Burried Alive

Authors Note: In this piece of a literature analysis essay I will explain how Micheal Northrop did a terrible job on this piece of writing. Also in this paper I am going to work on perfecting my conclusion. Please leave some feedback on how I can improve this essay.

Imagine your school is being canceled because of the snowfall, your parents aren’t showing up to take you home. You and six others are trapped for the night the power goes out, the pipes freeze, and you have no way out. Trapped by Michael Northrop has a very bad ending and the book was super slow, also the characters didn’t develop at all.

In the book Trapped it was outrageously slow and the ending was terrible. At some points of the book it was so slow you wanted to fall asleep.There was one point in the book where the main character spent 2 chapters trying to find a certain food in the cafeteria, in those two chapters the main character took forever to find the food he kept finding certain food he like but then he changed his mind and started looking again. Alongside the book being slow the ending was dreadful. The ending of the book was cut a chapter or two short, and that really makes me mad because I just wasted a couple of hours of my time to find out what happened  at the end of the book the author cut it a chapter short  . The author really needed one or more chapters to clear everything up with the reader and that would have made the book a lot of more interesting.

The development of the characters in this book was very poor. The main character in this book never developed at all, at on point he had a chance to be really brave and brake a window with his fist but he passed it up because he was scared of getting kicked off the basketball team. Seeing that the main character didn’t develop at all, neither did any of the other characters.The shy girls never talked to anyone, and the tough guy never got any smarter. This book could have been a great book and way more interesting  if the characters developed.

Even though most of the book Trapped was bad Northrop was able to get the lesson learned through with the reader, never take risk and always be aware of things. Michael Northrop should have made many changes to certain parts of the book. The book Trapped truly turned out to be one terrible book.            

What Number Are You?

 Authors Note: In the literature analysis essay I used AB transitions, and tried to come up with a proficient conclusion please leave some feedback to help me improve on these things 

Imagine being a super hero that’s being chased around by villains who want to kill you. You struggle on a daily basis to stay hidden and use your powers. Just imagine that humans are finding out about your super powers and they think you’re an alien. “I Am Number Four”, by Pittacus Lore has a phenomenal introduction that pulls the reader in, and descriptive details that paints a clear picture in the readers mind.


During the book I Am Number 4  you’ll find out that it’s unlike any other story you’ve ever read. The introduction really pulls you out of the real world and into the book. Great details aren’t the only things that are amazing in this in the beginning of this book, the introduction also has a great deal of foreshadowing that brings a chill to the bone. For example here is a sentence in the book “His sight and hearing are beyond humans. He dodges trees, rips through snarled vines, and leaps small streams with a single step. Heavy footsteps are close behind him, getting closer every second”. (2)


In addition to I Am Number 4 having a fantastic introduction, don’t forget about the very descriptive details. In the book I Am Number 4  the details really bring out all of the exciting action and adventure in the book. For example “The blade ignites in a silver flame as it points to the sky, as if it’s coming alive, sensing its mission and grimacing in anticipation”(4). In that sentence the details are so amazing you can really feel and sense the action in this book.   


The book I Am Number 4  really teaches readers how details can be very clear and what a great introduction looks like. I am Number 4 by Pittacus Lore used great details and an introduction to make the book itself an amazing book to read.