Blog Response #11
When an author writes a book, he or she has a purpose as to why he/she is sharing this story. This lesson or theme plays out throughout the book. Share what you believe the author's purpose was for writing this book. What lesson do you feel he/she wanted you to learn? (In responding to other's blog posts, try to connect your theme with other's books.)
I think Chanel Miller wrote this book, to help her let go and move on from the entire experience. Writing a book about her sexual assault allowed her to let out her emotions, all the fear and rage she experienced throughout the grueling trial. Another reason was probably to raise awareness and tell people a little bit about how victims are treated following a sexual assault. There is constant victim blaming and throughout the trial, the defense tried to trick her and blame her for the incident, but Chanel stood her ground. This book is influential and will bring awareness to sexual assaults and the rape culture on college campuses.
ReplyDeleteIn my book it kind of gives the same impression. These women code breakers were not allowed to talk about their job until 5 years ago and in this book they finally got to let everything out.
DeleteMy book also deals with the characters having to let go and move on from a past experience. It taught the characters that it is ok to feel their emotions and let others know what is going on throughout their life. Their past experience was only a loss which is still hard to deal with, but nothing like sexual assault.
DeleteI can relate to the same thing in my book on how she has to deal with thing such as her parents getting deforced while she's only 14 and all of her brothers friends picking on her because she's the only girl surfer in Palos verdes.
Deletein my book Boarder patrol i think my author wrote the book to teach people to do the right thing even if it cost you a lot. that is the lesson that i learned form my book and i think that if anyone else read the book they would think the same.
ReplyDeleteIn my book the soldiers help the cheyennes and the apaches but they have to do the right thing even though the goverment does not want you to.
DeleteThe Book Thief has a resemblant theme of doing the right thing against the odds, as Liesel's family is harboring a Jewish man in their basement during peak German Nazism, which is clearly a deplorable transgression in the eyes of most Germans.
DeleteStephen King wrote "Misery," with the purpose of telling readers about the extent of obsession. Paul Sheldon in this book is a famous author who is kidnapped and held prisoner by an obsessive fan. King uses this book to show the worst case scenario of an obsessive fan meeting their idol. He wants the reader to learn that although he may not have have experienced something as severe as Paul did, he does deal with crazy fans. He used this book to show what people could do to him if they were as crazy as Annie in the story.
ReplyDeleteObsession is in my book to because of the serial killer was obsessed with Jazz's Dad's story and how he did it, so he was named the impressionist. Great book!
DeleteMy book talks about obsesstion and when some people take it to far and i feel like that is a side lesson of my book.
DeleteObsession is in my book because Roy Griffins dad was obsessed with keeping Cheyenne for money.
DeleteI think Elie wrote this book because he he first off I think he wanted to share his story because I feel like it might have been eating away at him and he wanted to get it off his chest about what he went through. And I also think he wrote it to actually tell about real things that actually happened kind the holocaust. I also think he wrote it so something like this never happens again because some people don't realize what the Jews went through to survive.
ReplyDeleteMy book was also written from the perspective of the guy how went through it. I also feel like it was written to get it out and how he created the the unit and the long process it took
DeleteIn my book its written from his perspective also and I think that he wanted to share his story just like your character does. I feel that your book should be read by more people because they need to know what happened.
Deletei feel like the kite runner by Khaled Hosseini wrote this to tell people about what was happening in Afghanistan. even though it is not a true story it is about a real event that is going on in the world. i feel like they can connect because it is people hurting people going on through out the book.
DeleteI think my author wrote The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise to teach people that you can not recover from the past if you just bury it away. In the book a character lost loved ones in the past and he chose to never talk about it. He would shut it down immediately whenever brought up. Later in the book the author finally had him face that he needed to talk about it to move on. When he had the character talk about it I think he learned more about himself and allowed him to have a better relationship with his daughter. It also gave him the opportunity to be happy as a person yet again, and did not always have to carry around that burden. He now knows that his loved ones may be gone, but they are still with him no matter what he goes through.
ReplyDeletemy book also makes the characters look back and see what they have done but one of them doesnt wanna talk about it and that turns him into a bad kid.
DeleteMy book also has a character who deals with loss. The main character Ollie lost her mother after being in a plane crash and Ollie goes through rough patches while dealing with her loss.
