I believe that the scene where Edmond Dantes is arrested for a crime he did not commit is very frustrating. The police charge Edmond “With being a Bonapartist faction!”( ), which was a very serious crime back then. Even though Edmond is arrested he stays calm and goes without resistance. This scene foreshadows Dantes being wrongfully charged and taken to Chateau D’if. This scene is very important because it sets the whole book up, if Edmond had not been arrested he would never have tried to take revenge.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Theme
Theme
Jeff Patton
The theme of The Shack was to show that even a man whos child was murdered can forgive and how powerful forgiveness is. He showed me that if we all forgave our debters the world would be in perfect harmony. God revealing himself in mysterious ways may also be a theme. Some obvious themes are love, a father child relationship, and how battling up your feelings isn't good. This book and it's themes can truly help someone that is spirtually lost. " 'Daddy!' yelled Mack, and threw helpself onto the man who couldn't even look at his son...'Daddy, I love you!' The light of his words seemed to blast darkness out of his father's colors" (215). Forgiveness lets people heal, love, and be loved.
Jeff Patton
The theme of The Shack was to show that even a man whos child was murdered can forgive and how powerful forgiveness is. He showed me that if we all forgave our debters the world would be in perfect harmony. God revealing himself in mysterious ways may also be a theme. Some obvious themes are love, a father child relationship, and how battling up your feelings isn't good. This book and it's themes can truly help someone that is spirtually lost. " 'Daddy!' yelled Mack, and threw helpself onto the man who couldn't even look at his son...'Daddy, I love you!' The light of his words seemed to blast darkness out of his father's colors" (215). Forgiveness lets people heal, love, and be loved.
feelings
Explore Feelings
Jeff Patton
At the very end of Mack's stay in the shack, God took him to where his daughter's body was. Mack forgave the killer there.
" 'I do not love him.' 'Not today you don't. But I do, Mack, not for what hes become, but for the broken child that has been twisted by his pain I want to help you take on that nature that finds more power in love and forgiveness than hate.' "(225). The quote shows how deep God is and how he loves us all. it also shows how Mack still has a cold heart towards the killer. It foreshadows his acceptance of love and forgiveness. It also shows Mack where his child's body is so he can go get her. It shows Mack that he can forgive and he can live without the pain. This scene changes the way Mack looks at life. he used to be cold on the inside, but he let all that go and now he can live a happy life.
Jeff Patton
At the very end of Mack's stay in the shack, God took him to where his daughter's body was. Mack forgave the killer there.
" 'I do not love him.' 'Not today you don't. But I do, Mack, not for what hes become, but for the broken child that has been twisted by his pain I want to help you take on that nature that finds more power in love and forgiveness than hate.' "(225). The quote shows how deep God is and how he loves us all. it also shows how Mack still has a cold heart towards the killer. It foreshadows his acceptance of love and forgiveness. It also shows Mack where his child's body is so he can go get her. It shows Mack that he can forgive and he can live without the pain. This scene changes the way Mack looks at life. he used to be cold on the inside, but he let all that go and now he can live a happy life.
Peace, Love & Baby Ducks
Literary Techniques
note - spoiler-ish alert
"I nudge Voodoo Baby's tiny body. Her body moves, but not in the right way. It moves in the wrongest way possible, and my eyes fill so that I can hardly see" (263).
Voodoo Baby is one of these three baby ducks dropped off at Carly and Anna's house, and they each named their own duck -- Anna's duck being Voodoo Baby. Voodoo baby is notably a representative of Anna, or Anna's sisterly relationship with Carly. After arly's nightmares are brought ot life (theoretically), Carly rushes to see the baby ducks, in an attempt to escape from the horrible feeling in her gut. She finds Voodoo Baby, drowned. Without a doubt, this represents how Anna has changed, and changed in a way completely unorthodox to Carly -- Anna has moved in the wrongest way possible. The crystal clear relationship between Carly and Anna has broken into fragments, so much that Carly can hardly see what was ever there.
note - spoiler-ish alert
"I nudge Voodoo Baby's tiny body. Her body moves, but not in the right way. It moves in the wrongest way possible, and my eyes fill so that I can hardly see" (263).
