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The Wild Things
“AMAZING!!!! This book was an amazing story for me. It really dove deep into my conscience. This book takes the children's book,"Where the Wild Things Are", and adds a little more adult to it. This book almost symbolizes "Lord of the Flies" but doesn't have all of the gruesome horror that is...”
“AMAZING!!!! This book was an amazing story for me. It really dove deep into my conscience. This book takes the children's book,"Where the Wild Things Are", and adds a little more adult to it. This book almost symbolizes "Lord of the Flies" but doesn't have all of the gruesome horror that is within "Lord of the Flies".
The story takes place in an ordinary town with an ordinary kid. This kid is like any other six-year-old boy, he's imaginative and energetic. He loves to be wild and do crazy things. One day, lots of things happen to him and his mom gets really mad. Then there's a quarrel with the mom and the kid (who's name is Max) and so Max decides to run away and be free from his mom. Max then comes across a boat that he decides to sail away in. The boat takes him to this island far away from his home where he decides to investigate. As Max investigates the island, he comes across these creatures that he has never seen before (they're what you call as the wild things) and notices that one of them is breaking the other creatures homes. Being wild and obnoxious, he decides to join in. When he does so the others get mad at him and decide that they should eat him. To get out of this he convinces them that he is a king and rules them. The rest of the book is him trying to rule over them while realizing the feelings and emotions that come from the creatures. He also has to deal with things like building a shelter, collecting food and surviving.
One of the creatures is kind of like Max's best friend who tries to follow the king's orders but also has a hard time of understanding what's best for everyone. Later in the story you realize that this”
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