ADORATION+OF+JENNA+FOX

=__ The Adoration of Jenna Fox __= Written by: Mary E. Pearson Wiki by: Demaris Martinez and Liana Reif

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__Background on author: __
 Mary Pearson, born in 1955, is the author of the award-winning novels for teenagers. In her earlier years, she studied art at Long Beach State University, and worked as an artist for a while before gaining her teaching degree at San Diego State University. __The Miles Between__ was rewarded as a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, and __The Adoration of Jenna Fox__ was known as a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She is also the author of __A Room on Lorelei Street__ and __Scribbler of Dreams__. She writes constantly at her home in Carlsbad, California, where she shares a home with her two dogs and husband.

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__Genre: __
 The novel, __The Adoration of Jenna Fox__ lies under the category of young adult, sci-fi. This novel is known as a sci-fi, young adult because it is written so teenagers can understand the book completely and enjoy a creepy science fiction side of a story. It includes mature and intelligent literature where it creates a thoughtful and provoking story, making it suitable to young adults and able to be placed in the science fiction category.

__Setting of story: __
 This novel, __The Adoration of Jenna Fox__, takes place in numerous places and times, including the future. In the beginning of the story, Jenna’s memories take us back to Boston, Massachusetts, but for now, she lives in California. Jenna also constantly refers to the details and surroundings in her home as well as around the neighborhood and in her yard. This story takes place in the future, which is often weird and different to imagine.

Brief summary of story:
 Jenna was left in a coma after a tragic accident. One year later, she wakes up to a life she could not recall, a body she didn’t remember, two parents she doesn't even really know, and a house she can never leave. Her parents want her to stay home for little in order to make a good and full recovery. When Jenna watches old home movies, she begins to think of herself as two completely different people. She knows she was a dancer, a student, a friend, and that she used to be happy, but the most of these memories are from other people not from her own memories. She somehow begins to recall certain memories, but they are not always happy and are very rarely clear. If anything, the blurry memories only make her more confused about what happened. With the help of others, some things begin to clear up, but those sections of her memory are still jagged and raw.

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__Round and flat character analysis: __
 Jenna Fox ; main character (protagonist) in this novel who lost all her memory in a tragic car accident. And uses different ways to try and recall the past.  Matthew Fox ; Father of Jenna, and is the inventor of the bio gel that is used.  Claire Fox <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">; Mother of Jenna. <span style="color: #0fb8c2; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Lily <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">; Grandmother of Jenna who misses the old Jenna but still loves her granddaughter deeply <span style="color: #df20df; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Allys <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">; Jenna’s friend and schoolmate who who has a prosthetic leg and arms. <span style="color: #0fb8c2; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Ethan <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">; Jenna’s boyfriend who is shown as temperamental but always kind to Jenna. <span style="color: #df20df; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Dane <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">; Jenna’s neighbor and schoolmate who assaulted Jenna. <span style="color: #0fb8c2; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Clayton Bender <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">; Jenna’s neighbor and first friend but is living in a different identity.

=__<span style="color: #0fb8c2; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Themes __=

<span style="color: #ff00e5; font-family: Georgia,serif;">“You can’t run away from the truth”

 * =====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This serves as a theme in the story because it proves that the truth will set you free. Eventually, the truth always gets discovered, and you cannot run away from it. in this case, Jenna’s parents try to run away from the fact of what they did to Jenna. Jenna is a smart girl and she eventually discovers this. It is obvious that this theme tells what the story is about. =====

<span style="color: #f872f8; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Identity:

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Another theme can be identity. Her mom forced Jenna to do many things she did not want to do. Since Jenna’s memory was loss, she just listened to everything her mom said. Then when the new Jenna came to be, she acted different.

<span style="color: #e746aa; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Courage:
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Another theme is finding the courage to say what you want in life so that you can control your own destiny.

