Essay on Dive

Essay on Dive

Monday, March 07, 2011
8:54 AM

Have you ever been so scared but so excited at the same time? In the book Dive by Gordan Korman, That's what happens to all characters at some point and time. This book is a tragedy mode of literature, because it follows the tragedy plot line.

At the beginning of the book, the world is in conflict with all three kids. They screwed up in life and have to go to a facility in the ocean where they learn to scuba dive. For each one of the kids, they have a major problem in life. One of them is color blind, one has a disease where she can't walk properly, one kid paralyzed one of his friends playing hockey. The other one has no parents to help them. That's how the world is in conflict for them.

Although the world was in conflict, there was a rise to power. The rise to power in the plot line, is when they are diving, they find a shipwreck. This brings a promising future for them at the diving institute. Then before they know it, it turns out that the wreck isn't even real. It was part of a movie scene, and it was made out of plastic. That's the tragic flaw.

Even though the tragic flaw happened, that's not the worst thing that happened. They find another real wreck. Then comes the tragic fall when some treasure hunters take the wreck away from them. The kids kept trying to get the wreck but it wouldn't happen. The book ends in death and death symbolism. The death is when a captain of a ship and one of their friends dies. The death symbolism is when the hunters steal away the treasure that keeps them from making a fortune.

Even though that the book follows a tragedy plot line, that's not all in the book that yells out tragedy. Some characteristics are in the book too. Almost all of the main parts that happen take place at night. It storms all the time in the story, and it is usually never sunny. The colors in the book, and the animals fit too. Even some people in the book are like that.

Sometimes some books can be a mix of two or even three plot lines. With this story, there is no doubt that it is a tragedy. This book does have some great parts and some terrible parts, but overall it is a tragedy.