James Patterson Essays

The author James Patterson uses the antagonist to help the story develop and to create character development by robbing people, living in the black market and using people for their fame. This is significant because the antagonist drives events which create the plot and the story. During the story, there is a mysterious guy named Louise. He seems mysterious and tries using the kids for their money, even though he knows he could get in big trouble. Louie is the guy that secretly sells stuff

Are you really a slave if you sign up freely? In James Patterson 's detective novel Cross the Line, this question and many others are raised about human nature as well as intrapersonal conflicts in the characters. This question is one of a few in the book that is still a topic of debate to this day; as well as it helps get the reader thinking about their response to the situation. The more shocking conflicts deal with what the main villain is thinking and his motive for orchestrating the whole plot

Max by James Patterson Max, a novel written by James Patterson, is about a girl, Max, who can fly. She is working on lowering pollution level, when a company sets out to hunt her down. Not knowing she is being hunted, she and her friends go to a school to learn, without having to worry about Earth’s fate. Then she learns that her mom has been kidnapped and she decides to go save her mom. Max is science-fiction because it involves futuristic genetics as well as robots that don’t exist yet. First

James Patterson is the author of the Maximum Ride series. The Angel Experiment, the first book, is an uncommon mix of science fiction and fantasy. The story revolves around the members of the Flock trying to save the abducted, Angel and trying to find the Institute. The Angel Experiment began at the house on top of the hill where Jeb and the Flock lived. Later on, the Erasers tracked down the house and pulverized it. The Erasers, a type of human-wolf mixtures, were made by The School. The Erasers

Figurative Language Demonstrated by the Idea of Choice in “The Road Not Taken” Choice can be defined as making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities. Robert Frost composed “The Road Not Taken” for a friend, Edward Thomas, intending for the poem to be a joke. Although Frost had opposite intentions, many critics in the modern day interpret the poem as a complex writing about making meaningful decisions and choices. “The Road Not Taken” was created in 1916 and originally titled “Two

it will you steal it ? In this essay I’m going to compare and contrast these two stories in my essay. Two themes consist with these two stories I read which was ”Tough situation” and“war”.One of the two stories I read was “ Maximum ride “ by James Patterson. Maximum ride is a scientific –fiction novel. This scientific – novel is about how max and the flock went through hard times especially after losing Jeb ( who was

Another example is from the famous book series, “Maximum Ride” by James Patterson. Maximum Ride is the story of several kids who are ninety eight percent human and two percent avian, giving them wings and unique powers. This adventure is about Max, Fang, Iggy, Angel, Nudge, and the Gasman trying to get away from the scientists

James Patterson’s book, Maximum Ride, is quite the journey. It is a sensational and conflicting story that definitely the reader intrigued. It is about six young kids who finally escaped from a lab where they were experimented on and were brought there after being kidnapped. The six kids are; Max, who has the leader role in the group, Fang, Iggy, Gasman, Angel and Nudge. They have grown up together and are on the mission to find their parents. The flock is taken in by Anne, who works for the FBI

Symbols of Snow in “The Dead” by James Joyce The Dead is a short story written by James Joyce. The work represents a description of a typical Christmas day of Gabriel Conroy, the decent husband and beloved nephew of three aunts. His mother died and her sisters became the man’s closest relatives. All women lived in one mansion that Gabriel visited with his wife on holidays. The story does not show significant events like murders or adulteries. It describes a typical holiday of a decent Irish man and

It was the end of fall. I sat on the back porch with a blanket across my lap and the newest James Patterson. I wasn't reading, but examining the leaves that had fallen in the backyard. I remembered Paul and Kat raking them into piles when they were younger. Kat would run from the trampoline that no longer sat in our backyard and flop into the crackling brown and yellow leaves. I always watched from the same spot on the porch, entertained from her laughter and seeing her body shake with joy.

