- In an essay, please explain the purpose the author may have had in mind, cite specific passages to reinforce your thesis. Discuss why this purpose is relevant to the modern reader.
Take some time to write a comment about your choice for the author's purpose. Tell why you think he wrote the book and give a little bit of evidence as well. I've got a sample done for you.
Remember, there are lots of right answers. However, not every single answer will be correct.
Remember, there are lots of right answers. However, not every single answer will be correct.
I think Rodman Philbrick wrote Last Book in the Universe to show that we all need to take a chance and try. I never thought of it that way before this year. However, I think he was trying to show us all that we need to take a chance. We see it all over in the novel. Spaz took a chance and left Billy's latch. Ryter took a chance and went on this grand adventure. Lanaya took a chance and tried to convince the Masters to let normals into Eden. Not every chance they took was successful, but if they handn't taken those chances, Bean would have died and probes would still be used in the Urb.
ReplyDeletei think Rodman Phillbrick wrote last book in the universe to show us that drugs are bad and if you do them there is a 50 50 chance they are going to ruin your life.............
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DeleteAnd because drugs can kill you.......and you can get the toxins in your brain and blood....and take over your body..........and attack your blood sells and kill you.......:P
DeleteTaking chances will be an important skill for sure.
Deletebecause of mind probes (drugs) look what happened to mongo the "magnifecent"......so don't do drugs or you will end up like mongo
DeleteI agree with you that that drugs can ruin your life! Also its possible he wrote the book for that reason
DeleteI think he wrote it so people wont do drugs. In the book there are probes and they are just like drugs. When people use the probes, bad stuff happens to them just like real drugs.
ReplyDeleteI think Rodman Philbrick Wrote The Last Book In The Universe to say don't judge people. Like no normals In eden or prooves are mean.
ReplyDeleteI agree, don't judge people is important.
DeleteYes I think so to because you should not judge people look like it is how they act.
DeleteI think that you shoulden't judge people because that is bad and not helpful to them and to you.
DeleteI agree with you thats a good example!
DeleteJudging people is wrong, good thought.
DeleteI agree with you thats really good!
DeleteThat is a vry interesting thought
DeleteJudging people is wrong even when there is no point.
DeleteJudging people is definitely wrong.
DeleteI think that Robman Philbrick wrote the book to say take chances, because if Spaz didn't take a chance to get to bean then she would have died because they never would have met Lanya and she wouldn't have taken that chance for them bringing the into Eden, and if Ryter didn't come then Spaz would have dides because he wouldn't have taken the pipe.
ReplyDeleteI agree we should take chances!
DeleteI thought that too, taking chances is a good one!!!:)
DeleteMcKenzie, that is a good point. I wondered what would have happened if Ryter wasn't there, besides Spaz dying.
DeleteYou should take chances but they should be helpful.
DeleteTaking chances are very important I wish I thought of that.
DeleteGood topic, i like how you think taking chances in the book may help :)
DeleteI believe Rodman Philbrick wtote the book because he was saying just like drugs, mind probes can rot your brain. Of course it's not like in 10 minutes all of your memory is gone. But when you use drugs it could slowly rot brain, and your KNOWLEDGE!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThats what happened to mongo it rotted his brain I did not think about the knowledge.
DeleteTrue, I think the author is trying to say, "It might not happen right away, but drugs will mess you up!".
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote last book in the universe to show you need to take care of you're town so it does not look like the urb or the fire latch.
ReplyDeleteYes you should take care of your town so it will be nice and there will not be garbage every where
DeleteThat is very helpful to like the mayor. Good advice
DeleteThat is very helpful for students to read this. Good thought.
DeleteThat is a good point. You should take care of your town. At least the whole URB isn't like the Monkey Boy latch.
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ReplyDeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote the last book in the universe because he wanted people to take chances.Cause Spaz left his latch to see bean.
ReplyDeleteThat would be a good topic. I wrote not to judge.
Deletethat will be a good topic because people can take some chances like in the last book in the Universe :)
DeleteI agree with what you say but you could have put more detale
DeleteI think he wrote the book to show you should not judge. Spaz had judged ryter and thought he was just some old gummy, but he ended up being his best friend. Spaz also thought Lanaya was a selfish proov. The prooves also judged the normals!
ReplyDeleteThat is a good point to write about!You are also right about Ryter and Spaz being wonderful friends.
DeleteI like what you wrote Alyssa keep up the good work
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote The Last Book In The Universe to tell say we shouldn't do drugs. Probing is like drugs, and they rot your brain! Many people in the book were hurt, or different than they used to be because they have been probing. Probing is bad, and so are drugs, so that's why I think the lesson is to not do drugs.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really good reason. We shouldn't do drugs!!!!!!!
DeleteThat's a good idea to write about.
DeleteTaylor that's what I thought , too!!!! I believe that If someone starts on drugs they become hooked to them. Great minds think alike.
DeleteI agree with that topic.My topic is taking chances!!!
DeleteI agree. I think he had multiple lessons and that was one of the key ones.
