Summer reading
"The False Prince"
Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen
Summary:
"The False Prince" is about a prince named Jaron that had to pretend he was an orphan named Sage in a different country. He was picked up by a noble from his birth country, Connor, and was set in a competition against two other boys to see who was the most prince-like to impersonate Prince Jaron, the prince who supposedly died in a pirate raid. Even though Sage was the actual prince, learning all the manners and habits of a prince was harder than he thought. Eventually after two weeks, he was chosen the last second because of his old habit with a coin that only Prince Jaron was able to do. He was sent to his kingdom and presented up to the council to decide if he was the real Prince, since there were a lot of other impostors as well. Answering all questions correctly, while also proving another secret question that only he would know, the council knew it him to be the real prince, and he became the prince to rule the kingdom after his father, mother, and older brother were killed.
Protagonist and Antagonist:
In "The False Prince" the protagonist in the story is Sage (Prince Jaron). The book goes by on his perspective, showing him as the good guy since he is the one to save the kingdom before it crumbles. An example is when he was announced as the real prince, and took charge for the kingdom crumbled, "Lords and ladies of Carthya, I present you to the son of King Eckbert and Queen Erin. He is the lost royal of Carthya, who lives and stands before you. Hail, Prince Jaron." (P.327) Sage was the protagonist because ended up becoming the prince which saved the kingdom, he sent Conner into jail, who was the killer of Sage's parents and wanted power through Sage, and spared many people's lives.
The person who was against the protagonist, Sage, was Connor and the two other boys who were competing against him to become the prince, the antagonists. The two other boys were antagonists because they were the competitors for the throne, which meant there was a chance that Sage's plan wouldn't be successful if he wasn't chosen, "My plan is simple really. I intend to convince the court that Prince Jaron is one of you." (P. 58) And Connor was the antagonist too because he was the decider of who would be the prince, and he resented Sage the most because Sage typically outplayed him. The fact that Connor resented him meant Sage would be his very last pick to be the prince. Connor was against Sage, making him the antagonist.
Theme:
A theme is a central idea or message expressed in a story. In "The False Prince", the central idea that the characters shown was to acquire power and gain the throne, one way or another. Sage needed to acquire power to save the nation. Connor wanted to acquire power through one of the boys becoming prince and whispering how he wanted to rules the kingdom. The other boys that were competing against Sage wanted power to rule the kingdom their way. And there were other people and officials too that envied the throne, and fought against other competitors for the throne so they could gain power. It's a big power struggle between many people, decided by if Prince Jaron is there, or whoever has the most followers to vote him as king. They all wanted the throne, using different methods and for different reasons, but mostly to build the kingdom their way, or to save it.
Conflict:
The type of conflict in the story would be; Man vs Man. A conflict is the plot in the story, where there are different forces going against each other, which in this case, is Sage against the group of people competing against him for the throne. The conflict is a Man vs Man because its a character, Sage, going against another character, which is basically Conner and the two boys, so they could rule the kingdom. Sage argues with Conner separately from the boys, and competes against Tobias and Roden (the competitors against Sage) separately from each other. Eventually, Sage outsmarts Connor on the throne, and won against Tobias, who became an ally, and won in a sword fight against Roden.
About the Author:
Jennifer A. Nielsen is the author of the Ascendence trilogy, (The False Prince). She was born in the north side of Utah, and was interesting in writing ever since she was in elementary school, and made an attempt for a full story in 6th grade. Although she put aside her first story, and the second, and third, and a few more after that, she completed her first book in her early 20s. She made several more books, all of them in her opinion being pretty terrible, but came up with a new idea. She decided that she was writing in the wrong genre, and switched from adult romantic suspense to young adult and children fantasies. She continues to write up to today and is still writing. Her first series was Elliot and the Golbin War and after that was when The False Prince book came out.
Motif:
If a motif is a reoccurring event or idea, then the motif in "The False Prince" would be gaining power. Most main characters against Sage desired for power to rule Carthya. There was Connor, who said he needed power to save the kingdom, but actually wanted it for himself and was gonna do many things to get it, "And I'll guarantee your death here if you refuse me." (p. 246) There was a man named Veldergrath who was suspicious of Connor holding the prince. He came to Connor's mansion and searched every where to kill the possible prince so he would be next in line for the throne. And there was Tobias and Roden, who competed against Sage for it, "This is just a warning to you to back down. I will be king," (p. 166) spoken by Tobias to Sage. And finally there was Sage, who, unlike the others, actually wanted to save his kingdom, as opposed to just wanting it. So the motif is in the story, the event or idea that happens again and again, is characters desiring for power.
Book Rating:
"Athe False Prince" is a book about adventure, survival, and trickery. It's a fiction book, not a fantasy where there are fairies and magic and stuff, but its time lies where there are still kingdoms and bows, so sometime around the medieval times. This book was amazing in my opinion because if its theme and how it surprises you. The story creates a lot of suspene and tricks to make sure the story doesn't get boring, and pushes you to continue reading it until the end. I give "The False Prince" four power hungry men out of five power hungry men. The age group would be around a teen or a young adult and would be more amazing for the reader if he/she/it likes the adventure trickery theme.
Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen
Summary:
"The False Prince" is about a prince named Jaron that had to pretend he was an orphan named Sage in a different country. He was picked up by a noble from his birth country, Connor, and was set in a competition against two other boys to see who was the most prince-like to impersonate Prince Jaron, the prince who supposedly died in a pirate raid. Even though Sage was the actual prince, learning all the manners and habits of a prince was harder than he thought. Eventually after two weeks, he was chosen the last second because of his old habit with a coin that only Prince Jaron was able to do. He was sent to his kingdom and presented up to the council to decide if he was the real Prince, since there were a lot of other impostors as well. Answering all questions correctly, while also proving another secret question that only he would know, the council knew it him to be the real prince, and he became the prince to rule the kingdom after his father, mother, and older brother were killed.
Protagonist and Antagonist:
In "The False Prince" the protagonist in the story is Sage (Prince Jaron). The book goes by on his perspective, showing him as the good guy since he is the one to save the kingdom before it crumbles. An example is when he was announced as the real prince, and took charge for the kingdom crumbled, "Lords and ladies of Carthya, I present you to the son of King Eckbert and Queen Erin. He is the lost royal of Carthya, who lives and stands before you. Hail, Prince Jaron." (P.327) Sage was the protagonist because ended up becoming the prince which saved the kingdom, he sent Conner into jail, who was the killer of Sage's parents and wanted power through Sage, and spared many people's lives.
The person who was against the protagonist, Sage, was Connor and the two other boys who were competing against him to become the prince, the antagonists. The two other boys were antagonists because they were the competitors for the throne, which meant there was a chance that Sage's plan wouldn't be successful if he wasn't chosen, "My plan is simple really. I intend to convince the court that Prince Jaron is one of you." (P. 58) And Connor was the antagonist too because he was the decider of who would be the prince, and he resented Sage the most because Sage typically outplayed him. The fact that Connor resented him meant Sage would be his very last pick to be the prince. Connor was against Sage, making him the antagonist.
Theme:
A theme is a central idea or message expressed in a story. In "The False Prince", the central idea that the characters shown was to acquire power and gain the throne, one way or another. Sage needed to acquire power to save the nation. Connor wanted to acquire power through one of the boys becoming prince and whispering how he wanted to rules the kingdom. The other boys that were competing against Sage wanted power to rule the kingdom their way. And there were other people and officials too that envied the throne, and fought against other competitors for the throne so they could gain power. It's a big power struggle between many people, decided by if Prince Jaron is there, or whoever has the most followers to vote him as king. They all wanted the throne, using different methods and for different reasons, but mostly to build the kingdom their way, or to save it.
Conflict:
The type of conflict in the story would be; Man vs Man. A conflict is the plot in the story, where there are different forces going against each other, which in this case, is Sage against the group of people competing against him for the throne. The conflict is a Man vs Man because its a character, Sage, going against another character, which is basically Conner and the two boys, so they could rule the kingdom. Sage argues with Conner separately from the boys, and competes against Tobias and Roden (the competitors against Sage) separately from each other. Eventually, Sage outsmarts Connor on the throne, and won against Tobias, who became an ally, and won in a sword fight against Roden.
About the Author:
Jennifer A. Nielsen is the author of the Ascendence trilogy, (The False Prince). She was born in the north side of Utah, and was interesting in writing ever since she was in elementary school, and made an attempt for a full story in 6th grade. Although she put aside her first story, and the second, and third, and a few more after that, she completed her first book in her early 20s. She made several more books, all of them in her opinion being pretty terrible, but came up with a new idea. She decided that she was writing in the wrong genre, and switched from adult romantic suspense to young adult and children fantasies. She continues to write up to today and is still writing. Her first series was Elliot and the Golbin War and after that was when The False Prince book came out.
Motif:
If a motif is a reoccurring event or idea, then the motif in "The False Prince" would be gaining power. Most main characters against Sage desired for power to rule Carthya. There was Connor, who said he needed power to save the kingdom, but actually wanted it for himself and was gonna do many things to get it, "And I'll guarantee your death here if you refuse me." (p. 246) There was a man named Veldergrath who was suspicious of Connor holding the prince. He came to Connor's mansion and searched every where to kill the possible prince so he would be next in line for the throne. And there was Tobias and Roden, who competed against Sage for it, "This is just a warning to you to back down. I will be king," (p. 166) spoken by Tobias to Sage. And finally there was Sage, who, unlike the others, actually wanted to save his kingdom, as opposed to just wanting it. So the motif is in the story, the event or idea that happens again and again, is characters desiring for power.
Book Rating:
"Athe False Prince" is a book about adventure, survival, and trickery. It's a fiction book, not a fantasy where there are fairies and magic and stuff, but its time lies where there are still kingdoms and bows, so sometime around the medieval times. This book was amazing in my opinion because if its theme and how it surprises you. The story creates a lot of suspene and tricks to make sure the story doesn't get boring, and pushes you to continue reading it until the end. I give "The False Prince" four power hungry men out of five power hungry men. The age group would be around a teen or a young adult and would be more amazing for the reader if he/she/it likes the adventure trickery theme.