, but enemies of Ralph's gang.

Edward, Alice, Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper are all adopted children of Carlisle and Esme. They are all turned into vegetarian vampires mostly by Carlisle. Bella falls in love with Edward and they become a couple. Charlie is Bella's father. Jacob is a very close friend of Bella.

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My favourite charactor is Ralph because he is the most uneffected by the island - he stays the most civilised. When all the other boys wanted to kill, Ralph still wanted to keep the fire going so that they could be rescued. He is kind and polite and always tries to do the right thing. He is a good leader and thinks the right way. He isn't as smart as Piggy, but he is smart in a different way - he knows how to make things work with what they're given. =====

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My favourite charactor is Alice. She is a vampire who doesn't know who she was in her human life, or who turned her into a vampire. Alice is very optimistic and kind. She is girly compared to other characters. Alice can see into the future and helps people with her abilities. LIke the rest of her adoptive family; she is a 'vegetarian vampire' becase she only drins animal blood rather than human blood. Alice is also very accepting because as soon as Bella meets the Cullens, she invites Bella to their bus. Alice is very fiesty and dispite what others say, she does everything her way (which often turns out better). Alice is one of the most relatable characters because she always is happy and she is very like-able. =====

"A storm of laughter arose..." (p23)
__ Similie __ "...perched like black birds on the criss-cross trunks..." (p22)

__ Colourful Adjective __ "...black cloaks which bore a lond silver cross on the left breast...which was finished of with a hambone frill." (p21) "...given them the complexion of newly washed plums..." (p21)

Very discriptive with many similes and metaphors.

Metaphor

"Forks was my personal hell on Earth." (p25) "...it chilled me more than the freezing wind." (p27) "His face stood out from a sea of faces, all frozen in the same mask of shock." (p56)

Similie "...it stung my hand as if an electric current had passed through us." (p45)

Colourful Adjective "I wasn’t interesting. And he was. Interesting… and brilliant… and mysterious… and perfect… and beautiful… and possibly able to lift full-sized vans with one hand." (p79) "Bella, you are utterly absurd." (p86) "It would be more… //prudent// for you not to be my friend. But I’m tired of trying to stay away from you, Bella." (84) "I watched as his golden eyes grew perceptibly darker day by day. But in class I gave no more notice that he existed than he showed toward me. I was miserable." (p70)

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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? =====

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My book is a classic novel. it has stood the test of time because it was written a long time ago. the themes in it transend time. The themes are; Survival, Death, Hope, Friendship, Loyalty, Civilisation, Betrayal, Good vs. Evil and War. =====

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Twilight is a popular novel. It has not stood the test of time because it was written very recently. I believe that Twilight will become a classic in the future because the themes in the book are relatable and will probably transcend time. The themes are; choice/judgement, good vs. evil, unattainable love, temptaion and longing. =====

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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? =====

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The book 'Lord of The Flies' is a narrative with lots of old-fashioned language which occasionally makes it hard to understand. It is set in 'the future of the past' because it is the way the past imagined the future to be. The book is about a couple of boys who are put on a plane to be sent somewhere safe. The reason for this is because it is World War 3 and it is dangerous for young children. The boys' age range is from about 4-15. The plane the boys are on crashes and they end up landing on an island. The boys then have to survive on the island. They build shelters and select certain people to do different jobs(i.e. they have a Chief, Hunters, Littleun's, Fire-Keepers, etc). The Chief gets to hold onto a white conch-shell which is the symbol for power. =====

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Slowly, things start getting a little bit out-of-control and uncivilised. When a ship passes by the island, the boys think that they are going to be rescued, but, to their disapointment, the Fire-keepers don't have the fire running and the ship doesn't see them. The Littleun's start thinking there is a 'Beastie' which is a creature that they believe will eat them. The older children don't believe them but when a few children start going missing, they think otherwise. The boys start having fights about whether they should hunt the Beastie down or not. The original group splits into two and the different groups start a war. =====

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There is a lot of fighting and betrayal caused by this and several boys are killed. It is only resolved at the very end when an adult Ship Captain comes to the island and brings the boys back to their senses. =====

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The book was alright. It was interesting but i found it a little bit hard to understand and the storyline drags on a little bit. I read the book late at night so the scary bits gave me nightmares. I think the author uses very discriptive language and you kind of get pulled into the story as if it's happening in real life. The more i read it i got more confused with the story, but overall i thought it was written very well. I might read more books by William Golding, because i like his style of writing very descriptively. I love all types of novels so i might read more adventure / survival genre books in the future! =====

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The book Twilight is a very interesting book with a great story-line. The book is set near the present (like the year 2007). It is set in a small place called Forks. The book is about an ordinary girl (Issabella Swan) who moves to Forks (a small, wet town). She meets a secretive family who she finds strangely compelling at her new high-school. One boy of the strange family (Edward Cullen) is in her science class. After he has a very peculiar reaction to her, Bella starts getting suspicious. =====

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After a snowy day of school, Bella walks up to her car. Suddenly, a car swerves on the wet snow and is about to hit Bella. Out of nowhere, Edward turns up and stops the car just as it is about to hit her. Bella decides to find out more about the family. After much research and questions asked, Bella finally figures out why the Cullen family is so strange and different. They are vampires. =====

Bella confronts Edward and she starts finding out more about vampires and the Cullen family. Unlike other vampires, the Cullen family are 'vegeterian' because they only drink animal blood (as opposed to human blood). Bella slowly realises that she loves Edward, but she knows that they can't be together. Bella finds out that she is Edwards 'singer'. This means that her blood calls out to Edward a lot more powerfully than that of other humans.

Nevertheless, Bella longs for Edward with her whole heart and will do anything for them to be together. Things get so much more complicated when James (a vampire who enjoys hunting down humans) decides that Bella will be his next victim. The Cullen decides to protect Bella. They take her to a different city, while her scent is lead in a different direction (through her clothing). Something goes wrong, and James goes to where Bella is. James gets a bite at Bella, but not enough to take all her blood. Edward suddenly appears and has to make a very tough decision. Should he leave Bella as she is (which would involove him having to suck out the venom from Bella without taking her blood)? Or should she let James' venom seep through her (turning her into a vampire like himself)?

In the end, Edward can't stand for Bella to become a vampire and feel like a monster, so he decides to suck out her venom. He gets rid of the venom (while the rest of his family fights off James), but then once he gets a slight (accidental) taste of Bella's blood, he can't stop. Then, with a massive amount of resistance, he stops taking Bella's blood. Bella soon wakes up in the hospital, and everything is back to normal(ish) again. Because Edward has already tasted Bella's blood, and he managed to stop, that proves that Bella and Edward can be safetly together.

I loved the book. It was extremley well thought-out and was really discriptive. Stephanie Meyer (the author) used a very discriptive style of writing, and she painted a picture in your head. I will definatly read more books by Stephanie Meyer because she has an absolutly brilliant stye of writing (i already have started reading the rest of the series). I would reccomend this book for people 12+ because i really enjoyed it and many people older than me do too. Bye Tanzia! --Shovan :)