__ Connections to other books/real life/movies/tv: __

 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This book can be connected to a show on TV, called wizards of waverly place, because this whole book is about hiding your identity. Jenna has to hide the fact that she is not a real person, and Alex, on the tv show has to hide the fact that she is a wizard. **


 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This book can also connect to real life because we all have big family secrets that we are forced to hide for our own sakes. **


 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">I can connect Jenna, from this story, to myself, because she is very creative, sincere, and also over thinks a lot. I tend to overthink, and keep my thoughts inside to myself. **

= = =<span style="background-color: #e746aa; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;">Favorite quotes with explanations =

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #4686e7; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;">“I don’t want you to control me”
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;">This is one of my favorite quotes in the book, because it is happening in the scene when the truth about Jenna is finally revealed to her. Only 10% of her brain and body is the real her, the other is made up of Biogel and Biochips. When she found out, she is so frustrated with her mother. She says, all her actions are being controlled in her brain, and she does not want to be controlled. She wants to be herself and her own person.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff00ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;">“Everyone has to die eventually”
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;">This quote was said by Jenna on page 204. She was having a heart to heart conversation with her parents, asking them why they chose to bring her back to life.. She thinks its selfish and unfair, considering the fact now she has to go through 200 years of living, and she is not even herself anymore. She said the choice was unnecessary because everyone has to die eventually, and she is not even the same person anymore.. 90% of her skin and body is not even her. It is made up of other stuff.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #71cca6; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;">“I Think that maybe forgiveness is like change, it comes in small steps”
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;">This quote was said by Jenna on page 256, when she was talking to her grandmother outside by the lake. I really like it because it is true. Eventually we all end up forgiving people, it just takes awhile to get over all the pain they have brought on to you. This also shows that Jenna is a very wise and caring girl.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ee7272; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;">“Father says it will come in time. “Time heals,” he says, I don’t tell him that I don’t know what time is.”
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;">This is one of my favorite quotes in the story, because this quote was said the very first chapter. It opened up the plot a little bit, and revealed to us how Jenna does not remember anything at all after the coma she was in for a year. Jenna’s father kept on reminding her that soon she will remember everything. That when the time comes, all the memories will get back to her, she just had to be patient. Her dad is right, time heals all wounds.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #d1d869; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;">“I used to be someone. Someone named Jenna Fox. That's what they tell me. But I am more than a name. More than they tell me. More than the facts and statistics they fill me with. More than the video clips they make me watch. More. But I'm not sure what.”
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;">This quote was said by Jenna when she was explaining to the readers, everything, how she is a programmed person now. They updated her with biogel and neurochips. She is not a real human, and she is illegal. She was really upset, because everything has changed and she can’t control it. She used to be someone, but she still cannot grasp what she used to be or who.

=__ Literary Terms: __=

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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #f872f8; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Symbol: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> something that represents for something else
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">In the story, the computers locked up in the closet in Claire’s room, represents Jenna. It is a copy of her DNA, and Kara and Locke’s Dna, that are trapped. Without that DNA, Jenna wouldn’t be here today.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The DNA represents freedom, because Kara and Locke were finally free when Jenna let them out of the locked box.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Plants can represent Mr. Bender because he is in love with nature. Nature is what he lives for. He photographs nature all the time.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #f872f8; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Motif: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The motif in the story is legalizing biogel, and the whole FSEB process.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff00e5; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Internal/external conflicts:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #71cca6; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Internal conflict: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> The struggle occurring within the character’s mind.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Most readers can agree that a majority of this novel has to do with internal conflict. It is told in Jenna’s point of view, so most of the time, it is just her thoughts in her head, not actual words being said out loud.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0fb8c2; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">External Conflict: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> The struggle occurring outside the character’s mind.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">There are also many struggles occurring outside the character’s mind. For example,, Jenna constantly argues with her parents, because she thinks they aren’t being honest with the truth about her “past”.

<span style="background-color: #f872f8; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> Climax: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">the most intense, exciting, or important point of something


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The climax is when Jenna gets a cut on her arm, and sees something that she wasn’t suppose to see. She didn’t even feel the pain at all. That is then, that she discovers that her whole body is artificial. That also explains why she walks “funny”. This is the climax because this is the point in time where she is finally discovering the truth about herself.

<span style="background-color: #b000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> Resolution: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> a firm decision to do or not to do something.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">There are many resolutions in the story. One of the resolutions is when the parents agree to not tell Jenna anything that happened about the accident. That resolution was broken later on during the story, because slowly Jenna was beginning to find out the truth about herself.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Another resolution is when the parents told Jenna not to speak about herself. That was decided because Jenna is illegal, and the more the word about her is out, the more the federal government will get her caught.