Block City Book Analysis

Block City Book Analysis
I chose two books that are about people, but have very different illustrations. The stories are different. The first book, Stuck is similar to There
Once was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly where the boy has to put lots of objects up into the tree to get his kite unstuck. The second book,
Block City is about a boy who builds a city of blocks using his imagination. The illustrations in the books are vastly different since you are looking
at two different pictures of boys. The drawing types are different as the illustrator put their unique touch on the artwork in each book. The first
book is called Stuck about a boy who got his kite stuck in a tree. This book's illustrations are very simplistic. The boy, Floyd, has a dot for eyes and
a line for his mouth. He has stringy hair and very thin, disproportionate body compared to his large head. The trees in the pictures are different
colors such as blue, brown, and red. The boy himself changes colors throughout the book, and his colors do not have much relation to the story. For
example on the words on one of the pages is "Then he had an idea, and went to find a saw." The entire page is blue along with the boy and the light
bulb. I would consider these illustrations to be naГЇve because they are realistic, but they don't...show more content...
Both stories feature a boy as a main character. The books both use similar colors such as blues and greens. The colors create similar emotions of
being sad at one in both stories. This is created by blue and gray colors in both books. 78Both books feature imagination. Block City is all about
imagination and his city by the sea. An example for Stuck is when a firefighter comes to help, Floyd, and he imagines that the fire truck can fly and get
the objects unstuck from the tree. There aren't many similarities, but the illustrators do have a few similar
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The Role of Children's Books in Education Essay
From the time a child is born, the task of the parents and society is to educate that child. If a child has no learning they will not survive. Parents are
responsible for give a child the learning that they need. Since no one parent or person can correctly show children all things and since children need
some entertaining people have taken the opportunities to put together books and children's programs to aid in the education of the children.
From parent seminars, to books and movies, to even games consoles, children are not only being taught the basic concepts of the world, shapes, colors,
language, but they are also being taught the norms and values of a particular society. This essay will look into what the children's materials of...show
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Most children's material used Bible stories and life lessons to give children the lessons of life. Books like Aesop's Fables2 and Children's Stories of
the Bible3 children are taught things such as perserverance, hard work, patience, and obedience. Aesop's Fables teach children important lessons
about how to live their lives. The stories vary from The Hare and the Tortoise, to Briar Rabbit, and The Ant and the Grasshopper. each of these
stories are presented to children to teach them the lesson of perserverance by seeing how the tortoise never gave up and because of the haughtiness
and pride of the hare, the tortoise won the race. The child that hears or reads this story may not realize that they are being taught lessons, but they
will still begin to learn that pride and haughty attitudes will cause them to lose things that are important, while perseverance will lead to gain.
obediences the other stories teach respect for others things, that disobedience will lead to trouble, and that hard work will take you further than
laziness. Similarly, the Children's Stories of the Bible, which used to be a staple in most schools and homes, teaches the stories of the Bible
characters, but also teaches the values that are taught in the stories. This book teaches the story of David and Goliath. Not only does it tell about how
David did an amazing feat by defeating the giant but also teaches children to stand up

Book 'Unbroken': Book Analysis
"If you can take it, you can make it," Louie's older brother once told him. Those words stuck with Louie for the rest of his life being exercised in a
number of circumstances. Unbroken's central idea was perseverance. In every chapter of the book Louie was faced with obstacles that he somehow
found a way to overcome. Throughout the book hillenbrand also explored personal and spiritual issues. Louie never gave up. He showed early signs
of his perseverance when he was just a boy getting into fights. Even when Louie was being jumped by a group of juveniles he still fought back. "You
could beat him to death and he still wouldn't say ouch or cry." – Sylvia. Louie grew out of being a trouble making kid and began running track. On the
track no one

