The Theme in The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick is about a young boy named Hugo who has a goal of fixing the invention that his dad showed him. The machine is apparently supposed to write something once fully operational. Hugo was so interested in the machine that he got his dad to start trying to fix it. Hugo would always say, "don't you want to know what it will write." That is one thing that is keeping me into the book; I really want to know what the machine will write, maybe a code or message, or simply nothing! Anyway his dad was focused on fixing the machine that one day he was staying at work late drawing the parts in his notebook, the guard didn't know he was in the building and locked the door. Then a fire started and killed Hugo's dad. I think the overall theme in the story will be Hugo’s quest to fix the machine and find out what it says and possibly go on some sort of mission to find out what it means. Or maybe he will find out how to fix it and become famous because the invention is so cool and complex. It may be the second one because the books name in The Invention of Hugo Cabret. To sum it up the theme of the story is Hugo’s mission to fix the machine and find out what it will write and possibly go on a mission of some sort to find out what that message means.

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RESPONSE 1 I really liked Aaron’s response because it gives you he gives you a really good overview at the begging. This helped me understand his book and get more interested in what it was about, it also allowed me to understand more in his response. I think that it was really helpful of him to do that, and that is the reason I liked it a lot. RESPONSE 2 I liked Emile’s response a lot. The reason I liked it was because it is different than other responses because it is a biography. He goes into good details, explaining how Steve Jobs was different and what he accomplished in his life. I really like apple and Steve Jobs so this post was intriguing to me.

The Mocking Jay is the 3rd book in the Hunger Games Trilogy written by Suzanne Collins. The book is about a teen named Katniss Everdeen who has out smarted her capitol on many occasions. Katniss has to over come many disasters in the book. One example is the bombing of her home district (12), and the death of her little sister Prim. The death of Katnisses sister, hurts her a lot. She no longer has a sane mind. She is set on revenge, and dose not think about anything bout getting back at president Snow, for all of the things that he made her go through. Bye the end of the book Katniss is about to win the war, by using her famous bow and arrow. She is face to face with Snow and Coin. (Coin is the leader of the rebellion). Katniss pulls back he arrow and shoots. But she doesn’t kill the person you think. She kills Coin! At that moment in the book, I looked back at all the moments and realized that maybe it wasn’t the worst idea to kill Coin. Anyway Katniss is hauled of. Snow is taken as well. Eventually Gale Haymitch and others convince the rebel leaders to let Katniss go. Once let go she goes and sees Snow, who is locked up in his room/garden. In her meeting Snow dies, out of the blue, and the book is pretty much over. The bombing of district 12 added to Katnisses thrive to get back at the Capitol. Everything is destroyed except for the victors village. As if the capitol is sending a message to Katniss that she is next. When she goes in her old house, she finds a rose. President Snow is known for his roses. Again sending a message to Katniss. Katniss takes some of her old stuff, like her dads hunting jacket and cat. The messages in this scene make me conclude that Katniss was fueled in anger. To sum it up, Katniss wins the war with the capitol, with some help of Snow. I think this because of all the anger he brought Katniss.