Question number ONE

Geoffrey Trease in his novel “Cue for Treason” examines a boy named Peter that is forced to become heroic and brave to save Queen Elizabeth. However, before he becomes he runs away and hides because he threw a rock at Sir Phillip, who is a cruel knight that controls the Law too. Indeed Peter was a coward but there must be a reason that Geoffrey Trease chose him as the main character. The reason is that even though Peter runs away, he comes back later with more knowledge and strength to face his problem. Therefore, through the use of Peter, Geoffrey Trease suggests that hiding from one’s problems, examining solutions to fix it, then facing it is the best way to overcome difficult times.

In the first couple of chapters, Peter gets himself into a heap of trouble. That trouble is sparked when Sir Phillips arrives with his horsemen to the wall oh his family’s land. Peter decides to throw a rock at Sir Phillip; however the rock did not hit its target. He thinks quickly and runs away, knowing that Sir Phillip, his men, and the Law are after him. However, Peter is the protagonist in the story and usually, in novels, the protagonist overcomes the problem without the need to run away. Geoffrey Trease uses his message as the explanation of this confusion.

The oddity of using a protagonist that runs’ away not facing their own problems is explained when the reader examines the author’s theme. Geoffrey Trease is illustrating throughout the book that even though one may hide from their fears and problems, they must face them with greater knowledge on the problem and fix it. His message explains the necessity for Peter to run away because from running away, he has found refuge from Sir Phillip and can find ways to solve that problem; in this case, stopping a conspiracy. In the conclusion of the story, Peter comes back with help from the Secret Service to put an end to Sir Phillip and hid company. Thus, either hiding from your troubles or facing them is not used in Cue for Treason because both of them took place.

Geoffrey Trease's message also coincides with real life incidents from my life. For instance, the time I went to a paintball shooting war once and I had to retreat because there were too many other kids from the other team overwhelming our position. However, we retreated and went on the opposite side of them and gathered more people to rally against them and we won. Hence Geoffrey's message to the reader reflects to many life incidents.

Blog 2 questions

SK
Before: Why was the people at that time so violent? What do you think? Is it similar to today?
After: Could the people during the time of Elizabethan England be regard as violent? Is it similar to today? Explain and provide examples.

KB
Before: Do you see a difference in modern England and enland in the book (1600s).
After: Is there a difference between Shakespearean England and the modern England?

BH
During the period of this story takes in, could you relate to Peter’s problem to the kids in twenty-first century.

DL
The time of this story takes in around 16th century, are Peter’s action realistic? Explain and provide examples.

AE
During the period of the setting, how was the upper class was able to become one? Is it similar to 21 century?

Chapter response 1&2

name of the first chapter is called "dawn is dangerous" which really had caught my attention of the first chapter. My first impression was that the actions were tightly packed. From the begginning of the chapter you can quickly tell the personality of the main character, and his daily life. For an example, his food clothing, and his house structure. First it starts by his father, brother doing their night job, which is not legal. Their peaceful life as a farmer was destrupted by Sir Philips.

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Chapters 1 and 2 Response

The novel starts with Peter, his father, and his elder brother Tom sneaking out in the night with other people to push down the wall that the ruthless Sir Philip Morton had build around their field. When Tom was around Peter, he was always in that "sneering superior way" which older siblings tend to have. He teased Peter and acted like he wasn't important. Peter got upset and I can totally understand.
When I was in China, I had this cousin who was 3 years older than me, and since I was the only child back then, he was like my older brother. Of course, he teased me and usually dismissed my presence in front of his friends. It always felt so good when my aunt told him to stop being like that to me.
Personally, I have never had a push-down-a-wall-built-by-your-landowner family night. In the society that I live in now, my family rarely needs to do labour together. The last time I could think of when we actually did some labour was picking blueberries in the summer. Even that seemed a little awkward, when we all dressed up preparing to do some "work". But it's kind of sad how this occurred often back in the middle ages.
So Peter didn't get to go do the wall pushing, but he stayed on watch for Sir Philip. When he actually came with his horsemen, he couldn't resist the urge to chuck a rock at Sir Philip, so he threw one but missed. Then someone saw him and shot at him. Luckily it missed but it got his cap. The next day, his cap with the bullet hole was found and had to run away.
When I do something bad, the conscience always gets me. I feel like someone knows what I did and what they say seems to be about what I did, until I realize that they were talking about something totally different. I can't recall an exact moment, but for example, if I didn't do my homework and the teacher calls my name, I would freak thinking that homework check was remember when in fact it was for a totally different reason.
At the end of chapter 2 when Peter runs away, it says that he actually wanted to see the outside world and have some adventure. I can understand how someone would want that in the middle ages, but in our society now, I would be picked up by some homeless shelter if I tried to do that. I don't think I'll ever have to be forced out of my own household.

