Writers who made their way in the world.
JHOP TIMES LITERARY CRITIC
THAYER TYMON
How does someone become immortal in a world of mortality? By being extraordinary in the plainest of ways. By seeing the world in color or black and white. By seeing the grey area and make it the
We are remembered for remembering that there are still amazing and extraordinary things in the world. That’s why writers of every day and age are worshipped, because they always remember and they always see what others Writers make way for the world that nobody else can see.
Millions and millions of people in the world read, all those stories are memorable. The thing is the authors that write those stories are just as memorable.
Ms. Serne, a language arts at John Hopkins Middle School, was asked about her favorite author and one name came to mind for her, C.S. Lewis.
C.S. Lewis is very well known as the author of the Chronicles of Narnia, but that’s not all he wrote. He wrote philosophical and spiritual books. Ms. Serne’s favorite book by him is The Great Divorce. “It tells about how the people of the world get on a bus to go to heaven,” Ms. Serne said. “But in order to enter heaven, they have to let go to what made them human down on earth. For example if someone on Earth was a great artist they would have to let go of the art in order to enter, anything that made them, them on Earth they had to let go.”
Mr. Memmer a seventh grade civics teacher at JHop, has a great love of books. One of his favorite books is Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. He enjoys the book because it examines how people judge others before they meet. Zora Neale Hurston’s writings inspire Mr. Memmer to be a better person, he said.
Mrs. Rubin the librarian at JHop, was asked about her favorite author. The result was that she couldn’t pick just one, Mrs. Rubin gave three authors that she greatly enjoys; J.K. Rowling, Kristen Hannah, and Caroline B. Conney.
Ms. Rubin adored the Harry Potter series. The series actually got her into reading. Without them there is a chance Mrs. Rubin might not be the librarian here at JHop.
Kristen Hannah writes about the relationships between siblings, and about married couples. These pairing between people that care about each other usually face an issue in the relationship that challenges them. They discover ways at overcoming the difficulties. Mrs. Rubin’s favorite book by her is Night Road.
Caroline B. Cooney wrote the Face On The Milk Carton series. Mrs. Rubin read the books when she was younger and re-read them when becoming a librarian. She says that re-reading the books “helped remind me how middle school was,” she said.
Without the authors we wouldn’t have the books that molded generations. The books that changed the way we think and see the world.
Without the authors so many fantasies wouldn’t exist, and that’s why the authors are important. They show us the worlds where we don’t have to face our own reality.