Katherine Paterson

Bridge to Terabithia is a family film about a 5th-grade boy, Jesse Aarons or Jess, who deals with the struggles of balancing the pressures at school and home all while trying to figure out who he is as a person (Csupó, 2007). In the movie, viewers can really see how Jess develops as a person throughout and how his new friend, Leslie, helps him truly find himself. Individualism and friendship are the main themes in this movie, but Terabithia is…...

In “Bridge To Terabithia,” written by Katherine Paterson, great friendships blossom from impertinent first impressions. Great friendship such as Leslie’s brings new experiences. Great friendships may come from unpromising first encounters and lead to new experiences. Leslie’s friendship came with the promise of a new beginning; reword this sentence Leslie opens a new world up to Jess full of creativity and imagination which “Leslie name[s] their secret land “’Terabithia”’(50). Don’t end with a quote! Jess and Leslie create this secret…...

The genre that I will be presenting is Contemporary Realistic Fiction. The project idea that I chose for my genre was the topic of the sensitive issue of death and how it is treated and written in literature. To discuss the issue about death and dying the paper will include books that focus on the following subjects. The first being what the understanding or impression of the child be after reading or having the books read to them. The next…...

The journey undertaken by the ‘traveller’ opens a wide range of experiences. These experiences lead to growth and development in the traveller. These journeys taken by the traveller relate to the travel undertaken from one place to another. This journey can be physical, but it can also be an inner journey as well. An inner journey refers to the growth, development and enlightenment of a person as a result of the experiences. In the prescribed texts, Lewis’ ‘Fax X’, Lalic…...