Gone Theme Essay

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Theme: Don’t take your parents and friends for granted. Optimism. Three ideas: * Learn to be independent, Mary: she runs the daycare with her brother without her parents * Make the best of the situation, Albert: he organized a Thanksgiving dinner for all the kids to reassure them and make them feel at home. * Be thankful for what you have rather than complaining about what you don’t have, Edilio: he has nobody yet he always cheers up people, helps them out, does his job and stays in a happy mood. * Hook: Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. Oprah Winfrey * Intro: Hook, Thesis state 3 main topics in little detail * End: summarize essay, answer What can we learn from this?, restate thesis. * Thesis: When eating a fruit, consider the man who planted the tree and say thanks for all he’s done. “Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.” In the book Gone, by Michael Grant, the plot of the book is that all parents and people above the age 15 suddenly disappear leaving the kids to fend for themselves. With little food and no electricity imagine what you would say to those around you. Thanks for all you’ve done? Truth is most teens aren’t thankful for what they have. A desk and a chair to do your school work, food and shelter, these things are all around us, yet we don’t notice. This book can teach us to be a bit more thankful and teach us things like being independent, making the best of the situation and most importantly getting in the habit of being thankful for what you have, rather than complaining about the things that you don’t have. When eating a fruit, consider the man who planted the tree and say thanks for all he’s done.

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