Voodoo Baby is one of these three baby ducks dropped off at Carly and Anna's house, and they each named their own duck -- Anna's duck being Voodoo Baby. Voodoo baby is notably a representative of Anna, or Anna's sisterly relationship with Carly. After arly's nightmares are brought ot life (theoretically), Carly rushes to see the baby ducks, in an attempt to escape from the horrible feeling in her gut. She finds Voodoo Baby, drowned. Without a doubt, this represents how Anna has changed, and changed in a way completely unorthodox to Carly -- Anna has moved in the wrongest way possible. The crystal clear relationship between Carly and Anna has broken into fragments, so much that Carly can hardly see what was ever there.
Peace, Love & Baby Ducks
Theme
The whole point of this book was about sisterly. Despite all challenges faced, sisters will always be sisters -- even through the hardest of social backstabs. Of course, this theme can also stretch out to simply state that friendship, family, anything, if mixed with honesty and support, will never fall. Lauren Myracle wrote the book in a way where everything would piece itself together within a couple of pages, the puzzle pieces would form a work of art -- "everything stupid is washed away by [their] flood of tears. What's left is love" (277). Countless books have themes similar to this book, showing that if you care enough, you can get through anything.
The whole point of this book was about sisterly. Despite all challenges faced, sisters will always be sisters -- even through the hardest of social backstabs. Of course, this theme can also stretch out to simply state that friendship, family, anything, if mixed with honesty and support, will never fall. Lauren Myracle wrote the book in a way where everything would piece itself together within a couple of pages, the puzzle pieces would form a work of art -- "everything stupid is washed away by [their] flood of tears. What's left is love" (277). Countless books have themes similar to this book, showing that if you care enough, you can get through anything.
Acrostic
Jeff Patton
Acrostic
JESUS
"Jesus... he was dresses in a simple gold crown, but he was every inch the king of the univers." (216).
Everything bows before him
Superior to every living thing
Ultimantly, he is the winner.
Single handedly defeated death
Acrostic
JESUS
"Jesus... he was dresses in a simple gold crown, but he was every inch the king of the univers." (216).
Everything bows before him
Superior to every living thing
Ultimantly, he is the winner.
Single handedly defeated death
Peace, Love & Baby Ducks
Explore Feelings
note - trying not to spoil anything
A frustrated Carly returns homoe to only be infuriated, especially when she sees her sister, anna, wearing her shirt. She's even more annoyed when Anna greets her as if nothing is wrong, so she calls her out stating, "You're wearing my shirt" (254). Of course, "[She] can't believe that of all the things [she] could say, this is what comes out of [her] mouth. But it is" (254). Carly, like all girls, will spot every little thing, and make a big deal out of it -- except unfortunately, the next time Carly sees the shirt, it really will be important. Anna, on the other hand, doesn't seem to catch onto Carly's anger -- of course, she can tell Carly is frustrated, but she doesn't know why, since she doesn't think there's anything to be frustrated about! The shirt itself is Carly's home-made shirt, made from a carved potato and some paint. So, unquestionably, Carly feels insulted to see Anna wearing the shirt, since it looks better on her than it would ever look on Carly -- who put all the effort into making it in the first place. I won't go further than to say that soon after this scene, Carly will notice the shirt agian, only the sting that comes with it will be much worse.
note - trying not to spoil anything
A frustrated Carly returns homoe to only be infuriated, especially when she sees her sister, anna, wearing her shirt. She's even more annoyed when Anna greets her as if nothing is wrong, so she calls her out stating, "You're wearing my shirt" (254). Of course, "[She] can't believe that of all the things [she] could say, this is what comes out of [her] mouth. But it is" (254). Carly, like all girls, will spot every little thing, and make a big deal out of it -- except unfortunately, the next time Carly sees the shirt, it really will be important. Anna, on the other hand, doesn't seem to catch onto Carly's anger -- of course, she can tell Carly is frustrated, but she doesn't know why, since she doesn't think there's anything to be frustrated about! The shirt itself is Carly's home-made shirt, made from a carved potato and some paint. So, unquestionably, Carly feels insulted to see Anna wearing the shirt, since it looks better on her than it would ever look on Carly -- who put all the effort into making it in the first place. I won't go further than to say that soon after this scene, Carly will notice the shirt agian, only the sting that comes with it will be much worse.
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