reading response #5 (revised)

In the book, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis, is a book of magic and an adventure in the world called Narnia. A boy called Digory with his friend Polly get transported to another world, they accidentally release the evil Queen called Jadis. When she is released into their world, Digory and Polly must find a way to take her back to her world, also witnessing the birth of Narnia. I think that Uncle Andrew is a symbol of mankind and their opinion of magic, mostly in the part when he sees Narnia's birth.
    I think that Uncle Andrew is a symbol of mankind because in the passage, it says, "All he saw, or thought he saw, was a lot of dangerous animals walking vaguely about." This means that when the children saw this event, they saw what it was really about, when Uncle Andrew saw it as a bunch of animals that are dangerous. It shows that mankind often don't see the real meaning of magic or things like that.
     Another way to show that Uncle Andrew is a representation of mankind is in the book, it says that Uncle Andrew thought of himself as a magician, when he doesn't understand of the birth of Narnia. This means that he doesn't understand the difference between mankind's opinion of magic and the real magic. Another way to show that Uncle Andrew is a symbol for mankind is "When the great moment came and the Beasts spoke, he missed the whole point; for a rather interesting reason." This means that Uncle Andrew tries not to hear what Digory and Polly heard because he doesn't believe in it.
    In conclusion, Uncle Andrew is a symbol of mankind when witnessing the birth of Narnia because he doesn't believe in that kind of magic, and that he would rather would not see the moment because it goes against what he had learned.

Reading response #5

     In the book, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis, is a book of magic and an adventure in the world called Narnia. A boy called Digory with his friend Polly get transported to another world, they accidentally release the evil Queen called Jadis. When she is released into their world, Digory and Polly must find a way to take her back to her world, also witnessing the birth of Narnia. I think that Uncle Andrew is a symbol of mankind and their opinion of magic, mostly in the part when he sees Narnia's birth.
    I think that Uncle Andrew is a symbol of mankind because in the passage, it says, "All he saw, or thought he saw, was a lot of dangerous animals walking vaguely about." This means that when the children saw this event, they saw what it was really about, when Uncle Andrew saw it as a bunch of animals that are dangerous. It shows that mankind often don't see the real meaning of magic or things like that.
     Another way to show that Uncle Andrew is a representation of mankind is in the book, it says that Uncle Andrew thought of himself as a magician, when he doesn't understand of the birth of Narinia. This means that he doesn't understand the difference between mankind's opinion of magic and the real magic. Another way to show that Uncle Andrew is a symbol for mankind is "When the great moment came and the Beasts spoke, he missed the whole point; for a rather interesting reason." This means that Uncle Andrew tries not to hear what Digory and Polly heard because he doesn't believe in it.
    In conclusion, Uncle Andrew is a symbol of mankind when witnessing the birth of Narnia because he doesn't believe in that kind of magic, and that he would rather would not see the moment because it goes against what he had learned.

Reading Response: The Drummer Boy of Shiloh

   Everybody has problems, and most of us solve them. In The Drummer Boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury, the main character, Joby had problems as well. Some people have a hard time, while some of us have an easier time. Some of us hardly ever solve them. They just avoid them. Joby is one of those who have a hard time.But he gets through. In the story, it's April in the year 1862. A boy named Joby in the Civil War feels unimportant. But the general notices him feeling neglected, and cheers him up.

   One conflict he has is that he feels smaller and weaker in comparison to the other soldiers. For instance, he thought, "I got only a drum, two sticks to beat it, and no shield." This means that all of the soldiers has something that he doesn't, and that he is just a drummer boy, and that he is not important to the army. It also shows that he doesn't feel so sure about himself unlike the other soldiers in the army.

   Another conflict is that he is afraid that the war is going to change his life. For example, it said, "Nothing had a name. Nothing was as it once was." This means that everything is changing because of the war, and Joby does not want the war to happen, or have any changes in his life. He wanted everything to go back to the way it was before the war started.

    This conflict is resolved by Joby having confidence in himself. For example, in the passage it said, "' He gave the orders, but Joby set the pace!'" This means that if he is sure of himself, he can help the army win, and that he would not have many worries anymore. And if he did, his worries of the war will disappear; meanwhile his feeling that he is smaller will be gone too because his confidence will boost his self-esteem, that he is just like the others, that he is just as important as them.

    In conclusion, Joby first feels weaker, but then he finds confidence and he resolves his conflicts because of it. He learns that being sure of himself will calm his fears of what will happen in the future.