Literature Circles 4- The White Mountains

In humanities, we had to make two well structured paragraphs about how this quote and the rest of the chapter relate to the theme, freedom.


Here is the quote:


"The bitter thing was all the spirit, all the gallantry, was wasted. For even more than inferiors, they accepted and looked forward to being Capped. It was a part of becoming a knight, or of turning from a girl to lady. Thinking of this, I saw how good things could be meaningless in isolation. What value did courage have, without a free and challenging mind to direct it?" (p. 111)


Well since you may not know what the book is about when I write 2 summary's of it I will tell you a little about it. Anyways, a long time ago there were huge machine like 3 legged creatures called the tripods came to Earth. They came and took control. The people, not doing anything about it allowed the tripods to take control. However there was a boy called Will and he decided to go to the White Mountains to be free. But who knows. Will he be free like he wishes? or will he be capped and used as a slave. That is to be a secret.


Anyway, I think that this quote relates to freedom because, it is talking about how everything is wasted because there is no freedom. It is like when you are grounded your freedom is lost and it is rather boring. It is like for me, if I was grounded from video games then I would feel like i am in a cage. Like I am not free. Because it makes me feel great to do as I wish (after what you need to do is done). But in Will's case, you literally lose your freedom. Being grounded is enough for me, but for Will it is nothing like it, in fact it is much worse. 


Here is another paragraph. When it said that some people wanted to be capped, Will was shocked because he knew that there was no freedom in being capped. But he most likely wondered to himself why did some people look forward to being capped? It seems to me that some people think that being capped means to be learning how to be civilized. Like when the quote at the top said that they would turn into a knight or a girl into a lady. They thought that being capped meant that but it really ment... No Freedom! I think that freedom is when people dont give commands and get angry at you. I think when you are happy and not being taken under control is freedom. Being in the box is not freedom. That is my thought but I also think that this may be what Will thinks what freedom is.

Bored

Well at the moment I am bored so yea... bored... haaaaaaaaaaa... So bored... Well I miss the fun times. Ahhhh good times good times.. Ooops srry had a flashback but well see ya!!!

Literature Circles- The White Mountains Reflection

In humanities we have started a new literature circle book and group. We call literature circles for short Lit Circles. Anyway, half the class reads about "The Giver" and the other half reads "The White Mountains". I am in the group of White Mountains. So for this assignment he told us to answer one of 3 questions. These are the questions.

1. How were the Tripods able to control the people?

2. Find evidence (quotations from the novel) to show that even though Will is comfortable living at the castle, he is frustrated that the Comte, Comtesse, and Eloise have been capped.

3. Find evidence (quotes) to show how Will feels about being capped.

I am going to choose the 1st question. Well first of all the tripods were able to take over the people not necessarily control them. Anyway the tripods have come to earth to get more power and so they took control. And the kids, well at least Will's gang are going to the white mountains to be safe. But I don't think that is the only thing that is going to happen. I think that they are going to set everyone free as well.

If I was in their situation I would be so scared like everyone else. I would definitely need a gang of friends to comfort me while going to the journey (if I was to be Will I would be like that). I wouldn't run to the white mountains to be safe. I would also find a way to save everyone else. I wouldn't want to be greedy. But I would be nervous because everyone would be counting on me.

Anyway the question waas "How were the Tripods able to control the people" and I would say that they are big and they can scare the people into making them their slaves and all. But it is probably because they are so big and they can kill a person in one shot unless they have something against them. (which the villagers dont but Will will be) So it is basically that they can take control of people because they are strong and big and so all the people are scared of them which is how the Tripods took control of people.