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Crabbe By: William Bell

Burnett, J. (Photographer). (2009). //Pfds are proven lifesavers. should boaters be required to wear them?//. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from [] Caption: The two men falling out of their canoe relates to the difficulty Crabbe has with steering his canoe when he first ran away.


 * __Plot Synopsis:__**

General Synopsis- "A Wealthy Teenager Leaves His Miserable Life at Home to Live in the Wild." Exposition-
 * Setting: St. Bartholemew's General Hospital, The woods
 * Characters: Franklin Crabbe, Mary Pallas, Crabbe's parents
 * Climate/Situation: Crabbe gets tired of his life at home so he runs away to lives in the woods.

Primary Conflict-
 * 1) The main conflict in the story is man vs nature.
 * 2) This is because the main part of the story revolves around Crabbe trying to prove himself in the woods. He runs away from home because he is tired of his life at home. In the woods, Crabbe continues to struggle with many problems that threaten his survival. Among these are the bears, the harsh cold, and deadly hunters.

__**Characterization:**__ Protagonist- Franklin Crabbe

N/A. (Artist). (2010). //Nobo'ys favorite: Toys and their boys//. [Print Drawing]. Retrieved from []
 * Franklin Crabbe is a skinny, intelligent teenager from a wealthy family with high expectations. He saw his life at home and school as a joke and was very unhappy with it. Crabbe is also somewhat addicted to alcohol after years of drinking whatever he wanted.
 * Franklin Crabbe has the biggest role in the entire story since it centers around Crabbe's struggle with his life in the woods. Crabbe's experience
 * "I am skinny, gangly, and not strong." p. 36

Antagonist- The Woods M., W. (Photographer). (2011). //Ancient woods in bodmin moor, cornwall//. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from [] Description- Being both the primary antagonist and the main setting, the woods provide a variety of challenges for Crabbe throughout the story. It tries to take Crabbe's life through aggressive bears, unforgiving river currents, and harsh winters. The woods also influence the various decisions that Crabbe makes in the story.

Support Character- Mary Pallas Vargas, A. (Photographer). (2008). //Bare essentials magazine covers primal quest//. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from [] Description- Mary Pallas is a kind, blunt, and adventurous woman that helps Crabbe survive in the woods. They first met when she saved his life after a canoe accident. Not only does she help Crabbe during his life in the woods, she also serves as a love interest for him.

__**Point of View:**__
 * 1) 1st person
 * 2) The 1st person point of view influences the telling of the story when it is told through Crabbe's eyes because he tells you only what he knows or what he wants you to know. Some facts are revealed immediately including one of the settings in the story. However, the majority of the facts are witheld until later in the story. The author uses this method because once he reveals an intense situation, you're going to want to know how it occurred.


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__**Multimedia:**__

KOMO Staff. (Photographer). (2011). //Black bear attacks joggers near colville//. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from []
 * 1) [[image:http://media.klewtv.com/images/Black_Bear_Attack.jpg caption="Black bear attacks jogger near Colville"]]

Description- This represents a part of the story where Crabbe believes black bear is trying to attack him.

GETTY. (Photographer). (2009). //School is boring and irrelevant, say teenagers//. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from []

Description- This represents how Crabbe thought that life at school was pointless.

The novel "Crabbe" is a fairly entertaining novel written by a pretty talented author. From the start, readers are hooked to it's exciting plot. It is an adventurous story that has action, thrills, and even some humor thrown in. Not only is the novel suspensful, but it also teaches readers about the formidable forces of nature. "Crabbe" stands as a story that many teenagers today can relate to since Crabbe a is teenager who sees his life at school and home as a waste of time. This makes "Crabbe" a great story for students to use for a reading project.
 * __Review of Book:__**

However, "Crabbe" does have it's fair share of flaws. While the plot is very exciting for the most part, there are quite a few gaps in the story where nothing really happens, making it hard to read through. Another flaw in the story is that while the beginning immediately grabs your interest, the ending doesn't do the same. Not only can the ending be difficult to understand at times, it also lacks the pizazz that the beginning of the story is given. Overall, William Bell does a decent job at capturing how dangerous nature can be as well as what can really go through a teenagers mind. I'd recommend this to anyone my age who is looking for a quick, adventurous read.