Post the title and author of your book.
a. Is your book written in 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person, or 3rd person omniscient? Include quotes (or a quote) from the text to support your answer.
b. Describe the main external conflict in your novel. What type of external conflict is it?
c. What is an internal conflict in your novel?
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My book, I Am The Cheese by Robert Cromier, is written in 1st person. I can tell because the entire book is from the perspective of Adam (Paul), and uses the word "I" a lot. The main external conflict of my novel is Man vs. Man. Adam's (Paul's) family is one of the first under the witness protection program because Adam's (Paul's) dad testified against a large crime organization that is corrupting the government, and the organization is trying to kill him and his family. The many internal conflict is Adam (Paul) vs. his state of mind. After an accident (this is a spoiler, so I'm not saying what happened), something happened to him. However, the experience is so traumatic that he can't remember what happened in between the accident and his arrival at a mental ward. The institution doesn't know either, so in a form of psychiatry they question him to find out what happened. They do this once a year with him, and it is the third time but he still can't figure out what went on at this time. He is also mentally unstable because he has no clue that he has been at the institution for three years, and he thinks he was at home yesterday. Every other chapter it has different questioning sessions, and it seems like flash forwards due to the previous context describing a journey to visit his sick father. At the end, however, you find out he never left the mental ward and the flash forwards are actually happening when they are included. So the kid is really insane because of the accident that happened three years ago, and the institution won't let him leave until they know what happened to him due to policy and his state of mind. It is a great book, though. I highly recommend it to everyone, including adults.
I'm still reading The Stranger by Albert Camus. This book is written in 1st person because the sentence starts with "I" most of the book. The book says, "I wanted to say the reason, but I already said the same reason to my boss." The main external conflict of The Stranger is Man vs. Society. Meursault went fight with the Arab man because the Arab man tried to attack Meursault first. Meursault shoot the gun at the Arab man for defense and the Arab man died. Then he got arrested and the judges and the prosecuter blamed Meursault for not crying on his mother's funeral. Then, he got a death penalty. The main internal is Meursault vs. his mind. After he got arrested and got a death penalty, he felt sad and ashamed that he didn't care about his mother,and he found out he was an indifferent person. He learned how important having a fundmentals of human and learned the importance of life.
J DeVoe6- I read that book before! The book was interesting and sad. I heard this book was one of the best books in the library.
My book, Tigers Destiny by Colleen Houck, is written in 1st person. I am able to tell because the book uses "I" and "me" alot and it also is from the main character, Kelsey's point of view. For example, a way I knew immediatly it was 1st person was by this sentence from the book. "Light coursed through my body, and I felt Ren's spirit. I closed my eyes, and it was as if he were standing behind me, pressing his cheek against mine, one last time. Our combined life-force was greater than earth, wind, fire, water or space. I knew this power was love." This quote basically sums up any explanation on how I could say it is 1st person. The main external conflict is actually all of them, but I have to say the main one would probaly be Man Vs. Man. Kelsey Hayes is the chosen one to break the tigers curse over Ren and Kishan and vanquish the evil threatning to destroy India. She must defeat the demon, Lokesh the evil sorcerer in the past, were he has transformed into a demon, while fighting opposing forces who try to stray her from the correct path and were climate and nature, for instance their quest led them to a volcano try to make the journey impossible. An internal conflict in the novel would be Kelsey deciding who she wants to be with, Ren or Kishan. She has learned to open her heart again, overcoming another one of her internal conflicts. But something happened in the previous book, Tigers Voyage that caused Ren and Kelsey to break apart, even though they both are still madly in love with each other. It is confusing, but I won't spoil the books or ruin anything for people reading this current book. During their 'apartness' Kishan and Kelsey became close. Now Ren has recovered from the 'something' that caused him and Kelsey to break up and wants to get back together, even though she his with his brother. Kesley is torn and loves them both and doesn't know what to do and wishes Mr. Kadam and her parents were their to help guide her. She is afraid for their fate and doesn't want to hurt either brother. Therefore this is her internal conflict and this is brought up many times throughout the story. This is a wonderful book though and I reccommend it to all people. The ending, is sad in a way, but mostly happy and teaches us that destiny works in many mysterious ways that we can never guess and it is destiny that will shape your past, present, and future.
