The Golden Door

The Golden Door

Characters
1. Rye
  1. very brave
  2. cares about his family
  3. sneaks out of the walls to find Dirk and Sholto after they are determined dead
  4. a hero
2. Sholto
  1. impatient
  2. not affectionate
  3. inteligent
  4. under 18
  5. leaves the walls to try and defeat the skimmers
3. Dirk
  1. loyal
  2. almost 20 years old
  3. brave
  4. detremined
  5. embarks on the mission outside the walls to defeat the skimmers
  6. skillful
  7. well educated
4. Sonia
  1. mysterious
  2. brave
  3. funny
  4. sneaks out of the walls with rye
  5. ferocious
  6. skillful
plot
1. When the Walled City of Weld comes under attack from Skimmers volounteers are sent out to try and defeat them
2. Rye escapes out of Weld in search of his brothers who have been claimed dead
3. he meets sonia along the way and together they embark to try and find his brothers and defeat the skimmers
interesting tecqniques
1. the use of pictures
  1. she adds some small sketches at the bottom of some pages
  2. makes it more interesting
  3. easier to follow
  4. e.g they may have a picture of a poster or letter that they had just seen
2. chapter titles
  1. at the beginning of each chapter there is a short title
  2. the title adds suspense
  3. makes you want to read more
  4. e.g chapter 13- The Kindness of Strangers
    1. chapter 25- Now or Never
personal response
1. keeps you wanting to read more
2. the author writes it very intensely so as you don't want to stop reading
3. very inspiring
4. has an engaging plot
themes
1. bravery
  1. bravery is shown by all the characters across the novel
2. friendship
  1. between Rye and Sonia
3. family hood
  1. between their mum and children
4. loyalty
  1. between Dirk and his family and their city
5. love
  1. between Dirk and his girlfriend
6. humor
  1. there are some very funny scenes

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