In the short story Faithful Elephants by Yukio Tsuchiya is a heart wrenching story that demonstrates how war affects not only a nations soldiers but also everything else in the nation. Pieces of text that accommodate to this are how the zoo staff represent innocents, the elephants are the loss and the governments are the antagonists. Now that I have demonstrated my point of view I shall precede to prove that war affects everyone and not just soldiers.
In faithful elephants the zookeepers represent innocents. Tsuchiya represents them well by showing that they have cares and how they are humane like any of us. When the zookeepers are supposed to kill Tonky and Wanly (two of the elephants in the story) they try to postpone the killings of the elephants as they love the elephants and don't wish to kill them. As they are forced too though they regret ever doing so and make a memorial for them. This shows that they represent the innocent people in war as they loss things that they love and they are just average people like us.
Another way Tsuchiya shows how everything is affected in war is how the elephants are killed brutally. The elephants represent the people who are killed and the losses in war.The elephants show this as they are killed by people they trusted with all their hearts. They didn't suspect to be betrayed by the people who trained and cared for them. Even when they were dying they tried to please their trainers by performing tricks. This represents people who die and the losses of war as they were killed by there own country in order to keep it safe.
Finally Tsuchiya shows how governments think that they are something to protect society but only makes the situation more unbearable. He does this by writing about how they force the zoo keepers to kill all the animals in the zoo because they're afraid of bombs falling and destroying the cages in the zoo allowing them to escape and harm others. For this they break the hearts of the zookeepers and kill docile animals.
Tsuchiya wrote this for a few reasons in my opinion. One so that we can finally see how war really affects everyone and not just soldiers and so that we know why we should oppose war. There is a phrase that has been said again and again "it takes one man to scale a mountain, but many to conquer it". Tsuchiya scaled this mountain now it's up to you to help him conquer it. Only we can stop wars but at the same time only we can start them so choose your path wisely.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Intro and Maze Runner
Welcome to Books on Fyre!!!!!!!!!! On this blog I'll write about books which I have read. After I'm done giving a brief over view of the story and how I feel about the book I'll give it a rating. My ratings consist of three levels #1 it's good, give it a try, #2 OMG this book is amazing!!!, and #3 KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!.
Now that you know me and how I work let's skip your intro and get down to Business.
The First Book That I shall be giving you the lowdown on is The Maze Runner by James Dashner. The Maze Runner is about a boy named Thomas, who wakes up in an elevator and can't remember anything. As the elevator finally stops, Thomas finds himself stuck in a maze called by the many other boy's there "the Glade". Three things that I love about this book is first off the setting, second off the characters although basic in structure come alive within the "Glade", And finally the fact that the antagonist are forces called the creators.
The setting is a giant field known as the glade. It is surrounded by the walls of a giant maze, and as I have not personally finished this book I don't know if there is a way to escape the maze. Another insane part of the setting is that within the maze there are giant mechanical creatures known as Grievers. Now I love the Grievers because they give a whole new level to risk as they can easily kill you but if they even touch you, you can go through massive pain as they are covered in spikes. Another main issue about the maze is that its walls move every day.
Also the characters in this story is a basic council and friend set up. You have about three high and mighty guys who like the main character, the two who hate him and his friend. In this story however it fits perfectly with the type of people who live in the "Glade". This suits the situation because as the characters are teens they would have found leadership in those with more bravery, popularity, and experience. Also Thomas has brought a little bit of an uproar as he just saved the live of a maze runner who was on the council while breaking an important rule.
Finally the antagonists in this book are interesting as you really know nothing about them. All you know are that they made the grievers and can give you anything they want to give you. They maintain the maze and send bug spies to check on you. Also you can tell that a living thing is one of their creations if it says wicked on them. But I love them because the author made them so high and mighty and yet so mysterious.
In conclusion this book does everything correctly. It has good character set ups, great setting and mysterious antagonist. So what's not to love? That's why I will tell you to get this book because OMG IT IS AMAZING!!!!!
Now that you know me and how I work let's skip your intro and get down to Business.
The First Book That I shall be giving you the lowdown on is The Maze Runner by James Dashner. The Maze Runner is about a boy named Thomas, who wakes up in an elevator and can't remember anything. As the elevator finally stops, Thomas finds himself stuck in a maze called by the many other boy's there "the Glade". Three things that I love about this book is first off the setting, second off the characters although basic in structure come alive within the "Glade", And finally the fact that the antagonist are forces called the creators.
The setting is a giant field known as the glade. It is surrounded by the walls of a giant maze, and as I have not personally finished this book I don't know if there is a way to escape the maze. Another insane part of the setting is that within the maze there are giant mechanical creatures known as Grievers. Now I love the Grievers because they give a whole new level to risk as they can easily kill you but if they even touch you, you can go through massive pain as they are covered in spikes. Another main issue about the maze is that its walls move every day.
Also the characters in this story is a basic council and friend set up. You have about three high and mighty guys who like the main character, the two who hate him and his friend. In this story however it fits perfectly with the type of people who live in the "Glade". This suits the situation because as the characters are teens they would have found leadership in those with more bravery, popularity, and experience. Also Thomas has brought a little bit of an uproar as he just saved the live of a maze runner who was on the council while breaking an important rule.
Finally the antagonists in this book are interesting as you really know nothing about them. All you know are that they made the grievers and can give you anything they want to give you. They maintain the maze and send bug spies to check on you. Also you can tell that a living thing is one of their creations if it says wicked on them. But I love them because the author made them so high and mighty and yet so mysterious.
In conclusion this book does everything correctly. It has good character set ups, great setting and mysterious antagonist. So what's not to love? That's why I will tell you to get this book because OMG IT IS AMAZING!!!!!
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