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Rebellion, in my opinion, is going against something. It could be your own values, your own beliefs etc. It could be the refusal of obedience, and basically being a "rebel." "She stared at me, her eyes wide open, shaking her head in disbelief. "Let me get this straight- when you rang her up, you knew she was a prostitute, didn't you?" "Well, yeah...I suppose.." "And this guy who was with her before, the one who threatened to cut your throat- you knew he was her pimp?" "She said he was just someone she knew-" "What- and you believed her?"(Brooks 143-144) In this part of the novel Candy by Kevin Brooks, this is a conversation between Joe, the young boy, and his older sister Gina, involving the mysterious girl Candy, and who she really is. Joe, knowing the love of his life, his addiction, is a prostitute. In my opinion, that is going against your own values, your family values, and just going against the rules of the majority of society. In a general aspect, loving a prostitute, while she is still is one, is a negative thing in most peoples eyes. By knowing this and still doing everything in his power to be with her, shows he is rebelling his sisters wishes, his fathers wishes, and a number of other people in this story. I think Joe is just blinded by his obsession with Candy, he doesn't really realize what he's doing. He's just focussing all his feelings towards her and basing all his decisions off that as well. Also he shows he is a very easy-going kid, always listening to his father, and caring for his whole family, but I think that is only because he never got to make a decision that his father or anyone would really have a problem with, until Candy came along. Now he is showing he doesn't care about what anyone thinks, or what Candy does, or is. All he cares about is his feelings towards her, he is rebelling off the values he has been taught throughout his life and "following his heart" in theory. 

MLA:

Brooks, Kevin. Candy. New York: Scholastic, 2005. Print.

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Suspense

The element suspense is used a lot in the book Candy by Kevin Brooks. The book contains so many thoughts and feelings, building up within scenes, always leaving you wanting more. It always has you wondering what's going to happen next, or what does this mean etc. Along with suspense comes mystery, especially with the one of the main characters whose name is Candy, secrets keep piling out as the story goes on. One of the scenes I've most recently read is at a club where Joe, the main character, is with his band performing, while an unexpected fight between unexpected people unfolds. "At first I thought it was just another fight, and I wasn't particularly worried about it. You get them all the time in places like The Black Room- drunken scuffles, a few punches, arguments that get out of hand.." "Just then, the scuffle at the back of the club got louder again and my eyes were drawn to the noise. A gap appeared in the crowd now, and I could see some of the people involved. The first person I recognized was one of the black guys I'd seen earlier in the pub. Then- with growing unease- I noticed another and another.. and another. They were all there. Half a dozen of them, standing in a semicircle with their backs to the door, facing down another black guy. This one had his back to me, so I couldn't see his face.. But I knew who it was.."(Brooks, Kevin 133-134). This book always goes very into detail, and always keeps questions entering your mind. Why did a fight occur? Who was it between? Did it  have something to do with Joe? With Candy? Is Joe in danger? etc. That's the best part of suspense, it gets you thinking, it gets you into the book your reading and really makes books all the more interesting. 


MLA:

Brooks, Kevin. Candy. New York: Scholastic, 2005. Print.

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     In a good book, the three qualities I think it should contain is suspense, adventure and emotion. I like books that are suspenseful and leave you wondering "what would happen if..?" or "what is going to happen next?" etc. I like a book that actually gives you feeling throughout the whole book and actually lets you get in to the book your reading and lets you imagine what is happening. Another quality I think should be included in a book is adventure. I love when characters are exploring, and the books setting as changed, the idea of what is happening is expanding etc. I think adventure just makes a book all the more interesting. Another quality I believe should be included is emotion. Not exactly the very sad, tragic kind of detail, but something that gives you butterflies, or gives you a weird feeling, so you know your into the book your reading, as well as making personal connections.

     The book I am currently reading is Candy, written by Kevin Brooks. So far all that has happened is a routine being explained in a teenager by the name of Joe, just information about him, his family, etc. Then a trip to another city for a doctors appointment leads to him meeting the love of his life. Her name is Candy. She is very open and up front about things, but at the same time mysterious. A run in with a very scary man named "Iggy" exposed the truth about her, she did leave out one key piece of information about her, she is a prostitute. So far the book is filled with a lot of emotion, all the feelings are being explained that Joe has towards candy, all the questions he asks himself, basically all his thoughts. I am quite early on in the book so there hasn't been much suspension just yet, and I can feel the adventure starting.

     An example from the book that shows emotion is: "It's hard to imagine life before Candy. Sometimes I sit here for hours, staring into the past, trying to remember what it was like, but I never seem to get very far. I just can't see my self without her." (Brooks 1)

Works Cited MLA 

Brooks, Kevin. Candy. New York: Scholastic, 2005. Print.