MARTIN LUTHER KING

MARTIN LUTHER KING by Alan C. McLean

SUBGENERE:  Fact files
SETTING: Usa
PLOT: "Young Martin did not understand. Why was his friend Warren not at the same school with him?" Martin began to dream of a better future fot black people as him, a future in which they have jobs, schools and rights like white people in the Usa. The Usa in 1950s and 60s was a troubled place because black people had not the same rights of white people and for this reason there were marches, protests, bombs and killings. But the voice of Martin Luther King was the voice of peace, he dreamed of black and white living together in peace and freedom without fightings. He changed America in his short life and in 1964 became the first black to win the Nobel Peace Prize. He dead young in Memphis on 4 April of 1968 in the hospital, he was only thirty-nine years old.

PERSONAL COMMENT: I like this book a lot because it's about the human rights and Martin Luther King can be an example for everyone because he defended black people, he was an extraordinary man that changed American people.

                                                                                                                  Chiara De Ninno


                                                                                                      

Robin Hood

Robin Hood by John Escott

SUBGENRE: graphic novel;
SETTING: Nottingham,England and Sherwood forest, medieval England (1000-1500); 
SITUATION: It is the story of Robin Hood and his men. They take money from Prince John and Friar Tuck. He saves poor people (such as a poor boy hunting in the forest) from injustice. During a schooting contest in Nottingham forty shoot their arrows but only three men hit their targets in the centre:Sir Guy Gisbourne,one of the Sheriff’s men and an old man with a beard (it is Robin hood).When they shoot again only the old man’s arrow hits the centre.When Lady Marian understands that she has to  marry Sir Guy Gisborne goes away in Sherwood Forest where she meets Robin and they get married.
CHARACTERS: Robin Hood,Lady Marian, King Richard the Lionheart, Sir Guy Gisborne, Prince John, Friar Tuck, Little John and Sheriff of Nottingham;
POINT OF VIEW:  narrator's
THEMES: love, adventure, the fight against rich people and their injustices towards poor people; 
STYLE: exciting language in atmosphere of adventure with a bit of romanticism;
PERSONAL COMMENT: In my opinion it is a beautiful book because it teaches to fight for everything that is good and right. 

                                                                      Giusi Paolicelli

"Three men in a boat" -  by Jerome K. Jerome

 

Subgenre: novel

Setting: 19th century- London

Story: this book deals with three men that are bore for every day life. They are George, Harris and Jerome with their dog Montmorency. So They decide to have a journey: they take a boat trip up the river Thames. They fall in the river and lost lots of things, they laugh, tell stories. They have a lot of fun, but tey can't go out of the bed in the morning. They want to have adventures but, for example, when it rains they stay in the same place. They can't open a tin without a tin-opener, and then they argue, but finally they laugh.

Characters: Jerome, Harris, George, Montmorency...

Narrator: 1st person

Personal comment: this is a very nice book because you laugh very very much. The characters are people that you can maat anywhere and every day. They want to have a great adventure, but the real great adventure is that of the ridden. This is the holiday that everyone would to have: with good friends and lots of laughters.

 

-Imma Lamacchia

TITLE: England 

AUTHOR: John Escott 

SUBGENRE: Narrative 

CHARACTERS: Romans,Angles and Saxons but then Vikings and later French 

STYLE : Easy and understandable 

NARRATOR: 3th person 

PLOT : This book speaks about the story of England about her culture about her foods,drinks and about their populations.In England there are,also a lot of others city and rivers and lakes. For example The Lake Distric National Park in Cumbria. There is also a green dale in Yorkshire. There are in England also a lot o boats on the Norfolk Broads. Sport is also a lot of important for England, in fact here there are a lot of sports from football to tennis to cricket. Fashion is also important, there are a lot of style from punk fashion to a lot of styles. 

PERSONAL COMMENTS: I think that this book is really interesting because with his we can have a global visual around England. This because this book speaks about a lot of themes. 

ANNAPIA MARINA ALBANESE III B. 

THE PIT AND THE PENDOLUM and other stories
SUBGENRE: Fantasy and horror stories
SETTING: A prison in Toledo, many places for the other stories
CHARACTERS: An imprisoned man, Fortunado, Amantillado, Marchesa, Mentori family
SITUATION: 1 - The prison thinks that he is in a tomb, but he discovers that he is in a cell. He explores the cell but in a moment he falls in a pit in the centre of the room and he loses consciouness. After that, he finds that he is bound to a wooden board by ropes. He looks up in horror and he sees and enormous scythe-lite pendolum. Because of this, he moves from to the pit and falls into it. At the end, the French Army takes Toledo and The Inquisition.
2 - The story begins with Montresor, the narrator, who explains the reason of the crime. According to Montresor, Fortunado, the victim, has committed injuries. They make their way into Montresor's family catacombs. The nitre lined walls make Fortunado caughs so Montresor encourages him to go on for sake. Then they go home.
3 - The book starts with the arrival of the narrator in a black castle in which there are lots of pictures on the walls. The narrator takes interest in a painting of a young beautiful girl in an oval frame. At this point the narrator tells the story of that girl.
PERSONAL COMMENT: I liked this book because I like horror stories. Personally, I liked the second story very much because it speaks about the theme of liberty and personal freedom. It also speaks about solidarity, an important theme.
Serena Mannarella

Author: Mark Twain

Title: The adventures of Tom Sawyer

Characters: Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Joe Harper

Style: Romance

Narrator: 3rd person

Plot: Tom Sawyer is a restless boy who lives with his aunt Polly. With his friends Huck and Joe Tom decides to leave the Missisipi's shore and lives without adults.They spend their days playing and having fun away from the adult world.After a big rain they decides to return to home. In that day their relatives are celebrating their funerals and when the boys return at their house arouse the wrath of their parents. The adventures of Tom continue and the book ends with the discovery of a great treasure.

Personal comment: It's famous and lovely book.In the Tom's characters there is a great sense of rebellion,he seems like a bad boy but he just wants to assert his freedom;this sense of freedom moves the reader to fall in love with the story.

                                                                                               Pasquale Iuliano

"The Thirty-Nine Steps"

AUTHOR : John Buchan
SUBGNERE : Thriller
CHARACTERS : Richard Hannay main character, Franklin P. Scudder his neighbor,Walter Bullivant secretary of the Police,Carolidis first Greek minister
STYLE : very detailed descriptions of actions and a lot of suspense.
NARRATOR : 1st Person, Richard's point of view
PLOT :  Richard Hannay is 37, a mining engineer of Scottish descent, resident in Rhodesia, a veteran of the Anglo-Boer War and recently returned from England. It's a person no longer able or courageous than others, but from his side he has fortune and a small dose of intelligence and cunning. He found himself suddenly involved in business bigger than him, aware of a terrible secret, pursued by ruthless and intelligent enemies, suspected of a murder he did not commit, will have a dizzying race against time to save himself and his country.
PERSONAL COMMENT : I liked this book very much because it mixes real history with a an exciting story full of suspense and twists,making an incredible plot with a very complete and versatile main character.
                        
                                                                Gaetano Moretti