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| − | [[Conservative]] novels exist, and some are immensely influential. Please read one of these, or add a new one that you like to our growing list, '''''or write your own!''''' | + | '''[[Conservative]] [[novel]]s''' exist, and some are immensely influential. Please read one of these, or add a new one that you like to our growing list, '''''or write your own!''''' |
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| | |''[[Animal Farm]]'' | | |''[[Animal Farm]]'' |
| | |[[George Orwell]] | | |[[George Orwell]] |
| − | |A short story by [[George Orwell]], it describes a farm run by [[socialist]] animals. The animals rebel against its owners and set up a new farm under socialist ideas, though this idealistic future devolves into a dictatorship run by Napoleon the pig. Although it seems to be more pro-socialist, as the book goes on it begins to show the dangers and corruptness that arises through [[communism]]. It is based on the beginning of the Soviet Revolution, and every character represents either a prominent Soviet leader or a group of Russian citizens (Such as the elderly or workers). | + | |A short story by [[George Orwell]], it describes a farm run by [[socialist]] animals. The animals rebel against their owners and set up a new farm under socialist ideas, though this idealistic future devolves into a dictatorship run by Napoleon the pig. Although it seems to be more pro-socialist, as the book goes on it begins to show the dangers and corruptness that arise through [[communism]]. It is based on the beginning of the Soviet Revolution, and every character represents either a prominent Soviet leader or a group of Russian citizens (Such as the elderly or workers). |
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| | Two film adaptations have been released: an animated film in 1954 and a live-action/puppet film in 1999. | | Two film adaptations have been released: an animated film in 1954 and a live-action/puppet film in 1999. |
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| | |''[[1984]] / Nineteen Eighty-Four'' | | |''[[1984]] / Nineteen Eighty-Four'' |
| | |[[George Orwell]] | | |[[George Orwell]] |
| − | |Another classic book by Orwell, it focuses on a civilian living in a [[Socialist]] world. The earth is split into 3 Nations : Oceania (The Americas, Australia, South Africa, and England), Eurasia (All of Europe and Russia), and Eastasia (Japan, China, and other parts of South Asia). All 3 nations fight over the left over areas, like North Africa and the Middle East, which result in endless casualties. There is constant editing of history. People, places, and things are constantly erased or changed or added (similar to the acts of the Soviet Union). Words and thoughts are censored and use of them result in torture and death. | + | |Another classic book by Orwell, focusing on a civilian living in a [[Socialist]] world. The earth is split into 3 Nations: Oceania (The Americas, Australia, South Africa, and England), Eurasia (All of Europe and Russia), and Eastasia (Japan, China, and other parts of South Asia). All 3 nations fight over the leftover areas, like [[North Africa]] and the [[Middle East]], which result in endless casualties. There is constant editing of history. People, places, and things are constantly erased, changed, or added (similar to the acts of the [[Soviet Union]]). Words and thoughts are censored and use of them results in torture and death. |
| | |Dystopian | | |Dystopian |
| | |1949 | | |1949 |
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| | |''Crime and Punishment'' | | |''Crime and Punishment'' |
| | |[[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]] | | |[[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]] |
| − | |A man must argue against his morality in this novel. The main character, a poor school drop-out, murders a corrupt pawnbroker and takes her cash. Although he knows murder and robbery is wrong, he uses the stolen cash to do good and help people. This is similar to the tale of Robin Hood, who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. | + | |A man must argue against his morality in this novel. The main character, a poor school dropout, murders a corrupt pawnbroker and takes her cash. Although he knows murder and robbery is wrong, he uses the stolen cash to do good and help people. This is similar to the tale of Robin Hood, who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. |
| | |Philosophical Fiction | | |Philosophical Fiction |
| | |1886 | | |1886 |
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| | |''Detransition, Baby'' | | |''Detransition, Baby'' |
| | |[[Torrey Peters]] | | |[[Torrey Peters]] |
