10 Mayıs 2012 Perşembe


This is my prezi.

 
http://prezi.com/i_4dppqfvqry/the-great-wide-sea/

3 Mayıs 2012 Perşembe

       Compare and contrast between "The Graveyard" and "The Great Wide Sea".


*How these two novels are different. Give two examples and provide proof.


 *How these two novels are similar. Give two examples and provide proof.                                                        
 
                                                                                                   The Graveyard Book begins, as so many children's novels seem to do these days, with a multiple murder. A mysterious character known only as "the man Jack" sneaks into a family home and kills mum, dad and older sister. When he reaches the nursery, however, the family's two-year-old son is missing, having scooted out mischievously into the night. The man Jack, whose silence and hunting skills seem not quite of this world, follows the scent of the boy to a nearby disused graveyard.
   After their mom dies in a car accident, Dad goes off the deep end. Without telling the boys, he puts the house up for sale and purchases a sailboat which they will pick up down in the Florida Keys and then sail around the Caribbean for a year. He gives a book to Ben on small engine repair because Ben will be the engineer and a book on navigating by the stars to Dylan since he will be the navigator. They have a very short time to pack what they want to keep, but only what will fit in a duffel bag. Ben is especially upset when his dad packs up everything that belonged to his mom; it's as if his dad had already forgotten her and wants to wipe every trace of her away. On board he becomes a tyrant, never discussing things with the boys, only telling them that this is the way things will be done. Every day, Ben's anger grows until he is barely able to speak to his dad.
   The Graveyard book is not realistic. There are supernatural things in The Graveyard book. İn The Great Wide Sea, there are no supernatural things. Book is reealistic.
   The Graveyard book is really mysterious book. There are lot of strange thins happens. The Great Wide Sea is really mysterious too. There are lot of strange things happening like the dad suddenly lost.