DeleteMy book has a lot to do with the past that has been brought up because of the new serial killer in town; It makes him think of all the victims from his dad and everything about it. He is mentally scarred for the rest of his life.
DeleteI am reading this book as well, I believe he wrote it so people can see what happened, but I can see what you are trying to say.
Deletemy book also looks back to cole the main character having flashbacks of him robbing the gas station with his friend. which lead him to becoming a better person.
DeleteThe purpose of Barry Lyga writing I Hunt Killers is he enjoys describing the gore and mental state of a kid who had a rough life. It is insane how he could even think of all this. The lesson I think he is trying to share is there are always two sides of the crime scene and that kids have PTSD just as much as adults. The theme of this book is definitely murder mystery and action because of all the scenes of Jazz sneaking into morgues, crime scenes, etc...
ReplyDeleteMy book Night can kinda relate to yours. In my book, Elizer see alot of killings and deaths of people around him and probably scars him for life.
DeleteMy book lone survivor deals a lot about PTSD after war and what his childhood was like with having no money and I think these two book could be similar.
DeleteI believe the authors purpose for writing the book wildlife was to teach the reader that things will always get better even if it feels impossible and to move forward.
ReplyDeletehave you ever felt that way ?
DeleteThe message in my book was kind of similar to yours mine was no matter what situation you are in always try to stay brave and have hope something good will happen in the end.
DeleteIn my book two of my characters have a hard time getting through a loss of family members that happened 5 years ago. In the beginning of the book both of them went about life without thinking about the past. Once they faced their past they were able to live a much happier life. It allowed them to feel all the things they needed to the past few years.
Deletei think that is the story of life and a motto everyone should live by, keep moving forward, like the one kids movie!
DeleteYour theme also aligns with mine. Struggles may seem impossible to overcome, but if you keep pushing through you will eventually reach your goal.
Deletei think Khaled Hosseini purpose for this book was to show impact that life can have on a person like all the little things can change big things for example if Hassan and Assef didn't meet in the ally when they where kids Hassan wouldn't have left Kabul and the Assef wouldn't have taken Hassan son out of the orphanage, then Amir would have never been beaten. i also think it has some teachings about the war in Afghanistan and what was going on there at the time.
ReplyDeleteThe Book Thief has a similar idea of little things coming back to make big changes later on. The prime example of this is when Hans Hubermann befriended Erik Vandenburg, a Jewish man, during World War I, and approximately twenty-five years later, his son Max moved into their basement as a harbored Jew, because he was given Hans' address from his mother, who got it when Hans visited after the war when Erik was killed.
DeleteI believe that the purpose of writing this book was to understand how the behavior analysis unit was created in the FBI. I think the main theme is to keep working even if no one believes in you. I say this because when he first started no one was supporting him or believed in what he was doing and slowly kept working until it worked.
ReplyDeleteI think our themes are somewhat the same because no one believed in Frank until he had to prove himself to everyone, kind of like your character in your book. He had to go out into the wilderness for a week by himself and survive to prove his worth.
DeleteI also think that the guy in my book a lot of people around the world that were hearing about the holocaust and what they were doing to people. I think they thought that there was no one that was going to make it out of the camps. But some actually made it out.
DeleteI believe the author's purpose in writing this story was to share how there things that many women do who do not get the appreciation for. In the book Code Girls thousands of women worked for the government and breaking codes to help win World War II. The women were told that they had to keep their job top secret in which every single one of them did. Not only did they keep it a secret from their family and friends at time during the war but even after the war had ended and the women did not even talk about it until 5 years ago. This makes me believe that the purpose for Liza Mundy writing this book was to show the appreciation of the women and how they had just as much part of the World War II than the men did and they would not have been able to win without them. Now today women are even able to serve our country which shows women are just as capable to do things like this as men.
ReplyDeleteMy book is a little similar, as sexual assault was not discussed in the past, and women are typically blamed and revictimized, even with awareness to the issue. Most victims tend to keep the assault a secret from their family and friends to keep others from pitying them.
DeleteI can relate my book to this as well because in my she liked this guy Dan Edder and she was some sort of forced to have se* with this guy but she didn't really know how to feel.
DeleteIn my book I feel that the author's purpose would be to try and explain or show what it was like back then in the 1900's. Through the stories and adventures that Frank Glaser had and experience. I think that the theme in what the author is trying to show would be to always keep trying and believe in yourself. I think that the Author wrote this book because he saw what an amazing job Frank did as an outdoors man and the way of life, he created for himself.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good motto to live by. Keep trying and believe in yourself.
