Exegesis
Exegesis
The literary feature of the novel “Then” written by Morris Gleitman was incorporated into my rewritten ending of the book. It was written in perspective of 1st person that was Felix, who was a young 12-year-old Jewish boy on the hunt for his parents. I tried to use the specific language, for instance Zelda always says, “Don’t you know anything” in a sarcastic way and Felix would always say when it was a unique situation “You know when you have been” and start talking about his situation and end it with “ Well that's what Zelda and I are doing.” This specific language helped me visualize the story more and actually feel like I was Felix going through his journey.
I really loved this book, till it got to the end. Zelda and Genia were going to buy Felix a birthday present. When they arrived at the store Genia said something inappropriate to the shopkeeper and the Nazi’s collected her and Zelda. They hanged Zelda and Genia on the post just in time for Felix to see. Felix gave up on his life, buried a hole and lived there for the rest of his life, completely giving up on everything he has worked for. I wanted to change the novel, make Felix not give up. I though about it hard, Zelda was a main character and to make Felix not give up, he needed Zelda. I made Zelda and Felix travel back to Felix’s orphanage where it was safe for them; I left the book in a happy ending.
I think my writing fits in with the text. I tried to copy the same layout, use the same language spoken and to keep the story entertaining. I really liked doing this task and it helped me focus on the book more and use language to help the novel flow.
The literary feature of the novel “Then” written by Morris Gleitman was incorporated into my rewritten ending of the book. It was written in perspective of 1st person that was Felix, who was a young 12-year-old Jewish boy on the hunt for his parents. I tried to use the specific language, for instance Zelda always says, “Don’t you know anything” in a sarcastic way and Felix would always say when it was a unique situation “You know when you have been” and start talking about his situation and end it with “ Well that's what Zelda and I are doing.” This specific language helped me visualize the story more and actually feel like I was Felix going through his journey.
I really loved this book, till it got to the end. Zelda and Genia were going to buy Felix a birthday present. When they arrived at the store Genia said something inappropriate to the shopkeeper and the Nazi’s collected her and Zelda. They hanged Zelda and Genia on the post just in time for Felix to see. Felix gave up on his life, buried a hole and lived there for the rest of his life, completely giving up on everything he has worked for. I wanted to change the novel, make Felix not give up. I though about it hard, Zelda was a main character and to make Felix not give up, he needed Zelda. I made Zelda and Felix travel back to Felix’s orphanage where it was safe for them; I left the book in a happy ending.
I think my writing fits in with the text. I tried to copy the same layout, use the same language spoken and to keep the story entertaining. I really liked doing this task and it helped me focus on the book more and use language to help the novel flow.