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a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
I wouldn't say that the book is of considerable length, but than again nether was the Gettysburg Address. There is character development. Sam is a happy go lucky, for lack of a better word, thing. He is friends with a fox, a mouse and a goat. All Sam wants is to get his unnamed friend to try green eggs and ham, if he tries them he'll like them. Thus characters are given a conflict. As for a sequential organization of action and scenes? Well Sam tries to get him to eat them here or there but unnamed character refuses. Than Sam tries to get unnamed character to eat them in a house, with a mouse of course, unnamed character still refuses. The story continues until it finally ends with a train full of animals crashing into the ocean. Once in the ocean unnamed character decides, "Sam won't leave me the hell alone until I try this stuff." Unnamed character tries them and likes it. That enough action for ya? Now writing a story like that only using 50 words takes skill. So I decided to take some other novels and read the first 50 words unique words and seeing what I can get from them.
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
What I got from the first 50 words.
The first 50 words of this book were pretty disappointing to me. There was no killing of mockingbirds, or killing, or mocking of birds, or mocking of birds. Instead I got to learn that the narrator of this book has a brother named Jem. Jem broke his arm one time. After it healed he was worried that he would not be able to play football again, something I'm guessing was impotent to him. Also the broken arm healed shorter than the other arm.
What I predict will happen based on the cover and first 50 words.
Jem will get made fun of at school for having an arm shorter than the other. The other kids will make fun of him on the playground, they will do it enough that a mockingbird will listen to what they are saying and begin to repeat what they say. This will drive Jem to eventually throw the baseball that he hit the leather off of at the bird. After missing the bird Jem goes home disappointed. The bird fallows Jem home and camps outside his window all night. Jem wakes up in the middle of the night and throws the nearest thing he can find at the bird. The nearest thing was his grandfathers pocket watch. The watch gets stuck in the tree and Jem has to find a way to get the watch back before anyone notices that it's gone.
What it's actually about.
The book is actually about perception, and how things are not always what they seem.
The Outsides by S.E Hinton
What I got from the first 50 words.
The first 50 words of the outsiders told me that Paul Newmen looks tough, and the narrator/protagonist does not look like Paul Newmen.
What I predict will happen based on the cover and first 50 words.
Since I don't know the real characters name I'll call him Bill. Bill is a scrawny boy. After seeing a movie staring Paul Newmen he decides that he is going to toughen up so that he can be more like Paul. How does he do it? By combing that hair! Also the comb makes me think of Grease. So I picture at some point there will be singing and dancing.
What it's actually about.
It's actually about a gang of teenage boys called Greasers. So in a way I was right about the grease thing.
I Am Legend by Richard Mathson
What I got from the first 50 words.
Robert Neville is was wrong about somethings arrival, he also has a poor grasp on time.
What I predict will happen based on the first 50 words and cover.
Robert was supposed to pick up his new in laws at the train station, but Robert's famous poor grasp of time stop things from running as planed. Robert is over an hour late to pick up his in laws, thus strengthening there point that he is not good enough for there daughter. The rest of the story fallows all of the wacky events that happen as Robert tries to impress his in laws. The cover of the book shows one of Robert's dreams where he is burning his in laws.
What it's actually about.
I Am Legend is actually about a vampire like apocalypse where Robert is the last man on earth.
The Call Of The Wild by Jack London.
What I got from the first 50 words.
Buck didn't read the news paper that morning, or for the last couple of days.
What I predict will happen based on the first 50 words and cover.
Buck didn't read the papers anymore or else he would have known that wolfs are outside. Buck gets called by the wild to go out on a walk about. While out there Buck gets attacked by wolfs. Like all wolf attacks, Buck dies. The end.
What it's actually about.
Buck is actually a dog who gets taken to Alaska.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
What I got from the first 50 words.
Some one spent all of there money and is sick of living on the land, so they go to see.
What I predict will happen based on the first 50 words and cover.
Abe Lincoln is sick of living on the land, so he sets out to see to become a pirate. But being out at sea for so long with out women makes men do strange things. Once the crew runs out of money and food they need a way to get quick and easy money. The crew makes an all male adult film called Moby Dick.
What it's actually about.
A Sea captain hunting a whale.
