Born in a Cow
4/4/12
Authors note: This is my first response to the book, The House of the Scorpion. I am trying to be more descriptive in my writing. I hope you enjoy it.
In this story there have been many symbols of irony. For starters, the main character was born in a cow. Also, the main character, Matt, is locked up in a house while his "mother" goes to work at the big house. Matt being locked up in a house all day is like Margot being locked up in the closet in "All Summer in a Day". Another symbol is that Matt gets told stories about mythical creatures like the Chubracabra and others, but they are all symbols of bad things. The final and biggest symbol of irony is that Matt isn't really human, he's a clone. The kids that live in the Big House own the farm that Matt lives on and eventually find him hiding in his "mother's" house. They try to be friends but Matt is too afraid to do anything. The kids just walk away. This is another form of one of the previous symbols, Isolation. Matt was told to never go near the windows or by the door, he was just told to hide. Matt breaks a window the next time the kids come to the house and wants to play, and ends up cutting himself badly. He is taken to the big house and then he finds out himself that he is a clone. Everything that was just stated was a symbol of irony. The mode of this book may change in the future but for now it will be Irony.
This was a very nice starter piece for your book. You showed all the symbols used in your story while making connections. You were definitely more descriptive in your writing and gave me a clear thought in my mind of what was going on. I think you could of maybe put a thesis in your writing but that is just an add on you can use. Also when you are talking about Matt's "mother in the 4th sentence after mother there should be a comma. But overall this a nice piece telling me and other readers about your book. Nice Job!!!
ReplyDeleteThis was a very nice starter piece for your book. You showed all the symbols used in your story while making connections. You were definitely more descriptive in your writing and gave me a clear thought in my mind of what was going on. I think you could of maybe put a thesis in your writing but that is just an add on you can use. Also when you are talking about Matt's "mother in the 4th sentence after mother there should be a comma. But overall this a nice piece telling me and other readers about your book. Nice Job!!!
ReplyDeleteThis was a very nice starter piece for your book. You showed all the symbols used in your story while making connections. You were definitely more descriptive in your writing and gave me a clear thought in my mind of what was going on. I think you could of maybe put a thesis in your writing but that is just an add on you can use. Also when you are talking about Matt's "mother in the 4th sentence after mother there should be a comma. But overall this a nice piece telling me and other readers about your book. Nice Job!!!
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