The main character of “The House of the Scorpion” is Matt. Matt is hopeful‚ loyal‚ and smart. Matt is hopeful because he was in a cold cell abused both physically and verbally by a servant named Rose and was starting to accept his faith as a clone. Suddenly‚ he started hoping to be saved by Celia‚ his caregiver‚ or any other kind person. He hoped for three years‚ and never gave up hope. Matt is loyal because he doesn’t take advantage of anyone and if they treated him properly‚ he would treat them
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People often study their reflection in a mirror. They study the details of their face‚ the curve of their nose‚ and maybe think of what they might look like with just minor changes to their features. In the book‚ The House of the Scorpions‚ Matt is a clone of the master of the Alacran Estate‚ El Patron. Matt’s image in the mirror reflects the humanity theme of the book – while Matt knows he is a clone‚ he doesn’t feel any different than his DNA donor El Patron. In fact‚ he is treated in many
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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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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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Book Club “Letter to the Author” Dear Nancy Farmer‚ I read the book “The House of The Scorpion” and it was intriguing. I always wonder‚ how did you come up with the idea to this book! Did you just decide one day you wanted to write a book about a clone of a powerful drug lord? I love how your book was very descriptive. I love how you didn’t leave anything unresolved‚ I love it when a author ties up the ends to the plot of their book. I must admit‚ the story was a little strange. Overall‚ It was
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The House of a Brave New World: Brave New World Vs. The House of The Scorpions Introduction: Dystopia; an “imaginary” society in which citizens are dehumanized and live what readers deem as an unpleasant‚ worthless life. Nancy Farmer’s novel The House of The Scorpions and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World are two dystopian novels that paint a surreal image of two societies on two opposite sides of the spectrum. Farmer’s novel depicts the life of a clone of the head of a huge drug cartel named
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critical conditions. A person already dying can save someone’s life by donating his or her organs. Consider the fact that the person in need of an organ might have a family to provide for. Organ donation is portrayed in a positive way in The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer and in My Sister’s Keeper
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Night of the Scorpion-Nissim Ezekiel MATCHES: Two Scavengers in a Truck‚ Nothing’s Changed-Two Cultures Vultures‚ Limbo-Contrasting Views Nissim Ezekiel (White male poet): 1. Nissim Ezekiel was born in Bombay‚ now Mumbai‚ India in 1924. 2. His parents were Israeli and he was brought up with the Jewish faith‚ though he had friends of many different religions. 3. As a child he was very serious about religion and often spoke to his friends on a deep scale in relation to religious matters
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Night of the Sorpion’ is a poignant poem that evokes the strong hold of superstition within our social psyche. Ezekiel recalls the night when his mother was stung by a scorpion. With the onset of the monsoons‚ the ten hours of warm and steady rains had compelled the mysterious scorpion to crawl into the house and hid itself beneath a sack of rice in the dark store room. Without any mercy‚ it raised up its lethal‚ venomous and diabolic tail and stung Ezekiel’s mother in one of her toes while she was
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Through racism and stereotypes‚ we examine how Asian-American superheroes are often relegated to a secondary or “side-kick” status in modern comic books. In “Blue Scorpion and Chung‚” we take a look at Chung‚ an Asian-American chauffeur whose advanced combat skills and athleticism are dwarfed by his eccentric partner and boss‚ Blue Scorpion. We also take a look at James‚ an Asian superhero with a vast amount of powers‚ who becomes relegated to side-kick status to a much lesser superhero‚ Hank‚ due to
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