 In both Enders Game and The Wizard of Oz, the protagonists Ender and Dorothy, went into the final battle of their journey not truly knowing what they were doing. In both cases for them, the great battle was a lot easier than they expected. For Ender, he was kept hidden from the fact that the ‘simulated’ game he was playing was actually the true enemy. When Ender completely the final assessment, he was told that he just killed his enemy’s home planet. A similar situation occurred with Dorothy. After being captured by the Wicked Witch, Dorothy’s last attempt of escaping was to simply throw a bucket of water onto the witch, not know that water was her weakness. And just like that the Wicked Witch, who was feared by many, merely melted away and disappeared from existence. Great Battle scenes don’t always have to be the great.
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The Outsiders - The story is told from the point of view of a young boy named Pony living in the dangerous, poor part of town. He lives with his two older brothers that always protect him. The town is split into two parts: the poor and the rich. The Chocolate Wars - A story about a normal young boy named Jerry going to school. This school has an annual chocolate sale that every student participates in. There is an underground student "mafia' that basically run the show and when Jerry doesn't want to sell chocolate this year he becomes the newest target. Analysis: Both these books are told from the perspective of a young boy. They both have some sort are family loss that makes them more independent as a person. (Pony lost his parents in a car accident and Jerry's mother recently passed away) Life isn't easy for them; they are constantly watching their backs to make sure they don't get attacked or trying to stay out of the next target for terrorism. Jerry and Pony need to learn how to grow up on their own and manage difficult challenges that get in the way so that they can get back to their normal lives. The Outsiders truly show how we take life for granted. Judging people on where they life or what they have/ don’t have in unfair. You can’t truly understand how someone views life or how they actually feel until you have walked a mile in their shoes.  When Macbeth returns back to the three weird sisters, I think that they will be pleased to what Macbeth tells them. I believe that the three of them are all evil and it was their original plan to set Macbeth off on this murder spree. From the beginning the witches knew exactly how to push his buttons and manipulate him into committing such horrific deeds. I doubt that it was just random that Macbeth and Banquo just happened to be walking passed and Macbeth just happened to lose his mind over their prophesies.
The only thing that I don't understand is why? Why are the witches doing this to Macbeth? What do they actually get out of all this murder, betrayal, and sadness? Maybe they are simply bored and got nothing better to do with their time. And maybe they want to prove a point about how even the most loyal and courageous warriors can still be turned against his people. I guess we'll have to continue reading and find out! In grade 10, I took a course where keeping a running blog was important. So this is my same blog as last year, I just decided to continue it with this new grade 11 project thing cause why not! So yeah!
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