| − | |Reese, an infertile woman, is forced to choose between her hedonistic, bohemian lifestyle and her lifelong desire for motherhood when a woman, Katrina, offers her the chance to adopt her new baby. As the title suggests, the book also features a gender-confused character, "Amy", who successful manages to "detransition" from the gender-confused lifestyle, adopting the male name Ames. | + | |Reese, an infertile woman, is forced to choose between her hedonistic, bohemian lifestyle and her lifelong desire for motherhood when a woman, Katrina, offers her the chance to adopt her new baby. As the title suggests, the book also features a gender-confused character, "Amy", who successfully manages to "detransition" from the gender-confused lifestyle, adopting the male name Ames. |
| | |Drama | | |Drama |
| | |2021 | | |2021 |
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| | |''The First Circle'' | | |''The First Circle'' |
| | |[[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]] | | |[[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]] |
| − | |The book follows "Zeks" , a group of intelligent scientists living in Soviet gulags forced to work for the Soviet Government ; they're forced to help improve a government that causes too much pain and suffering. The novel is about the moral struggle between keeping yourself alive and causing someone else more pain in the future or doing the right thing. | + | |The book follows "Zeks", a group of intelligent scientists living in Soviet gulags forced to work for the Soviet Government; they're forced to help improve a government that causes too much pain and suffering. The novel is about the moral struggle between keeping yourself alive and causing someone else more pain in the future or doing the right thing. |
| | |Autobiographical Fiction | | |Autobiographical Fiction |
| | |1968 | | |1968 |
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| | |''The Camp of the Saints'' | | |''The Camp of the Saints'' |
| | |[[Jean Raspail]] | | |[[Jean Raspail]] |
| − | |Back on the Bestseller list, Le Camp Des Saints is a book that could be applied to modern day. Its about citizens from a third world country that mass immigrate to Europe and America and absolutely destroy the Western culture. The book has "Rouge States" , Countries that refuse to give in to pressure from others to accept immigrants. It can be applied to modern day with Muslims. Muslims come into countries (Germany, England, ECT.) and rape their once great culture and turn it into the hell that was their home countries. | + | |Back on the Bestseller list, Le Camp Des Saints is a book that could be applied to the modern day. It's about citizens from a third-world country that mass immigrate to Europe and America and absolutely destroy the Western culture. The book has "Rouge States," Countries that refuse to give in to pressure from others to accept immigrants. It can be an allegory for modern-day radicalized Muslims. Some radicals come into countries (Germany, England, ECT.) and rape their once great culture and turn it into the hell that was their home country. |
| | |Speculative Fiction | | |Speculative Fiction |
| | |1973 | | |1973 |
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| | |''State of Fear'' | | |''State of Fear'' |
| | |[[Michael Crichton]] | | |[[Michael Crichton]] |
| − | |Crichton's novel revolves around a terrorism plot by "Eco-Terrorists" to raise attention on Global Warming / Global Cooling / Climate Change / Climate Disruption / Carbon Pollution. Even though the book is a work of dystopian fiction, it tries to get readers to think about both sides of the global warming debate. Critics and readers say this ruin the book's story. | + | |Crichton's novel revolves around a terrorism plot by "Eco-Terrorists" to raise attention on Global Warming / Global Cooling / Climate Change / Climate Disruption / Carbon Pollution. Even though the book is a work of dystopian fiction, it tries to get readers to think about both sides of the global warming debate. Critics and readers say this ruins the book's story. |
| | |Dystopian | | |Dystopian |
| | |2004 | | |2004 |
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| | |''Gilead'' | | |''Gilead'' |
| | |[[Marilynne Robinson]] | | |[[Marilynne Robinson]] |
| − | |Gilead is the autobiography of a fictional dying pastor from Iowa who writes about his life for his young son to read. The son, who wont have many memories of his father, develops a love for God and family through this diary-like book from his father. | + | |Gilead is the autobiography of a fictional dying pastor from Iowa who writes about his life for his young son to read. The son, who won't have many memories of his father, develops a love for God and family through this diary-like book from his father. |
| | |Fiction | | |Fiction |
| | |2004 | | |2004 |
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| | |''Rainbow Six'' | | |''Rainbow Six'' |
| | |[[Tom Clancy]] | | |[[Tom Clancy]] |
| − | |About a counter-terrorist unit in several nations, it focuses on the unit as they deal with terrorist plots worldwide, similar to the G.I. Joe team but worldwide. The concept was so popular it has spawned a video game series, starting in 1998 and still continuing today, giving teenage gamers good morals. | + | |About a counter-terrorist unit in several nations, it focuses on the unit as they deal with terrorist plots worldwide, similar to the G.I. Joe team but worldwide. The concept was so popular it spawned a video game series, starting in 1998 and still continuing today, giving teenage gamers good morals. |
