WHY?

Authors note: This informational essay describes why both of these certain two books are survival and why they are.


Did you know two percent of all books have a survival theme? This may not seem like a lot but, most other themes have less than one percent. Two of my favorite survival books are, “Set a course for freedom” by Andrew Murphy and “Blood red horse” by K.M. Grant. Both books have similarities and differences. On the other and both books will be ended by the same exact thing. Therefore survival is the main universal theme for both books.
Similarities are what I think tie these two books together. This is because the way the authors, use the puzzle affect. The puzzle effect is when they give you information in the beginning of the book and use it in the end. There are not just similarities in the way the authors write but in the events themselves. One way is how both of the main characters (William and Christopher) are fighting for their lives but are there because they were there doing something for other people. For example on page 89 in the book blood red horse: “Think of it brother we came all the way out to this bloody god forsaken desert to fight some rich man’s war, now were fighting for our lives”. This is one of many similarities between the two books.
While there may be a lot of similarities there are also just as many differences in the two books. One of these for example is in the book “Blood red horse” they are trying to survive against the desert and in Book 2 they are fighting against the British navy. While the end of both books are ended because of the same thing the real end results are ended totally different. The main character in book one dies because of his pride of thinking that he could survive. While in book two he gives up trying to survive from the navy and abandons in his mission.
These are the main reasons that these books are both a survival themes. Even though they could classify as another theme most things fall in the category of survival. Mainly that the fact that the main characters in both books are always on the very edge of life or struggling for life. Meanwhile someone else is always in control and trying to keep the victims in control sort of like in social studies class when we learned about the king trying to control the colonies. Unlike the king the bad people in book 1 and 2 did controlled the characters to the end.
As of a result of all these things, being there for someone else, the end results from being proud. Also the tons of facts of how they are different like how the characters die and how the people control other characters or other controllers. And most of all because both of these books main themes are survive or boldness. Mostly survival because of why the authors write.

The Search

Have you ever had a plan that fell apart in one moment? In the book Set a course for freedom by K.T.Gram the main plot is. Christopher left to save Mattie’s husband Thomas that was secretly delivering a message but is all ruined in a single moment that Thomas was caught. The climax is because of the plot. This is when Christopher is capture by the British navy during his search for Thomas. This is the climax because since he was captured everything started to wrong like losing his true love not making any more money, Like in tragedies so I predict the end will end in death.
Death is not the only thing that happens to the main character, he gets really lucky with the opportunity to be able to travel for free because of one of Thomas’s friends on the revolutionary side that is helping him. But, right before he was about to deliver the message he was captured. Therefore the climax is made. Since he was captured, that changed the whole war that was going on in Philadelphia. This is because of the info found on Christopher. It also ruins his family because he was the only one making money. That is why Christopher being captured is the climax.

Friend or Foe?

Authors note: “This essay is about the theme and wrong things thought the book Set a course for freedom”

You ever wondered to play it safe or take some risks? So far I have read to page 71, in the book “Set a Course for Freedom” by William K. Lewis. In this book there are four main characters, Thomas, Mattie, Mr. Hampton and, collie. Thomas Mr. Hampton and, Mattie are all Americans. Collie is a British naval officer on the British warship the Derby. The theme of this book is about the brutal treatment from navel s ships .The event that will be seen through the eyes of these characters is that capture of Thomas, and the decision to escape from the British navy. Each character will take their turn in their opinion to say what Thomas should do.
The interruption in the story is through Thomas’s eyes which made the events seem bad or evil because, of the description of the British navy men. Thomas thinks they are dirty rotten people who make them do stuff they don’t want to do. He also thinks that it was totally outrages of them kidnapping him and he will try and escape at any risks. This is because if he doesn’t he will fail his sister because he can’t find her husband on a naval ship. Also he will have to move to Britain and he has no family there as, being American.
Although Thomas was being American Collie is full British. Collie thinks it was great that he was captured, because that means less work. He does not think that Thomas should run away because he knows the consequences If he tries. Mattie is completely clueless about what is happening in the mental war. She thinks that it is good to be doing work. She views it as a good thing. Mr. Hampton is the one who has sent the people out to gather more workers and he thinks it is great that they got him and thinks that Thomas should cool off. Over all this book is very one sided because the men really did not do that much to him but the author makes a big fuss about it he makes the navel personal seem like devils. That is why in the book he will try to escape because he makes it seem so bad on the ship. If it were through the eyes of anybody else he would make a few friends and stay.