Neverwhere: Book Analysis
Villarosa, Katrina Ysabel P.
ENGLISH IV
BOOK ANALYSIS
NEVERWHERE
"Fall into the shadows, discover a world unknown,
Journey through London bellow, be Neverwhere."
Introduction:
A psychoanalytical approach to a world behind a world, invisible to the naked eye, existing because of magic, danger and fantasy, Neverwhere. The
psychoanalytical theory can be used as a way to explain the change of heart of Richard Mayhew when he had been introduced to the underground world
he thought never existed.
A man after moving to London for a life of spender found himself stuck in a situation beyond extreme. Having experienced a world that he never
though had existed he realized the significance to the invisible world existing...show more content...
The impossible is possible in a world that exists only beneath them.
In a psychoanalytical approach, the reason Richard had been brought into London Bellow had been because of the psychological imbedding of
compassion. He had been a man that was born and raised in Scotland and had moved to London to find a life for himself. He had not been a part of
the raise of London therefore the showing of his compassionate heart. By helping Door when she was wounded and vulnerable, he was brought into the
world of London Bellow hence, his invisibility to London above.
Review:

In my opinion, Neverwhere is not a book I would most likely read. It isn't my genre nor is it the type of book that is in my preference. Although, I
did enjoy the fantasy of being brought to another world somewhere that was so bizarre. The play of words was indeed a very interesting. But, again,
it is not my type of book. It is a bit too descriptive which led to boredom and distractions pulled me away from finishing the book before hand.
Although, I very much enjoy the writings of Neil Gaiman, I had read two of his books before I read Neverwhere and I enjoyed them to an extent. His
way of writing is very witty and it has a hint of sarcasm, which amuses me. The character building of each character is indeed evident and the plot
was interesting with all the twists, betrayals and adventure. The book was good all in all, but I would have enjoyed it more if had been less
descriptive and

Book And Movie Analysis
I believe that the movie was much better than the book for manifold reasons. Starting off, it was much more clear. While the book might have been
more informational it is not very clear, and I was stuck re–analyzing various paragraphs many times. Subsequent to the previous reason, the movie also
had more of an influential impact on the watcher's sentiments. This made people not only like the movie additionally but also made them feel more
attached to it in terms of how much satisfaction they get when watching the movie. Last of all the film is more memorable than the book. With the
book, I've already disremembered most of the details. But on the other hand, I recollect every single aspect of the film. This is because the movie
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For instance, the text: "On her first day of work at Langley, Dorothy Vaughan spent the morning in the personnel field filling out paperwork. As part
of her orientation, she held up her right hand and swore the United States civil service oath of office: "I Dorothy Vaughan, do solemnly swear that I
will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." *Page 37 paragraph one*. Already, this is
remarkably too informative. There is all this text; in the movie, however, all they have to do is show "Dorothy" performing paperwork and then saying
the testimony. Thereason that this is shorter is apparent and self–evident. Moving forward, the passage: "The tragic end of Apollo 1 shook NASA to its
core. The astronauts had been on the ground inside the module, on the launch pad in Cave Carnival, when an electrical spark caused a fire that flashed
through the inside of the craft, killing all three men inside. The engineers redesigned the spacecraft, carefully discovering then fixing the flaws that
caused the fire. They honored the dead by learning from the mistakes of the past and carrying on with future missions" *Page 191* This

The Lonely Good Company Of Book Analysis
Recently I've learned that reading is a crucial part of life. Reading allows you to go on unbelievable adventures that you could only dream about.
Bryce Shoemaker, author of "The Not So Lonely Good Company of Books" and Richard Rodriguez, author of "The Lonely, Good Company of
Books" write about their experience with reading and writing the way they've surpassed their struggles. I personally can relate to both of their
experiences with having a difficult time reading at a young age. Despite the fact that both of the authors had the opportunity to have a special teacher
help him during school and I did not, we still had other common similarities. Having the resources such plenty of books at home and someone to
encourage you to read on your own time such as a parent does not...show more content...
I can somewhat relate to that because I rarely saw my father pick up a book and just start reading. He would sometimes read the paper to stay
caught up on the news, but hardly ever did I see a book in his hand. I do however remember my mother reading quiet often. She would just sit on
the couch with her cup of coffee and read for hours. Shoemaker stats that "when I was younger, both my father and mother were never home to
neither entertain nor read to my brother and I" (348). That was completely opposite with my mother and I. She would read all types of books to
me like The Hungry Caterpillar, Giving Tree, or Dr Seuss. I don't have a lot of memory of when I first learned to read, but according to her I didn't
read well until the end if Kindergarten. On the other hand, I do remember her taking my brother and I to the public library where she let us check out
a maximum of four books each. We would mostly check out nonfiction sports books like biographies of athletes such as: LeBron James, Vince Carter,
Allen Iverson, Mark McGwire and many

