Literature Analysis #2: I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak

1. The book starts off at a bank robbery scene where the main character Ed Kennedy unintentionally becomes the town hero by telling the cops who the robber was. Ed knew who he was because he was one of the hostages kept by the robber in the bank. The day after, Ed receives an ace of diamonds in the mail by an unknown person. He then discovered that the card had three addresses written in the back of it, which ment that each address had a problem he had to fix . Throughout the book he got a variety of aces: diamonds, clubs, spades, hearts. It wasn't easy for Ed to finish one card a day because he had to find clues on how to get to the destination and he had to figure out how to fix the problem he had to face. At the end when Ed completed all of the cards given, he received a last card. This card was the joker and the address listed on it was his own address. Ed then learned from the card that he is not the messenger, but the message.

2. The main theme of the book is faith. I feel like this is the main theme because Ed was called worthless and useless all his life up until he reaches his last card. Throughout the book he stays motivated to continue with the messages even if it ment he had to kill someone. He just wanted to help the people that were listed in the poker cards. 

3. The protagonist is dynamic by the end of the book because he learns many things about himself that he didn't know. At first, he was very calm and at ease but towards the end of the book he gets out of his comfort zone and does things he never thought he would do. This explains why I think he's a dynamic character (also round) by the end of the book.

4. One significant symbol is the joker card he receives in the mail. This is symbolic because it's his last card but also because the last thing written on it is his home address. This reveals that the main character has to find out how he could possibly deliver a message but to himself. 

5. The reason why I chose this book was because it looked like a mystery piece. I personally only enjoy reading mystery books because I get more intrigued by them and if keeps me wanting to finish reading the book. I wanted to keep reading more when I reached to the point in the book where Ed goes to 45 Edgar Street. Here he sees a woman being raped and he has to help her. In the end I thought this book was amazing. I honestly thought it was better than The Fault in Our Stars and that says a lot!

6. One of the connections I can make from the book to my life is that I have friends who sometimes tell me what they're affected by it. I remember one friend in particular that toled me how her mom would tell her she was useless. This connects to the book because Ed is constantly always being called out by his mom which are hurtful words. I believe my friend is not wot has because she is a great person and very smart. This also connects to Ed because he's intelligent and is his own hero.

7. One of the things I will forever remember from this book is the quote on page 224. "Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are." When I read this for the first time I was in complete shock. I feel like our generation/society is so focused in looks but what they don't realize is that a person is beautiful because of what they bring to the table. I can't go on any further explaining why I will always remember this quote because it already speaks for its self.