This is a analysis of the book Slam which is written by
Nick Hornby who strangely enough is quite unknown despite his previous popular
titles.
Sam is about a boy in his teens struggling with his
future. His dedication to skateboarding is shown clearly during the first
chapters. The author Nick Hornby shows a very interesting way of writing the
book as it appears as a first person biography and you get an insight of his
way of thinking. The way Nick Hornby manage to recreate feelings and emotions
gives a very satisfying reading experience.
The main character of the book is Sam, Sam lives with
his 32 year old mother who obviously got Sam at a very low age which creates a
very interesting story as they can understand each other a lot better as the
gap is shorter than usual parents.
Love instantly appears to be one of the main themes in
this book, Sam who never had a serious relationship before suddenly ends up
with being paired with Alicia, who he quickly falls in love with. Sam who is
unsure about his future as his mother got pregnant at his age. Sam surprised
that Alicia chooses to have a relationship with him although Sam doesn’t doubt
she could get any guy she wanted. Alice and Sam seems to share to faith of an
unsure future, Sam’s dream is to become a professional skater while Alicia
wants to be a model, both of those jobs cannot be guaranteed.
Ok!
SvaraRaderaA promising beginning! However, what about the first three lines? What do they make you feel? These lines also would have served as a quotation and this is what's also missing here.
Next, what about the title? Any thoughts?
Due to fact that the aforementioned details are missing, probably serves as a an explanation for why the text i somewhat too short. Please review the instructions carefully!
The first impression on the title Slam would be Sam which is the main character (obviously).
SvaraRaderaThe first lines in the book would give one the impression that the author uses a quite rare writting style as it is a told in a first person way but still third person as it is like the Sam having a conversation with himself and the reader.