What is Everybody Sees the Ants about?
The primary theme of Everybody Sees the Ants concerns personal confidence and self-reliance. At the beginning of novel, Lucky is only able to concentrate on the perceived faults of himself and those around him. Nearly every character in Everybody Sees the Ants is dysfunctional in one way or another.
What do the ants represent in Everybody Sees the Ants?
The ants symbolize the doubts and negatives that go through the minds of every single person in life. The scab represents the mental scab that can be inflicted withing bullying. Point-Of-View: The point-of-view of this book is first person told by Lucky Linderman.
How many pages are in Everybody Sees the Ants?
320
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316129275 |
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| Pages: | 320 |
| Sales rank: | 366,591 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d) |
| Age Range: | 14 – 17 Years |
Where was Lucky’s grandfather during the Vietnam War where Lucky meets him in a dream?
In his dreams, Lucky escapes to the war-ridden jungles of Laos, where his grandfather, who never came home from the Vietnam War, is still trapped.
Why was everybody sees the Ants written by a.s.king?
A.S. King: ” Everybody Sees the Ants originated from an idea that we are all prisoners. An idea that bullying is a widely ignored form of torture. An idea that only we can choose to escape from our own prisons. An idea that no one can take something from us if we don’t give it.” This is a very powerful novel.
Where does lucky escape from in everybody sees the ants?
In his dreams, Lucky escapes to the war-ridden jungles of Laos–the prison his grandfather couldn’t escape–where Lucky can be a real man, an adventurer, and a hero. It’s dangerous and wild, and it’s a place where his life just might be worth living.
What genre is everybody sees the ants?
Everybody Sees the Ants is a novel of magical realism so there are very surreal elements interspersed with the very realistic issues aforementioned.