Fifth Assignment

1. I believe the project of my book has to do with karma. Like Alex does horrible things like stealing,rape,ect. and then he's betrayed by his friends and ends up going to jail. There 're more situations that are simular to this through out the book. Basically when you do something bad it will come back around and happen to you. Also "your past will come back to haunt you" and "it's a small world" are all intertwined into the book.

2.The conflict of the book is Alex and his friends committing violent crimes and then getting caught by the police.

3.Well the project is about karma and the conflict is about him and his friends committing crimes so with out them doing bad things you can't really show what karma is.

4.Obviously, Alex is basically the biggest element in the project because it's about him and how karma comes back to get him. Also, his friends play a big roll in the project because they're committing the crimes with him and then they're the reason he goes to jail.

Fourth Assignment

The Character, Alex, is a very important element to the book. He is not only the narrator he is the main character. The whole book is based on his life,what he does and what has happened to him. Without Alex there wouldn't be a story.

I also believe Alex is a metaphor for human nature. That no one is all good or all bad. He does this by doing some of the most horrible things but at the same time he loves classical music and talks about being clean and having respect. He's basically a walking contradiction.

I'd have to say the night would be a symbol. The night time is when all the bad things happen. The youngsters come out and commit a bunch of horrible crimes. This is the time when older people try not to come out cause they're affaird for their life. So when your reading this book and it gets late you basically know alex and his friends are going to get together and do something terrible.

Third Assignment

1. Well, I wouldn't say my book is original but i also haven't read a book like it either.Although I dont read all that much.

2.What makes my book have an old story line is that its about karma. I mean i'm pretty sure people have written books that have karma somewhere in the plot. But I would have to say he uses it in an interesting way,although it was really disturbing, it got my attention.

3. I don't think anyone can. I think Thomas Foresters is basically right. You can change things about the story like the setting and topic but in the end they'll all come back to the same story just in a different way.

Second Assignment Character

So the book i was going to read i couldn't find at any stores,they were all out of stock.Now I'm reading The Clockwork Orange by anthony Burgess.


1. The main character in my book is Alex. He is the one telling the story and describing whats happening. He seems like the leader of his group of friends, Greorgie,Pete and Dim. He doesn't really seem like a nice guy.He actually seems pretty messed up in the head.I don't think i'd ever want to meet him,ever! I mean at one point his friends and him start messing with an old guy.They first rip the books that the man was holding. They take out this old guys false teeth and break them and then hit him in the face. Well his friend actually asulted the old man he just watches and is like enjoying it. He also likes to be on drugs. Maybe later in the book he'll change but right now i think he's pretty screwed up.

2. Well it's hard for me to compare myself to anyone especially Alex. He's a very messed up kid. He's violent, he curel, and he likes to be on drugs. Alex just isn't a good guy. I think of myself to be a good person for the most part. I mean everyone has there faults but I would never purposely hurt someone. I can't find any simularities between Alex and myself.

3. Well seeing how messed up Alex is, I would guess the conditions of where he is is messed up too. I pictured like a dirty city. Just a really trashy place. I would think the people there would be dirty with no hyguiene. The are girls prostitute like. Also other people all messed up on drugs and people selling drugs. I would think it would smell gross because i pirture like trash everywhere.

First Assignment

The book I have chosen is As I Lay Dying.I chose this book because it sounds like it would be a good book.The author William Faulkner,uses a very interesting method of writting that I have never read before. He uses many narrators to tell their perspectives about the life of the main character. Also, Mr.Downing has read it before and said it was a great book so i'm checking it out to see if he's right. Well I don't know what else to write about the book i'm going to read soo, I'm done!:)