Scorch Trials Setting

It engages the reader more and keeps them wondering. “The train carried him into a perpetual dust storm known as Ephrata, Washington, where there was an air base in the middle of a dry lakebed,” (Hillenbrand 48). This quote shows how the details can make the book seem like a fictional work, which in turn, makes it easier for some people to get into

They were trapped in the room by an organization that calls himself the Wicked. But The Scorch Trials is about Thomas and his friends that have just escaped from a maze and a dangerous, and powerful organization called wicked has brought them to an outpost where they have been trapped for 3 days until the gladers were put to a task. They are

1. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 2. Mark Twain 3. The setting of this story is the town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, in the mid-1800s. The setting is significant in this story because Tom and his friends are growing up in a time very different from today, and this book shows what life was really like for kids growing up in this time and area.

In The Veldt by Ray Bradbury he focused strongly on details likes foreshadowing, dialogue and description. He did this to make the story more intense and to make it more dramatic. He used tons of description by saying things like, Hot dry Africa when he was talking about Africa. When he mentions the HappyHome house he explains every detail like how the lights are detected by movement and how big it was.

I believe the most important episode in the novel is “El Dorado.” El Dorado is a beautiful country, both naturally and manmade. It is a land of great wealth, and its citizens have everything they could possibly need or want. The citizens of El Dorado are unaware that they are the richest people in the world. Because its people value their “pebbles and mud” as materials and not as sources of power, it is a peaceful land.

“The threads began to sing to her. Not a song of words of tones, but a pulsing, a quivering in her hands as if they had life. For the first time, her fingers did not direct the threads, but followed where they led” (45). This was said about Kira, the main character in the book Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry. Kira is a threader seems to have a magical talent when it comes to threading.

Description helps him build the mood of the story, and this helps the readers get more engaged in the story. In "The Veldt", Bradbury describes the nursery as Africa. A vast grassy land full of wild creatures that could tear anyone apart. Of course for the parents, this was very startling, because the nursery is controlled by the children’s thoughts. “The hot straw smell of the lion grass, the cool green smell of the hidden water hole, the great rusty smell of animals, the smell of dust like paprika in the hot air” (Bradbury 1).

Throughout the entire novel, the author’s use of literary devices is very clear. These literary devices, specifically similes and personification, help the reader get a better idea of the exact sounds and feelings which will allow them to know what it feels like to be there in that moment. “ I stood there, trying to think of a comeback, when suddenly, I heard a whooshing sound, like the sound you get when you open a vacuum-sealed can of peanuts. Then the brown water that had puddled up all over the field began to move. It began to run toward the back portables, like someone pulled the plug out of a giant bathtub.

Another example, in the story the town is so dark and unspoken that it was even said that many thought the town might have been cursed into this darkness. This gives the reader a bad feeling about Sleepy Hollow and is left wondering what may happen in this dark and mysterious town. Moreover, the story explains to the reader just how the people who live in Sleepy Hollow are affected by its life of folklore and how these characters just can’t seem to escape it.

Readers always think “what is the purpose for this”? As well,  details have great importance to a story, especially when dealing with characters and setting. As readers, the characters in a story become almost lifelike to the reader, and

For instance, there were many dangerous beast in nature and the tornado stroke Brian's shelter and broke his everything: fire, shelter and bow. It shows how hard it is to survive in nature.. The setting of this book is important because it has symbols. The setting reveals characteristic or information about main character.

The effective use of figurative language in the novel helps readers picture an object setting, or character in their mind. As an example, the author states, “The leaves stick together like floppy pages in a decomposing book” (166). This simile paints a clear picture of the leaves in Melinda’s yard. The ability for a reader to clearly see what the author is depicting unequivocally shows that Speak is enjoyable and quality writing. In addition, the author effectively uses descriptive imagery in the novel.

The utilization of symbolism, diction and syntax all foreshadow the ending of the story and help the reader understand the meaning of

The mood of the story was spine-chilling and mystifying. The name of the island, “Ship-Trap” Island, itself gives off a daunting vibe to the reader. The author wanted his audience to feel as if they were there themselves which is why he added so many details. The details narrow the imagery in the audience’s heads to help them better grasp the plot in the story. If the author hadn’t been so descriptive in the story, we wouldn’t have been able to envision what the island was

This is shown when the characters in this novel speak out against a concept they know nothing about. Therefore, the literary terms an author uses can make an immense impact to the connections the reader makes to a novel, and help to shape a theme that is found throughout