| | |Techno-Thriller | | |Techno-Thriller |
| | |1998 | | |1998 |
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| | |''The Bridges at Toko-Ri'' | | |''The Bridges at Toko-Ri'' |
| | |[[James Michener]] | | |[[James Michener]] |
| − | |About US Navy pilots during the Korean war, they must destroy bridges in enemy territory used by the Koreans to send supplies and soldiers to the front. The story was so popular it eventually spawned a movie of the same name in 1954. | + | |About US Navy pilots during the [[Korean War]], they must destroy bridges in enemy territory used by the Koreans to send supplies and soldiers to the front. The story was so popular it eventually spawned a movie of the same name in 1954. |
| | |Fiction | | |Fiction |
| | |1953 | | |1953 |
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| | |''The Canterbury Tales'' | | |''The Canterbury Tales'' |
| | |[[Geoffrey Chaucer]] | | |[[Geoffrey Chaucer]] |
| − | |It's about a pilgrimage, or quest for Christianity from the Christians' standpoint. | + | |It's about a pilgrimage or quest for Christianity from the Christians' standpoint. |
| | |Anthology | | |Anthology |
| | |1478 | | |1478 |
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| | |''Beowulf'' | | |''Beowulf'' |
| | |Anonymous | | |Anonymous |
| − | |Depicts the ever going battle between good and evil with Christianity being the good. | + | |Depicts theongoing battle between good and [[evil]] with Christianity being the good. |
| | |Poetry | | |Poetry |
| | |700-1000 A.D. | | |700-1000 A.D. |
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| | |''The Jungle Book'' | | |''The Jungle Book'' |
| | |[[Rudyard Kipling]] | | |[[Rudyard Kipling]] |
| − | |A boy named Mowgli is found orphaned in the Indian jungle and is raised by a pack of wolves, with Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear as his teachers. He also faces down Shere Khan, a crippled tiger who wants to kill and eat Mowgli after separating him from his parents. The book promotes friendship and family values, and misanthropy is frowned down upon. | + | |A boy named Mowgli is found orphaned in the Indian jungle and is raised by a pack of wolves, with Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear as his teachers. He also faces down Shere Khan, a crippled tiger who wants to kill and eat Mowgli after separating him from his parents. The book promotes friendship and family values, and misanthropy is frowned upon. |
| | |Children's Literature | | |Children's Literature |
| | |1894 | | |1894 |
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| | |''The Gift of the Magi'' | | |''The Gift of the Magi'' |
| | |[[O Henry]] | | |[[O Henry]] |
| − | |Heart warming story about a poor married couple who sacrifice their most cherished possessions to buy each other a Christmas gift. | + | | Heartwarming story about a poor married couple who sacrifice their most cherished possessions to buy each other a Christmas gift. |
| | |Fiction. | | |Fiction. |
| | |1905 | | |1905 |
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| | |''Of Sound Mind'' | | |''Of Sound Mind'' |
| | |Jean Farris | | |Jean Farris |
| − | |It's about overcoming hardships as a high school senior named Theo is the only hearing member of an all deaf family. It also promotes friendship and family values. | + | |It's about overcoming hardships as a high school senior named Theo is the only hearing member of an all-deaf family. It also promotes friendship and family values. |
| | |Realistic Fiction | | |Realistic Fiction |
| | |2001 | | |2001 |
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| | |''Painting the Black'' | | |''Painting the Black'' |
| | |Carl Deuker | | |Carl Deuker |
| − | |For the majority of this book, it promotes friendship values between a baseball playing high school senior named Ryan Ward and his best friend named Josh Daniels, who plays both football and baseball. After Josh grabs a girl by the bra at lunch, has a mocking article in the school newspaper, and attempts to sexually assault the girl who wrote it as revenge, Ryan doesn't want to rat him out but eventually does. The ending has a message about overcoming such hardships. The book can also be seen to show the dangers and consequences of [[anger]]. | + | |For the majority of this book, it promotes friendship values between a baseball-playing high school senior named Ryan Ward and his best friend named Josh Daniels, who plays both football and baseball. After Josh grabs a girl by the bra at lunch, has a mocking article in the school newspaper, and attempts to sexually assault the girl who wrote it as revenge, Ryan doesn't want to rat him out but eventually does. The ending has a message about overcoming such hardships. The book can also be seen to show the dangers and consequences of [[anger]]. |
| | |Realistic Fiction/Sports Fiction | | |Realistic Fiction/Sports Fiction |
