Author’s Note: This essay will show my understanding of comparing two different characters from different books.
You can compare yourself to anyone you want. But how many similar things will you find between yourself and the other person? My guess would be not many. You are your own person and there is only one of you. Even though you might find similar things about the other person I’m sure there will be many more things that are different. So be your own person make the world a special place and be yourself!
When Hope first started writing the journal she was young, maybe 10 years old. You could tell from reading the journal that she was young because of the word choice and how everything was written. But throughout the journal her word choice and grammar increased. You could tell that she was getting older and her point of view was growing different each and every day. In the book the Notebook, Allie one of the main characters also changed her point of view. Her point of view was becoming different not because of her getting older but because a person had made her see things a different way. Maybe that’s why Hope’s point of view changed but I believe that it was mostly because she was getting older, wiser, and more mature.
As Hope got older not only did her word choice and grammar improve her point of view did also. When your little you don’t realize how important things are. So, when Hope’s father went to fight in the war when she was little she didn’t think anything of it. Hope just thought that her father had to go and fight and he would be back in a couple of months. But what she didn’t realize when she was little was that her father could have been killed and never came back. But when her father left for the second time and she was older she realized how things could turn out.
Even though so many people are different you can always find similar and different things about them. For example, Allie from the Notebook is very different from Hope but they also have some things in common with each other. One thing that they have in common is that they both wrote journals. They won’t for the same reason but they both put their thoughts on paper. Other than that this is one of the only things that I found in common with Allie and Hope.
Overall Allie and Hope had many comparisons but also were unique in their own ways. Just like everyone else is. We have many things in common with other people but we are our own special unique people. Your personality is the biggest thing about who you are, so don’t be shy about it let it burst out! Just like Allie and Hope did.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
How things would have worked out
Author Note: This piece of writing will show my understanding of text structure. And shows how different conflicts could have been different or turned around.
Hope’s family was poor, and getting poorer by the day. With her little sister being born and her father and brother off fighting in the war, they had to use their money very wisely. When Hope went to the market to get food a man gave her a white note. It said “Hello, Just wanted to let you know that your husband is going to be coming home.” Everyone was very excited because he could start to bring their family shop back up and running. They really needed the money.
After Hope’s father got home he shortly got a notice that all men in the house hold needed to go and fight because the British were coming to take over their town. This was the climax in the story because he had just gotten home and with the note they sent it looked like it was going to be a hard battle. Would Hope end up losing her father for her own freedom? Even though Hope’s brother had also just gotten home, her mother did not want him leaving again to go and fight. So, they kept him hiding, they couldn’t risk two people in their family getting hurt. The reason why this is the climax of the story is because once Hope’s father goes off to fight there is return (“The point of no return.”) But also, keeping Hope’s brother in hiding. Once they do this there is no turning back.
The time zone that this book was written in was during the revolutionary war. People wanted their freedom and didn’t want to lose it. So, to do that, all the men from each house had to go and fight. Weather they wanted to or not. This is what led up to the main climax of the story, Hope’s father leaving again to fight. But this time for an even better reason. Even though he could get hurt or even killed.
When Hope’s father left he left many effects on them. They were scared, worried, and mostly brave. Even though they didn’t want him to go they knew it was the right thing to do. They were scared for nothing, A few months later Hope’s father returned and wasn’t hurt and thankfully alive! Usually stories don’t end in a good way but this one did, it was a happy ending!
Hope’s family was poor, and getting poorer by the day. With her little sister being born and her father and brother off fighting in the war, they had to use their money very wisely. When Hope went to the market to get food a man gave her a white note. It said “Hello, Just wanted to let you know that your husband is going to be coming home.” Everyone was very excited because he could start to bring their family shop back up and running. They really needed the money.
