Title: Charlotte's Web
Author: E.B White
This book is practically about a pig, named Wilbur. However, the title of this story is Charlotte's Web, Charlotte who is a spider. This is because most parts of the story is talking about how Charlotte is able to help Wilbur in his life with Fern and her family.
At first, Fern's father wanted to kill Wilbur and end his life, however, with the help of Charlotte, who came up with an incredible plan, she helped Wilbur escape death. Slowly, when time goes past, Charlotte felt Wilbur's need for a friend and showed her dedication to him and saved his life repeatedly.
As Charlotte was much more wiser than Wilbur, she cared for him like she was showing him maternal love. She would tell Wilbur bedtime stories and sing lullabies to him, teach him a lot of manners and even tell him to chew his food properly, also, she encourages him when he feels down, she supports him and build up his confidence. Without this love showed by Charlotte, Wilbur must definitely stand on his own feet.
Charlotte always gives repeated thought on how she will fulfill her promise she made to Wilbur. With her wise guidance, Charlotte always give Wilbur as much as he could understand and never give more than that. Whenever he meets situations that he must make his own decisions, Charlotte would try her best to guide him to the point.
Lastly, at the end of the story, Charlotte was unfortunately aged, and she could hardly moved after giving birth to an egg sack containing 514 eggs in it. She told Wilbur that they are strong and waterproof, and they would be born in the next spring. When Wilbur knew that Charlotte was unable to go back to the barn, he became extremely sad as he had lost his friendship with Charlotte, who took extreme care for him. And when Charlotte's babies came to the barn during spring, Charlotte was overjoyed, feeling that he could took care of them to repay Charlotte, however, the babies 'flew' away and made Wilbur extremely heartbroken.
From this story, I admire Charlotte as she showed loyalty and friendship towards her friend, Wilbur. I feel that this story is very suitable for young children as the easy reading and the animals will captivate them. Also I think that this book is extremely good for first time readers.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Book review on Gulliver's Travels
Title: Gulliver's Travels
Author: Jonathan Swift
Lemuel Gulliver is an educated and trained surgeon. The first time he left, he met a horrible weather and was stuck on an island called Lilliput. When he woke up, he was tied down to the ground by thousands of tiny people called Lilliputians. After being asked many questions, Gulliver was commended and named as an honorable man at Lilliput. However, after several years there, he was forced to flee the land, thus he returned to England.
Soon after his wife and children had seen him, Gulliver set sail again. This time, he is shipwrecked on the big land of Brobdingnag, an opposite world from Lilliput. In this country, Gulliver is like the Lilliputian and everyone is a giant to him.
After travelling to these 2 countries, Gulliver discovers the wonderful nature of human beings, both physically and spiritually. Returning to England once again, nobody believes his stories until Gulliver presents souvenirs from the land, they believed him and commended him on his journeys. And so on, he travelled to other countries.
For the last time, he leaves his home to explore the world. This time, he was all on his own. He eventually found land and saw nothing but the footsteps of some humans, cows, and many horses. He met the Houyhnhnms and Yahoos. The Houyhnhnm were the superior ruling class species of the land and are the splitting images of horses, while the Yahoos are the inferior brutal servants to the horses and bear the image of a human. The Houyhnhnms see Gulliver as just another Yahoo, until one of them took Gulliver under his tutelage and learnt about his culture. However, the Assembly of Houyhnhnms soon wanted Gulliver off the land, for he was too similar to a Yahoo to continue living as an equal. Gulliver is heartbroken, but abides by their rules and regulations.
After four years with the Houyhnhnms, Gulliver returned to England. His family assumed he was dead and was shocked to see him. Gulliver has since picked up the gait of a horse and finds all humans detestable beings, especially his family. His time at Houyhnhnm altered his perspective of society forever, leaving him unhappy in Europe. He eventually re-accustoms himself to life in England, but buys two horses to keep as companions.
Author: Jonathan Swift
Lemuel Gulliver is an educated and trained surgeon. The first time he left, he met a horrible weather and was stuck on an island called Lilliput. When he woke up, he was tied down to the ground by thousands of tiny people called Lilliputians. After being asked many questions, Gulliver was commended and named as an honorable man at Lilliput. However, after several years there, he was forced to flee the land, thus he returned to England.
Soon after his wife and children had seen him, Gulliver set sail again. This time, he is shipwrecked on the big land of Brobdingnag, an opposite world from Lilliput. In this country, Gulliver is like the Lilliputian and everyone is a giant to him.
After travelling to these 2 countries, Gulliver discovers the wonderful nature of human beings, both physically and spiritually. Returning to England once again, nobody believes his stories until Gulliver presents souvenirs from the land, they believed him and commended him on his journeys. And so on, he travelled to other countries.
For the last time, he leaves his home to explore the world. This time, he was all on his own. He eventually found land and saw nothing but the footsteps of some humans, cows, and many horses. He met the Houyhnhnms and Yahoos. The Houyhnhnm were the superior ruling class species of the land and are the splitting images of horses, while the Yahoos are the inferior brutal servants to the horses and bear the image of a human. The Houyhnhnms see Gulliver as just another Yahoo, until one of them took Gulliver under his tutelage and learnt about his culture. However, the Assembly of Houyhnhnms soon wanted Gulliver off the land, for he was too similar to a Yahoo to continue living as an equal. Gulliver is heartbroken, but abides by their rules and regulations.
