I love geography in literature. And indeed it does have a lot to do with the plot, the emotional feel, and lots of other stuff. In Gone with the Wind, Tara is nestled in a beautiful river valley in Georgia, and is described as being "Savagely red land, blood-colored after rains, brick dust in droughts... " and having "sluggish yellow rivers... [the] brightest sun glare and densest shade." Margaret Mitchell continues to describe mysterious forests that try to creep back into the fields, as well as beautiful curving hills. In this brief description the feel of Scarlett's home is spelled out, as well as her character. Savage, but beautiful. Known to have the most intense emotions, but mysterious. Scarlett is still unknown to herself. LOVE IT!!!!
Chapter 20 - So Does Season
Alrighty! I think we'll apply this to Lord of the Rings, what'da'ya say? Specifically the first one, The Fellowship of the Ring. Towards the end of the book, the fellowship, minus old Gandalf, find themselves in an Elvish forest. In the fall. The tree trunks are silver, and the leaves are golden. Although this is just the beginning of the adventure, its nearly the end of the Fellowship. Gandalf is gone, Boromir soon to follow. Then Merry and Pippin get kidnapped, Frodo and Sam take off, Gandalf gets reunited with Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas, and ... well you get the idea. The fellowship ends, but the adventure continues into the dark damp of winter... and the creepiness of Mordor, complete with our favorite little creeper, Gollum.
Interlude! - One Story
An archetype is a format, or easy to follow guideline for story plots. Although archetypes are not always intentional, they happen a lot. Girl finds herself confronted with monster... then proceeds to fall in love with said monster. Lots and lots of books follow that archetype. And gosh is that one popular right now. (But don't be confused, archetypes aren't necessarily fads)
Chapter 21 - Marked for Greatness
I'm not a big fan of Harry Potter, in fact, I'm not a fan of him at all, so I'm gonna go with Quasimodo. 'Cause I like him. I haven't yet read Victor Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame. But I plan to. And I love the story. As much as Quasi's deformity effects the plot, and his character, and how he was raised, I think it also represents the deformity of the society at the time. Because Hugo just has a thing for that, plus, the rules of society, and the law of the land were both pretty messed up. Quasi has been told all his life that because of his back problems that he isn't good enough for the real world, that he's ugly, that he cant do much at all. And that being the case, his freedom, and his rebellion, have such a bigger impact, than, say, a kid who got a piercing just to tick of his mom. He stands up for all who are a little abnormal, like nerds, or weirdos, or anyone with a different set of beliefs. Yay Quasi!
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