Blog Post #8- Questions

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I'm reading the book The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks. If I were to ask myself a question about this book it'd be are Taylor Mcaden and Denise Holton both heroes?

In the book The Rescue, Denise Holton is a single mother living with her son Kyle Holton. Kyle is four years old and is not able to talk well. His brain doesn't recognize words. He talks like he is a two year old or even younger. Denise has a part time job as a waitress at night. For the rest of the day her time is dedicated to her son. Denise has gave up on doctor's inputs on diagnoses and teachers trying to help Kyle. Nothing worked for Kyle so Denise took up helping her son on her own. Denise had Kyle at an early age, and Denise's parents are both dead. Denise doesn't have any family around. Her life is dedicated to her son. No matter what she loves him, and will do anything for him. Sometimes she does get angry and think why did this have to happen to my boy? But, nothing stops her. Other characters in the book describe her as a great mother and truly she is. I think she'd be a hero for other Mother's who have to deal with their children having disablities, diseases etc. It's not easy for Denise but no matter what she doesn't give up and I don't think she ever will. Heroic traits of Denise could be self-sacrfice, she learns about her son and makes them both grow, a loner, innocent, brave and she has the strong mind of a warrior.

Taylor Mcaden is a volunteer fire fighter. In a part that I just read, Taylor rescused a man from his car that was hanging off a bridge. The back of the car was on fire, and crushed by a tanker. Quickly Taylor had to act fast and get the man out of his tipping car. The ladder would only hold one of them; Taylor let the victim of the car crash go. Taylor jumped off the bridge. 
Taylor found Denise Holton in her totaled car though he also found Kyle Holton on that stormy night miles away from the accident. Taylor constatnly sees Denise around town. He has a thing for her but not only for Denise but for Kyle. Taylor can communicate and has made an impact on Kyle that Denise has never seen before. Kyle is beginning to communicate things on his own with Taylor. To Kyle and Denise, Taylor is a hero. Heroic traits that Taylor has are self-sacrifice, courage, a fool, bravery, willing, adventurous and makes sacrifice to achieve his goal.

Blog Post#6- Character Archetypes

I'm reading the series Thirst No.2 - Phantom, Evil Thirst by Christopher Pike. Recently I finished Phantom but it carries into Evil Thirst right away. In the story Phantom, Sita is having a mysterious baby. The baby grows extremely fast, and likes blood. Her daughter Kalika is born. Sita knows there is something wrong about her. Eventually Kalika becomes the strongest vampire, {if that's what you can even call her}. Sita needs to keep her away from her friend Paula. Paula has a baby that Kalika wants. Sita knows Kalika will hurt the baby, and not protect it as she says. Kalika recently has killed many innocent people.
The Scripture's readings of Kalika;  "She is the Dark Mother, all consuming and not to be trusted. She brings the light of the red stars, and a wave of red death flows from her fignertips. She is scourge of the child, not its protector as she claims to be. Her name is Kali Ma, and it is her name that matches the dark age. All who know her will fear her." Christopher Pike, Evil Thirst. The Scripture. Page 308.
 I'd describe Kalika as a shape shifter! She has many different personalities. She can be wise, a smart mouth, sweet, kind, but also disgustinly evil. Kalika says she does not lie, and she proves she doesn't. Yet Kalika is a very different character and she seems to change personalities during the story but yet it's the way she works to trick people.