The Book of Lost Things .theme.

In The Book of Lost Things there are many possible themes. One is that there is never an age limit or boundary when talking or thinking about courage. Courage comes in all shapes and sizes; this is proven by David, A twelve year old boy, who breaks all stereotypical rules about children being scared and weak. When faced with dangerous opposition, and evil opponents, instead of running, David uses his resources and brain to figure out ways to remove him from the situations. A second theme would be that even when someone is gone, they never truly leave us. This theme is very prevalent throughout the book, especially when David believes that he hears his mother’s voice and he always chooses to follow. David misses his mother through the entirety of the book, and even makes many terrible decisions based on his belief that he hears her in his head. He risks his life, and others, on multiple occasions when he believes that she is calling to him and telling him to come and find her because she is lonely. Part of why David constantly follows his mother’s voice is that he resents his father for remarrying and having another child with his new wife, and he also blames himself for the death of his mother because he wasn't a "good enough" child. 

The Book of Lost Things: book blog

The main protagonist in The Book of Lost Things is David. David is just a little boy who gets sent to another "world" that resembles story book stories all mixed together. He meets many interesting people on his journey to meet the King; along  the way he meets good, bad, and evil people. First, David encounters a Woodsman who saves David from the Loupin who want to eat him. Second, he meets Snow White and the Six Dwarfs. Third, He meets an evil huntress who cuts the heads off of her victims. Four, He meets Roland who saves him from the Crooked Man.

Today I Read cont...

Today, I read The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. I read chapters 2-5 and so far pretty much the same old same has happened. By the same I mean David (main character) has seen the Crooked Man in real life, as opposed to seeing him in a dream, and no one seems to believe him. His dad has also gotten Rose pregnant and they move in together. David hates Rose, and it seems that while in the beginning she tries to get to know him, she really could care less about him. In the future, I think that David and the Crooked Man will meet, and then something bad will happen.

Today I read...

Today in English class I read The Book Of  Lost Things, by John Connolly. So far, as in the first 21 pages, the main Protagonist, David, has already lost his mother and has found out that he hears books talking to him. Odd? I know, but  the idea that a boy so deep in a depression would blame his mothers death on himself because he wan't "good enough" is quite interesting to me. I mean, who doesn't enjoy a little tragedy with their insanity? Anyway, David's mother dies and he blames himself. He is so deeply depressed that he begins to have fainting spells, starting when he first sees his father kiss another woman, these fainting spells send he and his father to the doorstep of a child psychologist; who is trained in the science of how grieving children's minds work. While in the office of Dr. Moberley, David  hears the books on Dr. Moberley's bookshelf talking to him. Instead of telling the Doctor about the strange voices in his head, David ops out for the plain and simple option of just telling the doctor minimal information that involves nothing personal. I wonder what will happen to David down the road. Will he tell his father and Doctor about the voices?

     The idea that all students learn differently is not a relatively new concept; one would think. Education is no longer personalized and catering to the needs of every individual student. It would seem to me, that it would reflect better on a countries educational quality if they had programs designed specifically for a single child that focused not only on their education, but also tied in their interests. I think that it is illogical and also impractical for a school system to require so much of students and not expect for them to want a good education in return. Many many many issues come to mind when I think of the education system here in America. I think of irrelevant things like high school lunches, bathrooms, and that teacher everyone hates, but would never admit to. But, when I think of the educational quality I received throughout my years as a student, I feel like teachers have been more concerned with giving good grades so they look good, as opposed to actually teaching for the thrill of sharing knowledge.

     Ken Robinson, a nationally known education activist, believes that the worlds education system needs to be completely revolutionized as opposed to the classic policy change. This idea is not a new topic, quite the contrary, I have been hearing this my whole life.  The difference between now and seventeen years ago is that people are starting to see that those they thought were "nutty about education", were actually right all along. Americas education system needs to be revamped, no, it needs to be completely reconstructed from the ground up. But, I believe that this issue is not only to blame on the Americans. I believe that this is a world wide                                

epidemic that can be solved with a little work from parents, teachers, school systems, and students.