HLee6: I've heard of that book before. It seems really interesting. Maybe I'll check it out from the library.
I have just finished Battle Royale by Koushun Takami and it is written in 3rd person omniscient. This assumption can be proven because in the book, the author writes in multiple people's perspective. Such as,"After five minutes or so, Toshinori finally released the belt from Hirono's neck. The breathless Hirono fell foward onto the raised floor," (Takami, 323). The main external conflict is Man vs. Society. One of the main characters, Shuya Nanahara, has a conflict with the other classmates because he is forced to kill them in order to survive. The main internal conflict is also Man vs. Society because Shuya wants to get his revenge on the government for his friends being killed due to the government's harsh cruelty.
ABerryman5: Oh my gosh I love fantasy novels. Your book seems really interesting. I'll have to ask you how it is once you've finished it.
I am reading Max by James Patterson.
A) This entire book (and series) is written in 1st person. "Fang looked at me silently for a few seconds. “Is it hard, being you?" "Yes, it is, actually," I said snidely" (Patterson 99). In this book we are in the perspective of Max, who is the leader of all the other main characters.
B) The main eternal conflict in this book is Man V.S. Society. The conflict in this book is about a group of flying bird kids (called the Flock) who are trying to escape from a society of evil scientists who want to kill them because they are ‘genetically impure’.
C) One internal conflict (Man V.S. Self) in my novel is that Max is fighting with herself to see what she truly thinks about Fang. Max already knows that she loves him but she never admits it to anyone including herself. So far in this book she is still having that fight with herself.
JChoi6-
That book sounds so interesting! I'll have to read it sometime!
I am reading the Last Olympian by Rick Roridan. This book is written in the 1st person. I can tell because it uses "I" and "We". For example, page 324 "I sprinted toward the palace, Annabeth right behind me." The main external conflict is Man vs Man, Percy and Camp Half-Blood against the evil Titan lord Kronos and his army. This is a major problem because Kronos is really powerful and he can stop time. The main internal conflict for Percy is of course, about girls. Annabeth, a girl who he has loved since age 12, or Rachel, a mortal who recently came into his life with the uncanny ability to see through the Mist, a glamour that hides the way things really are from the mortals. PErcy cannot decide who he likes better, not that it really matters because he believes that he will die within the week anyway.
ABerryman5: OMG. I ABSOLUTELY loved that series! The end is really sad, I almost started to cry, :(, but its really sweet too because Ren and Kelsey are finally together!:)
I’m currently finishing reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. The book was written in 3rd person omniscient because it uses “he” and “she” as well as changes from different character’s perspectives from chapter to chapter. “He threw his pack over his shoulder, put the sleepy Gwin on his chain, and sat on the steps in front of the war memorial.” This quote proves that my book is written in 3rd person omniscient. The external conflict that the main character goes through is man vs. man. Meggie (and company) has to face off against Capricorn and his goons in order to return to their normal lives outside the twisted fairy tale. The main character doesn’t go through much of an internal conflict other than the fact that she doesn’t know whether it is right or wrong to read characters out of their stories.
J DeVoe6: I’ve never heard of that book before, but the way you described it made it sound worth reading. Great post!
Book: Search and Destroy
Author: Dean Hughes
My awesome book is written in third person omniscient (cause it is boss), for example "cavanaugh nodded with his eyes set hard, still focused on rick." Pg 30. that sounds kind of awkward. my External conflict is Man VS. man, because rick serves in the vietnam war in the army and he is kind of killing some NVA and Vietcong. There really so far as i read not really internal conflict.
Mlangston5: I've read that series once and i hated it allot it was so boring.
My book is Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer.
