Author Archives: Claire Baldrick

-The Garden: The garden is showing the diversity and complications of human emotions. Mack is so focused on what had happened to the point where he doesn’t realize the beauty that surrounds him.”Your question presumes that poison is bad, that such creations have no purpose. Many of these so-called bad plants, like this one, containContinue reading “A few Symbols”

“For almost two days, tied to the big oak at the back of the house, he was beaten with a belt and Bible verses every time his dad woke from a stupor and put down the bottle.” This quote specifically I am very fond of. It actually is creating a small plot. Mack in theContinue reading “Sub-Plot”

A man name Mack grows up in a household in which his father is an abusive alcoholic. Later on in life he gets a family and has two daughters, a son, and a wife of course. Mack Took the kids camping. On the way they had fun times and enjoyed themselves. At the camp oneContinue reading “Summary”

       The Shack movie     Both The Shack book The movie was less detailed than the book They both had the flashback of traumas in Mack’s childhood. The book is more heretical because it includes more dissident scripture. Mack tricked Willie just to use his truck to go back to the shack.Continue reading “Book vs Movie”

This actually has an abundance of relatability to the real world. One of the relations are dealing with grief. I know personally that death is a very hard to overcome. Mack deals with the loss of someone so dear to him. His kids are his world. When someone close does die you will start toContinue reading “Text to World”

After Mack goes through so much pain and guilt, he soon finds redemption with his family. After Papa makes him realize what happened, it allowed Mack to be able to bring his family together. After the incident with the youngest daughter,Missy, the family became very detached from each other and God. Mack finds his faithContinue reading “The resolution”

The overall point here is him taking in what really happened. It’s the point where they technically “broke open” his heart and released his true emotional stability. They had to break him before he broke himself with guilt. With this they allow him to be able to accept things the way they are. They kindContinue reading “Climax”

The rising action here is actually demonstrated in the middle of the book. Not much towards the end. It is when God is explaining to Mack that things are the way they are. You can’t change what has happened. She also explains that life has to have hardships. She is on a constant roll ofContinue reading “Rising action”

The conflict in this story is an example of man vs self. Mack lost his faith in God because of his daughter being murdered. He thinks that God didn’t help her, and so he holds a grudge against God. He trails on this everlasting path of spite, bitterness, and guilt. He is struggling so hardContinue reading “The Major Conflict”

The main character Mack is the main character the author introduces. He is a very loving and kind-hearted man. Mack does soon have a burden that will stick to him, and it becomes very difficult to overcome. Mack’s daughter is kidnapped and brutally murdered which is how it all starts. Trauma fills the room forContinue reading “Development of the Main Character”