| | |1997 | | |1997 |
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| | |''[[The Divine Comedy]]'' | | |''[[The Divine Comedy]]'' |
| | |[[Dante]] | | |[[Dante]] |
| − | |Describes the dangers of wrongdoing, which could have you end up in the infamous Inferno (Hell) and the virtues of doing the right thing, which could have you end up in Heaven. It also talks about Purgatory. | + | |Describes the dangers of wrongdoing, which could have you end up in the infamous Inferno (Hell), and the virtues of doing the right thing, which could have you end up in Heaven. It also talks about Purgatory. |
| | |Epic Poetry | | |Epic Poetry |
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| | |''Ferdinand the Bull'' | | |''Ferdinand the Bull'' |
| | |Munro Leaf | | |Munro Leaf |
| − | |This book is about a bull named Ferdinand who lives in Spain and prefers to stay under his favorite cork tree and smell flowers over fighting a matador in a bullring. It also inspired conservative leader [[Martin Luther King]]. In 1938, Walt Disney had created a cartoon about Ferdinand, and an animated movie about Ferdinand (created by Blue Sky Studios) was released after in 2017. | + | |This book is about a bull named Ferdinand who lives in Spain and prefers to stay under his favorite cork tree and smell flowers over fighting a matador in a bullring. It also inspired conservative leader [[Martin Luther King]]. In 1938, Walt Disney created a cartoon about Ferdinand, and an animated movie about Ferdinand (created by Blue Sky Studios) was released in 2017. |
| | |Children's Literature | | |Children's Literature |
| | |1936 | | |1936 |
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| | |The series stars a world where owls dominate the world after humanity goes extinct and form their own kingdoms; a band of owls called the Guardians of Ga'Hoole is formed, knightly owls who rise each night to perform noble deeds, protect the innocent, and vanquish evil. The first several books tell of the story of Soren, a young barn owl shoved out of the nest by his older brother Kludd, as he and an elf owl named Gylfie escape their captors and join new friends in finding the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. His nephew Coryn (born to the traitorous Kludd and Nyra) gets his story in the last few books, where he goes from child soldier to kindly king of Ga'Hoole. | | |The series stars a world where owls dominate the world after humanity goes extinct and form their own kingdoms; a band of owls called the Guardians of Ga'Hoole is formed, knightly owls who rise each night to perform noble deeds, protect the innocent, and vanquish evil. The first several books tell of the story of Soren, a young barn owl shoved out of the nest by his older brother Kludd, as he and an elf owl named Gylfie escape their captors and join new friends in finding the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. His nephew Coryn (born to the traitorous Kludd and Nyra) gets his story in the last few books, where he goes from child soldier to kindly king of Ga'Hoole. |
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| | The books have also gotten a field guide, a collection of stories, and a prequel called ''The Rise of a Legend'' (which tells the long story of a soldier-turned-teacher owl named Ezylryb who had served in the owl army). Spinoffs were also included like ''Wolves of the Beyond'', ''Horses of the Dawn'', and ''Bears of the Ice''. An animated movie called ''Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'' was released in theatres in 2010, loosely based on the first three books of the series (''The Capture'', ''The Journey'', and ''The Rescue''). | | The books have also gotten a field guide, a collection of stories, and a prequel called ''The Rise of a Legend'' (which tells the long story of a soldier-turned-teacher owl named Ezylryb who had served in the owl army). Spinoffs were also included like ''Wolves of the Beyond'', ''Horses of the Dawn'', and ''Bears of the Ice''. An animated movie called ''Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'' was released in theatres in 2010, loosely based on the first three books of the series (''The Capture'', ''The Journey'', and ''The Rescue''). |
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| | |This novel is ultimately an anti-victimhood moral. It's a story about having a dream, and the number one thing that keeps us from achieving greatness is not some oppressive force, (although there will be obstacles), it's instead one's fear that keeps one from ever trying. | | |This novel is ultimately an anti-victimhood moral. It's a story about having a dream, and the number one thing that keeps us from achieving greatness is not some oppressive force, (although there will be obstacles), it's instead one's fear that keeps one from ever trying. |
