4.03 Tone Analysis

Good Review:

"The Bet" is an amazing story to read. Both the lawyer and the banker have their own unique personalities. This story about these two best friends would make you grateful to have your freedom. It also encourages you to learn new things and to keep in your mind that no matter how bad the situation might seems, there is always a little hope.


Bad Review:

"The Bet" is a unusual story to read. The story focuses on two characters who are stuck to and refers to their religious beliefs on how to use punishments. The lawyer waste 15 years of his life in prison for money. And the banker lose all of his life savings trying to prove a point. This passage will make you think about life in a crazy way. This story also express a lot of dreadful, emotional pain.

The House of Scorpions

The House of the Scorpion  is an interesting story about a young boy who finds out he is a clone and must struggle to learn what this means. Matteo Alacran, a clone harvested from the DNA of El Patron, the Master of Opium, is treated poorly by the Alacran family and servants, despite his education and his attempts to fit in. After escaping death by fleeing to the neighboring nation of Atzlan, Matt faces isolation for reasons he never would have thought of. Matt lives in a house in the middle of the poppy fields the woman who take cares of him, Celia. When children come to the window and try to play and interact with Matt, he cuts himself trying to jump out the window he broke to play with them. The children carry him to the Big House on the Alacran Estate to see the doctor, but when Mr. Alacran recognizes Matt as El Patron's clone, he puts Rosa in charge of Matt. Rosa imprisons Matt in a room filled with sawdust, treating him like an animal, but when Celia finds out what is going on, she contacts El Patron who rescues Matt and forbids anyone to treat Matt poorly. Matt is educated and raised in the Big House, but the Alacrans and their servants ignore him as much as possible. Maria Mendoza is Matt's only friend near his age. Tam Lin, his bodyguard, teaches him a bit about life outside of the poppy fields. El Patron loves Matt because Matt is a clone of El Patron. He is cloned Matt for a reason. El Patron is like over 100 years old. His organs stop working after a while. Since Matt is a healthy young boy, El Patron will use his organs to survive. Matt finally realized what was going on and the reason he was brought into this world. He decided to escape from the Big House. Tam Lin helped both Maria and Matt escape the Alacran Estate. They traveled to Mexico where Maria's family lived. They took good care of Matt while he was there. Treated him like family. After a few years, El Patron died from a bad illness. Matt came back to the Alacran Estate. And is now the Master of the Opium. He prepares to take full responsibility and get rid of all the violence, drugs, and all the illegal slavery El Patron had comitted. 

3.05 Carner Hall

The Bet: Carner Hall


Cause: The banker made a bet with a lawyer about life in prsion. The banker said that the lawyer could not spend 5 years in prison. they made a bet if the lawyer could stay in prison for 15 years the lawyer would give him 2 million dollars.

Topic:
Lawyer makes bet with banker about life in prison.


Effects: The lawyer served in prison for 15 years and won 2 million dollars from the banker. The banker lost a lot of money while the lawyer was in prison.

Topic One: The Lawyer
Differences:
Won the bet. 
Very brave.
He is willing to do whatever it takes to prove his point across.

Similarities:
Both made a bet.
Both the lawyer and the banker wanted to make a point.
Both were males.

Topic Two: Banker
Differences:
Lost the bet.
Was doubting himself.
Paid 2 million dollars.

Of Mice And Men

         This is an amazing story about two workers that moves from place to place. George and Lennie have been kicked off the bus far away from California farm where they start their business. Lennie is a giant guy with a "blank" face. On the other hand, George is slim, slender guy with strong features. They both made a stop by a bank where they had camp for the night. Lennie has a mental disability and he is depending on George to protect him and guide him in a right path. George noticed that Lennie, the huge and strong guy, is always caring around and stroking a dead mouse. Lennie love to pet soft things, but being so strong to the point where he can't control it, he always somehow end up killing whatever he's petting on accident. Even though George might feel like his life would be more easier without having to care for Lennie, he understands that they both need one another. They both share a dream of buying their own piece of land, farming it, and because Lennie loves rabbits so much, they will raise a school of rabbits. George reminds Lennie that they are going to do hard labor on the ranch, and that he must be on his best behavior when they go to meet the owner of the ranch. George doesn't want the same thing to happen to them like that time they were working in the Weed. The next morning, Lennie went by the river to pick up the dead mouse that George had took away from him because he thought it would bring a disease. George finds out right away and took  the mouse away from him again.