The Green Book Analysis
The Troubles are the most well–known and studied cases of Ethnic terrorism in the modern age. The war between the Protestant majority and the
sizable Catholic minority in Northern Ireland was centuries old, but the Troubles as they are called lasted about 100 years and some argue still
continue today in a lesser form. The Protestants fought to keep their majority and remain part of Protestant England; while the Catholics wished to
cede from what they viewed as Protestant rulers and join the Irish Republic. However, while this conflict heated up in Northern Ireland the British
decided to intervene by sending troops into the torn community. At first this was welcomed by Catholic moderates, but soon British practices were
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Due to all these external factors including the presence of British troops and an us vs. them mentality all legitimized collective violence. "...their
acts are often considered retaliation or rebellion against repression rather than acts of random violence."(Byman, 154). They were defending
themselves and their people by killing the enemy not another human. No other story better showcases this then the story of Billy Giles a
Protestant boy who was pushed to commit physical violence to avenge the death of a woman who he did not even personally know. A Protestant
woman was killed by the IRA, and in response Billy, "...wanted to see people killed over it."(Taylor, 4). So Billy killed a random man just because he
was Catholic and even though he regretted it later in life at the time he justified it as a you kill one of ours we will kill some of yours manner.
Collective violence was in defense of the group and against an enemy that was seen as not

Picture Book Analysis Essay
Picture Books Importance on a Child's Development Ever analyzed a picture book before? The colors, shapes, and underlying message on every
inch of the page create a story. A story that makes your brain tick and contemplate what exactly you're looking at. These things are significant to the
constant development of a human being, but the specifically to a child. When I was young I would drown my floor with Dr. Seuss and books that
gave excitement to me just by holding them. I loved looking at the pictures, the endless rhymes, and magical color schemes because I had no other
outlet than books to reach in a grab my attention the way they could. That's why picture books are almost a necessity to a child's development. The
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On TV you only see what the media wants you to, but with books the possibilities are boundless leaving you to take the story for what it's worth and
run with it, all the while drawing your own conclusions. For example, in my house, I would read books and then dart to my parents telling them about
what I just read and what it meant to me, or even how I saw the characters in my own mind. It's amazing the things you can find out about yourself
when you think and create on your own instead of having someone do it for you. I appreciate those who gave me books, read to me out loud, or
handed me pens to doodle with because if I wasn't given the opportunities to explore I probably wouldn't be the same person today. Even a
kindergartener deserves that type of freedom and I feel picture books are a great outlet for it. So you see, pictures, even in books help minds to
develop each time you take a glance at them. You gain that freedom in your mind and can grow and expand to photography, galleries, museums, and
even creations of your own personal art... the possibilities seem endless. I would conclude that picture books are helpful to people of all ages,
especially the minds of children. Will you ever look at books the same

The Princess Diaries By Meg Cabot
Via from the book Wonder written by R.J. Palacio and Mia from the book The princess diaries by Meg Cabot are both very protective. Two ways
they are protective is they are both protective of those they care for also they are protective of their identity. A little background story of Via is her
brother Auggie suffers from a facial deformity called mandibulofacial dysostosis. Via is moving into a new school and a play comes up, she
doesn't want Auggie there watching her because she doesn't want other kids to know Auggie is her brother because if what he looks like. A little bit
of background of Mia is fairly early in the book she learns that her father is the prince of Genovia and Mia is the princess. Mia tries to keep it a secret,
but it doesn't