The book is written in 3rd person. You can tell that is because the narrator known’s the thoughts of the characters. An example of how the book is in 3rd person is this. “If the idea was to punch out kidney, he was pretty sure it wouldn’t be a viable organ anymore.” Another example would be. “Vlad was pretty sure it would have laughed at him.”
The main external conflict is the fact that Vlad is a vampire who was born instead of made. He has to discover the things he can and can’t do because of who he is. Most vampires can actually control others minds, but we don’t know if Vlad can do it yet or not. But he is going to figure out whether he can or not. He also has to worry about the other people around him finding out that he is a vampire.
The major external conflict is between Vlad, Tom, and bill. Tom and Bill are two bullies that like to beat up Vlad. They also like to call him Goth Boy. There are not many reasons to call him Goth boy though, sure there is the part about being a vampire, but they don’t know about that. But Vlad is their main target, and Vlad does not really know why.
JDeVoe6: The title of your book sounds very interesting, I am the Cheese?
JChoi6: Did you like the book? Remember when that book was really popular in class last year?
The book I'm reading is The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa. This book is written in 1st person. A quote in the book is "I awoke on my stomach, my cheek pressed into something hard, river water soaking my clothes." (Kagawa 117). Throughout the book the author writes "I" and "my" which means it is written in 1st person.
The main external conflict is man vs. society. The fairy realm didn't want him to go against his own court, but he did. Now they don't want him to change and risk his life for a half human girl. Many creatures of the realm as well as his mother, the winter queen, are willing to do anything to stop him while others are willing to help him.
The main internal conflict: Ash is struggling to decide who he should stay with for the rest of his life. If he survives his quest and gets a human soul, then he would stay with Meghan or he could stay with Ariella and stay how he is. Ariella faked her death for many years and made him suffer emotionally for decades. He doesn't know if he should sacrifice his life or forgive Ariella for what she made her suffer.
ABerryman5: Sounds like a great book!:)
The book I'm reading is The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa. This book is written in 1st person. A quote in the book is "I awoke on my stomach, my cheek pressed into something hard, river water soaking my clothes." (Kagawa 117). Throughout the book the author writes "I" and "my" which means it is written in 1st person.
The main external conflict is man vs. society. The fairy realm didn't want him to go against his own court, but he did. Now they don't want him to change and risk his life for a half human girl. Many creatures of the realm as well as his mother, the winter queen, are willing to do anything to stop him while others are willing to help him.
The main internal conflict: Ash is struggling to decide who he should stay with for the rest of his life. If he survives his quest and gets a human soul, then he would stay with Meghan or he could stay with Ariella and stay how he is. Ariella faked her death for many years and made him suffer emotionally for decades. He doesn't know if he should sacrifice his life or forgive Ariella for what she made her suffer.
ABerryman5: Sounds like a great book!:)
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The book I am reading is A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban. The book is in 1st person, which can be seen from the quote, "I watch Wheeler Digs put on an apron and crack eggs. In my house. With my dad."(Urban 243). The external conflict of the story is most likely Man vs Society. Zoe is a person constantly dealing with bullies and being picked on, but soon realizes enoughs enough. When she defends herself, she realizes she's either making things better or worse with here bullies. The internal conflict of the book (Man vs Self) is Zoe understanding her feelings for Wheeler. She's not quite sure if she knows how she feels about him, or if he feels the same.
MLangston5: That's one of my favorite series! I haven't read it in so long though.
I'm almost done with The Final Diagnosis by Aurthur Hailey. It is written in 3rd omniscient because it skips to different peoples point of view. "McNeil looked curiously at the new comer. Twenty -two he figured; later he would learn he was exactly right."... "In his office Dornberger smiled at the student nurse who had come in while he was talking with Pearson." The main external conflict is that Kent O'Donnell is trying to raise money to modernize and enlarge the hospital but he doesn't know how to get the money. I think this would be a man vs. society conflict because he has to tell everyone at the hospital their wages are being cut to fund for the project and trying to get people to donate. An internal conflict would be how he himself feels about getting the money. He needs to modernize the hospital which over all would help the hospital but he's afraid to cut wages. This is a problem that he needs to over himself.
