2. DEREK HASS
• He lives in Los Angeles, and has
made a name as a screenwriter and
co-author of several successful
Hollywood films.
• In 2008 he published his novel The
Silver Bear about the young contract
killer Columbus
• 43 years old
3. HIS RECOGNIZED
WORK!!
• 2003- 2 Fast 2 Furious
• 2012 Chicago Fire
• 2014 Chicago PD
• Haas creator and executive produces
the NBC drama Chicago Fire, along with
his writing partner Michael Brandt.
• 2008 The Silver Bear
• 2009 Columbus
• 2011 Dark Men
5. CHARACTERS
Columbus -
Vespucci - His mentor
Vito Scalett- His left hand on the jobs
Abe Mann - Young congressman , running for the
Democratic nomination in a presidential campaign.
Leo Scalante- Mafia hitman who rules the Jail
(Vito was in jail first, he introduces
him to Derek, columbus).
Valentino- mercenary leads them to problems, drug selling
He is what the Russians call a Silver
Bear.
6. THE GENRE
Its a story about romance, death, murder,
bloody.
Mature language.
7.
8. ANALYSIS PAPER
“Ambition never comes to an end.”- Yoshida Kenko.
In The Silver Bear, by Derek Hass, ambition is the main theme
of the story.
In this novel, protagontists Columbus and Vito struggle for
money cause of debts and needs. Were their are not the only
ones strugging to survive, also for exampe Vitos family.
9. CONNECTION WITH
TGG
• money is the main conflict of both stories.
• That being obsessed with money leads
them to their death and series of
problems.
• Great Gatsby and Silver Bear have in
common is that because of the drug
selling they get into problems.
• Gatsby main purpose for getting all his
money is to make that Daisy loves him.
While in Silve Bear its all about money.
10. RECOMMEND IT
YES!!
I preferely recommend it to men because is not a book that
most women would read because of its offensive languange
towards women.
