2010年7月6日火曜日

2nd BOOK REPORT

Shearer, Alex, The Bootleg, the UK: Macmillan Children's Books, 352pages, 2003.

2) RESPONDING TO THE PLOT:
(g) How did what you expect to happen in the book compare with what actually happened?
I expect Director of The Good for You Party to punish severely because he arrested innocent people unfairly. The members of Chocolate Police obeyed him because of fear against him. However, they actually didn’t testify against him in the book. They were only glad to get chocolate, so they didn’t revenge on him. I felt warm hearts humans have.
In the book, Director of The Good for You Party seemed to say “my age will come again” and to have confidence in his future, so I expect him to reject chocolate even if they kept giving him it in prison every day. Actually, he rejected it for a few days but after a few weeks, he nibbled on chocolate a little bit. Besides, he ate chocolate gradually and finally he ate all chocolate. He must remember the taste of chocolate and he also liked chocolate same as other people.

3) ANALYZING 7 LITERARY TERMS:
Setting: Anywhere in England. The name of city isn’t written in the book, but the author is from England, so I guess the setting of this story is in England.

Point of View: This book has the omniscient style, because all feeling, thinking, and actions of main characters and their enemies are written in the book.

Conflict: Smudger Moore, Huntley Hunter, Louise Bubby, and John Blades were in conflict with The Good for You Party members. The Good for You Party put a ban on eating, buying, and selling all chocolate, cake, sweet, and candy in order to keep health and protect people from sugar. However, everyone likes chocolate. Of course people in the book like chocolate too. The Good for You Party took action against people who ate, bought, and sold sweets unfairly, so the two boys, Smudger and Huntley , rose up against The Good for You Party.

Climax: In the end of the story, Smudger and Huntley disguised themselves and became the members of Chocolate Group. John disguised himself and became a worker of cleaning service. Then they got in the headquarters of The Good for You Party to ask to go out and say “chocolate!” They used the TV studio and ask to open the door and go out to street. Right after the broadcast, people who watched the TV went out and paraded the street, with saying “chocolate!” For a while those who fought against Smudger and Huntley changed their minds and joined the parade. Director of Chocolate Police was alone. The Good for You Party gave up the power and Chocolate Freedom Party whose leader was John came into power. Everyone became happy because of chocolate.


Symbol: “Chocolate” symbolized freedom, justice and happy in this book. Chocolate was loved by everyone, so enemies also wanted to eat chocolate in the end of the story. In brief, chocolate gave them happy. Then by a ban on eating, buying, and selling chocolate, people couldn’t spend usual times because they were always watched by members of The Good for You Party. Their freedom was killed. Besides, Smudger and Huntley fought against The Good for You Party to recover justice that chocolate was legalized.

Irony: The Good for You Party brought a low about sweets into force to keep health, but it became the trigger for the revolution. At last, The Good for You Party gave up the political power and all chocolate, cake, sweet, and candy were legalized again.

Theme: The theme of the book is “However it is a little, you have your belief.” In this book, The Good for You Party made Chocolate Police and Chocolate Group fallen under control. Those members were people who didn’t their own belief and couldn’t take action. However, Smudger and Huntley had their strong belief that the ban on chocolate was wrong. Therefore everyone moved to them, chocolate could be legalized again, and made everyone happy.

4) REFLECTING ON THE STORY
(i) Have you changed your ideas about anything after reading this book?
Yes, I changed my idea when I found the theme of the book. I always lean the majority because it is safe and I am not blamed by someone. I hate hurting and sinking myself and I think majority is strong. However, I changed my idea by the book.
Smudger and Huntley had their own brief and I am one of those who were moved by them. They took a risk on purpose that they would be arrested and be in prison because they loved chocolate. It may be a tiny brief for ordinary people, but, for them, it is a big brief. In case of Smudger, he arrested and he was forced to educate hardly. However he didn’t yield to his stern life in quarantine. They won in the book, because they had a strong brief even if it is very small thing. Therefore I have my own brief that anything is ok and do my best without leaning the majority.

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