DeleteI picked the same topic, I also think that he's trying to tell us to stop using drugs.
DeleteThat's a good topic. It was on my list too.
DeleteI think Rodman Philbirck wrote last book In the univers is to shown If you abouse you power on enthing that it will come right back at you so that means don't make bad mistaks like a big YOLO and mess you up and you commuity.
ReplyDeleteHaha thats really awesome.
Deletethat could be a good topic because you can learn about to NOT make the big mistake in da book :)
DeleteThats sooo true it remindes me of my brother he abuse his power.
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote Last Book In The Universe because he wanted to show that everyone has to take chances. Taking chances can get you anywhere in life. Like how Spaz took a very big chance to go save Bean and because of that one chance he took, he made 3 friends, and went on a life changing experience. If he didn't take that chance, his sister would've died, Billy Bizmo would've killed Ryter from the start, and he would've never found out Billy was his dad.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you saying taking chances can get you anywhere in life.
DeleteYeah, sometimes we are scared to take chances, so that we don't get hurt.
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote the book to take chances because I think that he is showing us that we should all take chances and try. Spaz, Ryter and Lanaya all took chances and most of the chances were good but not all that good ones. But I think that is one thing we should try.
ReplyDeleteI think by the way you worded your topic, it will turn out to be a very good essay
DeleteThanks
DeleteI agree, if you don't take chances you wont know what the solution.
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote last book in the Universe to help people because in the book Spaz tried to keep Bean alive and Spaz kept Bean alive. The place Spaz could Keep Bean alive was only in Eden Where people can help people so they do not die. All the People in Eden are nice people
ReplyDeleteI agree, if spaz did not save bean she would be dead.
DeleteThats a good point because I he didn't help bean then bean would have died.
DeleteYeah, if you know someone and you are older than them by quite a bit, then you should risk your life for them.
DeleteI agree with that tim
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote Last Book in the Universe to take some chances in life. Lanaya took a chance and tried to have normals live in Eden. Ryter took a chance to go on his last BIG adventure.Finally, Spaz was taking a chance to save Bean.
ReplyDeleteI never thought about Lanaya taking a chance!
DeleteGood coment
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote Last Book in the Universe to show not to underestamate people. I think this because when Jin and Lanaya were playing chess Bean wanted to play too, and it turned out that she was really good and that she beat Jin! Jin was sooo supried that a girl who wasn't ganeticly inprooved could beat a proov! So that shows not to undersetamate people.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really good topic. I didn't think of it that way. Cant wait to read your essay.
DeleteSo basically like don't judge people.
DeleteI love your reason I have never thought about that side of the story.
DeleteThat's a really good idea.
DeleteThat's very true!! I never thought of it that way, but it's true.. When I was thinking about it I never even realized that Bean was taking a chance when she challenged Jin. I really can't wait to read your essay!
DeleteI think he wrote the book to teach us we need to take chances. Some examples are when Spaz went to save Bean even knowing the fact that he would be canceled if anyone found out. Another time was when Lanaya brought normals into eden and when Bree said she was adopting little face. I love this book so much because of the adventures and chances they took.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we should take chances!
DeleteThose are good examples, and I think that your essay will turn out very cool as much as good!
DeleteI think thats a really good description of Why he wrote Last Book In The Universe.
DeleteI agree. They did take a lot of chances, but not all of the chances were good. You might want to mention how Ryter got wheeled to show that not all choices and chances are good. You dont have to, It's just an idea..
DeleteI agree everyone should take chances.
DeleteTaylor, he took that chance instead of Spaz getting wheeled. So would rather that Spaz had gotten wheeled? I'm not trying to be mean but, I'm just trying to get your messaged clarified.
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote Last Book in the Universe to that sometimes taking chance is a good thing some times like when Lanaya toke a chance when she brought Spaz , Ryter and Bean to Eden and when spaz left billy latch and when Ryter helped lanya when she was surrounded by monkey boy and Ryter toke a chance by sacrfice his life
ReplyDeleteThat is very interesting
DeleteThat is a really really really good thought.
DeleteTrue I have also picked that topic and at first (before reading yours) I hadn't thought about Ryter and his life sacrifice.
DeleteIt is but some times it might come back and hitting you the but.
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote The Last Book In The Universe book to say not your whole life isn't going to be perfect. In the book it proofs that life isn't perfect. Like when they are living in stack boxes. that wasn't perfect. Or when they were in Eden everything was perfect.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very interesting reason to pick that thought.
Deleteyeah,not all life is going to be perfect....
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote "The last book in the universe" to not use drug s because what happened to mango was horrible how he looked and if we use drugs we might end up like Mango.
ReplyDeleteTrue very true, Mongo was in very bad shape and didn't have enough strength to get off the probing addiction.
DeleteI agree but, I think he also wrote the book to teach
Deleteyou to take chances.Cause if Spaz did not take a
chances by going to a different latch bean would not
be alive.
Thats a really good thought! Nice work! :)
DeleteI agree with you on that but doctors prescribe drugs for people but mango to think he was in eden
DeleteI agree. Probing and drugs are EXTREMELY bad.