HLee- That sounds like a interesting book!
I am reading Feed by M.T. Anderson. This book is written in 3rd person because you know the thoughts of one of the characters and it doesn't say "I said" or anything else like that. The main external conflict is that Violet could die at anytime because she had her "Feed" installed late in her life and Titus doesn't really know what to think. The conflict is Man vs. Man because Titus is upset and ignores Violet and they get into a verbal fight and after Violet does die Titus feels really bad and sort of goes a little crazy. This is the internal conflict which is Man vs. Himself.
Red Kayak, by Priscilla Cummings.
a.) 3rd Person: "Gotta run. See ya! I wish i could go with them he thought to himself" (Cummings).
b.) Brady's new 7 year old friend goes kayaking, and dies because the boat overturns, and a storm causes Ben to die of hypothermia, the worst part is; its all Brady's fault. This type of conflict is Man vs Man.
c.) Brady struggles with his feelings of wanting to tell someone it was his fault, and not telling someone.
JDeVoe: Sounds like a pretty interesting book...and something I might want to read.
REmmons: That book too, sound like a good book that I would maybe like.
Title: Daniel X:Alien Hunter
By: James Patterson
a. !st person. The perspective of Daniel X. "At this point, i began to have trouble breathing as i continue to cough up blood" (Patterson 87).
b.The main external conflict in my book is Man Vs Man. It is between Daniel X and the Prayer. At the end of the book, they have a physical combat fight which Daniel X wins by killing the prayer.
c. A main Internal Conflict is that Daniel X had to decide who to save between his friends. He fought against himself trying to make a decision on who to save. He picked which person he wanted to save and then he felt he made a terrible mistake. That was the main internal conflict in this book.
JChoi6: That book sounds very interesting, i need to consider reading it sometime
A) My book is 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher and the book is 2nd person and 1st person.
Hanna Baker:
“Hello boys and girls, Hanna Baker here live and in stereo. I hope you’re ready because I’m about to tell you the story of my life, more specifically, why my life ended. And if you’re listening, your one of the reasons why. I won’t tell you where you come in but if you receive this lovely little box your name will pop up…I promise. Now, why would a dead girl lie? Haha that sounded like a joke, why would a dead girl lie, answer: because she can’t stand up. Go ahead laugh! Well I thought it was funny.” (Asher 7, side A)
Clay: “Hanna Baker’s suicide notes are getting passed around. Someone made a copy and sent them to me as a joke. Tomorrow at school someone will laugh at me. Then I’ll know. And then? What will I do then? I don’t know.” (Asher 11)
B) The external conflict is Man vs. Society because people, school “friends”, are bullying her so much that she decides to kill herself because there are many rumors about her and everyone believes them. It’s like a snowball effect, after one thing happens, more and more things come off of it. C) For the Internal conflict, I would say Man vs. Self because Clay has to deal with Hanna’s death. He has to listen to these tapes of her talking and it kills him to know that the girl he loved killed herself and that he is listening to her talk weeks after her death.
LVargas6: BEST SERIES EVER!!!! Other than City Of Bones!!!
I am currently reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore. It is written in 3rd person. It uses “he, she, they”, and it only knows the thoughts of the main character Katsa. "But she was so unused to being talked to that she didn't know the right way to proceed" (Cashore 59). I’m not super far into the book yet but it seems like there are a couple external conflicts. One is man vs. society because Katsa is a Graceling. Being Graced is kind of like having superpowers. Some Gracelings have super awesome Graces and some have not so awesome Graces. Katsa’s Grace happens to be that she is super fantastic at killing people. Some kingdoms though do not welcome Gracelings and many people are scared of them. This separates them from most everyone else. The internal conflict is also that Katsa is a Graceling. She is the king’s niece but she doesn’t get special treatment. She goes on missions for the king and kills a lot of people. People are scared of her and she is treated differently. She sometimes hates it though so she struggles with the Graced part of herself.
