Thursday, January 17, 2008

Essay about Hatchet and Forbidden City

The novel Hatchet and Forbidden City can be compared easily because they both describe stories of teenagers facing conflict and struggle. The similarities and defferences between both books are the show in the conflict between the main characters and themselves, their problems families, nature and socity . By examining these problems in each novel one can see that they both deal with the overall topic of teenagers aoming of age and creating their own identity through challenges and difficulties.
In the novel Hatchet and Forbidden City , the similarities and are within the conflict of personality . Brian the main character of Hatchet and Alex is the main character of Forbidden City both are facing life threating situation in both novels . Brian the both characters facing very challenging problems and did not have an adult to help them out .
They both they both were lost in differents countries that they had come from. In Forbidden City Alex was in a difficult situation where he could've been killed at any time by chinese army were they were killing students that were protesting for their freedom. But Alex did not give up and he found a way to survive and get back to his parents .Brian in the other hand was crashed in a wilderness with nobody he could've been killed by wild animals, but Brian was very brave he build a shelter.
The difference between is Alex is dealing with socity problems , he was shot be of the Chinese troosps,he had to be disguised.Brian was dealing with nature he survived plane crash when he was going to visit his father in Canadian iol sheild, he ws attack by moose.
Brian's parents are divorce so is Alex's parents. Brian was the child in the family so was Alex. Brian and Alex were very angry about the divorce.
Alex in the Forbidden City lives with his dad , Brian inHatchet lives with his mother.
Brian is not really happy with his parents getting divorce. BUt Alex is older and more mature so dealing wel with his parents getting divorce.
Both face situations that they are alone and they are indager.
Brian had to find food had to protect himself from getting killed by wild anmals, he had to buidl a shelter. Alex was shot and he had to to escape the city, he had to find the Canadian emabassey so he could find his dad or return to Canada.
Hatchet and Forbidden share some differences and similarities about the struggles of teenagers to face challenges and mature. The novels when they both Brian and Alex retrun to their homes .
Brian now apreciates his life , food,and house he lives in and the sae city.
Alex now apriciate his country and the safety of it.
Alex does not have an onterst in war army history.

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