Author’s
Note: I hope when you read my essay you feel the intensiveness weaved
throughout the plot. In this essay I wrote about the truth and what it
means to me. I took my time and researched these topics in depth. This
novel itself, is a book of imagination and that’s what I am trying to
output in my essay.
As
the school bell rings everyone was jumping out of their seats with joy.
Papers were flying everywhere and the noise filled up my ears. When I
walked out of the building thinking,”This is it. A summer full of
opportunities and new beginnings,” my earring fell out. As I try to find
it and put it back in my ear, a boy I didn’t recognize pushed me onto
the grass. That’s when I realized that a car was about the back up right
over me. I thought I would be die that second, but the mysterious guy
helped me. There was something about that one moment of connection that
both of us touched was special. There was something different about him,
but I couldn’t put my finger on it. By the time I could thank him, he
was gone; I could still see that little black leather jacket and his
motorcycle off in the distance. It was a touch in my life that would
never be forgotten. But it was one that I would soon know that could
change my life, in ways that could not be imagined by anybody. I would
soon confront danger face to face, be able to look at people
differently, and learn that not everyone can be trusted. The plot of my
life intensifies in every page of this book. As you read the words of my
story, it will cause the heart to pound, the palms to sweat, and the
stomach to flutter. In Laurie Stolarz’s Deadly Little Secret,
she does an amazing job of emphasizing me as a person, trust, and we
learn the meaning of symbols by using the clues around us and given in
the book.
Camelia’s
life changes when Ben Carter joins her high school this year. From
person to person it is rumored that Ben is somehow responsible for his
ex-girlfriend's accidental death. Right as Ben comes in within a week he
has been excluded from everyone at the school except for Camelia. She
wants to get to know him, Camelia’s is reluctant to believe that he is
trouble. But inexplicably Camelia’s is drawn to him by every step he
makes. Each time he touches her that tingly shock, makes her think even
more. She knows that there is something different about him and his
touch. Ben knows something about Camelia as well. A secret, I might as
well say. What is it, and what does it have to do with her, no one knows
except for Ben. Weird things might be going in Ben’s life as well as
Camelia's, but no one would’ve guessed it could get even worse. Day by
day Camelia’s life drastically changes. These two people who were
playing two whole different parts, forget the past and move forward into
the future, together. Without Ben, Camelia’s life would be over, but
without Camelia, Ben would still be that deceiving dangerous guy. Ben is
not who he says he is, he a touch that destines your life; danger lurks
every time you get touched. The touch is a way for Ben to know what
will happen or what has happened. With one touch he’ll know your whole
life story and what is going to happen. Camelia’s life has changed a lot
ever since she started hanging out with Ben: people following her,
mixed messages going around school, and some people have even lost their
lives. The story of Ben and Camelia is one that is out of the ordinary
and unbelievable.
The
lives of characters is very lively throughout the book, but there’s
other clues in this book that make it even more interesting. Every
author puts in certain symbols for a reason. It would have something to
do with the story, the main character, or something. The research and
reason behind each symbol is unbelievable. Symbolism is a way to make
every reader truly think. Why this or why that? From the colors,
animals, or maybe even the location could be a symbol and it could have a
reason to it. When authors use symbolism it helps us understand the
story and it can help us put the pieces of the puzzle together a little
easier. For example, Camelia has been getting these messages from
someone. A person who is following her, but those notes have all been
given to her towards midnight and written in bright red ink. Why the
night or why red? Red can symbolize many things: blood, love, danger,
and even strong emotions. If these messages are life threatening and
happen to be written in red, just makes it worse. Night is used
throughout the book to symbolize death, darkness of the soul, and loss
of faith. The smallest factor can make a huge difference. So when having
these little elements, it just makes the book more amusing and
entertaining. The meaning of each and every little detail is amazing.
From looking in between the lines you can find these clues. All you have
to do is think a little hard and look a little deeper.
Symbolism
is a component in the novel that we learned to look for in writing, but
we learn something more than that. The power of trust, the amount of
impact it makes and how it affects us every minute of our lives. Ben
might look like a guy that’s dangerous and cannot be trusted, but maybe
that’s not who he is. When trusting someone, you believe everything they
say, but that’s only true when the other person tells the truth. “I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it,”
said Sarah McLachlan. This quote is a perfect example to what the
author is trying to portray in this book. We might not be able to trust
the people around us, but we do know one thing to trust ourselves. We
know what’s right and what’s wrong, to never doubt yourself is a lesson
you learn throughout the whole book. Trust is major component, without
being able to trust your heart, you’re going to lose faith in yourself.
So never be afraid of telling the truth, it leads us to great decisions,
trust can change your life like that.
You can’t always trust the ones you love, you know what to do. So
never lose faith, step forward with the truth and no one will get hurt.
Like the great William Shakespeare once said, “Love all, trust a few, do
wrong to none.”
The characters, trust, and symbolism are all part of Laurie Stolarz’s sensational plot in Deadly Little Secret.
This novel is like a thriller movie in your head, it gives a great
twist on a regular scary story. Laurie Stolarz travels through suspense,
fantasy, and romance in this book. It’s an engaging, but eerie story
about the darker side of a relationship. When it becomes matter of life
and death to know who to trust and who your friends are. Throughout the
book you learn about Camelia and Ben, trust, and to look beyond the
words. Secrets and rumors go around, but you have the power to decide
which one is true and which is not. Get ready to read a novel that will
blow your mind away, make you speechless, and have you sitting on the
edge of your seat.
