Second Blog For The Host

One thing on my mind while reading is how these invasive aliens picture themselves as "the good guys" when they are suppressing the minds of humans and taking over their bodies. Keep in mind that suppressing something usually means by force. So there is a sense of oppression in the story. I can't agree that what the creatures are doing is for the good of the planet.The most upsetting thing about what is happening in the story is that the bodies preferred are that of children and once again the creatures justify their actions for that. When it comes down to it the main point is that their freedom of will is no longer there. In fact, the soul itself is not even there. It made me wonder whether the author Stephanie Meyer was trying to have her readers chgoose sides. Whether they agree with what the aliens are doing or whether the readers are on the side of humans. I for one am not agreeing with the actions of the aliens but I agree to a certain extent that humans can indeed be malicious beings.

The Host

In the beginning the book was moving fairly slow, but that was because the first few chapters were an introduction to the entire story. The whole idea of aliens taking over worlds and the bodies of other beings to maintain peace is very farfetched but I like it. Stephanie Meyer put a sligh t twist to it by making the humans in her novel look like the monsters and the foreign creatures were the ones trying to tone down violence. Not only does this story have peacemaking aliens but also romance; a love triangle if I may say, between the alien, the human's mind, and the human's boyfriend. This normally attracts the minds of young adults like myself, which is why I see this novel as a great choice for personal reading.

What components of this book are the most attractive?The romance or the alien invasion?

Night

Night, by Ellie Wiesel, is the narration of a victim of the Holocaust. In this story a man is reliving the horrific eventsHolocaust as he is transported to different camps and abused by the guards that keep him and other jewish people in confinement. This story reaches every person in the world in so many ways, whether thaose people have gone through troubles or not. The Holocaust is one of the most tragic events in history however, not many people are aware of how terrible it really was and Night helps inform the world.


Can it be said that when another major event in history happens, the one before it is forgotten?

A Lesson Before Dying

Ernest J. Gaines, the author of A Lesson Before Dying, implies in his argument that black men are not pigs incapable of reason, but are like every other white man; a human being. In the misunderstanding of a liquor store shootout an innocent bystander, Jefferson, is accused of murdering two white men. In the end he is becoming fond of a young gentlemen who helps him become a man instead of dying llike a locked up beast. This book interested me so much because it was a book that showed the steady progress of a man who would have his life taken when he didn't deserve it.

QUESTION

What is most important in life your first impression or last?