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 In the novel, The House of Scorpion, Matt serves as a protagonist through the novel.  A young figure,Matt, finally survives and defeats the evil power by helpers around him and by his own courage. Also, since the author of this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Let’s compare The House of the Scorpion to other works we’ve read.  I’ll try to rank them in some sort of odd sense of perceived similarity and, maybe, even message. There are some obvious comparisons between Scorpion and Frankenstein.  I think those particular comparisons resonate most strongly.  Let’s really look at the nature of the Continue reading →

Of all the texts we’ve read so far, this book reminds me most of Lilith’s Brood. The trials that Matt Alacron goes through are much like the ordeal that Akin has to go through. Both boys get kidnapped at a young age and are treated with much contempt. At first their captors don’t treat them […] Continue reading →

As I’m reading through this book, I can’t help but to make allusions to just about every social issue in the world.  Animal rights, human cloning, organized crime, political corruption, stem cell therapy, slavery, etc…  At the same time, the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The novels we have read this semester share more similarities than not. For example, in “The House of the Scorpion,” we are presented with a beast. I find it ironic that in all the novels the most normal kind of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

When I started thinking about the assignment tasked to us to compare The House of the Scorpion with one of our other science fiction readings we’ve had so far over the semester, I thought, “Yikes. This could be tough…” But … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I want to start off by saying, I am the most hooked on this novel than any of the ones we have read prior to this.  The writing style is more straight-forward, but the story-telling is brilliant. That being said, there are similarities between some of the novels/graphic novels/movies we have gone over before. One […] Continue reading →

The House of the Scorpion is similar to other novels we have read because people like El Patron, manipulate their bodies to suit their needs.  We’ve seen this in Neuromancer where Molly has blades under her fingernails, enhanced reflexes, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The House of the Scorpion (Scorpion, from here on out) is by far the easiest book I have read for this class (with the exception of WE3). Though the book has a straight-forward and somewhat predictable plot, the book is easy to understand with its familiar scenery, non-confusing vocabulary, well-developed characters and, most importantly, a […] Continue reading →

The House of the Scorpion – while certainly a different sort of reading experience due to it’s intended young adult target audience — presents and grapples with a number of the same key issues that have cropped up in texts … Continue reading → Continue reading →