Deleteat any point does your character start to give up
DeleteMy characters both wanted to give up but they kept telling each other that they couldn't give up and that they had to keep fighting through because they knew it was going to be over soon.
DeleteI think the authors purpose for writing Small Spaces is no matter what situation you are in always try to stay brave and have hope something good will happen in the end. Other messages I got out of this book was friend ship and how to work together.
ReplyDeleteIn the book Night, Elizer also had to stay brave throughout the whole book and hope that in the end he would be freed.
DeleteIn "Misery," Paul has to stay brave throughout as well. although the outlook on his situation is horrible, Paul stays confident and determined to get out of Annie's house. He did not work with anyone like your book did.
DeleteI feel like my book carries this theme also. Trying to overcome personal struggles. My character is trying to get better throughout the whole book but still has some slip ups. But I feel that in the end she will get through it.
DeleteI believe the lesson or the purpose the author wrote Night is because he wanted to share his challenges and hardships he went through. I think he wanted to prove that the camps were as bad as they said. One of his themes is determination because in alot of points in the book he wanted to give up but he didnt.
ReplyDeleteCheyenne the main character in my book had to overcome many challenges and hardships. 1. she is blind and 2. she was kidnapped. she ended up overcoming them and surviving.
DeleteIn my book The Forgotten Heroes the soldiers have to be very determined to be equal help in both groups like the apaches and the cheyenees.
DeleteDo you think the author sharing his challenges and hardships made the book more interesting.
DeleteMy book also talks about all the hardships that American women went through during world war II
DeleteI believe April Henry wrote Girl, Stolen to bring awareness for blind people. Cheyenne was blind and had to overcome obstacles for a period in her time. The author wanted me to learn that people have challenges everyday even if they do not pertain to me specifically.
ReplyDeleteWow! Cheyenne had to over some really had thing as a women at such a young age.
DeleteI believe the lesson/purpose the author wrote The Forgotten Heroes is he wanted to tell readers how impactful the Buffalo Soldiers were.I think the lesson he was trying to teach was help others just like how the soldiers helped the cheyennes apaches and other groups.
ReplyDeleteThe Book Thief is a little ambiguous in regards to a theme, because it's mostly been biographical of sorts. I imagine I'll be able to learn more about why Markus Zusak whipped up this tale later on, but for now, it's really just going over Liesel's coming-up. There is an aspect of the pressure that must have weighed on German families who harbored Jewish "fugitives" in their homes, and Liesel's foster family is one of them. There's also the concept of Liesel's descent into stealing more and more commonly, going from the sake of being able to eat to almost just for the fun of it. Those are only a couple off the top of my head, and it will hopefully become more ambiguous as the story goes on.
ReplyDeletemy book the kite runner by Khaled Hosseini also has the coming up of the main character and how it shapes him. it changes him and is the reason he does things like going to Afghanistan from America and ending up saving the boy of his ex childhood friend.
DeleteThe book I read was the beet fields and the message I think the author was trying to get through to the reader is that you really don't have it as bad as you think you do. I say this because the main character is 16 years old with two drunk parents and an abusive dad.
ReplyDeletedo you think living this life the character would learn from his parents mistakes
Deleteeveryday people should look back and think of have much stuff they have and how much there is too be grateful for in life.
DeleteWas there anything that is character had to over come throughout his book so fare? Because he's very young going through stuff most teens shouldn't have to.
DeleteIn the book Anne Frank's Tales From the House Behind, I feel her message that she was trying to let everyone know was that she was trapped. They were in the middle of the Holocaust and along with her fear, Anne wanted us to know that her final 2 years she had created a place to forget her surroundings. She wanted the reader to understand her love for God as well. These were all actual letters she had wrote but instead of writing directly to the reader, they were to a character she created and put into story form. I believe this was done so if they were found they would not know the real story of what she had seen the last 2 years of her life. It made the reader have to "read between the lines"
ReplyDeleteMy book also takes place in the Holocaust too, and I also think that they wrote it to let people know what it was actually like
DeleteI think the lesson in Girl In Pieces is that anyone can overcome their struggles. Charlie is trying to put the pieces of her life back together on her road to recovery. I feel that the reason Kathleen Glasgow wrote this book was to form a connection with readers who are struggling with their issues. Not many books go into detail on self harm or the reasons, but this book does a perfect job on explaining everything. Since mental health has become such a big thing, I also think she based the book off of that as well. I feel that Kathleen wants us to get to know everyone’s story before we make judgements on the decisions they do or have done. Try to grasp a better understanding of the person they see or have met.
