F.+Midterm+Essay

Addison Crockford 1B Exam Letter to Mary (from independent reading novel) Dear Mary, I am glad you got out of the Forest of Hands and Teeth, but it is sad to know you were the only one who survived. I hope Jed is in a better place and that he is with Beth, happy in another world. It is good that the man from the lighthouse saved you from the beach that the Unconsecrated were washing up on. Do you think Cass, Harry and Jacob are alive still though? If they are, you should go back and try to saved them because they are the only people you have left, they are goners if you do not, and even though Cass might not, Harry and Jacob would go back to save you. Jed, Beth, and Travis are gone Mary, and you should try to save the people that you still have. They have all risked their lives to save you, especially when you all were overcome with Unconsecrated; they pulled you across so you would not be killed. Travis even died trying to save you, you must at least save his brother and Jacob, otherwise his sacrifice was all for nothing. It may even be in your best interest to save them because they could help you cope with the loss of your love and your brother. You found a sanctuary from the Unconsecrated; they should have the chance to see it too. You already lost Travis, how could you have three more people succumbing to the infection on your conscience Mary? Imagine the three of them, holding each other tightly, terrified of what is on the other side of the rusty, old, creaking fences that sway against the Unconsecrateds’s every push. Then, there is a loud crash; it echoes throughout the forest, they begin to hear moans, moans that grow louder with every breath. Then, little Jacob sees the mob of the creatures b-lining towards them, and he begins to cry and hold onto Cass’s shirt tightly for comfort. With one last attempt to save them, Harry pushes them back and demands them to go further back into the path for safety, but it is too late for Harry as the Unconsecrated overcome him. Cass and Jacob start running and Jacob, too weak to continue, falls to the ground. Cass is the only one alive before she feels their pulls through the fence and belts out one last scream before they take her. How could you live with that? You could go on with your life knowing that they died? Cass may not have, but Harry and Jacob would have definitely come back for you, even if it meant facing the Unconsecrated one last time! Cass may not have been the greatest friend towards the end, but she still does not deserve to die. You should make at least one selfless act in this story, because I have yet to see one through the book. Jacob is only six, his life ending so abruptly, with suffering and fear the only things he had left; you are alright with him succumbing to the Return? Harry was, and is, in love with you also, he wants you to be safe; he deserves a life, does he not? So, with that Mary, you should go back into the forest and save them. You may have been able to finally see the ocean, but at what cost? Would your mother want you to see it this way? The only person you have left is a man that was about to split your skull with a shovel thinking you were an Unconsecrated. You may have been able to find a place where the Unconsecrated have yet to touch, but at what cost? You really should go back and save them, they deserve more than that. Your dear friend and fan, Addison Crockford P.S- I hope you make the right decision! J