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| − | Set at some undisclosed time somewhere in the middle east, a young shepherd boy has a dream. Of which he is convinced is a prophetic vision where he will find a hidden treasure in Egypt. The boy is visited by a mysterious traveler (who turns out to be a famous biblical character) who knows without being told, the boys vision, and at the cost of 10% of his flock will help him on his journey. | + | Set at some undisclosed time somewhere in the [[Middle East]], a young shepherd boy has a dream. Of which he is convinced is a prophetic vision where he will find a hidden treasure in Egypt. The boy is visited by a mysterious traveler (who turns out to be a famous biblical character) who knows without being told, the boy's vision, and at the cost of 10% of his flock will help him on his journey. |
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| − | The boy has to decide if he is going to take a leap of faith and embark on a journey that is filled with life lessons, hardships, and mysteries. While in the end, all these things were just a part of an ordained destiny, or as he puts it, necessary steps towards his "Personal Legend". It's a wonder quick read, with a wonder biblical story type feel but has magical or "Alchemist" elements similar to "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" that makes it appealing to fantasy readers. | + | The boy has to decide if he is going to take a leap of faith and embark on a journey that is filled with life lessons, hardships, and mysteries. While in the end, all these things were just a part of an ordained destiny, or as he puts it, necessary steps toward his "Personal Legend". It's a wonder quick read, with a wonder biblical story type feel but has magical or "Alchemist" elements similar to "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" that makes it appealing to fantasy readers. |
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| | It's all the more powerful and inspiring when you read the Author's life story, and realize the story is true. | | It's all the more powerful and inspiring when you read the Author's life story, and realize the story is true. |
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| | |''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series | | |''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series |
| | |Jeff Kinney | | |Jeff Kinney |
| − | |Although these books are silly and don't necessarily portray friendship and family values in the most positive light, the main character, Greg Heffley and his family are Christians. Some of these books also have brief anti-public school and anti-environmentalist messages as well. Even though Greg Heffley can be a jerk sometimes, in some books, he overcomes certain hardships. | + | |Although these books are silly and don't necessarily portray friendship and family values in the most positive light, the main character, Greg Heffley, and his family are Christians. Some of these books also have brief anti-public school and anti-environmentalist messages as well. Even though Greg Heffley can be a jerk sometimes, in some books, he overcomes certain hardships. |
| | |Comedy | | |Comedy |
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| | |''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' | | |''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' |
| | |[[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] | | |[[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] |
| − | |It's about living the [[American Dream]], but its stances on [[gambling]] seems to be rather mixed to positive. It also speaks against materialism, but seems to glorify Gatsby, the epitome of [[materialism]] and sexual immorality. He has an affair with Daisy despite her being married. | + | |It's about living the [[American Dream]], but its stances on [[gambling]] seems to be rather mixed to positive. It also speaks against [[materialism]] but seems to glorify Gatsby, the epitome of [[materialism]] and sexual immorality. He has an affair with Daisy despite her being married. |
| | |Historical Fiction | | |Historical Fiction |
| | |1925 | | |1925 |
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| | |''Hocus Pocus and the All New Sequel'' | | |''Hocus Pocus and the All New Sequel'' |
| | |A.W. Jantha | | |A.W. Jantha |
| − | |The first part of this novelization of the classic 1993 [[Halloween]] film ''Hocus Pocus'' contain the same conservative messages that the movie had portrayed: family and friendship, as well as resisting against evil. The sequel has Max and Allison's daughter Poppy witnessing the three Sanderson witch sisters rising up again after twenty-five years, and she must work with her friends and Thackery Binx's ghost to stop them from wreaking the destruction that her parents and aunt had helped stop. While the sequel contains most of the same conservative messages that the book before and the film portrayed, Poppy is shown to be homosexual by having a crush on a fellow girl after being friends for years. | + | |The first part of this novelization of the classic 1993 [[Halloween]] film ''Hocus Pocus'' contains the same conservative messages that the movie had portrayed: family and friendship, as well as resisting evil. The sequel has Max and Allison's daughter Poppy witnessing the three Sanderson witch sisters rising up again after twenty-five years, and she must work with her friends and Thackery Binx's ghost to stop them from wreaking the destruction that her parents and aunt had helped stop. While the sequel contains most of the same conservative messages that the book before and the film portrayed, Poppy is shown to be homosexual by having a crush on a fellow girl after being friends for years. |
