Independent reading: theme

Theme: having hope in even the grimmest situations will lead life to the correct path.

 

The theme is shown throughout the book by comparing Nicky's hopefulness and her fathers lack there of. When Nicky's mother and baby sister die her father looses all hope in his life. Nicky on the other hand never looses hope and stays strong. The theme is portrayed through showing how Nicky's hope got them through the hard situation. It emerges in the story by explaining the tragedy, then showing how hope lead them to a better future. 

Summary: 

Nicky and her father have been suffering the loss of her mother and baby sister for the last year. Her father cut himself off from everything in his life including his job, friends, home, and city. Nicky is lost without her mother and her father is no help to the situation. Things start to take a turn for the better when Nicky and her father find an abandoned infant in the snow. The struggle to save the baby and rebuild their lives brings them closer together. Their lives turned around in less than a second the moment the found the baby. Confidence now shines through Nicky and their lives are slowing returning back to normal. 

Link to independent reading

This artical and my independent reading book Light on Snow by Anita Shreve are very similar to each other. Both families experienced the same situation of finding a infant in the woods. It completely changes the lives of the two families. In both stories the people who disoverd the babys didnt think for one minute that their late night walk would turn into such a life changing experience.

In the article it explains how a young couple was talking a walk through a forest when they heard a small crying in the distance. They thought surely they would find nothing but should look anyway. Turns out they found a 3 day old baby girl abandonded in the bushes. In the book Light on Snow, a girl and her father discoved a new born infant in the snow as they took a late night walk. Both stories have a very similar situtaion occurring. This short article explains a story of a live saving discovery of a helpless baby.
 http://www.wavy.com/news/local/newborn-girl-found-alive-in-woods

Independent reading: Reading skills

Reading skills:

In the book light on snow I have made many connections. The main character Nicky deals with an extensive amount grief which I can relate to. She is around my my age so the way she speaks and interacts is very similar to how I do. This text reminds me of the book saving Zoe by Alyson noel. In both story's a close family member dies which changes their whole lives. Also in both books something the girls each find completely change the situation. 

I predict that the infant Nicky and her father found will soon become a part of their family. The connection between the family when then found the baby was too strong to be ignored. I also predict the mother of the baby that she left to die, will explain a reason for her action of trying to murder her baby. I'm questioning weather Nicky is starting to see Charlotte ( baby's mother) as a mother or big sister figure in her life.  The way Nicky interacts with Charlotte give this impression. I know Nicky's father is not happy about having Charlotte staying with them since she did in fact  attempt to murder her baby. But somewhere inside is he curious about why she did it? And want to know the story?

 More questions:

-where did the author come up with such a story. Did she have a personal experience or hear about a similar situation?

-Will Nicky's father turn Charlotte in? Or will he listen to her story and make a different decision.

-Does baby Doris remind Nicky and her father of Nicky's baby sister who passed away?

-Will Nicky and her father get to keep the baby and raise her?

-Does charlotte have a good reason for abandoning her baby?

 

More predictions:

-Charlotte had some sort of influence such as a boyfriend that led to her abandoning the baby.

-Nicky's pain from loosing her mother made her become close to Charlotte

More connections:
- text to world: Loosing a family member commenly happends in the world. So making the plot line about this topic makes it very realteable to the world. Many people have experienced this loss, therfore the author made it relatable to the reader.
 

The swimming contest

Theme of the swimming contest:

Being the bigger person shows who truly lost. 

Independent reading: recommendation

Book recommendations:

  Light on snow by Anita Shreve is a good book for readers who are mature and want an more realistic book. The story is about a sensitive topic and requires the reader to be old enough to understand the conflict. The author tells a story of a widowed father and his 12 year old daughter who find a new born infant alive in the snow. After finding the baby many things happen to the family that they never expected would. The book uses great diction but isn't too challenging. It's great for a reader who is looking for a easy yet intriguing story. Personally I have enjoyed reading the book, it allowed me to make many connections to my own life. The story is told through a 12 year old girls eyes so I understood everything that Happened more clearly. I highly recommend this book for teenagers and adults its a great read.

The Interlopers

The significant change in our plot structure is changing section number two to the beginning of the story. This way the conflict is at the immediate beginning and it intrigues you more than a flashback. This allows more tension with the characters and makes the reader more interested. The suspense in the story is present from the get-go and this improves the story by making it fuller and less dull. 

Independent reading: characters

Characters

 In the book by the main character Nicky is a Lonely 12 year old girl. After her mother and baby sister die Nicky and her father move to a remote cabin in the woods. Her father is now short spoken and doesn't bring any memories up from their past lives. Nicky mostly keeps to her self and doesn't bother her grieving father.  Living in the middle of the woods leaves Nicky antisocial and not have many friends. The grief inside of her has built up and she feels there is no where for her to vent. With a father unable to function with his grief, and no mother, Nicky feels trapped in her web of feelings.

When Nicky and her father come across a new born infant laying nearly dead in the snow her personality is changed tremendously. Her voice becomes heard and she fights for the baby's rights and well being.  Her and her father start to talk more about the loss of her mother and sister. The new baby sends small reminders of the deceased family of Nicky and her father. 

 The change in Nicky's personally advances the plot because Nicky is the main reason the baby wasn't given to a foster home or even the birth parents who abandoned her. Without her personally change her voice would have never been heard and the plot would not proceed onto its next destination. Nicky's new personality may be the reason for new conflict in the book and moves along the story so the theme can be recognized.