The Big A

Ms.Lees question was "was a person's life path determined before they were born? Is it today? Or can a man change his stars as the clip suggests?"
My opinion toward the fact the person's life path is already determined before they were born, I don't agree with the fact that "fate" or destiny" is there to fully decide our life but i agree that the person's path can be slightly determined, such as environment around them.
To support my first point that you can change your destiny any time. It simply requires strong determination and will to change your future. Appius Claudius, Roman statesman once had said "each man is the architect of his own fate." This means that everyone can do whatever they wish to do and change any time they want.
But not everyone has strong determination, to some people they give up because of their environment that is surrounding them. To give an example, kids that have alcoholic, violent, or who does drug, parents it is highly likely the child is going to grew up different then as most of kids who was raised by loving family. The reality is quite harsh, there are lots of kids who has been raised up that way, and when they became an adult, not many of them became a person who we really want it to be when they grow up.
In conclusion, the person's life path is not fully determined before they were born but environment around them can affect them as their way of living.

My Big A

Hey, I've seen that movie before! I think it was called A Knight's Tale. That guy William on there wanted to joust but he wasn't born of nobility, so he decided to change his stars like a boss. At the end, he succeeded and ended up as a knight. I think he found love too.

Anyways, in the olden days, I think a person's life was set. Nobles were born to be nobles and serfs were born to be serfs. Nothing can break Thai cycle. A guy like William in the video would have been really rare back in the middle ages.

Today, you have the option to choose whatever you want to do with your life. People are given numerous options in school to become whatever they like. Unless you have the parents that force you to become a doctor, you can walk your own path and align your own stars.

P.S. I tried to keep this short so you people won't comment tl;dr

THE BIG A

I do not think that our future was already planned ahead before we were born because we choose what we want to be, not follow a path that has already been laid out for us. Also, if one really thinks about it, how can one's life be planned out if we do what we want and we react to what is happening around us? Perhaps maybe someone's parents may not want them to live with the "outside" world and keep him in their house their whole life without and connections to anyone, but no one would do that. Our lives being planned ahead is a complex idea. It is on the brink of the supernatural because what would we do if we knew everyday what was going to happen? If we did know, won't we try to change it? In addition, if our destinies were planned, someone or something would know my very next move and try to stop or change my action or what my action will chain react. Therefore, those ideas support my answer to the topic "Was a person's life path determined before they were born? Is it today? Or can a man change his stars as the clip suggests?" Here is a video that relates to our topic=

http://www.youtube.com/user/nigahiga?blend=1&ob=4#p/u/4/9VKpzhUkMFM

Chapter 1/2 response

The first two chapters of Cue for Treason are very action packed. Right away the author reveals to us who the main character is and how his lifestyle is. (Including food, cloithing..etc) The first chapter starts off with Peter, the main character in the story, and his father and brother doing their "job" during the night. However, their job is not completly legal. Their job was to defend their stone made fence that Sir Phillips, a "knight" (because of the 'sir' in front of the name), wants to break down because he wants the land. Indeed Sir Phillips is a knight but he is "extremely hard". (pg. 16) However when Peter and his family go out to be the lookouts for the fence, Peter chucks a rock at him. Sir Phillips was so angry that he and his men shot at him. Peter flees and gets out of the village, just in time to see horsemen coming up the lanes to his house.