character archetype

In the series I am reading called the hunger games, Haymitch is most like the mentor. He trains Katniss and Peeta for the hunger games mentally and physically and teaches them what he knows. He helps get them prepared for their adventure and shows them his wisdom when it's most needed. His help allows them to be prepared for the games and he plays a big part in their survival and how they overcome the tasks they face throughout the books. I also find Haymitch desplays some of the qualitys of a shape shifter because in the beggining of the series, Haymitch shows no intrest in training them and always shows up drunk so you think he is useless. By the end of the series he turns out to be a huge help to them and in a smart and expirienced mentor.

Classic

A classic in something that has lasting significance or worth. It's a story that is popular enough to have survived the test of time and is well known in more than one generation. A classic will have a universal appeal that people can relate to.

The book I have just finished reading is called the Mockingjay, and I would not consider The Mockingjay a classic. Although the book is very popular right now and has always been one of my favorite books, I don't think it is a book people can relate to and is not very well known in more then one generation. I dont't think it has all the quality's needed to be a classic and although its extremely popular now, will only be popular for a short period of time.

" What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again. And only Peeta can give me that.
So after, when he whispers, "You love me. Real or not real?'
I tell him, "Real."

In this series I am reading called the hunger games, Katniss who is the main character, begins to fall in love with Peeta when they are thrown into the hunger games and forced to try and live on they're own, while they are in constant danger of being killed by other contenders. This reminds me of a movie I have resently watched called abduction. In the movie Nathan gets caught up in a in a fight that he was never suppose to be a part of, along with the girl that he has been crushing on. They run away to the wilderness to hide from the people who are trying to kill them. They soon fall in love just as Katniss and Peeta did in the hunger games, fighting together in order to survive.
  Another similarlity is that both Nathan and Peeta had already been in love with the girls who end up going away with them, and it's the girls that end up realizing they feel the same way.

The Mockingjay

" Finally, he can see me for who I reallly am. Violent. Distrustful. Manipulative. Deadly.
And I hate him for it." (Mockingjay, 232)

Katniss Everdeen is a free willed and strong and underestimates what she is capable of. In this section of the story where she seems to loose grasp of who she is and all the ones she cared for. She becomes exactly who she needs to be when she needs to be, and all the things she's been through made her the person she is today. The one thing she can never manage to see is the good hearted person she was from the very begining.

My prediction is that she realises how much good she has done to her people and the ones she loves. That shes plays a bigger part in the war then she once realized and contines to fight for their freedom with determination and courage. In the end things will work out, but in a way no one expected because I think there will be a twist in the end to finish off this adrenaline pumping and unforgetable series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1jYllE0T-k&ob=av2e

 The book that I just finshed reading is called The Help by Kathryn Stockett. This book is takes place in the 1960's, Mississippi, when coloured women worked in high end white homes cooking, cleaning and watching after the children. Skeeter, a popluar and respected twenty two year old, decides to take a stand against racism by interviewing black maids and turning they're jobs and life struggles into a published book. The book soons becomes famous and helps open not only Mississippi eyes, but also many other places affected by racism.

The Help is a heartwarming book that you never want to put down. It has a powerful effect on its readers without getting to far into the racism issue that you can't relate with the characters. It let's you take a look at the horror's and blessing that that come from these complicated relationships in an entertaining way that keeps you readin until the very end.

My first assignment

"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go"
- Dr. Seuss

I chose this quote because it's straight forward and it has a good message. It was a book that I read when I was little and I always loved the quote and what it stood for. It's is meaningful, simple and true for all ages, it inspires you by saying  that reading is the first step to many wonderful things and can open many doors for your future. The quote motivates you to keep reading and shows you all the good things that can come from it. It makes we want to read all that I can because I know how much it good can come from it.

http://www.readfaster.com/readingquotes.asp