ReplyDeleteMy book is similar, as Chanel wrote a book about her experiences and told her story so other survivors would feel like they have someone on their side. Chanel wanted to ensure that no survivors felt like they were alone in their fight for justice.
Deletei think the lesson in my book is that even when you are at your lowest you can still do incredible things. as the story goes on he realizes that he is more then just nothing even after failing to do countless tasks he still tries to keep a high head and fights through it and becomes a better person then he was before. the book did a great job at describing Apollos struggles and how he over comes everything that is happening throughout his life.
ReplyDeleteMy book's main character has the same kind of realization more than a few times throughout the book. He knows that he can do anything he puts his mind to, even though his situation makes it look impossible to escape.
Deletei think that's a very good lesson to learn and that a lot of teens should learn the lesson and that you never know what's going on in other peoples lives and to always be kind and fight through the struggles you are going through.
Deletein my book the main character has to quickly learn how to hunt or he and his dog will die. After many failed attempts and learning curves he finally gets the hang of it and doesn't have to worry anymore.
DeleteWithin the book, the author said she wrote the book when she was in a dark place. During this time, Abike-Iyimide moved to go to college and while there she felt like an outcast because she was one of the only poc there. This book also deals with a bunch of modern issues including racism, homophobia, bullying, and suicidal ideation. I believe the lesson is that you aren't alone with the issues you face.
ReplyDeletei believe those topics are tough to learn and hard to talk about especially if you know someone that has been through one of those issues.
DeleteI believe that this connects to my book, because when Eli's family was stuck on the island he thought he was dealing with the issue himself. At the end he realized that he isn't facing his issues alone, he has his siblings to face the issues with.
DeleteI believe the lesson for Start Something that Matters is that everyone is important and everyone deserve the essentials to live a happy healthy life. In the book Blake Mycoskie started the shoe company TOMS to hopefully give shoes to kids in Argentina who don't have them. He does this by selling one pair of shoes he gives a pair to kids in Argentina. He started the business in a small apartment and made roughly 200 pairs and went back to America to sell them. He had a dream and he succeeded that dream and he never gave up even when he thought the business wasn't going to make it.
ReplyDeletemy book relates to this extremely. In my book the lesson is about the same. That everyone should feel important
DeleteThis subject is also slightly touched on with in my book. Helping those who need help while you're able to.
DeleteI believe the lesson for Wonder is that you should treat everyone equal no matter what. Auggie was born with a face deformation and has been made fun of basically his whole life. He's been looked at different by everyone as a young child. The book is in third person mainly and that is why it is harder to understand what Auggie is feeling but from the authors point of view, the way he gets picked on can be extremely hard on him, which puts enthesis on the lesson.
ReplyDeleteThis is a lot like my book, except Devon and Chiamaka are targeted because they are poc. Although, in my book, we know how that characters are feeling.
Deleteive seen this movie and read the book, id definitely say i like the movie 10x better
Deletei think that the authors purpose for writing my book was to show that a person can do anything they put there mind to, for learning to shoot a crossbow. but more importantly it is to do the right thing like what matt did by turning forest in and confessing that he did the wrong thing and that he lied. the lesson i learned is no matter how much you like the person that is doing the wrong thing, you should do the right thing and in the end it will be better for both people.
ReplyDeletemy book kind of relates to this. Auggie is trying to not let people bother him and get in his head while he struggles but after awhile he learned how to cope with it better
Deletemy book kind of goes along with this because Erik had to learn how to hunt by himself and learn from his mistakes.
DeleteNow that I'm finished with my book I feel that trice that main character worked her hardest to become the best version of herself and that scared people that they weren't as good as her. She fought her way to become the best and as soon as that happened they injected everyone in dauntless with a serum were they marched to abnegation to take out that faction but Trice and Four are divergent and weren't affected by the serum. Then they made there way to stop then from killing people and finally saved everyone. Now there on the run.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the main lesson also helped my character become the best version of himself. In the beginning he would not trust anyone, but now he trusts his siblings with everything. This gives him way less stress being able to talk to his family about his problems.
