Sunday, November 15, 2009
Book Cover #3
In my opinion, after looking at all 4 book covers, I believe that the one that represents the story the best is the third one. I think this because the cover is a picture of a young boy, who at first glance you can tell is very different from the rest of the children his age. Just like Ben was. The cover of the boy makes you wonder why he seems to be so different, and represents Ben very well. Many people were afraid of him, many didn't understand why he looked the way he did, and the cover also shows the fearful image of what Ben could have looked like on the outside. Even though on the inside he was the same average child, his body structure and outside figure made people realize that maybe he isn't the same as everyone else after all, even before being born. "By the time she was there, there were strong wrenching pains, worse, she knew, than ever in the past. The baby seemed to be fighting its way out. She was bruised-she knew it; inside she must be one enormous black bruise...and no one would ever know" (Lessing 48). The cover kind of gives you a foreshadowing effect for what events are going to occur in the novel.
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Your opinion was well thought out and had great significance behind it. I personally agreed with your choice of cover. The reasoning for your decision as well as your detailed explanations helped me to understand as to why you had chosen that particular cover. Also, nice choice of quote. Good job:)
ReplyDeleteI agree that the third one represents Ben's "individuality". The drawing of this boy reminds me of Ben because he was very different from all of the other children and the picture is not of a real child, showing that in some people's eyes he is not. Very different view from what I thought of. Fantabulous job james
ReplyDeletei can see where you think that the third cover represents Ben alot. I did not think of Ben in that sense of an individual. I can also see Ben through the description that you provided of him being different than the rest. The textual support that you pulled out of the book was also very helpful for me to see the reason you picked the third book cover instead.
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