Would They Fit In?

Author's Note~  This is a piece that me and a partner worked on.  It is about a Greek character and if they would be able to fit into a modern day middle school.

Would a Greek Methodical character fit into a modern day middle school?

This is a scene that happened today at lunch regarding trench ball:

Aidan: My trench ball team is gonna dominate.

Benjie: No they won’t it’s obvious Mikes’ team will win it all, and beat the teachers.

Achilles: I AM IMMORTAL I WILL BEAT EVERYONE

Benjie: Just because you’re immortal, that doesn’t mean you will beat us all in Trench Ball.

Achilles:  I am the strongest warrior ever!

Aidan: Let’s just call you Mr. Arrogant Achilles

Achilles: Its true! I am the strongest man every I AM IMMORTAL

Benjie: Bro……you think your all that when you have never even played trench ball before.

Achilles: True but I AM IMMORTAL

Nick: This has nothing to do with dying Achilles!!!!

Benjie: thank you Fonte!

Achilles: I totally could beat you guys!

Ryan: Whatever Achilles think what you want.

Achilles: You all will be jealous

The Tragedy Within a Spy

Authors Note: This is an essay about the symbolism throughout the story Snakehead, by Anthony Horowitz and how it affects the reader.

''He let them roll over his tongue, tasting them like a fine wine'' is just one example of symbolism throughout the book Snakehead, by Anthony Horowitz. Like other books, by Anthony Horowitz, there is a lot of symbolism. Most of the symbolism provides the reader with vivid imagery and a better understanding of the story. Alex rider, the main character, is a spy who has a background like no other. Both his parents died and the only family he has left is his god-father. The point of view is from Alex which provides the reader with a load of symbolism and imagery throughout the story. 

One example of symbolism is when Alex and his god father got into a gun fight. Ash, his god father, was about to get shot when the assassin died. It stated that a mushroom of blood erupted from the man's shoulder. Instead of the reader just picturing the man falling down they would now get the impression that the man died in a more horrific way. The red of the guys blood was a symbol for doom and death. Just by changing up some words the author made the scene go from a boring drought to a more exciting event. Because Ash was so close to death but escaped it would give the reader the impression that Alex and Ash needed to work harder because they got lucky. The reader would also realize that the action was about to begin due to the vivid detail. 

Another example is when Alex got into an unfortunate event in a boxing ring. The bad guys made Alex fight against a well-built competitor in front of a crowd. He won but not in an acceptable way. Now the leader of the Snakehead was going to shoot him right in front of a crowd of people. The author stated that Alex watched as the cold eye of the muzzle focused on his chest. The coldness of the gun would be a symbol for something tragic that was about to happen. Also considering a gun doesn't actually have an eye it would be an example of a metaphor. That phrase gives the reader a better understanding of the situation. The reader would also feel as if Alex didn't have anything left to do yet luckily someone shut the lights off which caused the arena to erupt into chaos.

Although Alex had gotten into a lot of risky events he finally arrived at the final process of the illegal immigration transition. Or at least that's what he thought. It was night time when Alex and Ash had gotten to the transport van. Alex described his entrance into the transaction van as if he were about to be swallowed up. Since the van can't actually swallow that phrase would be an example of a personification. Also since it was night time the reader would feel as if something tragic or important was about to happen. This brings a whole different level to the scene. It went form a casual ride to a claustrophobic mysterious van. The symbolism gives the reader a much more clear picture of what's happening in the scene.

This story incorporated a lot of great symbolism which definitely added to the level of excitement. The author strongly explained why some things were more important to the story versus other. Most of the symbolism fell beneath the tragic section throughout the story which would make sense since he is a spy.