This is a three paragraph essay that I wrote in 8th grade on August 28th, 2007. It is about literature and books, and how they relate to real life.

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Books are an amazing thing, and deep inside of them there are messages, morals, and personalities. Last year I was fortunate enough to learn much about all of that. As I read I realized that you should always follow what you think is right. Alicia knowing the how cruel the Germans were, was saving people and making sure she could do as much as she could to help overcome the fear in everyone. Huck Finn could not allow the wrong discrimination most of “his” peoples directed at Jim even if he was black. He followed what his heart and saved Jim numerous times over, even when his fellow white folk pressured him to “go with the crowd”. In White Mountains, Will and Beanpole always had a pit in their hearts knowing something wrong or mysterious was going on. They went against everything they had ever known, and made a journey to stop whatever evil was wafting around. However in some cases following what you think is not always a good sign. One reason Huck left is because of his anger towards his father. Although this might have been good at the time, should he have left the whole community? He might have been able to get rid of his dad instead of leaving himself. In A Mid-Summer Nights Dream (AMSND), Lysander, Demetrius, Helena, and Hermia, all had anger and betrayal because of what they thought was right (even though they were tampered with).

Friendship is also key to succeed in life and stories. Where would Jim be if Huck wasn’t always at his side? In fact, where would Huck be without this very obvious bond between them? Although he likes to say he is independent, he would have a much less jolly life without Jim. Alicia and her beloved brother were as close as you can be while he still lived. She received love and comfort from him and therefore strengthening her as well as him, to push through the hard times. Beanpole and Will were growing to be good friends by the end, and together they faced difficult escapes, and challenges. Alone they could not have made it. Even if the four young lovers from AMSND hated each other from beginning, the ending resulted in friendship and they must have had a good life as well after that.

Humor, humor, humor…..you just can’t get enough of it; it’s essential. With several proving examples, humor plays a large role in many good books. Bottom showing off what an ass he is, trying to be all the roles at once, and really just giving all his friends a good inside laugh. Puck, his shadow, the joker of the gods, playing tricks (whether he was trying to or not) on many of the “lesser mortals”. As well as at the end he still thinks that “man is but an ass” and that men were the stupid things. Not to mention him acting and talking like a childish little bugger half the time. In Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer shows himself, and takes charge of a gang that’s going to go out and kill everyone. However when they get the chance to, Tom of course was just joking and having fun the whole time. All in all, there are many things you can learn from books and especially from the ones I read last year.