Readers Journal #10

Dear Mrs. Zrihen,




I currently finish a book called THE MONKEY'S PAWS I was a decent book. It was by W. W. Jacobs a new author to me that I researched about and it said that he was born in 1863 in London, England. I also found out that his mother, Sophia, died when he was young I don't know what of.  Last I found out that he wrote The Skipper’s Wooing (1897), Sea Urchins (1898), Light Freights (1901), Captains’ All (1902), Sailors’ Knots (1909), and Night Watches (1914). That is lots of books!




In this book one part stuck out to me. It read "[H]e found the monkey’s paw, and frantically breathed his third and last wish. The knocking ceased suddenly . . . a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond. The street lamp flickering opposite shone on a quiet and deserted road. " I had a hard time interpreting this. All I can think it is scary. 




Before reading this book I read reviews. I did that because I don't want to get a book and drop it. That would most likely offend the book :P. I also did anther strategy before reading this book I asked around to see if any of my friends read the book and none did. I did that because a friends opinion is very important. 


I used a no during reading strategy. I used after reading strategies. I first thought about what I read that helped by showing I understood what I read. Then I wrote this readers journal that helps me remember what I read. Last, I reread what I did not understand that helped by allowing me understand what I read that I didn't before. 


The genre in this book is Horror short story. I know that because the author opens the story in a dark stormy night. That is really scary sounding and it is a short story because it is short and can be read in just one sitting.


The characters in this book are Herbert White, Mrs. White, Mr. White, Sergeant-Major Morris and The Representative.  The setting in this story is in London (I guess). The social conditions are poor and the weather is gloomy. Last the time is summer. 


The main idea of this book is how no one can control their where they are going to be in life. This is man VS. self and is internal. The tone in this book was mysterious and the mood was scared. The motif was Groups of Three. The theme in this book is the danger of dreaming. the moral of this story is _______. 


The P.O.V was 3rd person and the P.O.O was chronological order. I know that because it is a sequence of events in number order. The authors purpose in this book is to entertain and the authors perceptive is unbars and objective. In this book there was a lot of figurative language like similes, metaphors, personification, and last onomatopoeia. 


I would rate this book a 5 out of ten because it confused me a lot and I got bored well reading it. I would not recommend this book to any one.




Love,


Gabi <3