A book about the struggles of a journalist in San Juan. It goes at a deadly pace. You wouldn’t expect what comes next. Now a movie, The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson goes through the life of a struggling journalist trying to find fame. A riveting experience. A fictional book set in Puerto Rico during the 1950’s. Paul Kemp, the main character of the book is a journalist in which moves to San Juan to get a job at a newspaper that was offered to him. He believes that when he lands this job, many people will notice him, he will move to New York and be a great journalist. Little did he know how rough life would be in San Juan. The book as a whole does not have a specific conflict that it goes by. The book goes through the life of Paul Kemp, a journalist, through his struggles with work, being noticed as a good journalist, girls and life in San Juan. Although there may not be a conflict that I noticed, the author makes the life of Paul Kemp interesting enough to keep the book going. As for seeing how Paul Kemp’s life unravels at the end, it was a satisfying ending where there was closure and acceptance. It wasn’t as interesting as i’d thought it be, but it was an ending none-the-less. …show more content…
It sounded to me more like a biography of Paul Kemp’s life during his time in San Juan than a fictional book. I am not a fan of reading historical books, but the cover was nothing like i’d thought the book to be. The cover was intriguing, but when it came to reading I wasn’t intrigued by the book. I would have liked it to go at a faster pace in which could have hooked me in the beginning of the story. I also wish the author had put more drama into the story to make it a more compelling read for people like me who are not fans of reading historical
The book is great with the plot mainly focused in the courtroom, but it feels like the author put the plot of the story from different events that happened to younger people and not from one whole event. Finally, the document went into depth of how the defense attorney went on to get every piece of evidence as possible to make the eyes of the jury see that Brenton Butler was not the person that shot and killed the
I would recommend this book to people who love realistic stories. Personally for me it is hard to find books that interest me and this one felt like if I was watching someone else's life while I read it. It has so many interesting points. When you think something might happen
The story is told in the first person and it seems to be reasonable, because the author tells his own story. Although, he is very careful, while talking about the facts, because even the fact of the existence of this book exposes him to danger. Because the content of it, revels the reality of life in Mexico, including the life of criminals, and the way they influence the life and career of the author and the ordinary people. The story is gripping, and it simultaneously appeals to both: ethos and pathos. At the same time the author seems to be worth believing, because, on one hand, he worked for Dallas Morning News, and got...
“We were hauled into the Border Patrol van and driven to San Luis Obispo, the immigration headquarters. There we were asked endless questions and given papers to sign” (6). This is an example of conflict because it explains when the Jimenez family was caught and were sent back to Mexico. This is important because this helps the reader understand how so many people during this time tried to immigrate to the United States but were caught and sent back to their homeland. “Tears came to her eyes as she forced a smile. Roberto and I climbed onto the bus. We took our seat, wiped fog off the window, and waved” (17). This is an example of conflict because this was when Francisco and Roberto had to live by themselves without the rest of their family. This is important because it shows the extent that their parents would reach to make sure that they had a bright future ahead of them in the United States. Therefore, the author uses conflict to show all of the struggles that the Jimenez family had to deal with during the story.
1. In my novel Matched the major conflict is mostly resolved. I think this because the main conflict in the story is that she can't choose who she wants to be with as well as hiding everything she knows that since the society has made its existence completely and utterly illegal. In the novel, Cassia does choose which boy she wants, which ends up being Ky, but closer to the end of the novel, Cassia does a sort job that gets Ky deported. This changes the plot drastically because now Cassia must now be worried about her secrets as well as getting Ky back without letting the government and society finding out of her plan. She also moves away because of her mom's work which leads her to think that the government is trying to destroy her. This resolution does not satisfy me because it ends on at a cliff hanger but it means very good writing for Ally Condie because it intrigues me to read the next book.
... was hard to keep track what was what story and so forth. This book was just very interesting seeing how brands I'm deal the main characters that struggles for Texas independence and how they specifically took a different role during this part of time.
At this point in Beanball, I feel that the most significant type of conflict is man vs. man because a baseball pitcher threw a fastball and knocked Luke unconscious. Man Vs. Man is also very significant in this novel because without the ball hitting Luke, there would have been no conflict. I think this makes sense for the story because what the story was mainly about was Luke’s recovery and all the people who cared about him. Another way that man vs. man came into effect in this story was when the coach of the other team was very harsh and rude to his team and competing teams. He would yell at them and make them feel bad about themselves.
I believe the conflict in the story is an internal one. I think it is the conflict between the old woman's will power and Mother Nature. She encounters many obstacles that would influence most people to give up but she has motivation to get her task done. These encounters include a bush catching onto her dress, a scarecrow frightening her and discouragement from a white man. She also had to climb hills, cross streams and crawl under barbed wire fences which is certainly not considered an easy task for an elderly woman.. If I was forced to deal with these obstacles I know that I would most likely have turned around but her will power was too strong to let Mother Nature win.
2) What is the main conflict in the book? Is it external or internal? How is this conflict resolved throughout the course of the book?
First, the author uses conflict to show what the characters have to overcome throughout the course of the story, such as Mrs. Baker forcing Holling to do chores at school and
This novel really stirred my emotions, especially in the beginning. For example, Candelario works at a restaurant owned by a man named Don Gustavo. Candelario is the salad maker and what taught, by Don Gustavo himself, how to make a perfect Caesar salad for his customers. The doctor and his wife came in and both ordered salads and Candelario made the salads exactly to Don's instructions, but the customers were not pleased. Since they were not pleased Don fired Gustavo on the spot that night. This made me very angered with Don and people like Don. It sucks when you do something right but then someone is displeased so all of a sudden it was the wro...
Evaluation: I thought the book was very exciting and suspenseful like her other books. The book had very good detail and an interesting plot. I liked the twist when Juan and the girl’s father came upon Glenn walking down the road. I also liked how the author described the action in great detail. It made me feel like I was right there seeing it all happen firsthand. I don’t think that the author could’ve made this book any better than she did already.
What is the main conflict in the book? There were three major conflicts in this novel, all of equal importance to the stories plot. With the Anti-Matter device threatening to blow up Vatican City and half of Rome, the Illuminati Hassassin kidnapping cardinals, leaving them for dead on the eve of “conclave,” and trying to keep everything from the public gives this book mulitiple conflicts.