Jack Reacher Book Report - 1994 Words

Language Arts Book Report Name of the Book: A Reacher novel:61 hours by Lee Child. This title is related to the book because the entire book is a countdown recollection of events that leads up to the climax, where Reacher and Plato, the protagonist and antagonist fight. It begins with 61 hours before the main fight. Author: Lee Child. The main protagonist of the novel is Jack Reacher, an ex-military policeman that spends the majority of his time as a â€Å"nomad,† wandering around the states, looking for places to travel. His personality quite matches his name because his last name, Reacher, is symbolic of a person that climbs the greatest heights and overcomes the obstacles of ruthless difficulty. Reacher is an intrinsically intellectual†¦show more content†¦Finally, betrayal is even seen through one of the innocent characters, Janet Salter the witness, against Reacher. She had promised him a myriad of times that she would lock herself inside the basement with her revolver if danger was near, but when the time came and Plato’s guards were coming for her, she most likely decided that her life was almost near the end anyway (she was an elderly woman) and decided to take a bullet through the head. The third motif I found is coffee. Since Reacher is an ex-soldier, coffee has become a favorite b everage because he needed to always be awake in case an emergency appears. With faced with a case like this, Reacher always buys coffee to drink to keep alert and aware of the environment, even trivial matters because they always turn out to be significant later on in the story. 3 themes All the motifs above are connected to the main themes of the story. The cold, although possibly considered a symbol, is a recurring concept that contributes to the development of the story. We have to escalate the motif to a figurative level, which is the harsh environment that fosters evil actions. The cold weather really sets the theme up, as the readers even get the feeling of discomfort. Holland’s harsh condition without his prized daughter fosters his evil side, leading him to kill his own officers and attempting to murder Janet Salter