Prediction

HIVE

The book HIVE by Mark Walden is starting to get to the climax. The book is about a group of kids sent to an island to learn the ways of evil scientists and agents. Some of the kids were forced into going without knowing and they are now giving clues about having them plot an escape.

            Otto and Wing finally have started their “normal lives” in the HIVE complex. Along the way though many hints came up about them trying to escape HIVE island. I think that this is easily the main conflict of the book and that this means the ending will solve the problem having them escape or, getting caught.

            The first clue pointing to escape is when they first arrive at the island. Otto notices that they have an underground submarine base and starts making plans and talking to Wing about them escaping with the subs. In the book Otto says to Wing “…Did you notice the submarine dock. Maybe we could use them to escape…..”. Obviously this is directly saying they trying to escape.

            Another clue is that both Otto and Wing have been looking for faults in the places security. I know this because the book gave me clues by having Otto talk about the security. When they started their HIVE tour Otto and Wing started  asking questions like” Has anyone escaped the island?” and “What parts of the island can the security see?” Throughout the tour they kept asking and asking until the Contessa threatened give them a very bad visit while they were there. Even after that they kept searching for more clues to see how good the island’s security is. In order to escape Otto must know what the security can do and what the faults are.

            Finally in the middle of the book Otto and Wing are starting to make a small group of four people for the attempted escape. I know that they are now getting very serious about doing what they’ve been trying to do. With a group formed they are now getting the supplies and planning the escape. In the book it says “In order to escape the island we must have a group to help each other.” There was also another hint from the story. The main one for this reason. “On the bed was the final list in what they need to escape.” Again this is telling you “We’re trying to escape!”.

            What I’m predicting will happen is similar to the book Rise of Scorpia by Anthony Horrowitz. In the book Alex Rider is trying to escape from his arch nemesis’ compound. There too is a very tight security with barely any faults in it. Just like Otto Alex looked and looked for anything that could help him in his escape. Alex does end up making it out but with the help of someone from the outside. I think the ending of HIVE will end very similar to this way if they get free.

            Summing up all of the evidence the book gives us it is clear to me they will attempt the escape sometime soon. Escaping this island sounds like a suicide mission. Security is tight 24/7 and HIVE mind is everywhere watching your every move. I question if the book will have a happy ending. Will they even make it past part one? Will they escape? Will they even get anywhere after getting through the security? This is the only shot they have and they can’t miss it.            

Prediction of 3:15

I predict that at the end of the book Troy will end up making Mr. Mason a better teacher. I do because when Troy said you're my favorite teacher I think it gave a hint on what was coming up. Because of the fact that it was rare to think Mr. Mason is the best teacher it will impact him. He will become nicer to Troy in my predictions and at the end, Troy will convince Mr. Mason to be a little more lenient on his expectations causing him to start being more nice to the other students.

The real ending was better than mine but it was a lot more confusing. It might have helped if I had read the rest of the book. I was lost at where this was and when it said "only time will tell" that really doesn't give much of an ending.

Character Development

Hello I’m the new Carter

Authors Note:

This piece is about the character analysis in the book series the Kane Chronicles. I wrote this to demonstrate my understanding of character analysis.

In the series Kane Chronicles Carter, the a main character, came a long way from the beginning when he was a clueless traveling 13 year old, to a strong and brave boy that feared nothing that came in his path. Not even Apophis. Through many heart stopping, difficult situations Carter went from having Bast and Amos doing everything, to him leading the pack and taking on the enemy. Carter showed significant amounts of change throughout the whole series.

            Even though some of his changes were very subtle, I could still notice him change. Starting in book one I noticed his attitude and mindset change from the time his dad released the gods at Rosetta Stone to when he defeated Apophis.

Before he knew he was a magician from the strongest family of Egypt, he was a very timid and shy kid. I think this was because Carter and his dad traveled around the world nonstop. If they do that he has to get used to the new people really quick before he’s off to another place. Usually when meeting new people you’ll be shy at first and then when you get to know them you’ll talk more comfortably. After the accident Sadie’s guardians sent them from England to Brooklyn to live with their Uncle Amos. There Carter began to see what he really was and started learning to use his magic. From there on his confidence level went up and up because now he thought he was a powerful magician.

Yes he had changed a lot but don’t think he didn’t change anymore because he did. From the end of book one to the start of book two I noticed he had changed again. From the Red Pyramid he started leading but was still timid. During the Throne of Fire he was confident in what he was directing people to do. He was actually leading with confidence instead of his old self that half-heartedly directed. I could tell that he was getting better at leading because when reading the text it looked like he was firm with his speech and that he actually knew what he was doing. In the first book he had no idea what to do.

Finally Carter’s ultimate change was the way he acted. From the start he was a teenager that wanted to stay the same as he always was. Traveling around the world discovering cool ancient Egyptian stuff and acting in the ways of Egypt. Now that he’s in America everyone is staring at him for dressing in his Egyptian clothes. Now at the end he has changed and has begun to dress in normal peoples clothes (but with no cotton so he can use magic) and has acted normal not talking about the gods and the history of Egypt.

When I think of a similar character I think of Percy Jackson from the Percy Jackson series. They are similar in many ways changing from the beginning of the series to the end. Percy was timid in the beginning just like Carter was and wasn’t able to lead anyone. Another thing is they both eventually made progress to become great leaders. Percy lead the defense of Manhattan and Carter lead the defensive of the world against Apophis. Also both of them got a place to call “home”. Carter and Percy moved around a lot. At the end of these series they both settled into a spot and lived there. Finally at the end of both of the series they both became a leader of their home base. This takes large amounts of leadership and courage to be able to gain a position like that.

Carter has come a long way from the beginning. He made major changes that shaped the way his new self would be. From noticing his changes I now know that you can change to and be whatever you want to be. You just have to take risks and attempt your tasks.