After four years with the Houyhnhnms, Gulliver returned to England. His family assumed he was dead and was shocked to see him. Gulliver has since picked up the gait of a horse and finds all humans detestable beings, especially his family. His time at Houyhnhnm altered his perspective of society forever, leaving him unhappy in Europe. He eventually re-accustoms himself to life in England, but buys two horses to keep as companions.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Book Review on The Lord of the Flies
Title: The Lord of the Flies
Author: William Golding
A group of boys had dropped on a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean, their plane was shot down. A nuclear war had taken place and civilisation had been destroyed.
Ralph, a strong and likable blond, was delighted in the fact that there are "no grown ups" around to supervise them. Piggy, is fat, asthmatic, and without his glasses, he would be nearly blind, trails behind as Ralph explores the island. When they found a white conch shell, Piggy encourages Ralph to blow it. From then, Ralph used the conch shell to call the other boys. Among them was Jack Merridew, marching the boys' choir, military style, in the hot sun. There are also the twins, Sam and Eric, and Simon.
Ralph was elected as their person-in-charge. Then, Ralph, Jack and Simon went to explore the island. Jack decided to go hunting and provide food, however, his first attempt at killing a piglet failed.
When Henry was alone at the water's edge, Roger hid behind a palm tree. Some large nuts fell from the tree. He picked up a stone and threw it at Henry, aiming to miss, and he missds. He repeats this several times, making sure that Henry doesn't see him. There was something holding him back, so he did not hit Henry. He stopped when Jack called him away to hunt.
I greatly enjoyed this book. The story without the symbolism was emotional. Golding does a good job showing the emotional states of Ralph and Jack. We can see Ralph gradually losing hope and understanding the evil, and we can see Jack become power hungry and savage. The murders add a nice touch to the story since they are both dramatic and moving.
Author: William Golding
A group of boys had dropped on a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean, their plane was shot down. A nuclear war had taken place and civilisation had been destroyed.
Ralph, a strong and likable blond, was delighted in the fact that there are "no grown ups" around to supervise them. Piggy, is fat, asthmatic, and without his glasses, he would be nearly blind, trails behind as Ralph explores the island. When they found a white conch shell, Piggy encourages Ralph to blow it. From then, Ralph used the conch shell to call the other boys. Among them was Jack Merridew, marching the boys' choir, military style, in the hot sun. There are also the twins, Sam and Eric, and Simon.
Ralph was elected as their person-in-charge. Then, Ralph, Jack and Simon went to explore the island. Jack decided to go hunting and provide food, however, his first attempt at killing a piglet failed.
When Henry was alone at the water's edge, Roger hid behind a palm tree. Some large nuts fell from the tree. He picked up a stone and threw it at Henry, aiming to miss, and he missds. He repeats this several times, making sure that Henry doesn't see him. There was something holding him back, so he did not hit Henry. He stopped when Jack called him away to hunt.
I greatly enjoyed this book. The story without the symbolism was emotional. Golding does a good job showing the emotional states of Ralph and Jack. We can see Ralph gradually losing hope and understanding the evil, and we can see Jack become power hungry and savage. The murders add a nice touch to the story since they are both dramatic and moving.
Book Review on The Punisher
Title: The Punisher
Author: D.A. Stern
Firstly, the punisher in this book is FBI agent Frank Castle. He led a peaceful life, with a loving family and an adventurous job. However, his life was ruined by a ruthless criminal, Howard Saint, the powerful Florida tycoon whose hot-spot nightclub made him famous and whose multimillion dollar money-laundering business made him as rich.
Frank Castle retired after an undercover operation where Bobby Saint, son of that corrupt businessman Howard Saint, was killed. Howard Saint held Frank Castle responsible for the death of his son. Thus, Howard Saint murdered Frank Castle's family.
Burnt out and taunted by memories of his murdered family, Frank sets out to avenge his family, and he becomes a judge, jury and executioner known as "The Punisher", as Castle sets out to punish Howard Saint and his associates in a one man war, as Castle is not willing to give up until those responsible are all dead and until he has had his revenge.
I think that this book is rather interesting and exciting. It makes you want to continue to read on and never stop reading until the very last word. If you can, try to buy this book and read it!
Author: D.A. Stern
Firstly, the punisher in this book is FBI agent Frank Castle. He led a peaceful life, with a loving family and an adventurous job. However, his life was ruined by a ruthless criminal, Howard Saint, the powerful Florida tycoon whose hot-spot nightclub made him famous and whose multimillion dollar money-laundering business made him as rich.
Frank Castle retired after an undercover operation where Bobby Saint, son of that corrupt businessman Howard Saint, was killed. Howard Saint held Frank Castle responsible for the death of his son. Thus, Howard Saint murdered Frank Castle's family.
Burnt out and taunted by memories of his murdered family, Frank sets out to avenge his family, and he becomes a judge, jury and executioner known as "The Punisher", as Castle sets out to punish Howard Saint and his associates in a one man war, as Castle is not willing to give up until those responsible are all dead and until he has had his revenge.
I think that this book is rather interesting and exciting. It makes you want to continue to read on and never stop reading until the very last word. If you can, try to buy this book and read it!
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