Analysis Of The Book ' Wonder '
The book "Wonder" written by R.J. Palacio follows a young boy named August Pullman and his struggles in fifth grade. The struggle of being the
only kid who looks the way he does. The struggle of being the only kid at his school who has Treacher Collins Syndrome. Even with all the
obstacles in his path, August's overall experience at Beecher Prep has had a positive impact on his life. Not only does August have to deal with
bullies because of his facial abnormalities, but he also has to adjust to a "real" school. August was always homeschooled due to his 27 surgeries. No
one sees August as ordinary, well, except himself. Everyone else is blinded by Auggie's looks and for awhile they can't seem to look past them. But
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And boy will I tell you Julian deserved it. With all the stuff Julian puts Auggie through Julian deserved worse. On page 267 Amos stood up for
Auggie by saying, " Leave him alone dude." It was really strange for Amos to do this since he was on Julian's side for awhile.
Near the end of the book Auggie feels accepted. On page 282 we find evidence of this when he says, "It was like I was one of them." When he says
"them" he is referring to the other students. Auggie could finally feel "normal" and it is necessary for August to feel this way because people have
always seen Auggie as strange because of his face. At a point August even forgets he hasTreacher Collins syndrome. On page 307 we find an example
of this, "I wasn't even thinking about my face. I was just smiling a big happy smile." August felt like it didn 't matter what his face looked like. It
just mattered that he was happy. For once, Auggie didn 't feel like everyone was trying to get away from him; on the contrary, he said, "It kind of felt
like everyone wanted to get close to me." (pg 308) August can finally feel like a "normal" kid.
Some may argue that Auggie's experience had a negative impact because of the bullies, but in the end he had everyone on his side. Plus with the
conditions there will always be people who give you those long stares, or those people who do that look then look away

Analysis Of The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book Essay
Fictional novels, in this case, The Graveyard Book, can teach us about ourselves. A fictional novel is imaginary and is not necessarily based true
facts. The Graveyard Book was published in 2008 by Neil Gaiman. This book is about a normal boy named Nobody Owens but is known to his
friends as Bod. Bod is raised in the graveyard by educated ghosts, a solitary guardian who is neither living nor dead and is under attack by the Man
Jack. Two ideas that have been demonstrated throughout thenovel is that life is full of endless possibilities and relationships are a key part of our
identity. This novel teaches us about ourselves and the experiences that we have with our relationships with other people in our life with...show more
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This novel teaches us about the endless possibilities of life that we can face and that we can keep trying until we succeed with the many opportunities
that we have around us.
Throughout Gaiman's fictional novel the idea relationships are a key part of our identity has been displayed. Bod's relationships and 'The
Graveyard' helped Bod find his identity of who he is. When Bod goes off to school and Silas ran over Simon "Silas said, I'll take you home put
your arms around my neck." The low modality that has been displayed is the calm and helpful words, which has also created imagery for us to
imagine what is going on when Silas helped Bod. At the beginning of chapter 7, Bod wanted to know about every Man Jack and his family so
"Mrs. Owens reached out a hand, touched her son's shoulder. One day, she said ... and then she hesitated. One day, she would not be able to touch
him. One day, he would leave them. One day." Gaiman has used repetition and ellipses to emphasize that 'one day' it will all happen and Miss
Owens will not have the relationship with Bod anymore. Before Scarlett is going off to England for her dad to teach practical Science she said "you
are brave, you are the bravest person I know, and you are my friend. I don't care if you're imaginary." Gaiman has hyperbolized and repeated the word
'brave' to emphasize that people don't judge you for what you look like. Everyone is unique. Throughout the novel, Bod's relationships with people
have helped him find his

How To Mark A Book Analysis
In the essay "How to Mark a Book," by Mortimer J. Adler, Ph.D. the attempts to convince the reader to write notes in while reading a book or article
or they risk not fully understanding what they just read. Then Alder tells how the book is more than its physical form but can still be used as a piece
of art. The author then claims that the physical act of writing will help the reader to understand the book by making them ask questions. Then Alders
gave a short list of what you should write while taking notes. This essay is an argumentative work, Alders main goal is to convince the reader to
actively read rather than just read in there head claiming that they would understand the piece better. He told what he has observed with himself and told

