engage their audiences - and did they succeed? Bridge to Terabithia: The novel‚ Bridge to Terabithia‚ written by Katherine Paterson (1977) is an intriguing story about friendship. Paterson’s novel is about two children who together use each other’s strength to overcome each of their own weaknesses. Paterson’s uses a range of techniques to engage her audience‚ this including the setting‚ language‚ characters and themes. Bridge to Terabithia is an outstanding novel‚ most suited for children
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named Leslie Burke. She goes to the boy’s side of the playground and beats everyone in the race. Jess & Leslie become best friends and create a fantasyland across the creek in the woods where they live. They call it Terabithia. Everyday after school Jess & Leslie go to Terabithia. Leslie is the queen and Jess is the king. They play all kinds of games there‚ Leslie tells Jess stories like Moby Dick‚ and Jess pretends that his family is not poor. Also‚ Leslie is the only person that understands
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Bridge to Terabithia The title of the book that I will be reviewing is called Bridge to Terabithia. The book was written by Katherine Paterson in 1977. The genre of the book is realistic fiction and children’s literature. The book is set in the small town of Lark Creek and the magical land of Terabithia in 1970. One of the main characters is a ten year old boy named Jesse Aarons. Jess had long straw coloured hair and was quite tall for his age‚ he was white and thin. Some character traits I noticed
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Introduction: Bridge to Terabithia is a story of fifth grader Jesse Aarons. He becomes friend with his new neighbor Leslie Burke . Leslie is a smart‚ talented‚ outgoing tomboy. Jesse is an artistic boy who‚ in the beginning of the novel‚ is fearful‚ angry‚ and depressed. Through the friendship with Leslie‚ he becomes courageous and lets go of his anger and frustration. Title: Bridge to Terabithia Author: Katherine Paterson Main theme: The story starts out simply enough: Jess Aarons
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A Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson was born in 1932‚ in China. She was the daughter of missionaries. She and her family left China during World War II when Manchuria was invaded. They moved to various towns on the East coast of North America‚ finally settling in Winchester‚ Virginia. Paterson studied Bible and Christian education at King College in Bristol‚ TN. After she finished grad school she moved to Japan. While in Japan she met John Paterson‚ a Presbyterian minister‚ whom she eventually
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Defense Mechanisms in Bridge to Terabithia Novel. Thesis. State Islamic University‚ 2010. N.p.: n.p.‚ n.d. Print. Hourihan‚ Margery. Deconstructing the Hero: Literary Theory and Children ’s Literature. London: Routledge‚ 1997. Print. McLeod‚ Saul. "Erik Erikson | Psychosocial Stages | Simply Psychology." Erik Erikson | Psychosocial Stages. Simply Psychology‚ 2008. Web. 12 Apr. 2015. <http://www.simplypsychology.org/Erik-Erikson.html>. Paterson‚ Katherine. The Bridge to Terabithia. New York: Avon‚ 1977
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The movie‚ Bridge to Terabithia‚ shows an example of an issue concerning moral and psychosocial development of a young girl and how her actions affect those around her. Janice Avery is the symbol of a school bully‚ and wreaks terror on anyone in her way at school. Problems at home impact Janice Avery’s development; due to the abuse she receives at home‚ she believes she has no self-worth and has to substitute the absence of self-esteem by bullying her peers. With regard to psychosocial development
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Analysis In “Bridge To Terabithia‚” written by Katherine Paterson‚ great friendships blossom from impertinent first impressions. Great friendship such as Leslie’s brings new experiences. Great friendships may come from unpromising first encounters and lead to new experiences. Leslie’s friendship came with the promise of a new beginning; reword this sentence Leslie opens a new world up to Jess full of creativity and imagination which “Leslie name[s] their secret land “’Terabithia”’(50). Don’t end
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Alternative Ending for Bridge to Terabithia Jesse had just made May Belle the new queen of Terabithia. The spirits of Terabithia came down after May Belle was queen. They came to congratulate May Belle for being the new queen and to thank Jesse for being such a good king. But after‚ something very surprising was said by the spirits. “Terabithia is no longer an imaginary land but is now apart of the real world. Every inhabitant of Terabithia will become real because we are now ruled by the rightful
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Critical review (draft 2) Bridge to Terabithia is a touching novel woven together by Katherine Paterson. She has utilised a wide range of skills‚ which when applied to the story make an audience feel an abundance of feelings such as joy‚ sadness‚ and enchantment. Paterson has used language and literary techniques such as similes‚ hyperbole and foreshadowing to achieve this. Paterson has also displayed a wide range of themes including belonging and death along with the three stages of grief. Paterson
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