Throughout the book Invisible by James Patterson Emmy, the protagonist, puts up a facade that she’s military strong, but ever since her sister died that facade has transformed into a mask and eventually faded away all together. Emmy puts up a mask, never really showing anyone what’s underneath the veil covering her emotions. In the beginning of the book Emmy was angry and lonely because when her sister died, she “was nothing without her” (54). Emmy was determined to “find her sister’s killer”

doesn’t matter if I create amazing works of literature as long as I get people to read. I write in a variety of different genres to accomplish my goal. Therefore, I look up to authors such as James Patterson who write in many different genres in order to give people choices when it comes to reading. James Patterson just like me wants to get people to read. William Morris goal when writing News from Nowhere is to show the world what it could be.

right before their eyes? It’s one thing to lose a loved one but another to witness that person be killed right in front of your face. Typically after losing a loved one an individual will experience grief in a number of forms. In Alex Cross, by James Patterson, the main character Alex loses his wife and experiences grief at several times throughout the book. For example, when Alex and his daughter Janelle begins to cry he begins to tear up feeling overwhelmed by reality and unreality of losing his wife

In James Patterson’s novel, The Final Warning, there are a group of kids who are not like the rest of the world. These kids have been genetically altered to look like humans, but have the ability to fly in the same manner that birds do. The kids: Maximum, Fang, Gazzy, Angel, Nudge, and Iggy, have been tested on and have been held captive for a sliver of their lifetime. In this particular novel, Patterson is using the flock as a literary tool in the fight against global warning. Patterson is an

Ride, James Patterson still manages to fit in an interesting relationship between two characters, Max and Fang. In our story's first chapter I will ponder Max and Fang’s unique relationship, and see why they might have this relationship. Another interesting thing we will look at is how the author foreshadows it too. In Maximum Ride, there are human-bird hybrids that escape from an evil lab. When one of the mutants gets taken captive so the scientist could perform experiments on her (Patterson 22)

In the narrative Maximum Ride Forever written by James Patterson, the story of Maximum Ride, the main character and our protagonist, who is a mutant with both the ability to fly, and the ability to breathe underwater, and her flock who are also mutants, and their plights in a post-apocalyptic world. In this book, they begin by being forced to leave their little island in the pacific and travel in order to escape the eruption of the volcano there. They go back to the real world, where they had lived

James Patterson has done it again. Unlucky 13 is a murder mystery and suspense book full of fast moving plots. Four women who work in law enforcement and the legal systems comprise a group known as The Women’s Murder Club. Set in modern day San Francisco, it gives a inside look on the process of them catching a serial killer. Unlucky 13 will keep readers on the edge of their seats after every page flip. Sergeant Lindsay Boxer is an investigator for the San Francisco Police Department. The book

One thing that I have noticed in my book iFunny by: James Patterson is how Jamie handles problems with jokes, or just humor in general. Jamie is in a wheelchair, so instead of thinking about how he is always in a wheelchair he uses humor to help himself keep his mind off it. One example of when Jamie uses humour is when his adopted brother but also his biggest bully Stevie Kosgrov was bullying a kid in an alley. When Jamie saw this happening he strolled over on his wheelchair and thought a joke

boy named Cory who suffered from tourettes syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD. He faced hell for years, but came out on top in the end. "He has been to the bottom of the abyss, but he has been to the top of the mountain as well" (Patterson and Friedman pg.269). He had a battle with his brain and was triumphant in the end, thanks to his fearless courage. In this read, I have strengthened my knowledge about people like Cory and also learned a lot from Cory 's journey. Three things I

trying to capture them ever since they escaped. They have to grow up quickly though, in this book and face all obstacles the school throws at them to save their family and keep it safe. Maximum Ride The angel experiment was written by the author James Patterson, who has released more than 150 books in his writing career. One theme that keeps going throughout the whole book is family. The flock spends a lot of their time protecting and caring for each other, “I’m Max. I’m fourteen. I live with family