In addition to considering the topics of war, love, prejudice, an social issues when determining a classic, one must look at who the author is, when and where he/she was born, and at what time in history has the author blessed us with their amazing works of literature. When one is examining a classic it is hard not to realize that there is always some sort of conflict in the story that weaves a plot. Usually this conflict is addressing a social issue like status or prejudice and the story is the protagonist trying to overcome these obstacles. In my opinion all these thing and more determine a classic but what do my readers think please leave a comment below with your feedback! THANK YOU.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Classics
Whenever we hear this word we immediately think of groundbreaking originals in the fields of movies and books. For me when I hear classic I think of Gone With the Wind and To Kill a Mockingbird both of them have been turned into major motion pictures and both are still widely read today in schools. But what is the key to a classic movie or book? Is a classic made by addressing intense or controversial issues like phenomena we can’t explain (H.G. Wells) or things such as racism (Harper Lee), perhaps even love (the Bronte Sisters), or is it simply an original idea?
In addition to considering the topics of war, love, prejudice, an social issues when determining a classic, one must look at who the author is, when and where he/she was born, and at what time in history has the author blessed us with their amazing works of literature. When one is examining a classic it is hard not to realize that there is always some sort of conflict in the story that weaves a plot. Usually this conflict is addressing a social issue like status or prejudice and the story is the protagonist trying to overcome these obstacles. In my opinion all these thing and more determine a classic but what do my readers think please leave a comment below with your feedback! THANK YOU.
In addition to considering the topics of war, love, prejudice, an social issues when determining a classic, one must look at who the author is, when and where he/she was born, and at what time in history has the author blessed us with their amazing works of literature. When one is examining a classic it is hard not to realize that there is always some sort of conflict in the story that weaves a plot. Usually this conflict is addressing a social issue like status or prejudice and the story is the protagonist trying to overcome these obstacles. In my opinion all these thing and more determine a classic but what do my readers think please leave a comment below with your feedback! THANK YOU.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
The Hunger Games
Sadly I was not able to update yesterday :( due to testing...but not a big deal because I'm back!!!
Today I wish to talk about a book series i have begun, its called The Hunger Games and I must say I am quite impressed with it. I have started on the second book called Catching Fire, and the first book is called The Hunger Games. It is quite an amazing series and you guys should check it out.
The first book The Hunger Games is the introduction into what is known as the country of Panem and encompasses the main character Katniss as she is involved in what are known as The Hunger Games. These are games that the Government, called the Capitol, in the book have set up were each district surrounding Panem must select two people and send them to the Capitol to Participate in a huge fight to the death. The people that are selected are between the ages of twelve and eighteen. Katniss has a little sister named Prim who gets selected but Katniss instead takes her place and is paired with Peeta, another huge character in the series, and is sent to the Games. The Games were set up because, what is told to us in the book, there was some uprising in Panem and the Games are the Capitols way of "keeping things in line". Only one person may arise victorious from the arena but I will not spoil it, you have to read for yourself if you wish to buy the book here is the link. The Hunger Games
This is an AMAZING series and I strongly recommend this to anyone who enjoys YA literature.
Thank you all for reading!!!
Today I wish to talk about a book series i have begun, its called The Hunger Games and I must say I am quite impressed with it. I have started on the second book called Catching Fire, and the first book is called The Hunger Games. It is quite an amazing series and you guys should check it out.
The first book The Hunger Games is the introduction into what is known as the country of Panem and encompasses the main character Katniss as she is involved in what are known as The Hunger Games. These are games that the Government, called the Capitol, in the book have set up were each district surrounding Panem must select two people and send them to the Capitol to Participate in a huge fight to the death. The people that are selected are between the ages of twelve and eighteen. Katniss has a little sister named Prim who gets selected but Katniss instead takes her place and is paired with Peeta, another huge character in the series, and is sent to the Games. The Games were set up because, what is told to us in the book, there was some uprising in Panem and the Games are the Capitols way of "keeping things in line". Only one person may arise victorious from the arena but I will not spoil it, you have to read for yourself if you wish to buy the book here is the link. The Hunger Games
This is an AMAZING series and I strongly recommend this to anyone who enjoys YA literature.
Thank you all for reading!!!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Halloween horror
I love Halloween. It’s my favorite time of year! I especially love all the inspiration it gives me to write and read, and not just horror either, but also drama and thriller. An idol of mine, for his horror and thriller, is Alfred Hitchcock because his stories were frightening as well as thought provoking. He showed me how to make something scary and not just gruesome and thrown out there. He shows that it’s not the image and visual aspect of a story so much as it is the idea behind the story. The things I find scary in a lot of books are the subtle things and the ideas behind the actions of a character and not just the action itself. For Example his movie Rear Window was scary and it was done from the view point of man in a wheel chair watching people through a window in his apartment. The person watching the movie must think about the characters, which makes the whole movie a lot more engaging. The end of the movie (which I will not spoil) is heart pounding and thought provoking because the viewer has to think about things that happened in the movie and piece together how and what happened to the victim, and if you pay attention, tells exactly why a certain character kept doing the things he (or she) did.
a teenage boy with a passion for writing and reading
ive created this blog because i think it would be fun for me and for others....the basic idea is that i will take ideas that my fellow bloggers will give me and i will turn them into stories (kinda like a commission story but free) and then have people give me feedback on the story and criticism. I love to write and hope that people will encourage me. I hope they like my stories, if you find this blog please give me some ideas and details and then check back to see how it turned out. THANK YOU
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