Literature Extravaganza

Elevation  by Steven King is a realistic fiction novel about a man named Scott who lives in a small town called Castle Rock. He leads a fairly normal life, as a web engineer, and he was recently divorced. But all of a sudden, his life doesn't become so normal. He starts losing weight at a constant rate, despite his body not getting any skinnier. But what's even weirder is the fact that if he holds or puts on things that weigh some amount, the weight doesn't change. He is the same weight with only a t-shirt and shorts as wearing a 30lbs coat. This is evidently a problem, but he feels better and happier than ever before. He realizes that this will probably lead to his death, but decides to not seek medical help as there probably won't be any treatment and live his best life. Along with this conflict, Scott has fairly new neighbors, a married lesbian couple. One is a very shy, nice, and well-mannered woman, and the other is cold and rude. They are trying to run a rest...

Of Mice and Men is a moving tale about two migrant workers, George and Lennie. The two characters are vastly different, with George small and smart, while Lennie is big, strong, and very unintelligent. The two ran away from Weed, where they had been working on a ranch before Lennie got in trouble after being accused of raping a girl, though he had only wanted to feel the fabric of her dress. They then start working on a new ranch in California and hope to save up enough money to realize their dream-- to buy a farm of their own. However, they encounter a few problems during their time on the ranch that ultimately shatter their vision. I found George and Lennie to be very interesting characters. George is constantly exasperated at Lennie’s stupidity and forgetfulness, yet cares about him a lot. Lennie admires and mimics George’s actions, even though George often yells at him and tells him how much better his life could be without him. “If I was alone, I could live so easy....

            I recently finished reading Paper Towns , a realistic fiction book by John Green. Paper Towns takes place in modern day Florida, where the main character Quentin and his neighbor Margo go out on a school night to pull pranks on their enemies. When Quentin goes to school the next day, nobody knows where Margo went. Throughout the rest of the book Quentin tries to find Margo by following clues she left behind.              One aspect of Paper Towns that I think makes the book special is the way Green expresses the characters. They all have specific traits and personalities that make them unique. For example when Margo says, “The rules of capitalization are so unfair to words in the middle of a sentence.” I think that simple quotes like this can give the reader an idea of Margo's personality.  Paper Towns always shows how the characters react to things and after a while you get ...