Analysis: The Impossible Knife Of Memory

In The Memory Book by Lara Avery, Samantha has always been socially awkward, however, after learning about a new disease, she becomes insecure and unconfident. Samantha gets diagnosed with Niemann-Pick Type C, causing her to experience memory loss, incoordination, and other symptoms. She starts writing in a journal in order to remember important events and memories. Her closest friend and debate partner, Maddie, starts to drift away after learning about her disease. Samantha is in a similar situation with her boyfriend, Stuart, when they start having problems after she informs him of her disease. Critical Disability Theory examines of the representations of people with disabilities throughout literature and the construction of ‘normal’ bodies. Avery negatively represents disabilities by

Winter sucks for unfortunate four eyed people like me. Ugly emotions disappearing over the glorious summer only to return the second Melbourne was hit with a cold breeze. Dread, frustration, hatred, embarrassment.

In Accomplice by Eireann Corrigan Chloe and Finn fake the disappearance of Chole by hiding her in Finn’s grandma 's basement. They fake the disappearance so they will have something to put on their college applications. The theme of this story is the truth will always come out. No matter how hard you try to hide it, right when you think everything is over the truth will come out.

Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff has a lot of mixed emotions. The book is based on the character, Hollis Woods, who is a foster kid. She travels from home to home and is seen to be “troubled”. She has grown a very strong bond with one family and they are about to adopt her. It does not go as planned, so there she is again, going from house to house until she meets Josie. Josie is her new foster parent and she is old and has alzheimer's. Hollis gets really close with her. She goes back with the family before and they adopt her. Hollis is finally happy and she still is with Josie. During Pictures of Hollis Woods, there are many possible themes represented by the author

Post-apocalyptic literature encourages us to consider what our society values are, through observing human relationships and the ways in which our connections to others either builds or destroys a sense of community, and how the failure of these relationships can lead to a loss of innocence. Mark Smith in his novel The Road to Winter, explores the value of relationships, particularly as a means of survival; also, he suggests that the failure of society to regulate its own progress will lead to a future where innocence is lost. Margaret Atwood in her poem "Burned House" similarly explores the loss of innocence that results from a post-apocalyptic event, suggesting that the grief

A significant theme of Station Eleven is life and death. The text explores death on a personal but also on a universal level. On a personal level, the reader gains an insight into the life of actor Arthur Leander before he reached his death. It appears that Arthur is the character in the text that connects the remaining characters together once he has died. As a result, his death causes personal consequences and affects on the lives of those that are left behind, both in a positive and negative sense. For example, as Jeevan encounters Arthur in his different occupations throughout the text, it is in their final union that Jeevan realises his calling in life, which is to help others by becoming a paramedic. Therefore, Arthur’s death brought

Helen Keller once said "...although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it." This quotation means that in life, you come to find yourself in many struggles, but there is always a sense of accomplishment over such problems. The reason I agree with this quote is because such triumph can only be accomplished after the fact of the occurrence of a struggle. The realistic fiction book, Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, is a perfect example of my interpretation of the quote. The author uses conflict, figurative language and characterization to show that this quote is true.

Mark Smith the author of “The Road to Winter” displays that affliction brings out the very finest and least in people. The story is centred the main character Finn. He survived a deadly virus that wiped out his entire town and he has to adapt to a life by himself. Finn lost his family and friends and had to survive on his own. He learnt to kill animals, defend himself and a whole lot more. Suddenly a mystery girl shows up with a secret that changed Finns world. Smith explores the idea that in times of affliction people can become different in the following ways. People ransacking the general store, The villagers not allowing Finn to leave for selfish reasons, Willow being in the care of Kas and Finn and Ramage taking Hope after the death of Rose.

