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I chose this book because of the title. The title just says, “Revolver” and that’s what intrigued me. I wondered what this book would be about, I have some interest in guns and this title interested me. I would recommend this book to any people who have an interest in guns and how they work. This book describes the way that a Colt revolver loads and shoots, and I found it very interesting because I learned how guns are shot and I’ve always wondered what happens inside a gun. This book doesn’t have much action or much of that sort of thing, it’s a like mystery. You go into the past of this man that you thought you knew based on the stories told from his son Sig, but you learn new things about him, and why that man Wolff came and demanded to see Einar. Those kind of stories interest me, when you think you know a character, but there’s some big secret nobody knew, and you have to figure out whether he was really the good person you thought he was. It had a lot of storytelling but that’s what I loved about the book, I thought the plot twist was very interesting and I would really recommend this book to anybody.

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This passage is explaining how the revolver works and why Einar believes it is perfect, ““Imagine I took this cartridge, and lifted back the gate on the back of the cylinder here. It slides into one of the six chambers, a perfect fit. Everything measured and made to perfection. I pull back the hammer on the back of the gun, just halfway at first, so I can rotate the cylinder into place. Now the cartridge we loaded is sitting directly under the firing pin, on the underside of the hammer.” While Einar spoke, Sig gazed at the gun, and the gun alone. Einar pulled back the hammer to its full extent, which set into place with a tidy click, and now Anna couldn’t help looking at the gun as well.” This passage is very very descriptive, it hooks the reader by using a lot of detail to describe how the gun works; Einar thinks it is the most perfect machine on earth, so he explains how the contraption works with a lot of detail. It helps the reader to picture the gun and the actions that Einar is taking to load the gun and what is happening inside of the gun when he does so.

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In Revolver, Sig is the main character. He is intrigued by the Colt revolver his dad gave him for his birthday one year, his dad is obsessed with it, he says that it is the most beautiful thing in the world, and that it is the perfect machine. He always loved his dad. One day a man named Wolff showed up and demanded the gold that he says Sig’s father Einar stole from him, Sig doesn’t know about this gold. Wolff tells Sig the story of how he found gold and wanted to get it checked for purity by Einar, he discovered it was only 10% pure gold, so he made a deal with Einar and wanted half of Einar’s gold, Einar didn’t have any. Einar poisoned Wolff and stole his gold and ran away with it, Sig is discovering these secrets he never knew about his father and is trying to figure out what kind of man he was. All Wolff wants is the gold, he will stop at nothing to find it and take what is his, he kidnaps Sig and Anna inside their own home and they have to tell him where the gold is or else Wolff will kill them. Sig’s only hope is his revolver, but he has to find a way to get to it. The phrase “even the dead tell stories” shows up multiple times in the book, and this is used in the story as Wolff is telling the story of Einar and him which Sig would have never known if his father hadn’t died.

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             In the book Revolver, Sig lives with his father Einar, his sister Anna, and his stepmom Nadya outside the very small town of Giron. Einar’s favorite possession is the Colt revolver that he owns, Nadya is a strong follower of God and preaches His word daily, Anna is Nadya’s helper with the housework but they don’t get along very well, and Sig his father’s son, he loves Einar and follows him. The book starts at the day of the death of Sig’s father Einar. He went out on the frozen lake and slipped through the ice before he could make it home from work, and he froze to death. The next day a mysterious giant man named Wolff shows up and demands to see Einar and says that he has unfinished business. Once Wolff finds out about Einar’s death, he turns to Sig to finish the deal they had. Sig and his family are in danger and he must find a way out of it. They spent some of the book describing the revolver, how beautiful it is because it is the perfect machine, the way they describe it can be used in real life when explaining how beautifully things are made, and how they work. This book reminds me of some of Gary Paulsen’s works because it’s the story of a young boy becoming a man in the face of danger, I love Gary Paulsen and I loved this book too.

BLOGGER FINAL ASSESSMENT

I think that the blog post that shows my best voice is my connections post to Insurgent. One of the lines that demonstrate my best voice is when I was explaing how Tobias's big secret was revealed,     "They put Tris and Tobias under a truth serum and now know Tobias's big secret (sorry can't tell)." I said this because I didn't want to spoil the story for the readers. Another line that demonstrates my voice is when I was describing how Tris and Tobias feel about moving to Dauntless, "They also find out that he regrets moving to Dauntless, but on the other hand, Tris feels she belongs there and she feels she wasn't right for Abnegation." I said, "but on the other hand." which I find myself saying a lot in actual conversations.

