Darkness and Shadows

Darkness and Shadows hold evil things
They hold things that you don't want to see
There are always more evil creatures in the making

Darkness and Shadows keep you out
Because those places are not pretty
The smell alone can show you what they're about

Darkness and Shadows know everything
They hold all of the information they need
To be able to keep living

Darkness and Shadows are always hunted
By the Shadowhunters with their blades
They won't stop until all evil is terminated

Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor is a true story about brave and honorable SEALs.  These SEALs risked their life, and some of them lost theirs, to help the United States of America with their terrorist problem.  Marcus Luttrell is the lone survivor of SEAL Team 10.  He lost all of his best friends and almost his life a few times.  He went through a lot.  

Marcus was shot and he also had to fall off of cliffs down a hill so he could avoid getting shot.  He was scratched everywhere and severely injured many parts of his body.  His face was very bloody and scratched because he had to fall down rocky slopes.  

(This is not the real Marcus Lutrell, but it is the movie version so Mark Wahlberg.)

 

 

 

Marcus had to watch his best friends die in the middle of enemy territory.  Once his friends were dead, he was on his own.  Luckily, some non-evil tribe people found him and offered their help.  They kept him safe until they could get him rescued and taken home.

 

When he got home, he received an award for being a hero from the President of the United States at the time, which was President George W. Bush.

 



  (This is the President and the real Marcus Luttrell)

 

 

Terrorists Vs. Demons

 

Terrorists vs. Demons
Guns vs. Swords
SEALs vs. Shadowhunters
Non-Fiction vs. Fiction
Lone Survivor vs. The Mortal Instruments

There are many differences between "Lone Survivor" and "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones."  Some of those difference are listed above.  It is who they are at war against, what weapons they have, who are they are, and even the type of book.  That is a lot of differences, but I know about a few similarities:

War
Tragedies
Training
Willing to do anything for the people you care about





War, whether it is against terrorists or demons, is always the same.  You fight for your life and for everyone around you.  You try your hardest to win and you use anything you can to win.


So, if you were given the choice of a terrorist or a demon, which would you choose?



Why authors, why?

Why do authors make the story so complicated for the characters sometimes? Do they want them to have a sad ending or are they just trying to make the story more interesting?  Why, in the Mortal Instruments, did Cassandra Clare think to make Clary and Jace brother and sister?  Why did she think to make Alec fall in love with Jace because it just hurts Alec and makes things even MORE complicated in the Institute.  Why, why, why?  The only explanation is to make a good story.

Clary and Jace are in love.  It's as simple as that.  Then, they are told that they are brother and sister.  That ruins the love story of the book and breaks their hearts.  Why did Cassandra Clare do that?

Clary and Jace Discover They are Related

You can see how heart-broken both of them are.  Thankfully, after the first book, the love story still doesn't go away, even when they think they are brother and sister.  At least one good think came out of the situation.  They never feel out of love!

 



 

 Another situation where the author just made more things more complicated for the characters is when Cassandra Clare makes Alec fall in love with Jace.  The two are parabatai so they are bound to each in a way that means that have to protect each other at all costs even if it means stepping in front of a thrown sword just to save the others' life.  They are also more powerful together, but they can never, EVER fall in love because that would be breaking the Law.  For this situation, Alec is just really miserable because he can never have the man he loves. 

Alec is in love with Jace!!!
Alec would even threaten to kill Clary to keep his secret because it is such a big deal to Shadowhunters whether you are gay or not.  It shows a sign a weakness.

It's hard getting what you want in the Mortal Instruments books because there is lying and a lot of rules.

 

You are Built from Your Descent

Who raises you and where you come from is what makes you who you are.  That is your descent, or your background in terms of your family.  That is the theme of the first installment of the Mortal Instruments Series.  All of the characters are made from what their parents, or whoever brought them up, taught them.

 

 

Jace Wayland learned many life lessons from his father.  One of those lessons that he lives by is "to love is to destroy" and he learned that in one of the hardest ways possible.



Clary Fray never learned about her true self because her mother tried to protect her from demons and the rest of the Shadow World.  Her mom always told her that her father was dead and that she was a normal teenage girl.  None of that was true.

Clary Finds Out About Some of Her Past

Clary Meets her Real Father

In this story, you can never know what is the truth and what is a lie.  You can either do what you are taught because it could mean being the hero.  You may also do the opposite of what you are taught because you learn how to be evil.  And who doesn't want to be the hero?!