SPOILER ALERT
Lately I have read the Pretty Little Liar series. To sum up the series, they are about four girls who used to be bestfriends. In Grade 8, their other bestfriend, Ali, went missing, and has not been found since. Once the four girls (Aria, Spencer, Hanna and Emily) lose Ali, they begin to lose touch with one another until they all have new friends and lifes. Now, five years later, each of the four girls begins recieving strange blackmail messages from someone named A. They begin to assume that this mysterious A character could indeed be their old friend Ali who has been missing all these years. I mean, who else would know all of their personal sercrets? Hanna has made a new friend, Mona, over the years, and now they are very close. Hanna and Mona tell eachother everything, even about the blackmailing. No one ever would have suspected Mona to be the blackmailer, but she was. Mona is an example of a Shapeshifter archetype. First off, she plays with the four girls emotion's by blackmailing them, adding a tist to the story. Second, Mona pretends to be close to Hanna She acts like she cares about her, but all the while Mona is using Hanna's sercrets about the girls to send blackmail messages. Mona seems like a great friend at first, but ends up doing horrible things to each of the girls. These traits demonstrate many qualities you can find within The Shapeshifter archetype.
At the beginning of the book, Unbelivable, Mona acts like a friend, going on shopping trips with Hanna, and giving Hanna a shoulder to cry on. By the end of this book though, Mona admits to being the blackmailer.
"I know what four did. I know what I saw. And I. Will. Never. Forget. "
Mona's mouth dripped into an eerie smile. "This summer, I found a way to get back at you girls. I found Ali's diary. I knew instantly-and she wrote tons of secrets about you. Really damaging ones, actually. It's like she wanted the diary to fall into enemy hands."
After reading this quote, we find out Mona has been pretending to be nice all along, when she is truely two faced, just like a shapeshifter.
Classic. What does it mean? Well, when I here the word classic I think of something or someone who has been around for a while, but its traits are so memberable, popular, well known, and timeless they stay with us for a long time. The dictionary defenition of "Classic" is 'of the first or highest quality, class, or rank: a classic piece of work.' For example, the Titanic is considered a Classic film. It is considered a classic film because the story never gets old, no matter how many times you watch it. Most people enjoy this film because it's relatable to stories they've heard from friends or relatives. I think the fact that this movie was based on a catastrophe that happened in our World, really makes people interested. People want to know what seemingly impossible things are like to experience, just like The Titanic. When you ask people about a classic, they usually all have similiar positive opinions to share.
The book I am currently reading is called Grist by Heather Waldorf. In my opinion, this book will not be remembered as a classic for the future. Usually, classic books draw you in immediately, and make you never want to set them down. In my case, reading Grist, I feel bored and often catch myself daydreaming while reading it. The story line is about the main character, Charlie, and how she's spending her summer. This could be an interesting topic but the author is making all the events come so slowly, that it's easy to loser interest. Mind you, I haven't gotten very far in this book, but so far I'm considering giving it a rest. Second of all, this book seems like countless others I've read before. Classics are very unique and special; They stick with you and many others forever. I don't think that when I'm old and gray, I will remember this book simply because there's nothing special, for me, to remember about it. A classic series I have read though, is The Harry Potter series. For myself and countless others, this is one of my favourite series. I will most definately remember this series when I'm old and gray, and I will always pass along good praise about these books always. Classics are always highly praised and are passed down from generation to generation. In my case, the Harry Potter series wasn't old enough to be passed down to me from my parents, but I will pass these down to my younger relatives. This series possesses all character traits to be considered a classic.
