Monday, November 29, 2010
Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen
When her father, Robert the Bruce, becomes King of Scotland, Marjorie Bruce becomes a princess. But Edward Longshanks, the ruthless King of England, has set his sights on Robert and his family. Marjorie is captured and imprisoned in a wooden cage in the center of a town square, exposed to wind, rain, the taunts of the townspeople, and the scorn of Longshanks himself. Marjorie knows that despite her suffering and pain, she is the daughter of noble Robert the Bruce&150and she will make her father, and her country, proud. For a true princess is a princess, whether in a castle or in a cage.
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(#1)Father had to keep on the good side of King Edward Longshanks because the English King was so moody, and he would take property from people he dislikes.
ReplyDelete(#2)Marjorie because she is the kings daughter and she is the main character in the book and the prisoner.
(#3)The story takes place in Scotland in 1306, when they still fought to be king.
(#4) It is called historical fiction because it is back in 1306 and when they had kings and castles.
The dates and the things, like when they were going into the town they rode a horse in-sted of a car. They used swords and armor. And they had wars and battles we just ouch each other.
There are historical because we don't do these things but they do but.We don't have armor or swords and we have cars in-sted of horses.
1. "The uncles-none of whom had gone into the church with swords-seemed suddenly to have them in their hands." (p.54).
ReplyDeleteThis quote identifies my text as historical fiction because it talks about the uncles having swords to protect the king and queen. Now, people don't use swords to protect the king and queen (in America, the President and the First Lady). When people want to protect royalty, they would use more modern weapons such as guns. Swords are just not used any more.
2. A important character in this book is Marjorie. Marjorie is an important character because she is the one the whole story is about. She's the one that got captured in a cage. She's the king's daughter, and the story is written from her point of view.
3. The story takes place in the medieval age in Scotland and England. I know the story takes place in the medieval ages because some chapters have dates on them. The dates found in the chapter titles, are all in the 1300s.
4. This text is a historical fiction text because it takes place in history and because some parts of it actually happened.
What page are you on?
ReplyDelete1. I do agree with your quote, because now people do not just take land from people they dislike. People do not just walk up to other people and say, "I don't like you. Your land is mine, now. Move out." Your quote also shows that this text is historical fiction because in the older days, like the medieval ages, kings did just take people's land if they didn't like them.
ReplyDelete2. " As for me, I lie back down. To sleep if not to dream .I have discovered that if I curl up, knees to chin, on the floor of the privy area, the sackcloth drapes keep out the worst of the wind."(p.78).
This quote shows that Marjorie is the main character because it is written from her point of view, and it talks about her being in the privy area of the cage. I think that her being in a cage is the main event in the book because it's even in the title: Girl In A Cage. I do agree that Marjorie is the main character in the book.
3. The setting in this book, I do agree is in the medieval ages. I also think that the other part of the setting takes place mostly in Scotland, and England. I think it takes place in Scotland because Marjorie's dad is king of Scotland, and that is where she grew up. I also think that part of the story takes place in England because that is where she was being held captive.
4. Using horses to get to town is definately a clue that this text is historical fiction because now, instead of using horses, we use cars. riding horses is slower thatn driveing a car, and now, people have lives that are more busy, and now, horses are just not uses anymore.
#1) Yes!
ReplyDelete#2) “ But my people have every reason to hate you and all you stand for!” ( pg.64)
#3) We sorta have the same thing but we have some differences. Like It’s in Scotland.
#4) I agree with your quote, some of the places and things have happened. It’s good t have the dates on the chapters I like it.
#1) “ I was tossed from the saddle and tumbled head over heals, legs over shoulders, across the wet, stony ground, fetching up at last against a wall of rocks.” (pg.106)We don’t ride horses anymore, we don’t really go on quests to make people help make a king king. Like we wouldn’t have a battle with all of these people killing each other.
ReplyDelete#2 “ I wish I had more food, mysel’,”she says, running her hands over her ribs.(pg.81)
Back then they didn’t have much food in there towns so they were hungary a lot. We have a lot of food now because we have grocery stores and stuff to buy our food. But since times were hard to get food back then like $1.00 was a lot of money to them.
#3) I think Marjorie’s father will get a bigger army than Longshanks and rescue her from him. Then they will be a king and Marjorie will be a pretty princess.
#4) Marjorie is trapped in a cage, and the solution is when someone from her family will come and get her, or when Longshanks dies and then she is free.
#5) Uncle Neil, because he has helped Marjorie a lot in this book, and he is her favorite uncle. And she says that him or her dad will come and save her. Plus he saved her life by killing this guy that was about to kill her.
Part 1-Quotes: "I must hold the castle for as long as I am able, so the villains will think you and the queen are still here." (p.150).
ReplyDeleteThis quote identifies this text as historical fiction, because it talks about Uncle Neil having to hold the castle. Castles are not used for living in, anymore, except in England. Even in England, though, it's more so a palace than a castle.
Quote #2: "He was fully dressed for war in mail shirt, gauntlets, and a helmet." (p.150).
