The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
By: Ray Bradbury
I have just finished the drummer boy of shiloh by ray bradbury. This story has a lot of poetry mixed into it, which makes it fun to read. It also has a lot of symbolic sentences. Some of the details are intense and nice to read. The author really describes the setting well. This book was a very melancholy and at the same time sweet story.
In the book there is the main character. His name is Joby. He is fourteen years old. Joby is the drummer boy in the battle of Shiloh. I think the author chose an interesting topic to write about. I think this because writing about a young boy in the war really shows the innocence and reality of what really went down in the war. Young boys really had to fight and risk getting killed. Some had no idea what they were even doing! When I think about what they had to go through it's extremely upsetting.
Ray Bradbury really used a lot of poetry. For example the sentence: "A moth brushed his face, but it was peach blossom a peach blossom brushed his face but it was a moth. Nothing had a name. Nothing stayed put. Nothing was as it once was." That sentence I find to be poetic. It really makes you think about life itself. I think the main theme of this piece was poetry.
Another main part of this piece I think is symbolism. I think that this story has a lot of symbolism. One example of symbolism is the line: "Theres your cheek' fell right off the tree overhead" This sentence was from the General to Joby. I think the General is telling Joby that since he is a young boy his cheek is still soft because he doesnt shave yet. He is pointing out the fact that Joby is young and that war is a hard place for young boys. This sentence made me feel upset for Joby, like he was forced into war. Like he had no choice. Just like hundreds of boys his age.
In conclusion I think Ray Bradbury did a phenomenal job on this piece. This was definately worth reading. I would reccomend it and I'm sure other people would like it too!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
MONEY HUNGRY
Summer Reading Book:
Money Hungry By: Sharon Flake
Money Hungry is every 13 year olds horror. Money Hungry is about a girl named Raspberry who lives in a very bad area. In this area alomst everyone is struggeling. Raspberry takes whatever she can manage meaning that she is always trying to get money. She always wants money. Everyone knows her as selfish, coldhearted and hungry for money. When I was reading this book I realized how lucky I was that I go to a good school and live in a nice house where I don't have to struggle for food constantly or walk miles just to go home everyday. Money is the only thing that puts Raspberry to sleep at night. Money hungry is a good book to read and I'm glad I read it.
Money plays a big part in this book. Raspberry has a lot of money issues. In the book Raspberry and her mother struggle a lot with finding money because it is hard for her mother to find a job. Raspberry does all she can to get money. But the weird thing is Raspberry never spends it. She saves it. It's not exactly a strange thing to do but she never spends a single cent of it... If I was in her case I would use some of it and save some but Raspberry doesn't even know what she is saving for!
Raspberry has a lot of relationships with other characters but I think one of the most important relationship is with her mother. Raspberry goes through a lot of harsh times with her mother. At the end of the book Raspberry gets her house robbed and all her mother does is comfort her. Raspberry knows that her mother is extremely upset and also comforts her. They help eachother out all throughout the book.
In conclusion, this book physically affected me. Raspberry would walk miles home in the freezing cold knowing two-hundred and fifty dollars of her money was stolen from her...by her best friend. The parts like that really made me think about living a life like that and how thankful and lucky I should be in life. Overall I thought this was a great book and I would recommend this book.
Money Hungry By: Sharon Flake
Money Hungry is every 13 year olds horror. Money Hungry is about a girl named Raspberry who lives in a very bad area. In this area alomst everyone is struggeling. Raspberry takes whatever she can manage meaning that she is always trying to get money. She always wants money. Everyone knows her as selfish, coldhearted and hungry for money. When I was reading this book I realized how lucky I was that I go to a good school and live in a nice house where I don't have to struggle for food constantly or walk miles just to go home everyday. Money is the only thing that puts Raspberry to sleep at night. Money hungry is a good book to read and I'm glad I read it.
Money plays a big part in this book. Raspberry has a lot of money issues. In the book Raspberry and her mother struggle a lot with finding money because it is hard for her mother to find a job. Raspberry does all she can to get money. But the weird thing is Raspberry never spends it. She saves it. It's not exactly a strange thing to do but she never spends a single cent of it... If I was in her case I would use some of it and save some but Raspberry doesn't even know what she is saving for!
Raspberry has a lot of relationships with other characters but I think one of the most important relationship is with her mother. Raspberry goes through a lot of harsh times with her mother. At the end of the book Raspberry gets her house robbed and all her mother does is comfort her. Raspberry knows that her mother is extremely upset and also comforts her. They help eachother out all throughout the book.
In conclusion, this book physically affected me. Raspberry would walk miles home in the freezing cold knowing two-hundred and fifty dollars of her money was stolen from her...by her best friend. The parts like that really made me think about living a life like that and how thankful and lucky I should be in life. Overall I thought this was a great book and I would recommend this book.
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