The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, adpted by Mitsu Yamamoto

Title of the book: The Count of Monte Cristo

Author: Alexandre Dumas (adapted by Mitsu Yamamoto)

Genre: Classic

Number of Pages: 237

Pages I read this week: 40

Sentence #1:

Man vs. Man. The main character of the book, Edmond Dantes, is in conflict with two people, Fernand and Danglars.

Sentence #2:

In the beginning, Edmond does not understand why these two people did not respect him and were bad to him, but then he understood that Fernand loved Edmond's wife, so he hated him and Danglars was Fernand's friend so he helped him. After being in the prison for many years, Edmond decided to escape and take a revenge on these two bad people.

Sentence #3:

I believe that the same type of conflict can take place/ exist in the present time, because many people love the same people and might be in a conflict because of that.

Sentence #4:

Well, if I was in the same conflict, I would try to avoid the other character, so that the problems stop. I wouldn't continue being in conflict.

Sentence #5:

I believe that this kind of conflict is not something unusual, but I don't agree with the idea of the main character, which is to continue the conflict, instead of trying to really solve it, by wanting to take a revenge what the two men did to him.

The Hobbit #2

The Hobbit
J.R.R Tolkien
Fantasy, Fiction
124/389


1. Man vs. Wilderness- So far the only type of conflict that has effected Bilbo and his companions is the wild, wolves, bears,goblins and other things constantly become an obstacle.

2. Bilbo is only a small hobbit and is most of the time running rather facing his enemies or hiding behind the dwarfs as they fight the wild things that attempt to harm the company.

3.The threats that Bilbo faces are fictional and even today people in cities to not have to worry about being mauled by wolves or stomped on by trolls.

4.I would probably act in a similar manner as Bilbo would especially if he is being hunted by an army of goblins with only with 13 dwarfs for his protection, depending on the size of the threat i would maybe turn to face the threat if it lingers on through out the whole journey.

5.I would be surprised in Bilbo case because he lives in the mythical world of Middle Earth were it is normal to see elves,dwarfs,goblins,orcs e.c.t, but i would also be in awe to see a whole new world fulled with all new dangers.

Ender's Game blog post #2

Ender’s Game

Orson Scott Card

Science Fiction

119/324

Ender is facing isolation (man vs society) as his main conflict in which he is not allowed to have friends and is teased by older boys.

He accepts it as a part of his task in the Battle School and does not resist but loathes the people who made him go through it.

Not much, because there aren’t many cases in which a person is forced to be isolated by someone else.

Same as character, I wouldn’t rebel against it but I would still hate the people who made me go through it.

If I had agreed to go to a Battle School like Ender, I would’ve had the resolve to overcome any difficulties and there isn’t any way that I can possibly rebel against them.

Blog post #2

Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoo

29% (of the book complete)

The main conflict in my story is Man vs. Nature because Robinson Crusoe is stranded on an island and he needs to scavenge and find stuff on this new terrain that has earthquakes, tropical storms, and unknown dangers.  When Robinson Crusoe found himself the lone survivor of the shipwreck and faced the challenges of sustaining a life there he was initially hysterical, depressed and full of despair.  This is a conflict that people still face today for when people lose their families and friends they often lose hope and want to die so they can be with their family again.  I would probably react much the same way as Robinson Crusoe in wanting to kill myself however, like Robinson, I would choose to carry on despite the fact that I was all alone.  I would react that way because it is better to stay alive than to kill yourself because maybe it was for a purpose that you didn’t die and that maybe you would have more opportunities in life and you can have a better future.  

War of the Worlds Post number 2

War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells
Si-Fi
105/215

• The main conflict of the book is man vs aliens and the people have to save their self and get rid of the aliens.
• The main character has to keep his kids safe and he has to help his country
• This conflict does not exist today because this book is connected to aliens and is fiction.
• I would probably react exactly the same as the character because I would care the most for my kids.
• I would react this way because my kids would be everything to me and i would need to keep them safe.

Nikola Ristovic

Blog post #2

Title: Island of the Blue Dolphins

Author: Scot O'dell

Genre: Fiction

Pages read: 70/200

·         1st sentence: Describe the type of conflict facing your main character in your book. (Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself)

In the 6 chapters that I read so far for this blog post, the main conflict is man vs. nature, the main character, Karana, has to survive on the island of the blue dolphins all by herself after the death of her younger brother, Ramo, and she also has to protect herself from the dogs that keep on chasing her and killed her brother.

·         2nd sentence: How is your main character coping with the conflict? (What is his/her reaction to the conflict?)

Karana is dealing with her problems perfectly by gathering food, making weapons and killing dogs, making shelter, traveling across the sea with a canoe that often starts leaking. 

·         3rd sentence: Is this a type of conflict that exists in present day? Explain why or why not.

Even not that often, this conflict could exist today because people that like to survive and investigate islands are probably used to those kinds of problems, also people who accidently appeared to be on a deserted island would be forced to gather food, make weapons and hunt in order to survive.

·         4th sentence: How would you react to this type of conflict? Same as character? Another way?

First of all I would like to say that I am extremely surprised from my character because she didn’t show any fear, she was self – confident the whole time even when her brother died; I would be panicked and if any of my friends/ brother dies I would not have the strength to continue on. /

·         5th sentence: Explain your reaction to this type of conflict. (Why would you react the way you do?)

I would be panicked because I am not as skillful as the character in my book is and if I was with my friend/ brother and he dies I would probably freak out and not have the strength to continue on with the surviving all by myself because it is always better when you have someone next to you (you can talk to him, give an receive advices, help each other)

If You Come Softly #2

If You Come Softly
Jacqueline Woodson
Realistic Fiction
80/181 pages

1. Jeremiah is facing a Man vs. Society conflict because he is a black boy, and the story is taking place during tough times for black people.
2. He copes with this conflict by playing basketball because it calms him down and lets him forget about everything.
3. This conflict still goes on only in few parts of the world, and it is slowly starting to fade.
4. If I were facing the same conflict, I would probably also go out and kick a soccer ball.
5. I would play soccer because it just clears my mind of everything and I only focus on one thing; the ball.