Free choice post #1

Brendan Rodisch 2/2/10
The Hunt for Red October
By: Tom Clancy Pages 1-72
Total pages this week: 72

6. Explain how the author creates suspense in this book.

The author creates suspense in the book by making the Red October hard to find. It has broken away from the command of Russia and is going to Cuba to bomb the U.S.. Since It has a special device called a caterpillar, it is nearly impossible to track or pick up on radar. Even though the U.S. Has a lot of ships and many defenses, the Red October has bypassed them all. This creates suspense because the ship could pop up anywhere and bomb the U.S. I think the author did a good job in making the book suspenseful.

13. which character would you like to be like? In what way? Why?

I think I would like to be like Ryan in my book. He is a man that works for the CIA in an American-British relations position. He has an awesome job where he works for his country and gets to live in England. He also gets payed a lot and gets to hire his friends to help him. I would want have a job like his. Working for the government is very rewarding. You get payed a lot, and you feel good about yourself. I would love to have that kind of job and all the bonuses that came with it.