This quote identifies this text as historical fiction, because it describes Uncle Neil wearing armor. Now, we have a much different type of armor. Now, our country's army wears camouflage, and thick kinds of vests to protect they're heart and lungs, and all the other important internal origins that you couldn't live without. In the medieval ages, they wore chain mail, and metal helmets. Those pieces of armor weighed a lot, and they weren't very quiet to sneak around in.
Part 2-Questions
I think the story will end with Marjorie's dad coming to save her. I think that her dad will come to save her, because in the book, it talks about how much her dad loves her. He just wants her to be safe. Like when he had killed Comyn. When Marjorie had got bumped in her head, with somebody's elbow, her dad told her to go home. Then his reasoning for her to go home was because she had already gotten hurt. You can tell that her dad loves her very much.
THe main problem is that Marjorie is stuck in a cage.
Edward Longshanks is an important character because he is the one that is holding Marjorie captive.
#1) I agree with your quote we don't live in castles but in England. And there is only a Queen that lives in there.
ReplyDelete#2)I agree with your second quote, but I don't know if we were armor any more but we do were bullet proof vest's like the cops do.
#3)I said that two when her dad is coming to get her I also think Uncle Neil might come and get her or her father I don't know which one.
#4She is stuck in a cage so...
1. I do agree with your quote, because we don't ride horses any more. However, we do have battles with just as many soldiers dieing, as in the book. People though, don't go around searching for friends or foes. I also agree with your idea that we don't go around on quests, to have people help make a king.
ReplyDelete2. "But I had eaten for little for so long, I had to stop before cleaning my platter."(p. 130).
This quote supports your idea for what the main problem is, because it talks about her not have eaten for a long time. She hadn't had food for a long time, because: 1. She had been on the run for a long time, with her aunts and mother and Atholl, so they hadn't brought much food. 2. There were no grocery stores or gas stations for pit-stops along the way.
3. "There was a thud and then a high scream. "Up quickly," someone said." We'll fetch a horse for you."(p.107).
This quote supports who you think a important character is, because it is about the time that Uncle Neil saved Marjorie from that angry High-lander. This shows that Uncle Neil is an important character, because he is the one who saved Marjorie, the one who the story is primarily about. Without him, there would be no Marjorie, unless the High-lander's axe didn't go through Elizabeth. So, really, this quote is about the time that Uncle Neil saved Elizabeth. Without Uncle Neil, there would be no Elizabeth.
1. The main problem in this book, was that Marjorie was in a cage. The problem was solved with the help of the peasants, and monks. The local towns people (peasants) and the monks held a kind of uprising. They stood up for Marjorie - especially the monks. The monks saw what Edward Longshanks was doing to Marjorie was cruel, and mean. The monks decided to take a stand, to give Marjorie food. Marjorie had not been fed for a long time, and the monks decided that it was right to give the poor child something to eat. They were determined to give her food, even if they were to be prosecuted. Edward Longshanks gave in. He was to sick to take a stand. He decided that Marjorie could be taken out from her cage, and be put in the care of the Nunnery. However, Marjorie could not escape. She was not allowed to talk to anyone, except for one little girl. Marjorie was not completely free, but she had at least a little more space than before, and a hard bed, and a roof over her head. That is at least a little better than a cage.
ReplyDelete2. My prediction was not correct. Marjorie's dad did not come to save her. She did not become completely free, either. The part that I thought was the most unexpected, was that when Edward Longshanks died, she was not set free. She did not get back her freedom in the end of the book. The book does end at like a cliff-hanger. It never said what happens to her after Edward Longshanks dies, it never tells you whether of not Marjorie's dad came back to save her.
3. I think this book was really interesting, and it had lots of suspense. it kept me interested throughout the entire book. I almost always wanted to keep reading. I would give this book a rating of four stars out of five. I also think this book was really exciting.
One reason I thought this book was/is exciting is because of all the battles. I remember the one battle where Marjorie got thrown off the horse's saddle, and when she was about to get "slain", or seriously injured by a high-lander's axe, Elizabeth ( Marjorie's step-mother), threw herself over Marjorie to protect her from the axe. I was nervous for her mom. I had no idea that Uncle Neil would come save the day. I thought that Elizabeth was going to be killed. That scene was very suspenseful, and exciting.
Another time I thought that this book was suspenseful, and exciting, was when Aunt Christina
was going to kill herself. I was nervous that she was actually going to stab herself, or someone else. That scene was very suspenseful, too.
A scene that was very suspenseful, too, was when there was that uprising in the villagers, and the monks. I was nervous that the monks were going to be killed. That scene was very suspenseful, as well.
1. "A murmur of protests rises from the villagers, a low growling. The soldiers make a menacing move toward them, then stop. For all their weapons, the soldiers know they are outnumbered." (p.224).
ReplyDeleteThis quote supports my solution because it talks about the towns people standing up for Marjorie.
2. I would recommend this book to a reader who likes book with a plot that will keep you guessing. I would recommend it to a reader like that because this book, for me, was hard to guess exactly what was going to happen. There was a lot of things that I didn't think would happen.