Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Fifth Child Cover Choice

The cover that describes The Fifth Child the best is the one where the boy is looking out the window, the fourth one. Where he has his hand on the window wanting to get out and escape from his life. THats how his life is. "Now he was locked into his room each night, and there were heavy bars on the door as well." (Lessing 64). This cover shows how trapped Ben is in this world. It shows how he does not receive a lot of attention from his family, and how he is basically a prisoner in his own home. He is not a true part of there happy family. He is trapped in this life and there is no escape for him.

3 comments:

  1. Hey Le! Great post! We miss you in English today... we are posting comments on everyone's blog.

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  2. I really like how you picked the fourth cover and i never would of thought of it that way! I agree that Ben is trapped in this world because he IS neglected. Great Job!

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  3. Chuckles :) I really like the quote you used. It deffinitely expresses what Lessing was feeling and what the cover is trying to portray.

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