I wouldn't say that the book is of considerable length, but than again nether was the Gettysburg Address. There is character development. Sam is a happy go lucky, for lack of a better word, thing. He is friends with a fox, a mouse and a goat. All Sam wants is to get his unnamed friend to try green eggs and ham, if he tries them he'll like them. Thus characters are given a conflict. As for a sequential organization of action and scenes? Well Sam tries to get him to eat them here or there but unnamed character refuses. Than Sam tries to get unnamed character to eat them in a house, with a mouse of course, unnamed character still refuses. The story continues until it finally ends with a train full of animals crashing into the ocean. Once in the ocean unnamed character decides, "Sam won't leave me the hell alone until I try this stuff." Unnamed character tries them and likes it. That enough action for ya? Now writing a story like that only using 50 words takes skill. So I decided to take some other novels and read the first 50 words unique words and seeing what I can get from them.
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.What I got from the first 50 words.
The first 50 words of this book were pretty disappointing to me. There was no killing of mockingbirds, or killing, or mocking of birds, or mocking of birds. Instead I got to learn that the narrator of this book has a brother named Jem. Jem broke his arm one time. After it healed he was worried that he would not be able to play football again, something I'm guessing was impotent to him. Also the broken arm healed shorter than the other arm.
What I predict will happen based on the cover and first 50 words.
Jem will get made fun of at school for having an arm shorter than the other. The other kids will make fun of him on the playground, they will do it enough that a mockingbird will listen to what they are saying and begin to repeat what they say. This will drive Jem to eventually throw the baseball that he hit the leather off of at the bird. After missing the bird Jem goes home disappointed. The bird fallows Jem home and camps outside his window all night. Jem wakes up in the middle of the night and throws the nearest thing he can find at the bird. The nearest thing was his grandfathers pocket watch. The watch gets stuck in the tree and Jem has to find a way to get the watch back before anyone notices that it's gone.
What it's actually about.
The book is actually about perception, and how things are not always what they seem.
The Outsides by S.E Hinton What I got from the first 50 words.
The first 50 words of the outsiders told me that Paul Newmen looks tough, and the narrator/protagonist does not look like Paul Newmen.
What I predict will happen based on the cover and first 50 words.
Since I don't know the real characters name I'll call him Bill. Bill is a scrawny boy. After seeing a movie staring Paul Newmen he decides that he is going to toughen up so that he can be more like Paul. How does he do it? By combing that hair! Also the comb makes me think of Grease. So I picture at some point there will be singing and dancing.
What it's actually about.
It's actually about a gang of teenage boys called Greasers. So in a way I was right about the grease thing.
I Am Legend by Richard MathsonWhat I got from the first 50 words.
Robert Neville is was wrong about somethings arrival, he also has a poor grasp on time.
What I predict will happen based on the first 50 words and cover.
Robert was supposed to pick up his new in laws at the train station, but Robert's famous poor grasp of time stop things from running as planed. Robert is over an hour late to pick up his in laws, thus strengthening there point that he is not good enough for there daughter. The rest of the story fallows all of the wacky events that happen as Robert tries to impress his in laws. The cover of the book shows one of Robert's dreams where he is burning his in laws.
What it's actually about.
I Am Legend is actually about a vampire like apocalypse where Robert is the last man on earth.
The Call Of The Wild by Jack London.
What I got from the first 50 words.
Buck didn't read the news paper that morning, or for the last couple of days.
What I predict will happen based on the first 50 words and cover.
Buck didn't read the papers anymore or else he would have known that wolfs are outside. Buck gets called by the wild to go out on a walk about. While out there Buck gets attacked by wolfs. Like all wolf attacks, Buck dies. The end.
What it's actually about.
Buck is actually a dog who gets taken to Alaska.
Moby Dick by Herman MelvilleWhat I got from the first 50 words.
Some one spent all of there money and is sick of living on the land, so they go to see.
What I predict will happen based on the first 50 words and cover.
Abe Lincoln is sick of living on the land, so he sets out to see to become a pirate. But being out at sea for so long with out women makes men do strange things. Once the crew runs out of money and food they need a way to get quick and easy money. The crew makes an all male adult film called Moby Dick.
What it's actually about.
A Sea captain hunting a whale.
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