The majority of Maus is the father's flashback to his experiences in Nazi era Europe. The setting of course is Europe as it was being invaded by the Nazis. What appealed to me about this book was the setting, it had a dark and threatening feel to it when it needed it. Something that really conveys the mood of the book is the artwork. The dark and dreary illustrations really helped to convey the constant dread that loomed over people in that point of time.
Ship Breaker/Randall
The setting of Ship Breaker is in the aftermath of the flooding of earth the ocean level has risen and climate has dramatically changed.
The Boxes/Toren
The book The Boxes charaters live in a modern day setting. Living with her fat aunt,who adopted her, she is miserable. Even with all of the money her aunt owns she doesn't cook or take care of the house. This forces Annie to go without any cooked meal and generally do without many luxuries you and I have making her life dull.
The boxes that her uncle leave eventually spark
The Westing Game/Teo
The Westing Game takes place in the outskirts of Westington. This is located on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. The events are mainly taking place in the Sunset Towers and the Westing House where Sam Westing died. The mood is dreary/weary because of the death of Sam Westing. The characters in the novel are puzzled because one of them is supposedly the murderer and they are all the nieces and nephews of Sam. With the killer in the house, everyone is on their toes with the suspense that anything could happen at anytime.
The Highest Tide/ Matthew
The Highest Tide takes place in modern time in the quiet Skookumchuck Bay in southern Washington. The main protagonist, Miles O'Malley, lives right next to the shore where he learns about marine biology. On his spare time, he goes around the bay looking for sea creatures. The only people who actually share this interest is a professor and his friend Phelps. The bay is where he discovers a giant squid in Puget Sound while exploring at night. If he never lived near the shore, he would have never found out about the creature or get surrounded by the media.
The Highest Tide/ Matthew
The Highest Tide takes place in modern time in the quiet Skookumchuck Bay in southern Washington. The main protagonist, Miles O'Malley, lives right next to the shore where he learns about marine biology. On his spare time, he goes around the bay looking for sea creatures. The only people who actually share this interest is a professor and his friend Phelps. The bay is where he discovers a giant squid in Puget Sound while exploring at night. If he never lived near the shore, he would have never found out about the creature or get surrounded by the media.
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