JChoi6: Great Post! She aday:)
My book is called The Sorcerer’s Secret, by Scott Mebus, and the story is written in 3rd person; “Rory woke up with a start, those words on his lips.”(Mebus 11) The main external conflict in my book is that there is this one man named Willem Kieft, who is an immortal god, wants to take over Manhattan, and Rory tries to stop him, so it is a character vs. character type conflict. One internal conflict in the book is that one of the other characters, a Native American named Soka is having trouble with magic; she cannot do the simplest of spells, so she gets frustrated with herself, causing character vs. self-type internal conflict.
J DeVoe6; Good post, the book sounds interesting.
This week, I am reading Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.
A) This book is written in 1st person and I know that because in the book, the word "I" and "We" are used a lot like "I take the package into the kitchen and set it on the counter"(Asher 33) and "I slide across the bench to the aisle, then stand up in the moving bus."(Asher 119). The point of view is from the main character so far, Clay Jensen's, point of view.
B)The main external conflict in this novel is man vs. society. It is so because in this novel, one of the main characters, Hannah Baker, had committed suicide and she recorded seven tapes and sent them to thirteen people, telling them why she committed suicide. It is man vs. society because Hannah committed suicide because of how society, mainly the people in her school, believes rumors about Hannah that aren't true.
C) An internal conlict in this novel is Clay vs. himself because when he first listened to the tapes from his friend, Hannah Baker, who has committed suicide, she states that everyone who she sends this package to has something to do with her death and Hannah, or the person who received the package ahead of Clay, sent the package to Clay. Clay has no clue how he was related to Hannah's death and he feels guilty that, for an unknown reason so far, Clay has somehow caused Hannah to commit suicide.
I'm sorry, I left out some details about my book in my post.
The book Thirteen Reasons Why is also in 2nd person because for about half of the time, Clay is listening to the tapes that Hannah recorded herself about why she committed suicide and in these tapes, she is addressing the thirteen people, who the tapes are made for, and she is talking in 2nd person. One example of that would be "And I'm sorry if this episode's making you sick."(Asher 119).
KAslanidi5:Sounds like a good book! Great job on the post!!!
My book is Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix. It is written in 3rd person. I know this because the author says the names of all the characters and uses he,she,and they. An example in the book is: "Chip kept talking as though Jonah hadn't said a word" (Haddix 30). Jonah has been getting creepy, unsigned letters as well as his friend Chip. They both are adopted and think it has something to do with that. The main internal conflict is that Jonah and Chip are trying to find their identies. They both know they were adopted, but are trying to find out their real parents. Also, they want to find out where the letters are coming from. The external conflict in this book is Jonah and Chip get in a fight, so it is man versus man. This is because Jonah wants to call a phone number they found while snooping through Chip's father's files.
BNguyen5- I heard from Faith that was a great book. It sounds super sad, but interesting.I would love to borrow it when you are done. Thanks!
The book Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson is written in the 1st person. A quote that would illustrate this would be "I turned around the other way to see what happened and knocked what was left of the birthday cake off the table," (Anderson 36). The external conflict would be that, due to the fact that one of the teachers stole the money for prom, that there will not be a prom at the main character's (Ashley's) high school. Ashley's friend Natalia who is a part of the prom committee is devastated by this and the two girls make an effort to raise enough funds and ensure a prom for their last year of high school. I would say that the main external conflict could be described as man vs. himself, since Ashley has a hard time figuring out what she wants to do with her life, and often feels that she does not have anything to live up to since her parents did not accomplish much and considers herself "ordinary."
I am currently reading Lost On A Mountain In Maine by Donn Fendler as told to Joseph B. Egan.
My book is written in first person because it is a nonfiction book and the author uses I. "I had a sweatshirt under my fleece-lined jacket. When I made up my mind to start back, I peeled off the jacket and gave the sweatshirt to Henry."
The main external conflict in my novel would be man vs. nature because the main character, Donn Fendler is this boy in a boy scout group and he gets lost. So, Donn fights through all the storms and nature problems to get back to safety.