Anne Frank Book Analysis
Anne Frank, The Diary of a young girl, this book is about the ups and the downs of hiding in a secret annex. The book has quite a bit that people
today can relate to, even though they are not in hiding. One of the main things in this book had difficult times. Each character had his or her own
struggles. Anne and her mom do not get along and she does not get along with Dussel (her roommate) Anne's father,Otto Frank, is relaxed when things
are calm but stressed when the place becomes tense. Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan are the people who have to have things their way, but when
something goes wrong they panic. Living in secret seems very limited and stressful. They have different rules for each day and night, and when
there are people are downstairs working because the workers do not know about the secret annex. Being locked up each person has different
household jobs for each day and each family gets a limited number of food rations or food coupons. Some of the rules included; they get up at a
quarter to seven and clean everything they slept on because the beds took up all of their days to day living space (Wednesday, 4 August, 1943), at
half–past twelve each person goes off to do his or her own thing because of the warehouse workers have left (Thursday, 5 August, 1943). Nowadays,
people go insane because they are used to being able to communicate in many ways. Although the older would be fine because they grew up without the
many ways of communicating that we as the younger

Book Analysis : ' The Big Book '
Core Pages The core pages in the Big Book structure their information in a step by step fashion. It begins with Bill's Story. The story of how Bill
started his own journey through alcoholism and became a founding member of A.A. The following chapters target the alcoholic in different areas of
their life. Chapter two and three talk about how, through science, spirituality, and personal experience, the founding authors discovered the solution to
their alcoholic illness and the ways they could beat it. Chapter four targets the alcoholic who may shy away from the religious or spiritual talk about
"God" and how the program handles the idea of God or a "higher power" as those in the group see it. Chapter five and six are the nuts...show more
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Chapter nine expands on the spousal role and incorporates the entire family system. As with any disease, the alcoholic will be a key issue in how the
family operates, thinks, and feels. The chapter discusses these issues and brings up points of possible emotions that I found would be helpful for the
family to be conscious of in their alcoholic relative and in themselves. Chapter ten is a piece written by a business man who initially fired alcoholics
and later began to understand their plight as his own. The instances of death and suicide after the businessman fired the individuals led the businessman
to drink himself but, later on, begin to help those with alcoholism deal with their issues and work to keep their jobs. Another important piece to this
chapter is that the employer can have options once the alcoholic maintains the job. The Big Book even discusses how the employer could use the
alcoholic as a liaison to help others in his workforce. Finally, chapter eleven discusses how the alcoholic, fully accepting his recovery, will not seek
to drink again. The alcoholic will change the people, places, and things that have made them an alcoholic as much as possible and will live a life of
sobriety and become a living success for others. The chapter reiterates Doctor Bob and Bill's first visit together and their eventual creation of Alcoholics
Anonymous. Lastly, the chapter continues

The Jungle Book Analysis
"Look for the bare necessities the simple bare necessities, forget about your worries and your strife..." (The Bare Necessities, Bill Murray and Neel
Sethi)
Sounds familiar? It's the song The Bare Necessities from The Jungle Book. The Jungle Book (2016) is about Mowgli, a young boy who was raised
by a family of wolves since he was born. Mowgli must leave the jungle his only home, when a vicious tiger Shere Khan wants him dead. Accompanied
by a wise panther Bagheera and a free–spirited bear Baloo, the journey to a new home begins. Along the way, Mowgli meets a variety of jungle animals
that teach him important life lessons. The Jungle Book uses the male bonding and animal archetypes to support and reject the male gender myth by
presenting Mowgli learning important life lessons from the animals and his journey of self–discovery that leads to a wild adventure.
An archetype is a pattern or character types that films used repeatedly to deliver a subconscious message. The Jungle Book has two main archetypes of
animal and male bonding. Although The Jungle Book uses all the jungle animals, the animal archetype is seen through and mainly focuses on the
wolves (Akela and Raksha), the panther (Bagheera), the bear (Baloo), the tiger (Shere Khan) and the Gigantopithecus (King Louie). In "Creating the
Myth", Seger states, "Many myths contain animal archetypes that can be positive or negative figures" (393). In the film, one will see Akela, Bagheera
and Baloo as positive figures/animals who protect and want the best for Mowgli. Shere Khan is the negative figure/animal who is seeking revenge on
Mowgli. The male bonding archetype can be seen through Mowgli bonding with Bagheera, Baloo and Akela as they teach him important life lessons
throughout the film.
Cultural myths (mythologies) are a set of stories and beliefs that characterizes a culture. For example, the male gender myth is defined by the American
culture as a man who is physically/mentally strong, powerful, protector, provider/head of the household, educated, independent, confident, and
responsible. The Jungle Book shows the male gender myth by having much of male jungle animals than female. The characters that support the male
gender myth are Akela, Bagheera, Shere

