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Tempted by the Kittypet Life - Summary Essay

I feel like I remember this event happening in The Prophecies Begin very vividly. I especially remember one of Cloudpaw's denmates reaction after Fireheart 's announcement when Cloudpaw was taken: "Despite what he does, he would never…" or something close to that. Reading Tempted by the Kittypet Life , though, I could certainly see how Cloudtail thought eating kittypet food was okay and may have even been helping the Clan . Explaining why is a vital part of teaching. The problem is, experiences like Cloudtail's don't happen regularly. As a result, for some parts of the warrior code , the characters may not have explanations for 'why'.  I think Cloudtail relaying his story to his Clanmates was one of the most important things he could do. This was a 'why' for rejecting kittypet life that could teach others the importance of the warrior code . Moreover, it was in the form of a story . Stories are remembered. If you tell someone simple f...

A New Apprentice - Summary Essay

Another week, another short story . A New Apprentice , told by Birchpaw. This had another different theme for Warriors . The books have looked at pride in various ways before, but it’s always been shown as unfavourable. This is one of the few times that the positive points of this emotion are explored. One thing that does make short stories easier is there is often one, sometimes two main characters. They’re pretty easy to spot, and in the guide books , it’s especially so, as they’re told in the first person by the main character. I’ve said before that short stories are challenging in terms of coming up with a theme. I don’t think I’ve ever touched on the situations, though. I find it difficult to summarise a whole book in a few short sentences. Still, it’s harder to stretch out a short stories synopsis for an entire paragraph. I’d love to know your thoughts on the short story too. You can tell me in the comments or let me know over social media. The central theme in A New A...

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