| | |Young Adult Novel/Fantasy | | |Young Adult Novel/Fantasy |
| | |2018 | | |2018 |
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| | |''Hoot'' | | |''Hoot'' |
| | |Carl Hiaasen | | |Carl Hiaasen |
| − | |While it seems to be rather pro-environmentalism and anti-capitalism, it still shows three teenaged kids standing up for what they believe in, doing what they believe is right, and even standing up to a bully. | + | |While it seems to be rather pro-environmentalism and anti-capitalism, it still shows three teenage kids standing up for what they believe in, doing what they believe is right, and even standing up to a bully. |
| | |Realistic Fiction | | |Realistic Fiction |
| | |2002 | | |2002 |
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| | |''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' | | |''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' |
| | |William Golding | | |William Golding |
| − | |During a fictional World War 3, a plane containing schoolboys crashes, leaving the boys left on a deserted island. They band together for survival and make their own society, which begins to crumble the more they stay on the island. Conservative lessons include responsibility and self-reliance, for the boys make a fire to signal for help and also hunt for enough food for them all. On the other hand, the ending has a rather negative message on how there is ultimately no redemption, only a perpetuation of sin and violence. Christ has the promise of redemption. | + | |During a fictional World War 3, a plane containing schoolboys crashes, leaving the boys on a deserted island. They band together for survival and make their own society, which begins to crumble the more they stay on the island. Conservative lessons include responsibility and self-reliance, for the boys make a fire to signal for help and also hunt for enough food for them all. On the other hand, the ending has a rather negative message on how there is ultimately no redemption, only a perpetuation of sin and violence. Christ has the promise of redemption. |
| | |Allegory | | |Allegory |
| | |1954 | | |1954 |
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| | |''Warriors'' | | |''Warriors'' |
| | |Erin Hunter | | |Erin Hunter |
| − | |''Warriors'' (or ''Warrior Cats'') is an ongoing book series about five colonies of feral cats called Clans living together and fighting for survival. The series starts with a house cat named Rusty leaving his owners to join one of these Clans, and later books star much more characters that include the descendants of Rusty - who eventually becomes Firestar - and even cats from before his era. The series itself has had eight six-book arcs, fifteen stand-alone books, four manga arcs and four stand-alone manga novels, five field guides, and twenty-one novellas. | + | |''Warriors'' (or ''Warrior Cats'') is an ongoing book series about five colonies of feral cats called Clans living together and fighting for survival. The series starts with a house cat named Rusty leaving his owners to join one of these Clans, and later books star many more characters that include the descendants of Rusty - who eventually becomes Firestar - and even cats from before his era. The series itself has had eight six-book arcs, fifteen stand-alone books, four manga arcs and four stand-alone manga novels, five field guides, and twenty-one novellas. |
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| | The series starts out pretty neutral, one example being that while the Clans are staying separate, they can still come together to fight whatever threatens all the Clans, including Scourge and his BloodClan cats as well as the Dark Forest (the cat version of hell). Family is mostly portrayed positively, an example being Firestar agreeing to adopt his sister's firstborn kitten Cloudtail so that he can be a warrior like him. Totalitarianism is condemned through leaders like Brokenstar, who kills kittens during battle practice and forces his cats to constantly go to war. | | The series starts out pretty neutral, one example being that while the Clans are staying separate, they can still come together to fight whatever threatens all the Clans, including Scourge and his BloodClan cats as well as the Dark Forest (the cat version of hell). Family is mostly portrayed positively, an example being Firestar agreeing to adopt his sister's firstborn kitten Cloudtail so that he can be a warrior like him. Totalitarianism is condemned through leaders like Brokenstar, who kills kittens during battle practice and forces his cats to constantly go to war. |