Deletetrice sounds like an awesome character!
DeleteI feel that S.A Bodeen wrote this book for the lesson of trusting one another. In my book Eli and his siblings were kidnapped by their father and taken to a isolated island. On this island Eli had to trust his siblings to help him find a way to get off the island. He also had to trust Phil (one of his father's goons who double crossed Eli's dad) to help fight of the dad and be able to fly the family back to Seattle and normality.
ReplyDeleteour books are similar in that the main characters both get put into unfamiliar situations and have to make their way through it. and a core message in my book was getting help is helpful.
DeleteWhat I thought my author is trying to tell me in The Tribes of Palos Verdes is you cant trust everyone including your brothers own friends, trust your instinct. What I also feel like its trying to tell me is that Causes comes with effects And beware of things in certain areas.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you think on who to trust and that's only one person, yourself. Also this books sounds good if there were trust issues along the way.
DeleteMy book lone survivor deals a lot about brother hood and trusting people throughout and building the bond with fellow soldiers so we could connect a lot.
Deletein my book, i dont really know if there was a reason that she wrote it for her. my story was mainly about a boy who found a dog and when they found the owner of it and had to give it back he didn't want to. he decided to run away with the dog and try to hunt for his food. he ended up surviving for three days before he got caught and had to give the dog up.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the author was getting at its always right to return things to its owner even if you really like somthing.
DeleteThe author Elie Wiesel wrote this story to show to everyone how they were manipulated and had no control over themselves or their future. Elie try's to describe the horrible conditions in the camp but we cant even imagine seeing this in person. I feel as he was getting people more involved with our past and the holocausts being something we should never forget, as it changed many peoples lives forever.
ReplyDeleteHave you always been into stories about the war? I know a lot of people are interested in the stories of those who have been in camps.
DeleteI think most people now a days do not know much about the Holocaust and how bad it was Elie was just trying to explain his experience and how bad it actually was.
Deletemy book is the notebook, which is written by Nicholas Sparks, i believe the reason he wrote this book was to show people that nothing can get between 2 people that love each other. no disease or condition can ruin that bond because they will always find their way back to each other - true love - they found their way back when they were younger too.
ReplyDeleteDo you think you would have enjoyed this book if it was platonic love? I enjoy romance stories but I also think it is sweet to see people as friends come together and have each others back.
DeleteI believe the author of Found wanted to tell an interesting story. there aren't many moral lessons besides listen to your elders and respect that which has come before you, but the story still manages to be interesting. and an overall lesson from the book would be ask for help and get others involved.
ReplyDeletei would have to agree that the best way of helping yourself out is asking for help as much as you can.
DeleteThe author of my book, Night. Elie Wiesel's reason for writing this book was to show his experience during the holocaust so people can get an idea of what it was like. I'd say the theme would be hold on to the ones you love, don't push them away for selfish needs. In the book there are multiple times where Elie has thoughts of leaving his father behind, but he always feels ashamed after having these thoughts, and once his father is gone, he misses him a lot.
ReplyDeleteI agree that his reasoning for writing this book was based on his experiences through the Holocaust.
DeleteMy book lone survivor. The author shows a lot throughout the book as it is his life story in the Navy seals and his time in Afghanistan. His life purpose and as well as what training was like and that it was more a mental challenge then a physical one. Marcus made people connect on another level and think that they are in that situation themselves.
ReplyDeleteIn The Outsiders I think the overall lesson that needs to be learned is everyone has a place in this world but, it might just take a while to find it. Friendship is how you survive in this world and you have to stick together.
ReplyDeletei am reading the book "Ghost of a Spirit Bear" i think the authors purpose for writing this book was that even though you go through rough times there's always a way to cope with things because you will eventually get through it. Cole was going through a lot and had to go survive on an island which he did for 30 days which he did so now he doesn't have to go to jail and serve any time from robbing the gas station that he did to get in trouble in the first place.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book Night and I think that the authors purpose for writing this book was because he survived the Holocaust and wanted to let others know of what he went through and the struggles he went through. I think he wanted to show others how the holocaust actually was and actually how bad it was. I also do not think a lot of people knew how bad the Holocaust actually was.
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