How To Write An Essay On Gregor The Overlanders
Ramsha Adnan
March 20, 2013
Mr. RG
Language Arts
The World Underneath
"Beware, Underlanders, time hangs by a thread. /The hunters are hunted, white water runs red. /The gnawers are sent to extinguish the rest. /The hope of the hopeless resides in a quest.” So begins the tale of Gregor, an 11-year-old boy who lives in New York. The book, Gregor the Overlander, was written by Suzanne Collins, the author the ever-popular series The Hunger Games. This 308 page book was published in September 1, 2003. It was voted for the Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award. Also it was chosen for the Pacific Northwest Young Reader’s Choice Award, as well as the Volunteer State Book Award. In addition it won the Young Hoosier Book Award. It also gained the Garden State Book Award. Likewise, it was the winner of the Pennsylvania Young Readers’ Choice Award. Lastly it was the first runner-up for the Texas Bluebonnet Award. I really admire the way …show more content…
It is hard not to feel what this character is feeling. At the beginning of the tale he is very troubled. His dad mysteriously disappeared two years ago. His grandmother is sick and has Alzheimer’s. His family is quite poor. Gregor wants to do something special that might make his family rich. When Gregor falls through the trap door into the Underland, he suddenly wants his wish back. As the prophecy said he was the “Warrior”, and it made him sick to even hit anybody. Gregor is stuck; he does not want to fulfill his part in the prophecy. But, unfortunately, Gregor must help save the Underland, or all his friends from the Underland will die, and he will never go back home. Finally Gregor agrees, after he hears his father is held captive by the rats. I think what made this character seem so real was the fact that he is as normal as possible, and the fact that the author gave a lot of description of him. Also I think he seems realistic because he reacted the way most people
March 20, 2013
Mr. RG
Language Arts
The World Underneath
"Beware, Underlanders, time hangs by a thread. /The hunters are hunted, white water runs red. /The gnawers are sent to extinguish the rest. /The hope of the hopeless resides in a quest.” So begins the tale of Gregor, an 11-year-old boy who lives in New York. The book, Gregor the Overlander, was written by Suzanne Collins, the author the ever-popular series The Hunger Games. This 308 page book was published in September 1, 2003. It was voted for the Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award. Also it was chosen for the Pacific Northwest Young Reader’s Choice Award, as well as the Volunteer State Book Award. In addition it won the Young Hoosier Book Award. It also gained the Garden State Book Award. Likewise, it was the winner of the Pennsylvania Young Readers’ Choice Award. Lastly it was the first runner-up for the Texas Bluebonnet Award. I really admire the way …show more content…
It is hard not to feel what this character is feeling. At the beginning of the tale he is very troubled. His dad mysteriously disappeared two years ago. His grandmother is sick and has Alzheimer’s. His family is quite poor. Gregor wants to do something special that might make his family rich. When Gregor falls through the trap door into the Underland, he suddenly wants his wish back. As the prophecy said he was the “Warrior”, and it made him sick to even hit anybody. Gregor is stuck; he does not want to fulfill his part in the prophecy. But, unfortunately, Gregor must help save the Underland, or all his friends from the Underland will die, and he will never go back home. Finally Gregor agrees, after he hears his father is held captive by the rats. I think what made this character seem so real was the fact that he is as normal as possible, and the fact that the author gave a lot of description of him. Also I think he seems realistic because he reacted the way most people