DeleteI think he wrote the book to teach us not to use drugs. Drugs are a lot like probing and nothing good ever happens when you probe.
ReplyDeleteTrue, sort of like Mongo.
DeleteDon't do drugs, they will hurt you. That's a good topic. Can't wait to read yours.
DeleteI agree, but I think he wrote the book to show that life is valuable.
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote the last book in the Universe to tel us not to use drugs
ReplyDeleteHunter, why do you think that?
DeleteExactly, you need to tell what your topics are and you need proof from the book.
Deletei tink Rodman Philbrick wrote last book in the universe because he wanted to say that racism is bad because in the book all or at least most of the proovs are like practically making fun of them because they say that they're eyes are dirty and they think that normals are a different type of person. They think that they are a lesser of person.
ReplyDeleteThat's very true i never thought of it that way.
DeleteI never saw that in the book.
Deletethink that is a very good comment lacey good job! Keep it up
DeleteLOLZ i COMMENTED ON MYSELF YAYYY
DeleteI think why Rodman Philbrick made this book is to teach people a lesson
ReplyDeleteDesmond, can you tell me what lesson you think he had in mind? Then tell a little bit about why you think it is the lesson.
DeleteI think Rodan Philbrick wrote this book to show that you should support family
ReplyDeleteExample 1: Spaz supported bean
Example 2: Lanya supported spaz,ryder,bean
Example 3: Jin & Bree supported Lanya to let spaz and bean and ryder stay.
i think Rodman Philbrick wrote this book to show that, you should never judge anyone.
ReplyDeleteI think thats a good topic too, but sometimes you have to judge people to know if they are good or bad or not
DeleteI agree with that too.its my third backup.Its kind of like how the proves judges everyone like they thought the normals were stupid and pitiful.
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ReplyDeleteUm... This one was an accident.
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote The Last Book in the Universe to show that life is always valuable. In the book people always kill others like they don't care about living. Even in real life people kill other people like it doesn't matter, or suicide themselves just because they think everything about life is bad and doesn't matter.
ReplyDeleteI agree too!I mean who would want to waiste there life you should enjoy life untill the end and then reborn.
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ReplyDeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote The Last Book in the Universe because he wanted to show us be kind to each other. It really shows you what it feels like to be treated wrong. There are multiple places where Ryter,Spaz,Little Face,and sometimes Lanaya aren't treated nicely. So I think he wants us to be kind to each other.
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DeleteI agree. You are awesome at blogging by the way.
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote this book because he wanted everyone to to be prepared for what you think might be coming up on a trip, but they could have got on this trip with items they really need and they could have thought ahead what the trip would have went like because when they got there Lotti Getts told them they had to find a probe runner in order to see Bean and they were not prepared for that!
ReplyDeleteThat was kinda confusing, i see why like i get the picture kinda but any way good job!
DeleteOops behind the comma it is supposed to say because not but.
DeleteNice, I kinda think that too, but I'm writing about that life is always valuable.
DeleteI agree. That is also one of the key lessons that I think Rodman Philbrick was trying to teach us.
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote The Last Book In The Universe to show to believe in yourself. The reason why is because if Spaz wouldn't have gone to save Bean she would have died. And if Billy Bizmo didn't have enough confidence to tell Spaz he was his son, Spaz would have never knew.
ReplyDeleteI never thought of that idea! That's a really good idea to write about!
DeleteThat's a great topic. I never thought of it that way, cant wate to read what you come up with!!:)
DeleteI think that's true, I can't wait to see your essay when your done!
DeleteI think Rodman philbrick wrote the last book in the universe. To prepare use for the future. In the book he talk about the big shake. That is an earthquake and it could destroy the world. Like the tall buildings are ruble and the rivers are gain. The sky is gray too and all the grass is gain muss most of the buildings for gain. so that's why I think he wrote the book.
ReplyDeleteThats funny,sad,and cool If thats why he'd wrote the book, but he must have a time machine or something to know that.
DeleteThats actually a very good reason, because he probably saw what it would be like if we din't act fast
DeleteVery true, I'm writing about that he wrote the book to show that life is valuable
DeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote The Last Book In The Universe to tell you not to judge. Proovs judged normals because they weren't genetically approved. Charly judged Spaz because he was epileptic and didn't want Bean to catch epilepsy. Spaz judged Ryter because he talked about stuff in the past. And lastly, Jin judged Little Face because he was a normal and couldn't talk. There are a lot of harmful judging in this book. Most of them are bad for mostly no reason.
ReplyDeleteThats cool. I wrote the same thing. I'd like to see yours once your done.
DeleteI think he wrote it to tell people to take chances. Like how Spaz left his latch to go see Bean. Taking a chance might be a good thing.
ReplyDeleteI am doing that one too. Taking chances is a good thing.
DeleteThat's a good one, and that's the same reason I had for my idea.
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ReplyDeleteI think Rodman Philbrick wrote The last book in the Universe because he wants to tell us that drugs are not a good habbit to get into.
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