An internal conflict in my novel would be man vs. self because Donn is kind of clueless at first. Also, he never really knows for sure what he should do.
REmmons6: That sounds like a very interesting book! I remeber when Ms. J. Thomas told us about that book.
My book is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It is written in 1st person omnicient. A quotw from the story is "“One more time? For the audience?" he says. His voice isn't angry. It's hollow, which is worse. Already the boy with the bread is slipping away from me.
I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go.” The external conflict would be how the society is making tributes fight to the death in the anual hunger games. An internal conflict is tha Katniss is worried for Prim, but hasn't forgiven her mother for what she had done.
HLee6: Seems like a great book!
H Lee:
What is this that book about? Would you suggest it?
J Choi:
I LOVED that book! What was your favorite part? I liked the ending. He should have made a Battle Royale Two.
I am currently reading Dreamland by Sarah Dessen. This book is written in 1st person. I can tell because the main character uses "I" a lot for example, "I didn't expect things to be this way with Rogerson." The main external conflict in my novel is man vs. man because Mike and Rogerson are fighting over Caitlin and they both want her but only one can have her. An internal conflict is Caitlin doesn't know why her sister Cass has run away and she is fighting with her feelings whether to go and follow in her sister's footsteps since she can't stand her mom anymore or to stay and keep her mom company since her sister is gone.
LScammacca6- I love that book! Great job on the post!:)
I am currently reading Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. This book is written in first person. It is from the perspective of Tally and she keeps saying I, Shay and I, ect. “She talked about going away” (Westerfeld 130). In this example the author makes the main character use she. One of the main internal conflicts in this book is whether Tally should tattle on Shay. If Tally doesn’t tell the Specials were Shay went, she will never turn pretty. It takes Tally a good part of the first half of the book to figure out whether she wants to tattle or not. The main external conflict in my book is Tally trying to find the Smoke. This is a self versus society. Tally is trying to find the Smoke without them wanting to be found. She is also going against the Specials. She has to find the Smoke or she can’t become a Pretty.
KNotestein5:
That book sounds really good!! You did a good job on your blog.
I currently just finished the book: FOUND by Margaret Peterson Haddix. This book is written in third person omniscient. The external conflict in this book is man vs. Self because he trying to figure out himself and his friend Chip; and has to go through many obstacles to get the information. The internal conflict is man vs society for the same reasons.
FRawlings5: I loved that book!
I looooove pie
I am currently reading Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson. This book is written in first person because it uses "I, me, my, and we" a lot. A quote from the text is "I shrink smaller and smaller as I walk to the back of the room. By the time I get to my table, I have to pull myself up onto the stool looming ten feet overhead." (Anderson 25) The main external conflict in this book is that the main character, Kate Malone, applied to the college of her dreams, MIT. Later on, she gets the rejection letter and she doesn't know what to do. I guess this conflict would be man vs. society because Kate's last few months of school haven't gone exactly as planned after the only college she applied to rejects her. The main internal conflict of this book is that Kate is always fighting with herself. She wants to be the perfect pastor's daughter, but she knows she would'nt be able to handle it.
BNguyen5: That sounds like a really good book! Good job on your post.
I am currently reading Thirteen Reasons Why authored by Jay Asher. I think that the book is written in 3rd person omniscient. The perspective is made from several points of views like this one, “I should have answered my survey seriously. You’d think that if my answers all described one person, that person would’ve at least appeared in my top five”. The not italicized text is the perspective of a boy named Clay. The italicized text is the perspective of Hannah (the girl that killed herself).I think that the external conflict is man vs. man. I say this because Hannah made the tapes explaining why she killed herself and the people on it were a part of the problem. I think that the internal conflict in the story is that Hannah has problems with herself along with the people that caused her to kill herself.
actually i recently finished Thirteen Reasons Why.
@VGomez6- I LOVE THE HUNGER GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!
