Problems and Solutions Clones are viewed as “its” or “dirty animals” and are often killed for another person to survive. A clone also has no ability to learn like a human and they form in animals not humans. In the novel The House of Scorpions by Nancy Farmer, Matt is a clone and the only person that treated him fairly his whole life was his guardian Celia. Celia would be often gone at work and Matt would be home alone. When Matt met Maria she was very kind to him because she did not know he was a clone. Steven, Emelia and Tom were anything but kind to him. They knew he was a clone because he was living in a poor house in the poppies. At the time, Matt did not know he was a clone because Celia did not want Matt to grow up being hated by most people and excluded from human activities. At the beginning of the novel, Matt was seen as a dirty animal that had no relation to humans even though he did not receive the brain chip to make them not know anything. A woman named Rosa had held Matt captive and made him feel like an animal. “The whole room was filled with the gray-brown powder.” (Farmer 42). After Matt was rescued, he had a breathing problem in his lungs so if …show more content…
In life there are ups and downs. Sometimes a bad event can turn into a good event. My essay topic shows how life can throw good and bad things at you. Such as matt being treated poorly at the plankton factory to making 3 really good friends that would stick up for him at any time. I believe that Nancy Farmer really showed that not everything goes the way you want and that it’s ok to be different even though some people would treat you poorly. I believe that something bad to go to something good shows life. It can be the opposite but it’s how life is. I believe that this novel shows how life is, a definition of life. Life can be hard but you learn to get through it no matter
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Fascinating and insightful, Nancy Farmer’s book The House of the Scorpion holds the power to captivate any audience with the tale of a young boy named Matteo Alacran. Being a clone, Matteo, called Matt, faces many perilous and persistent challenges that force him to change the way he thinks and acts. Affected immensely by the other characters in the story, Matt learns that not everyone gets what they deserve.
It is a terrifying yet wondrous experience to see the aftermath of what our words and actions can bring one person to do. This book does so much with what it is trying to do and say and it completely nails it. I can’t think of a single thing I would ever want to change. Violent Ends left me feeling haunted, feeling a sudden fear of “what if?”. I can’t think of a better book to read if you are looking for something that is going to make you think.
Matt… P.S. Don’t tell anyone or you’ll never see him again!!!” (131). Even though Matt knows this action of his is wrong, he still makes the wrong decision. This is because, in his past experiences, everyone has forgiven him for everything simply because he was a clone. Even though he doesn't like this, it is still a form of power.
Robin said that Matt knew everything from the book but he never had the first hand experience, it hit Matt very hard. Robin frankly told Matt
In the historical fiction novel Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, the central character Billie Jo faces many adversities that could have crushed her hopes, dreams and spirit. The author Karen Hesse, states, “the way I see it, hard times aren’t only about money, or drought, or dust. .Hard times are about losing spirit, and hope, and what happens when dreams dry up.” This quote means that the way the author sees it, the hard times in Billie Jo’s life aren’t always on the surface, as she faced losing her sense of self, her optimism, and her goals she wished to achieve. Billie Jo is confronted with the challenges of her strained relationship with her father, as well as guilt over her mother’s death, yet she is able to hold onto her spirit, hopes,
This creates a peculiar situation for morality because it removes the stigma of promiscuity with the clones and dismisses the essential purpose of sex itself,
Finally on page 245, Tam Lin reveals to Matt the truth that there is no difference between humans and clones. In the book, Tam Lin said that no one can tell the difference between humans and clones because there is no difference. He also said that clones being inferior are a lie. When Matt heard this, he couldn’t believe it because his whole life argued against it. However, as he lived in Aztlán, he realized that what Tam Lin had said was true and no one found out Matt was a clone until they found Matt’s tattoo.
The ethics that are practiced are seemingly immoral, and yet widespread and commonplace in some cases. Clones, like Matt, are “declared an unperson” (Farmer, 2002, p. 367) in society, and are therefore allowed “to be slaughtered like chickens or cattle” (Farmer, 2002, p. 367) for their organs. At birth they are supposed to have their minds destroyed so that they become like an animal, all the more aligning with the view of them being similar to livestock. Yet, Matt is an exception to this since he was allowed to keep his intelligence. Therefore as the reader, we are able to see Matt as a human being and not as the dirty clone almost everyone views him as.
This memoir is about Jeannette Walls, telling her life story about how she grew up. Her family, her environment, and how it all turned out for her. It was based in the mid 1900’s and it starts off with Jeannette being a grown woman. Then she goes into what happened to her throughout her childhood, and how it all affected her.
When someone is alive people do not see the value of life and how precious it is, they do not realize it until it is too late. Many people would not notice such a small moment like this in their lives and would take it for granted. However, the characters seen in the novel treasure every moment similar to how they treasure life. They are able to see the value of life and how each person 's struggles has helped them heal. People are able to see that the obstacles an individual faces, which leads them to survival.
Tragedy manifests while Kathy is a young child; she listens to a song and clutches her pillow, pretending she’s holding an “imaginary baby”, until a normal human, Madame, observes her and begins “crying” (Ishiguro 71). Kathy is unaware that clones cannot have children, as Madame is aware of. Therefore, Kathy’s innocuous act of pretending to hold a baby is a distressing sight to Madame. Ultimately, the suffering Kathy obliviously experiences is what prompts Madame to fight for the rights of clones. Therefore, suffering links human society together; empathy for others leads growth of a society as a whole.
I also agree with the opinion that suffering might never end, like the novel indicates through imagery at the very end. The author manages to combine happy moments with sad ones even though the sad ones takes the larger share. In addition, he accomplished his aim of having an audience that is glued to the book all along sine it is both engaging and informative. The author has a perception that the world is composed of more bad things than the good ones. This novel will be important to me as I explore the themes of post-apocalyptic fears and human struggles.
Does a single sentence have the power to change fate? The House of the Scorpion follows Matt’s journey through life being a clone of El Patrón. El Patrón is a drug lord who gained enough money and power to start a country (Opium). Matt has to learn live life in Opium (which is 100 years in the past) and to survive being a clone only created for organs. Although Nancy Farmer’s House of the Scorpion explores the themes of identity and science, it mostly conveys the theme of choices are made and consequences given.
It taught me that strength and perseverance can make a significant impact in life. I also learned that forgiveness and the ability to forgive is much more powerful than I ever realized. This novel sucked me into the story and its characters and took me on an emotional ride of highs and lows. Finally, it forced me to reevaluate my previous judgement of the homeless.
This by following his “human instinct” of curiosity to the uncontaminated section. Although the clones are artificially created, they are still human and the company is well aware that they act, talk and feel like humans do. The company controls everything from what they eat to who they are allowed to communicate with. For example, around the beginning of the movie Lincoln 6 Echo and Jordan 2 Delta are talking and have a romantic “moment”. As soon as the head of the company Dr. Bernard Merrick, sees this from the hidden cameras his first move is to try to dismiss it.