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F
is for Friction
In this particular story I
think that the conflict is between the animals
and nature. Throughout this story, the animals
struggle to gain suitable food and
nourishment. It took great initiative and
endurance to survive. This is why this is the
friction of the story. If the animals were not
to survive, then there would be no story at
all.
I
is for Ideal
The Incredible Journey is a very personal story
because it teaches about surviving,
cooperation, and what it takes to live outside
of your usual surroundings. In the book, the
three animals had to work together to get back
home safe. If one of them betrayed on another,
someone could get hurt. I think the message of
the story is that love and caring can lead you
the way because in the story they had enough
love for each other, their owner, and their
environment, that they were able to make it
home.
C
is for Characters
The
characters are a smart Siamese cat known as
Tao, who hunts and once saved the Terriers
life, an old terrier called Bodger who barely
makes the trip, and young, independent
Labrador named Luath. These are characters
where if they were people I would admire them,
because as I have said, this journey took so many life skills.
These characters I think demonstrate hope,
willingness, courage, endurance and so many
more important things. I also would say that
these characters defiantly play a big role in
developing the
message in this story. The author gets the
message out through them.
T
is for Title
The title of this store
defiantly has significance. The word
incredible is in the title describing the how
amazing it was these three animals were able
to do such a magnificent thing. Journey, of
course is a word telling that this is an
adventurous book. The whole story is based on three pets living through a big adventure
trying to get home. It talks a lot about the
way the animals react to the situations they
are put in. For example, when Bodger collapses
during their journey, he, of, course, is in
deep pain. The problem is that Bodger is a
dog, so he is going to react in a different
way. In addition, when Tao comes in to stay
with Helvi, the Finnish girl, he reacts in a
different way rather than a human would.
I
is for Imitate
The whole story is based on three pets living
through a big adventure trying to get home. It
talks a lot about the way the animals react to
the situations they are put in. For example,
when Bodger collapses during their journey,
he, of, course, is in deep pain. The problem
is that Bodger is a dog, so he is going to
react in a different way. In addition, when
Tao comes in to stay with Helvi, the Finnish
girl, he reacts in a different way rather than
a human would.
O
is for Organization
This book mostly went sequentially. The full book
was told in narrator's point of view, and
there was very rare dialogue. This surprised
me, because when went back and thought about
it seemed as if it should have been the other
way around. I liked that there was not any
events that I thought didn't fit in with the
story.
N
is for New or Novel
I'd say that this book is novel because three
animals use life skills to overcome the forces
of their surroundings. This book is different
because the leading roles are taken by animals
yet it is still a realistic fiction book. I think there are many
different things about The Incredible Journey.
One of those things is the way she wrote it.
Her flowery language and good description
helps the reader create their own little
picture.
We become afraid of the environment
that surrounds the pets. We are concerned how
there are many different things and humans
they meet. It would be scary to be in their
shoes when they meet up with strangers on
their journey.
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