I like to use diction and syntax to make my piece more interesting and easy to read. I used a different kind of sentence structure to better describe what I'm talking about and who I am talking about when I explained how who you listen to affects how you think about things, "When people that I trust believe in something and think it is right, for example my parents, I tend to believe that that is also the right idea and it can affect the way I think about a situation." I start explaining what I believe, then I use a comma to go into detail of someone who affects what I believe, and then I keep going into description about how it affects me. An example of elevated diction is when I was describing what happened to the characters at the Candor compound, "They are ambushed by traitor Dauntless and Eric and they attempt to capture all of the Divergents they can since they are immune to the simulation." I could've said that they were attacked by Eric and the traitor Dauntless, but I used the word ambushed because it was more descriptive and it sounded better in the piece to elevate my writing.

Insurgent: What is the best thing about my book?

The last post was fake don't read it! Insurgent is a very well written book, I think that Veronica Roth does a great job with developing the plot. I would say that the best part of the books are the characters because they are very likeable and I feel very attached to them. I love how she developed Tris from being Abnegation and innocent to becoming the most lethal Dauntless. I feel like I would be physically depressed because they are such great characters. I feel like I can relate this to the Harry Potter books because I loved the characters and always thought for the rest of the time I wasn't reading about the book and was going to happen, this is also how I feel about Insurgent. I can't wait to get hands on the next book as I am pretty sure it will be as good or better than the two previous books.

Insurgent: What is the best thing about my book?

Insurgent is a very good book.

Insurgent: What does the work tell us about how the society affects the individual?

In Insurgent, Tris was just about to be executed by Jeanine, but the least possible person that could have saved her did. Peter. Yep, you heard me right, Peter. The person who tried to kill her during initiation switched the death serum, and saved her life. Now, Tris is going to the Amity compound to try and cooperate with the Amity leader while the factionless lead an attack on the Erudite compound.

I think that this book tells us how the government, and therefore society, make a huge impact in influencing our thoughts and beliefs. In the book, the government believes that the Divergent are evil and very dangerous to their system of factions, so some people treat them like aliens. It is true that the Divergent are dangerous, it is because they are immune to the simulations and the serums, so they cannot be taken under control. Now, the Divergent are the only hope that the rebels have in order to defeat the Erudite and Jeanine. Will the other rebels be able to cooperate with them? Will they be successful?

Insurgent: How do different Characters respond to the Conflict

The characters in Insurgent respond to the conflict very differently. For example, Tris and Tobias respond by running headfirst into it, they don't think about the consequences much. That's how I would do it, it helps save you from becoming too nervous, just like Tris's brother Caleb. He always is scared and he refuses to cooperate at first. Wow. He wouldn't even risk his life to save the world from the Erudite. One life isn't as important as many.

Insurgent: Conversation with a Character

In Insurgent, Tobias and Tris leave with two others to eavesdrop on a meeting between Max, a bad guy, and Jack Kang, the Candor leader. They hear how Jeanine, the main villian, is not at the meeting and is telling Max what to say and do to Jack. They search for her, but one of their soldiers, Lynn shot Max and they were discovered. They weren't able to capture Jeanine, and Lynn's sister, Shauna was shot during the battle. They go back to the Candor compound and execute Eric. All of the Dauntless then vote for new leaders, and they return to the Dauntless compound. Jeanine seems unstoppable and even if the war ends, will the Erudite still be able to control the population again?

I decided to have a conversation with Tris. I would ask her why she can't get along with everyone. She is very stubborn and rarely sways from her beliefs and is very strong. If I asked her some questions like about the Dauntless beliefs, she would defend her beliefs very strongly and would never give in to another cause.

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In Insurgent, they have arrived in the Candor compound with a group of survivors not under the attack simulation. Not trusting the newcomers, they put Tris and Tobias under a truth serum and now know Tobias's big secret (sorry can't tell). They also find out that he regrets moving to Dauntless, but on the other hand, Tris feels she belongs there and she feels she wasn't right for Abnegation. They are ambushed by traitor Dauntless and Eric and they attempt to capture all of the Divergents they can since they are immune to the simulation. They defeat the attack and capture Eric, but he doesn't have the information they need, will they figure out the plan for the simulation?

A text to self connection with Insurgent is when the traitor Dauntless attack the survivors.When people that I trust believe in something and think it is right, for example my parents, I tend to believe that that is also the right idea and it can affect the way I think about a situation.

A text to text connection is Insurgent and Hunger Games. When the Capitol holds the Hunger Games, they believe that is it the correct way to prevent rebellions, but the Districts know that the Capitol is wrong. This is how the traitor Dauntless and Eric now think about taking over the factions.

A text to world connection could be to wars in the Middle East. Some wars over there are fought because of differences in religious beliefs. They believe that their religion is the correct religion and they hate the other believers of other religions.