Perseverance In The Lost Hope
The first decades of the twenty-first century were full of overcoming obstacles. Prodigy by Marie Lu, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, The Lost Hope by Rick Riordan, or The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi. What do these four stories all have in common, other than their dystopian category? They all are full of hope that leads to perseverance and in the end overcoming the main conflict.
Each one of these stories had an obstacle some character(s) had to face. From taking down corrupt governments to life or death in the woods, falling to your death at the Grand Canyon, or choosing to save your society from non-eco friendly groups. Every story has something to be solved. Why else would you read them? “Day jolts awake beside me. His brow covered with …show more content…
He thought back to school. To all of those science classes. Had he ever learned what made a fire? Did a teacher ever stand up there and say, ‘This is what makes a fire’. No” (Paulsen, 91). Realistically, there is no way Brian should have ever made it out of the forest. But through hard work and perseverance Brian overcame the obstacle of life or death.
“Leo got to his feet, breathing hard. He looked completely humiliated, his hands bleeding from clawing at rocks.” (Riordan, 24). The book The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan is about three teenagers with supernatural abilities, also known as demigods. The characters are Jason, Piper, and Leo. Unlike the other two books, the excerpt we were given is the only part we know about this story.
It all starts on page twenty-four the three characters have just been stranded after falling down the Grand Canyon. Their biggest obstacle being survival. These teenagers must work together to come out of the canyon. These characters have a bigger advantage than Brian from Hatchet. Brian had only school knowledge, while these teens have their super abilities as well as one another and multiple other people.
“He [Jason] opened his eyes. They weren’t falling. They were floating in midair, a hundred feet above the river” (Riordan, 26). These friends were able to overcome their challenge of life or death and safely make it back to the top of the
Each one of these stories had an obstacle some character(s) had to face. From taking down corrupt governments to life or death in the woods, falling to your death at the Grand Canyon, or choosing to save your society from non-eco friendly groups. Every story has something to be solved. Why else would you read them? “Day jolts awake beside me. His brow covered with …show more content…
He thought back to school. To all of those science classes. Had he ever learned what made a fire? Did a teacher ever stand up there and say, ‘This is what makes a fire’. No” (Paulsen, 91). Realistically, there is no way Brian should have ever made it out of the forest. But through hard work and perseverance Brian overcame the obstacle of life or death.
“Leo got to his feet, breathing hard. He looked completely humiliated, his hands bleeding from clawing at rocks.” (Riordan, 24). The book The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan is about three teenagers with supernatural abilities, also known as demigods. The characters are Jason, Piper, and Leo. Unlike the other two books, the excerpt we were given is the only part we know about this story.
It all starts on page twenty-four the three characters have just been stranded after falling down the Grand Canyon. Their biggest obstacle being survival. These teenagers must work together to come out of the canyon. These characters have a bigger advantage than Brian from Hatchet. Brian had only school knowledge, while these teens have their super abilities as well as one another and multiple other people.
“He [Jason] opened his eyes. They weren’t falling. They were floating in midair, a hundred feet above the river” (Riordan, 26). These friends were able to overcome their challenge of life or death and safely make it back to the top of the