A Piece of Cake Book Analysis
A Piece of Cake
Book Analysis
Maddy Hollis
For this book analysis, I read the book A Piece of Cake by Cupcake brown. It is a memoir told by Cupcake about her life. She starts the book at age
11, when she was living a normal and pleasant life with her mother in San Diego. She was quite close to her along with her step father (who, at the
time, she thought was her biological father), and her uncle. Then out of nowhere, she finds her mother dead in her room and her life is shaken into
disaster. The court system had to turn both her and her brother over to her biological father whom she never met, instead of giving her to the man she
was raised by. Her father then sent her to a foster home where she was raped and beaten constantly. When she...show more content...
The gang she was in made her get beaten in, and regularly made her perform criminal acts. What Cup believed, as the quote says, was that she
finally had people in her life that cared about her. They were giving her that sense of family that she had had taken from her at a young age. Along
with the violence, by the time she got out of the gang she has stolen, car jacked, and performed shooting drive bys. All of this was done simply
because the leaders of the gang told her that it was what she had to do. During the time that she was in the gang, she spent all of her time with
fellow gang members either performing illegal crimes, or drinking and doing drugs. The final straw the got her out of the gang was being shot and
nearly paralyzed. While she was in it, she was a strong member that would do whatever she was told to do in order to help "the family".
2. Crime– Acts committed in violation of the law.
"What they didn't know was that while they were watching us–so convinced that we were up to something–Dot was robbing them blind." (177)
This quote describes one of the many crimes that Cup committed while living the street life. She would go into a store with fellow female black gang
members and make a lot of commotion to get all eyes on them. While everyone in the store would be frightened of Cup and her companions and
keeping close

Girl In The Dark Book Analysis Essay
I'm not ashamed to admit that I am a bookworm. Being able to read books is an incredible part of life. Books help you escape reality. Books
inspire you... especially memoirs. Memoirs, the life story of another individual, can inspire you to become a better person. Memoirs can help you find
your inner strength, and memoirs can help you survive dark times. There are certain memoirs that do just that. These are the memoirs that everyone
should read. Number Eight: Girl In The Dark: A Memoir by Anna Lyndsey. npr.org npr.org Girl In The Dark by Anna Lyndsey provides readers with
strength, strength they need to survive the most difficult of times. Anna Lyndsey (her pen name) is a young British woman who discovers that she has
a severe sensitivity to light. Her symptoms first began when she experienced burning skin while sitting in front of a computer screen. Then the
symptoms became more intense. Lyndsey now spends her days in the dark. Her house is like a prison. However, Lyndsey does not let her illness
destroy her. Instead, she illustrates her impenetrable strength. Lyndsey is still living her life in the best way possible, and her inspirational memoir
contains the message that anyone has the...show more content...
hammer.ucla.edu hammer.ucla.edu I first encountered Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior in a women's autobiography class in college.
Kingston's multiple life stories, spanning many periods of time, focus on herself, her mother, and Chinese culture. Kingston provides readers with the
need to be the best possible version of themselves. As you read Kingston's memoir, you'll encounter many of Kingston's life struggles, especially in
terms of being Chinese–American. However, Kingston becomes the best possible version of herself no matter her struggles. Kingston stays true to
herself and you can too. This inspirational memoir needs to be read. Number Six: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.

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