In the book, "Despereaux", by Kate DiCamillo, Despereaux the mouse has broken the mouse rules by letting a human see and touch him. Not only that, but he spoke to the human as well, which happened to be the King's Princess Pea. When speaking in front of the Head Mouse, he stated something along the lines of, "I love the Princess Pea". For that, he was sent to the dungeon for breaking the mouse rules.
Despereaux loved the Princess Pea, she was kind, beautiful. However she was a human, and it was strictly stated in the rules of mice to not fall in love with a human, better yet, a princess. That didn't mean he would give up, no, Despereaux believed in happy endings. He believed that he could indeed love the Princess Pea.
Miggery Sow wanted to be a princess, that was her dream. Sadly, no one supported her. Soon she lost her dream, she never became a princess at all.
This book sends a great message, If you truly believe in something, then always believe in it. Miggery Sow did not believe enough to reach for her goal. In fact, because no one supported her, she soon believed what they were saying was true. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dream. Believe.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
You Before Me, You Before We
In the book,"Catching Fire", by Suzanne Collins, Katniss is trying to keep Peeta alive in the annual Hunger Games instead of worrying for herself. She is devoted to protect him with all her might despite his complaints. Katniss wants Peeta to go on and win the games instead of her coming out victorious. However, Peeta doesn't want to let Katniss go, he doesn't want her to protect him. He wants to protect her. How can he when Katniss believes his life is more "important".
One way Katniss believes Peeta's life I more "important" than hers is that she tries to block as many attacks as she could that are directed towards Peeta. She's using her own life, own body to save him from the dreadful fate of death. She doesn't need to be alive, she'll make uprisings worse. Katniss wants Peeta to be safe and sound.
One way Katniss believes Peeta's life I more "important" than hers is that she has already caused so many uprisings when in reality she was oblivious to the fact when she "defied" the capital. If Katniss was still alive by the end of the games, uprisings would still continue since they follow her. It is she that is the heart of all the uprisings. Once she died all the uprisings would die down, and Peeta would be safe if he won.
It's true, Peeta is letting Katniss protect him with her own life. It's true, he would be safe if he made it out of the games, but hes not going anywhere without his beloved Katniss. An unbreakable couple that support each other as much as they can. If you truly loved someone, you would protect them with all your heart.
One way Katniss believes Peeta's life I more "important" than hers is that she tries to block as many attacks as she could that are directed towards Peeta. She's using her own life, own body to save him from the dreadful fate of death. She doesn't need to be alive, she'll make uprisings worse. Katniss wants Peeta to be safe and sound.
One way Katniss believes Peeta's life I more "important" than hers is that she has already caused so many uprisings when in reality she was oblivious to the fact when she "defied" the capital. If Katniss was still alive by the end of the games, uprisings would still continue since they follow her. It is she that is the heart of all the uprisings. Once she died all the uprisings would die down, and Peeta would be safe if he won.
It's true, Peeta is letting Katniss protect him with her own life. It's true, he would be safe if he made it out of the games, but hes not going anywhere without his beloved Katniss. An unbreakable couple that support each other as much as they can. If you truly loved someone, you would protect them with all your heart.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Unless
UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.
It's not. - Dr. Seuss
Over reliance on fossil fuels. Mass production. Deforestation. Even if you put those two factors in a children's book, they still don't understand how important they are. That one message is hidden under bi-polar colors. One minute, the mood is happy with vibrant colors when suddenly it becomes mysterious. Why is it that children don't see the message? Do they ignore it?
The message UNLESS was shown to inspire people to make a change in their environment. Not having to many people wrecking mother nature. Show that you can really make a big change, but only if you care a whole lot. I think that the message doesn't apply to just deforestation, chopping down trees. I feel that UNLESS applies to anything that hurts the environment, or anything that shouldn't be done.
NO, it's not that the children ignore the message, it's that they don't try to find it. They focus on what's inside of the book, not what it's portraying. However, since children can't really decipher what UNLESS means, I feel as if the message is being sent to adults. I say that because I feel that adults can not only understand the message, but can also make a change.
It's not. - Dr. Seuss
Over reliance on fossil fuels. Mass production. Deforestation. Even if you put those two factors in a children's book, they still don't understand how important they are. That one message is hidden under bi-polar colors. One minute, the mood is happy with vibrant colors when suddenly it becomes mysterious. Why is it that children don't see the message? Do they ignore it?
The message UNLESS was shown to inspire people to make a change in their environment. Not having to many people wrecking mother nature. Show that you can really make a big change, but only if you care a whole lot. I think that the message doesn't apply to just deforestation, chopping down trees. I feel that UNLESS applies to anything that hurts the environment, or anything that shouldn't be done.
NO, it's not that the children ignore the message, it's that they don't try to find it. They focus on what's inside of the book, not what it's portraying. However, since children can't really decipher what UNLESS means, I feel as if the message is being sent to adults. I say that because I feel that adults can not only understand the message, but can also make a change.
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