Let Go

Sacrifice. What is it? Is it giving up a sport? Not eating your favorite food because your mom doesn’t like it? Sacrifice is all of this. Many novels, including Ribbons, use sacrifice as the main theme.

In the story, Ribbons, Stacy has a grandmother that moves all the way from china to her home in the United States. Stacy has to sacrifice many things in her life. She has to give up her room, for which her grandmother to sleep in. She has to give up ballet, in order to pay for her grandmother to move. She has to give up her favorite TV channels, for which her grandmother cannot understand. Stacy revolts this, she has to let go a lot.

 "John", in I am Number Four,  is number 4 of the 9 people from Lorien to make it to earth. Over the past ten or so years, the Mongardians have been hunting down these nine, in order. Three have been

eradicated. John is next. Over the time of running and of hiding, John had to martyr many of his homes, friends, and lifestyle. When he moved to Ohio he met a lovely lady, who became his girlfriend.  Suddenly he was in danger, therefore he had to sacrifice his love and leave her behind. "John" doesn’t like to sacrifice.

 In the Hunger games, Katniss, a young girl living in a future United States, must sacrifice in order to survive. For example, she sacrificed her life and volunteered for her sister to take part in the Hunger Games. Katniss also had to sacrifice her own life in order to receive special healing cream during the games. She almost had to martyr her own life in order to become a true victor.

When authors focus on sacrifice, they write stories that are exciting and adventurous. We watch the characters become brave, and  we see them grow. They must lose, in order to gain.