John Knowles, author of A Separate Peace, uses both character development and setting to support his decision in selecting the title. He uses the main characters of Gene and Phineas (Finny) and their troubled yet deeply bonded friendship as a way to illustrate the separate peace that takes place both within the boys themselves and in the friendship that is built between the two. Knowles also uses the setting of the novel to demonstrate the vast difference between the peaceful Devon School grounds and the war raging outside of the school’s walls. The title, A Separate Peace, as chosen by the author is symbolic of the main characters, Finny and Gene’s, struggle to find peace within themselves and with each other while set in a place that significantly contrasts the events of the real world.

Once, American football player, coach and executive Vince Lombardi said “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. Hunger of Memory is the story of Richard Rodriguez, a Mexican American who begins his studies in California without knowing English and steps up finishing his studies at a university of prestige. His life is challenging and full of nostalgia and that is what makes the reader truly get the feeling.

The book that was read was Andrew Smith’s “100 Hundred Sideways Miles”. This book describes the journey of Finn Easton, an epileptic teenager, and his struggles. The Heroic Journey is a pattern of narratives that tends to show up in stories and myths. It is seen in this book through Finn’s internal struggles trying to find meaning in life outside of his father’s book which had incorporated characteristics of him. The book 100 Sideways Miles best represents the Hero's Journey through the elements of refusal of the call, meeting the mentor, and resurrection.

Conflict can control what actions and decisions a person chooses. Conflict can cause big problems for some people. How does conflict Influence someone's decision or action? Sometimes conflict can cause a person to exchange harsh words towards another, also it may result in physical contact between one another. In the face of adversity what causes someone to prevail and others to maybe fail. With the right mindset you can always have a chance to succeed even if others around you may fail.

Throughout the whole book Hayley never gives up on her dad, even when he seems completely hopeless she does whatever she can to help him. Although Hayley is just a child she makes extreme sacrifices for her dad because he is her family and she loves him. This is shown in one of the last scenes in the book, at the quarry. Andy has left Hayley a note saying he loves her and she is better off without him. When she realizes the meaning of this note she drives to the quarry without thinking twice. There Hayley stands on the edge of the cliff, risking her own life and tries to talk her dad out of jumping by saying she will jump too. “‘You’re still alive!’ I screamed. ‘You have to try harder because we love you!’” (pg. 384) This scene is so significant to the overall theme and main idea of the book. Hayley risked her own life to save her dad’s and even after he gave up on himself she still believed. This scene reiterates the overall theme of the book that you do not give up on

In the book The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson, Hayley Kincain and her father return to her father’s hometown, where he goes through a period trying to be “normal”, after all the horror he saw in the war. Until Hayley met Finn, her mind automatically hated her new school, as she categorized people into freaks and zombies. Finn and Hayley go to school together, but Finn felt stronger feelings for Hayley, that was more than friends. Hayley felt alone, almost not letting anyone new into her life until she met Finn. Finn got Hayley to join the school newspaper and go to a football game to write an article on it. Little did Hayley know that Finn was really just trying to get Hayley alone and take her on a date. This is the first

For example, in Speak, Melinda says “It's easier not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it. All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you have to say” (Anderson 9). This allows the readers to feel sympathy for Melinda, as well as understanding and sharing the pain Melinda feels. Also, in The Impossible Knife of Memory, Hayley gives inspiration to the readers by saying, “Yes it is, because you can only be brave if you're scared” (Anderson 390). Again, this allows the reader to connect with Hayley’s feelings and walk through the story as if it was their own; in addition, fulfilling the appetencies one seeks for from the novel. Throughout Wintergirls, Anderson uses a strikethrough technique to develop an unreliable protagonist. Lia, from Wintergirls does not allow herself to acknowledge what she is feeling; thus, allowing the readers to see more than what Lia sees in herself. For instance, in Wintergirls, Lia thinks: “one bite, please, and then another and another, crust and cheese sausage sauce another and another empty is strong and invincible. ‘I already ate.’” (Anderson 121). Readers who have suffered through anorexia, or even something as simple as a diet,