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The Forest of Hands and Teeth
By: Carrie Ryan
Janet Karr Period 1 – English 12 20 January 2014
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The following PowerPoint presentation is a SAMPLE DEAR presentation. 1/6/2014 1 The Forest of Hands and Teeth By: Carrie Ryan Janet Karr Period 1 English 12 20 January 2014 1/6/2014 2 Today, you will be learning about The
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Today, you will be learning about…
- The Forest of Hands and
Teeth
- 320 pages
- Scholastic Books for
Young Readers
- The author
- Carrie Ryan
- Chose the novel
because…
- Creepy name and
cover
- Recommend it?
- Yes and No
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Plot Summary
- Post-apocalyptic
dystopia
- Undead plague
- Been seven generations
since the Return
- Sisterhood and
Guardians
- Protect and serve
- Control village
- Unconsecrated
- Zombies
- Always around fence
- Surrounds village
- Protects from the Forest of
Hands and Teeth
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Plot Summary (continued)
- Mary
- Main character /
protagonist
- Father gone & mother
“mad”
- Required to marry or
become a Sister
- Wants to find true love
- Life is controlled to
sustain existence
- Begin to forget the horrors
- f “real” life
- The “ocean”
- Huge and unbounded
space beyond the reach of the undead
- Main goal in Mary’s life
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Author Biography
- Carrie Ryan
(according to her website)
- Born & raised in
Greenville, South Carolina
- Graduate of Williams
College and Duke University School of Law
- Former litigator (lawyer)
- Now writes full-time
- Lives in Charlotte, North
Carolina, with
- Writer/lawyer fiancé
- Two fat cats
- One large puppy
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Where does she get her inspiration?
“Anything and everything. The first line of The Forest of Hands and Teeth came to me after I read an article about the possibility of
- verfishing tuna. The issue of collective
memory came to me when I realized how my memories of my grandmother have been slipping away and how I can't remember the details of the stories she used to tell over and over again.” ~ Carrie Ryan ~
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Opinion/Recommendation
- Plot underdeveloped
– Is at first realistic
- Story of a plagued
world
– Which can happen
- BUT, flawed
– Townspeople forget past and think they’re the only humans in the world
– Eventually, feels manipulated/forced
- Events don’t unfold
naturally
- Characters not-
believable
– In the beginning…
- Mary seemed real
- Only wanted
– True love – Real, authentic life – Answers from Sisterhood
– Halfway through the novel…
- Mary sometimes loses
touch with reality
- Choosing “ocean” over
“life”
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Opinion/Recommendation
- Novel…
– Confusing & irritating
- Author made poor plot
choices at the end
- If I could be a
character…
– I would be a zombie
- Only people to have a
purpose (sadly)
- Other characters never
lived up to their potential
- Recommend?
– Yes
- Interesting idea/story
- Super potential for a
good book
- Despite flaws, still
interesting to read
– AND No
- So annoying at points
– Want to shake Mary and say “Wake up!” and “Do something!”
- Too predictable in end
half of novel
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Movie Trailer
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In Conclusion…
- The Forest of Hands
and Teeth
- 320 pages
- The author
- Carrie Ryan
- Recommend it?
- Yes and No
- Thank you!
- Questions?
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Works Referenced
- http://www.readingteen.net/2012/01/audiobo
- k-review-forest-of-hands-and.html
- http://www.carrieryan.com/index.php
- http://zombieradio.org/
- www.policymic.com (images)
- www.wikihow.com (images)
- www.fanpop.com (images)
- sf-fantasy-books.blogspot.com (images)
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