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As the years pass and his small village grows, Ethan watches for the fulfillment of the prophecy that someone born looking like the Great Stone Face up on the mountain will be the greatest, noblest person of his time.
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LibraryThing member jhill06
Critique: This is a good example of realistic fiction because the plot of the story is one that could very well take place in real life. Just because it talks about prophecy doesn't mean that a village somewhere couldn't really have a funny supersticious belief.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
LibraryThing member rturba
Realistic Fiction
Media: Oil on Canvas
Characterization: Ethan is a round dynamic character. You see him grow up in his town and you have an understanding of his ideals and his lively hood. Throughout the book you see him change from a boy into a man and you see him develop and mature in his
Theme: be who you are not who people want you to be
Review: The story in this book is very realistic. The town is real and the people could easily be real. However, the legend gives it the fictional element. It gives it that exciting and adventurous element. Yet, it is believable, because in the end the legend comes true.
Media: Oil on Canvas
Characterization: Ethan is a round dynamic character. You see him grow up in his town and you have an understanding of his ideals and his lively hood. Throughout the book you see him change from a boy into a man and you see him develop and mature in his
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leadership of the village and his own family.Theme: be who you are not who people want you to be
Review: The story in this book is very realistic. The town is real and the people could easily be real. However, the legend gives it the fictional element. It gives it that exciting and adventurous element. Yet, it is believable, because in the end the legend comes true.
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LibraryThing member hgcslibrary
A retelling of Nathaniel Howthorne's classic tale looking at the nature of goodness, character and a life well-lived.
LibraryThing member ecarlson2014
This is a picture book that is the genre of legends. It tells the legend of a mountain with a face on it and the prophecy that someone will be born that resembled the stone face.
LibraryThing member Annalisebradshaw
This story fulfills a prophesy of the Great Stone Face in the New Hampshire mountains. Someone will be born with the face of the mountain and this person will be the most noble of their time. The tale follows a boy named Ethan who throughout his life time, he sees multiple people who the villagers
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think will fulfill the prophesy with their fame or wealth. They always prove to not be the true face of the mountain until Ethan's granddaughter says that Ethan has already fulfilled the prophesy through his character and goodness. Show Less
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English