After Hope’s father got home he shortly got a notice that all men in the house hold needed to go and fight because the British were coming to take over their town. This was the climax in the story because he had just gotten home and with the note they sent it looked like it was going to be a hard battle. Would Hope end up losing her father for her own freedom? Even though Hope’s brother had also just gotten home, her mother did not want him leaving again to go and fight. So, they kept him hiding, they couldn’t risk two people in their family getting hurt. The reason why this is the climax of the story is because once Hope’s father goes off to fight there is return (“The point of no return.”) But also, keeping Hope’s brother in hiding. Once they do this there is no turning back.
The time zone that this book was written in was during the revolutionary war. People wanted their freedom and didn’t want to lose it. So, to do that, all the men from each house had to go and fight. Weather they wanted to or not. This is what led up to the main climax of the story, Hope’s father leaving again to fight. But this time for an even better reason. Even though he could get hurt or even killed.
When Hope’s father left he left many effects on them. They were scared, worried, and mostly brave. Even though they didn’t want him to go they knew it was the right thing to do. They were scared for nothing, A few months later Hope’s father returned and wasn’t hurt and thankfully alive! Usually stories don’t end in a good way but this one did, it was a happy ending!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Hope’s Point of view vs. Her mother’s
Author’s Note: This piece of writing will show that point of view is different than other peoples and how they see things.
Everyone had their own point of view on things. Let’s say you were a stay at home mom that took care of the house and children, you point of view would be very different than a man fighting in the war. Each person has a different role in life. Their role can and does impact their point of view.
Every day when Hope would right in her journal she would say what she did each day. She didn’t have the best life but her family made the best out of it. Her father was gone serving in the war and her older brother was off working. But her mother and little sister were home with her. Sense the book was a journal that Hope wrote, it was written in her point of view. For example when she went to the market to get meat a man came up and gave her a white paper. She ran it home to her mother and gave it to her. The paper said that her father was going to be coming home. Her mother jumped with joy. Hope was just excited to see her father and went on to make dinner. If this were written in her mother’s point of view I think that it would have been written much differently. The reason for this is because everyone has their own point of view and thoughts on things.
If the scene where Hope’s father had to leave for war were to be told by someone else, like her mother it would be told completely different than what Hope’s point of view was. Yes, I’m sure they were both concerned with his safety but Hope’s mother had a different point of view then her. I think Hope’s mother would have been sad that her husband had to leave yet again but he had to go, he needed to fight. I’m sure that she needed to act that everything was going to be ok because she didn’t want her children to be worry about him. A role that she needed to play was a strong brave mother. I think she fit the part well.
You have a role to play in life; don’t worry about making the role right. Just go with the flow and see what happens. Even though your point of view is different than other people’s you will always remember your memories in one way or another, good or bad. So, keep a journal just like Hope did so you can remember every day of your life.
Everyone had their own point of view on things. Let’s say you were a stay at home mom that took care of the house and children, you point of view would be very different than a man fighting in the war. Each person has a different role in life. Their role can and does impact their point of view.
Every day when Hope would right in her journal she would say what she did each day. She didn’t have the best life but her family made the best out of it. Her father was gone serving in the war and her older brother was off working. But her mother and little sister were home with her. Sense the book was a journal that Hope wrote, it was written in her point of view. For example when she went to the market to get meat a man came up and gave her a white paper. She ran it home to her mother and gave it to her. The paper said that her father was going to be coming home. Her mother jumped with joy. Hope was just excited to see her father and went on to make dinner. If this were written in her mother’s point of view I think that it would have been written much differently. The reason for this is because everyone has their own point of view and thoughts on things.
If the scene where Hope’s father had to leave for war were to be told by someone else, like her mother it would be told completely different than what Hope’s point of view was. Yes, I’m sure they were both concerned with his safety but Hope’s mother had a different point of view then her. I think Hope’s mother would have been sad that her husband had to leave yet again but he had to go, he needed to fight. I’m sure that she needed to act that everything was going to be ok because she didn’t want her children to be worry about him. A role that she needed to play was a strong brave mother. I think she fit the part well.
You have a role to play in life; don’t worry about making the role right. Just go with the flow and see what happens. Even though your point of view is different than other people’s you will always remember your memories in one way or another, good or bad. So, keep a journal just like Hope did so you can remember every day of your life.
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