The Indian In The Cupboard Analysis
The Indian in the cupboard
By Lynne Reid Banks
Readers Response #1
After reading the first 68 pages of The Indian in the cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks, I believe that the book is a wonderful read so far. Lynne keeps us on the edge of our seats by building up the suspense by using making us wonder what will happen next. For example, when Omri receives a small cupboard as a birthday gift and a small plastic Indian figurine from his friend Patrick, however this many not seem exciting, but when he wishes to lock his small plastic figurines in the cupboard, however cannot find a key, until his mother tells him to search through her key collection. He saves the weirdest looking key for last, and somehow, it works. I really was engaged at this …show more content…
Recapping so far, Patrick is really determined, and selfish. As Omri goes down to the kitchen to get Little Bull some food, he unfortunately left Patrick alone. In his room. With the cupboard and key and thousands of little plastic figures. Which can only mean one thing. Disaster. During Omri’s little trip to the kitchen, he realises what he has done halfway through, which is left Patrick alone, which I think is really silly of him, because I thought about it straight away after he left to get the food.. He rushed up stairs only to find that Patrick has already created life. A small cowboy, equipped with a gun, and horse. The two then must deal with the problems between Boone (the cowboy) and Little Bull, and things get even more difficult when Patrick, being as stubborn as he is tells Omri to give Boone to him which he thinks it is by right, and I personally think that Patrick is really an idiot for being so stupid, I mean, why pick a cowboy when Omri has an Indian? Omri finally insists that he will bring Boone to school tomorrow, since he couldn’t trust Patrick with him. Up to this point, the story is pretty much amazing. However it gets even better when Omri takes the pair to school, because Little Bull was eager to go as well, and there is much more to talk about but I wish to keep reading this book. I’m that excited about it. The way Lynne writes the book makes it so very …show more content…
And I must say, I’m very impressed with the ending, but in a way it’s really sad. Part of me feels like it was like Omri wasted his time with Little Bull, caring for him, worrying, like a mother would about her child. All for that just to have him leave back to his own time. But the other part of me feels like that it was a very valuable lesson to have, to look after another, especially when they are a lot smaller and can be in a lot more danger than say, a child would be. In conclusion, I really enjoyed the book, it was a great read. Time to recap.
The book was written in third person, and was suitable because it was very simple to follow, however, effective all the same. This book didn’t take as long as The life of Pi to get started, which really got my attention, and really got my attention, making me wanting to continue to read, and to me, it was planned out perfectly. I would defiantly recommend this book for just about anybody who desires a really engaging read. The mood throughout the whole book is pretty relaxed and laid
By Lynne Reid Banks
Readers Response #1
After reading the first 68 pages of The Indian in the cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks, I believe that the book is a wonderful read so far. Lynne keeps us on the edge of our seats by building up the suspense by using making us wonder what will happen next. For example, when Omri receives a small cupboard as a birthday gift and a small plastic Indian figurine from his friend Patrick, however this many not seem exciting, but when he wishes to lock his small plastic figurines in the cupboard, however cannot find a key, until his mother tells him to search through her key collection. He saves the weirdest looking key for last, and somehow, it works. I really was engaged at this …show more content…
Recapping so far, Patrick is really determined, and selfish. As Omri goes down to the kitchen to get Little Bull some food, he unfortunately left Patrick alone. In his room. With the cupboard and key and thousands of little plastic figures. Which can only mean one thing. Disaster. During Omri’s little trip to the kitchen, he realises what he has done halfway through, which is left Patrick alone, which I think is really silly of him, because I thought about it straight away after he left to get the food.. He rushed up stairs only to find that Patrick has already created life. A small cowboy, equipped with a gun, and horse. The two then must deal with the problems between Boone (the cowboy) and Little Bull, and things get even more difficult when Patrick, being as stubborn as he is tells Omri to give Boone to him which he thinks it is by right, and I personally think that Patrick is really an idiot for being so stupid, I mean, why pick a cowboy when Omri has an Indian? Omri finally insists that he will bring Boone to school tomorrow, since he couldn’t trust Patrick with him. Up to this point, the story is pretty much amazing. However it gets even better when Omri takes the pair to school, because Little Bull was eager to go as well, and there is much more to talk about but I wish to keep reading this book. I’m that excited about it. The way Lynne writes the book makes it so very …show more content…
And I must say, I’m very impressed with the ending, but in a way it’s really sad. Part of me feels like it was like Omri wasted his time with Little Bull, caring for him, worrying, like a mother would about her child. All for that just to have him leave back to his own time. But the other part of me feels like that it was a very valuable lesson to have, to look after another, especially when they are a lot smaller and can be in a lot more danger than say, a child would be. In conclusion, I really enjoyed the book, it was a great read. Time to recap.
The book was written in third person, and was suitable because it was very simple to follow, however, effective all the same. This book didn’t take as long as The life of Pi to get started, which really got my attention, and really got my attention, making me wanting to continue to read, and to me, it was planned out perfectly. I would defiantly recommend this book for just about anybody who desires a really engaging read. The mood throughout the whole book is pretty relaxed and laid