Im reading the book Shadowbred by Paul S. Kemp, and I it is written in 3rd person omnipresent; the author is always taking in the environment, characters, and feelings towards the characters in a know-all-ish way. The main external conflict of this book is Man vs Society. Erevis Cale a.k.a. The Shadow Man is like Spiderman, he fights crime in his society, but all the good guys don't like him or appreciate his help. The main internal conflict of this book is Man vs Man, The Shadow Man is always conflicting his choices- not sure what is right to do or not. He always has to weigh his actions to make sure that he isn't making people hate him anymore.
JDeVoe6: The title of that book is amazing and already I want it!
HLee6: That book sounds very modern and exiting. Is it about the Middle East?
The book I am currently reading is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. This book is third person omniscient because it shows insight into all the character’s thoughts and uses he and she commonly, as shown in this quote: “He knew when he returned to the fire house he might wink at himself, a minstrel man, burnt-corked, in the mirror.” the main external conflict in this book is man vs. society because what the main character, Montag, does for a living is burn books that the government does not want people reading in the future. The citizens rebel against the fire house and the firefighters by secretly reading these forbidden books. In fact the fire fighters start fires, not put them out. The internal conflict in my book is man vs. self because Montag is second guessing his job after a new neighbor opens his eyes and changes his whole perspective on their futuristic world.
KPrindle6:
that book sounds interesting,especially since its nonfiction. would you recomend it?
In the book i am reading, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo, the perspective of the book is in 3rd person omniscient. It takes both the perspective of Leven and Winter and shares both there feelings but still stays in third person. Hers a quote from the book. "Winter had walked these halls many times before, but this time it was different." The main external conflict in my book is between the evil ruler of Foo and Leven, a 14 year old boy who is really new to the whole Foo thing. This is a Man vs Man conflict. An internal conflict in my novel is inside Winter. She cant decide what to do with her life but she is sure she doesn't want to be stuck with her terrible mother forever.
My book, Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder, last book in the glass series, is in 1st person because you only know the thoughts of one person. “My thoughts lingered on failure.” Page 175, this is the one person who thoughts can be heard in this book. The main external conflict is that Opal, the main character, has blood that is out in the world, and her blood has magic, that anyone can use if it is injected into skin with tattoo ink. She needs to get it before it is in the wrong hands. This is a person versus person conflict, but she has no clue who that the other person is. The internal conflict is that Opal has to get over losing her powers and way of life, and has to struggle to find her blood and spend time with her soul mate.
KHouse5: That book sounds very good!
CMcFetridge6: That book sounds really cool. I love spiderman
CMcFetridge6: That book sounds really cool. I love spiderman
Book: Gifts
Author: Ursula Le Guin
This book is written in first person. I can tell because it's from the main character's point of view. Also, the word "I" is used a lot. "As I turned twelve, and thirteen, I worried increasingly that my gift had not shown." The external conflict in my book would be the fact that all the different families in the village of the Uplands are in constant fear that one family might release their powers on another family. This is Man vs. Society conflict. The internal conflict in my book is how Orrec's "gift" is uncontrollable and he could accidentally kill anyone simply by looking at them. So he blindfolds himself in order to control his "gift" but he now has to navigate through the dark.
JChoi6: Sounds like a good book! Maybe I will read it!
KPhillips5: I've always wanted to read inkheart. The list of books that I dream of reading just gets longer and longer.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by JK Rowling is in 3rd person. I can tell because there is a passage in the reading, “Harry remembered what Dumbledore had said about Voldemort moving beyond the usual evil.” (Rowling 103) The main conflict in this book is man versus man and society. Harry and his friends leave their homes to find horcruxes, which were objects that hid a part of someone’s soul. As long as Voldemort had those items he could come back to life. There is also a man versus society conflict because Harry becomes one of the most wanted people in his world. He has to eliminate Voldemort to get his and everyone else’s life back. Harry has two voices floating in his head; one of them does not want to allow friends, who have become family, to risk their lives for him. The other says they are just trying to help. Harry faces many difficult choices and challenges in his journey.
