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The House Of The Scorpion And All Summer In A Day

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Both books are trying to get out of their entrapment until they find a way out. The book is basically set as dystopian because of the diversity in the families, how Matt is isolated from the world. The novel, The House of the Scorpion, and the article, All Summer in a day, use a feeling of being alone, and depression to establish a theme of isolation. Both The house of the Scorpion and All Summer in a Day create the sensation of being alone and isolated from the world. For all summer in a day, the boys see that the girl never plays or does anything. For The House of the Scorpion, Matt is basically just sitting at the window and he is just waiting to go outside. In the text from the article, All summer in a day, it states, “They stood looking at the door and saw it tremble from her beating and throwing herself against it. …show more content…

To do anything, he would have to go outdoors, which Celia said again and again was very dangerous.” For all summer in a day, the girl was put in the closet because she was different from the other boys because she claims that she has seen the sun before. For The House of the Scorpion, Matt wants to go outside because he has been “Trapped” in Celia’s house, though Celis has been taking care of him, he wants to leave and go outside as it states in the quote. The House of the Scorpion and the Article All summer in a day, is similar. The girl refuses to do anything, for example she does not play with anyone, nor talks to anyone. Matt refuses, or at least tries, to be put in places and he refuses to be ordered around. But they are very desperate for one goal and that is to get out, and explore the world and to not be

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