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__The Giving Tree__ Paragraph 1: Summary If you want to read a story that reflects an unconditional love? Well, the book __The Giving Tree__ by Shel Silverstein is the book for the job. The book is about an apple tree that likes a young boy. The tree lets him climb on its trunk and swing on its branches. It also lets him use the leaves to make crowns. As little boy gets older, the tree gets lonely and does nothing. The boy asks for money, but the tree doesn’t have money, so the boy takes all the apples in the apple tree and sells them. The boy comes back when he’s older and asks for a house from the tree, the tree gives him all her branches for the house. The boy comes back and asked for a boat and tree told him that he can chop her down to make a boat. The boy didn’t come back and the tree got sad. Then, the boy came back and sat on her stump. Paragraph 2: Analysis The book is like the Nile and the Egyptians because the Nile gives them water and food.

__The Little Mermaid__ is about a mermaid the falls in love with a price and sacrifices her tongue and life to be with him but the prince fell in love with someone else. “The Little Mermaid” was written by Hans Christian Anderson. It shows that sacrifice can be costly, even at the price of death. The Little Mermaid, the protagonist of the story, redefines the word sacrifice. For example, she sacrificed residing with her aquatic family and her fish like tail to win the princes heart and love. This show that she was willing to give up the comforts of her home and venture forth to go to the terrestrial home of her beloved prince. This shows that she is willing to go through agony and pain. This also shows that she loves the prince and willing to go through agonizing pain, even if it feels like knifes going into her feet. In a result, she shows that for love, sacrifice if always not the best answer. The Sea Witch, the antagonist of the story, is cunning preys upon the hopeful mermaid others desire. For example, slices of the mermaid’s melodious tongue, her most treasured asset, in exchange with human legs which burn and ache with every step. This shows that she not only what retribution for her magic, but she also exchanges painful presents. This also shows that she is very invantaguos. In a result, the writer shows that she is cruel and evil.