Hi there class,
My book is called The Invention of Hugo Cabret,by Brian Selznick.This book is 3rd person; told by a narrator's perspective. I know this by the quotes, "Hugo new he shouldn't steal anything else, but looking at all these pieces was just too tempting. If he did get his notebook back, he would need more parts." and, "Was I doing that?" the old man asked. "I wasn't paying attention. Now go away and work before I lose my patience." I think that the external conflict of the book is Man v.s Man. TO support my answer, Hugo is a poor boy who had his father taken away in a train accident. TO make sure that he doesn't feel useless, he steals parts from a local toy shack to fix a mysterious machine called an automaton. THEN, the old man catches him in the act, and steals his notebook. Almost the entire book is on him trying to fix the automaton with the Old Man and his grand daughter Isabel are main obstacles in the story. The internal conflict of the book is that Hugo is alone, with no family to have a laugh or spend time with. He can't do anything about it, due to the death of his father, he has been emotionally depressed.
AStutz5:
The book sounds really interesting. I think my sister was reading it when she was a 10th grader. Would you recommend this book?
I am reading The Atomic Weight of Secrets by Eden Unger Bowditch. It is in 3rd person omniscient. "She didn't know this but Lucy and her brother had made a bicycle from fan pieces 4 years ago on the exact date". Its conflict is Man vs. Society because these kids are trapped on a farm by men that dressed in all black that seem to be in a secret society. The internal conflict is that all the kids are confused if the men in black are good guys or if their parents are confusing.
JDeVoe6-Sounds like and interesting and exciting book
The book I am reading is Insurgent by Veronica Roth. The book is written in first person in the point of view of Tris. The external conflict is man vs. society. In the book she has to go against the society with some people she trust. They wanted to escape the society's dystopian ways. There really isn't an internal conflict Tris just really wants to beat the people controlling everyone.
@JChoi6: That book sounds really cool its like he hunger games.
I am currently reading the book Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. This bookis written in first person. "I really can't think about kissing when I've got a rebelion to incite." The external conflict is man vs. society. Because the capitol doesn't like Katniss from the Hunger Games, so they are after her. They started the Quarter Quell so that Katniss could die in the arena. Also, she starts a rebelion. The internal conflict is Katniss trying to survive in the arena. She has to struggle with everything going on in the arena every hour.
TCummings 6: I really want to read that book! :)
KPrindle 6: I love that book! :)
the book i had finished reading was The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm by Nancy Farmer. The book is in 3rd person "Kuda began to wail from a back room. Rita jumped up." This quote shows that it's 3rd person because it says doesn't say "I" and it says they. The main external conflict is man vs. society. In the story three children, Tendai, Rita, and Kuda, of the wealthiest family in Zimbabwe escape from their house in seek of adventure, since their father is chief of security. all throughout the book they are chased by gangs of criminals and evil gods. The main internal conflict was man vs. self. Even though there were three people they all had a battle with themselves. Through all of the evils and crimes they went through they had to stay brave and it truly was a test of bravery and character.
Hlee6, sounds like a good book, and we learn from mistakes don't we?
Book: Beautiful Darkness
Author: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
a.)It's both in 1st and 3rd person.
1st perosn: "I love you Lena".
3rd Person: "Ethan, what is it?"
b.) Them main external conflict is that Lena, Ethan, Macon,Link, and Ridley have to defeat Lena's mother, Sarafine, and Macon's grandfather: the all-powerful Dark Caster Abraham. This conflict is definitly a Man vs. Man conflict.
c.) The main internal conflict of the stroy though, is that Lena doesn't know whether or not if she is a Dark or Light Caster. She has to decide for herself, but she thinks that she doesn't know who she is, and she is at war with herself over what she should choose. This is a Man vs. Self conflict.
KNtestein5: I LOVE that book SO much!! I totally agree with you over the internal conflict!
Bngyuyen5,
That's a really good book.
KNtestein5: I LOVE that book SO much!! I totally agree with you over the internal conflict!
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