In the House of The Scorpion by Nancy Farmer‚ a science fiction novel‚ a boy named Matt lives a “normal” life in his childhood. On the other hand‚ the more he grows‚ the more he discovers new things about himself. Later on he discovered that he was a clone of a Man named El Patron. Matt starts to have a great relationship with El Patron‚ at least that’s what he thinks. Until later on after El Patron has a heart attack‚ Matt realizes he was only made for spare body parts even also realizes that El
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Essay 1 If you didn’t have friends‚ would you be able to live a valuable and meaningful life? Friendship is a very valuable thing because it can get people through the hardest of times‚ as shown in Nancy Farmer’s House of the Scorpion‚ where the reign of El Patron over his country‚ Opium‚ is overthrown by his own clone‚ Matteo Alacran‚ with the help of his few friends‚ whom he keeps through loyalty and compassion. “Tomorrow he would begin the task of breaking down the empire of Opium. It was
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warning others that if one person is given too much power‚ there will likely be consequences. He also stated when someone is given absolute power‚ there is not a doubt that person will become corrupted. In the same fashion‚ characters in The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer‚ abuse power or are affected by the abuse of power. In the beginning of the book‚ Matt‚ a young boy‚ leaves the confinement of his home for the first time only to realize he is a clone‚ which causes him to be isolated and treated
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Book Selection #2 (from the Grade 9 Required Reading List): The House of The Scorpion (1) After reading The House of the Scorpion‚ many thoughts and questions ran through my mind. One‚ was‚ as in almost all books‚ the ending. While Matt was starting his new life away from Opium‚ a lot happened at the Big House. At El Patron’s wake‚ Tam Lin opened a bottle of wine that was made the day El Patron was born- El Patron had said he wanted it to be opened at his 150th birthday party. The wine‚ as it turns
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what it would be like to go through life as an outcast? The main character in House of the Scorpion was constantly treated as though he didn’t fit in. Although he was treated poorly‚ a few characters did feel differently about him. In the novel‚ the characters believe in different morals and have a wide range of views that are comparable to how people think and believe in today’s society. In House of the Scorpion‚ many of the characters share different morals and ways of dealing with things
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With Power Comes Corruption Political corruption is one of the significant themes in the novel “The House of the Scorpion.” Political corruption is the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Everyday political figures and governments who we rely on to protect us betray us. Whether it is by bribery‚extortion‚ cronyism‚ nepotism‚ patronage‚ graft‚ embezzlement‚ criminal enterprise‚ drug trafficking‚ money laundering or human trafficking‚ political officials or governmental
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The house of the scorpion The term extraordinary can apply to many things. The definition of extraordinary is an object that is “very unusual and deserving attention”. The House of the Scorpion deserves to be called extraordinary because it spins a masterful literary web that will not set you free until you finish the last page with a satisfied sigh. Because of the moralistic issues she cunningly weaves into the book‚ the excellent literary language‚ and her cautionary take on the future‚ Farmer
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We all grow up at some point in our lives‚ but when you are forced to make mature decisions before they have all the necessary skills can make your childhood unpleasant as well as difficult. Matteo Alacrán‚ a boy from the nation of Opium‚ was not brought into this world like the rest of us he was placed inside the womb of a cow‚ where he grew‚ until being cut out. This changed the way many people would look at him in his life. He was a clone to many until his world was turned upside down by “himself”
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Born in a laboratory from ancient cells‚ to live a life with sole purpose to be scrap parts to keep another alive‚ Matteo Alacràn‚ upon revealing himself to the estate he is kept on from his isolated habitat‚ at first‚ though he is to be the most important figure on the estate‚ is treated as a wild animal would be. When you find out that Matt is a clone you take a whole new perspective on how the book is going than from when you first start reading. Matt is a boy who starts out separated from people
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In the story The House of the scorpion‚ written by Nancy Farmer‚ the main characters are Matt‚ El Patron‚ Celia Maria Tam Lin. The Main setting is in the future‚ in Mexico‚ On an opium farm. In the beginning of the story we meet Matt who is a clone of El Patron. Who has never known anyone else but Celia. In the story the main problem is that Matt is a clone And is not seen as an equal because he is a clone. The solution is When El Patron died‚ he was the only copy of him‚ so with the law Matt was
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