The Blog Post of Hugo Cabret

   The Invention off Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick, is about an orphan clock fixer living in the walls of a train station in Paris, France. Hugo's life is all about being hidden from the world and depending on himself to fix the clock in the station and his dead father's mechanical man hoping that it will write a message to him. I think that Hugo doesn't deserve a lot of things but things always happen for a reason.
   The mechanical man the Hugo's father has been working gets damaged in the fire he died and it's up to Hugo to fix it. I think that Hugo's job to fix the man is a very honorable job because when he does fix it, he finds a secret that no one knew except Monsier Labbise or Georges Méliès. Hugo, Isabelle, and Isabelle's godmother found out a secret very deep that could of change society if they knew sooner. This shows that things, especially in this book, happen for a reason and add to the mystery of life.
   Hugo may not want bad things to happen to add to his hidden, brutal life but it does and Hugo toughens it out and take on the challenges of the consequences after they happen. Hugo can't control almost anything but he tries to make lemonade out of the dirty lemons he has.

The Old Man And This Post

   I'm just finished a book, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, and it's about an old fisherman, Santiago, in Cuba having bad luck with his catches. Santiago isn't only a fisherman but a very wise man that observes everything. The sea is a big part of Santiago's life and the book falls in place with it.

   The sea in the book is a huge setting, and I would say character, because everything revolves around it and holds a habitat for birds and fish that are life changing the old man. The sea is also a character to me because it plays a role in Santiago's triumph and loss. He shows lots of strength and courage when he sails far into the sea just to lose everything he had. He also went through a life changing event that he can only learn from and this just adds to his knowledge.

   Not only is the sea a setting in the book but a character, too. The old man had to show his strength toward the sea. Some things that bring you up can take you down and that's exactly what the sea is to Santiago. Are there any obstacles in your life that build you up but can bring you down to your lowest, vulnerable, state?