“Trapped”, which was written by Marc Aronson, is a book about hope, teamwork, and problem solving. This book zooms in on the rescue mission of 33 miners, who were trapped in a mine for a total of 69 days. Buried 2,000 feet below the Chilean Desert, the rescuers above land face challenges, while the miners struggle to survive underground with limited resources. A theme the author could be trying to show is that with teamwork and a hopeful mindset, your chances of success will increase. Hints of this theme can be found throughout the book, where working as a team brings them together. Furthermore, the rescuers only find the trapped men because of their motivation to find the lost men, which was brought on by hoping and believing they were still alive. You should read this book because firstly, it’s fascinating to learn about how the world rescued the miners from so far down. Second of all, the story follows the miners’ perspective, and I found their story very interesting because of their challenges and problem solving in pressuring moments. Even though nothing in this book connects to current issues, it was an interesting read and I learnt a lot […]
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Listen to the Human, Not the Monkey(‘s Paw)
Wisdom can be as worthless as a mound of dust, or as precious as a thousand jewels, it all depends on how you interpret and value the message. In the story The Monkey’s Paw, Mr. White comes across a talisman, a monkey’s paw, that is said to grant three wishes to three separate men. Despite Morris, the sergeant major that was in possession of the monkey’s paw before them, and his warning, Mr. White and his wife lost their only son by wishing for two hundred pounds. As his wife wishes for their son’s resurrection, Mr. White is aware of the consequences that will come and he uses his third and final wish to get rid of his son forever. In the story The Monkey’s Paw by William W. Jacobs, the author believes that ignoring the wisdom of others always comes with a price. Morris constantly warns the married couple of the monkey paw’s consequences and tries to convince them to destroy it: “Better let it burn…Be sensible—throw it on the fire again.” (Jacobs 85). By getting rid of the monkey’s paw permanently, Morris believed that no one would get hurt by wishing from it again. He was trying to […]