Lifestyles Escape into the mysterious reality of “Caraval” u By Katelyn Gomez Contributor
“Welcome, welcome to Caraval! The grandest show on land or by sea. Inside you’ll experience more wonders than most people see in a lifetime. You can sip magic from a cup and buy dreams in a bottle. But before you fully enter into our world, you must remember it’s all a game.” Truly a game indeed! Stephanie Garber’s’ novel Caraval takes you upon the journey of a lifetime. Just when you think you might understand the story, the plot, and the characters, the world shifts beneath your feet. A tale of definite twists, turns, revenge plots, and betrayals. Welcome to a land of magic and hoaxes, of mystery doors and tunnels, of flowing fountains and moving castles! Just like its characters in the story, the truth is never what it seems. As the reader you must determine, untangle, and search behind layers of illusions to find the truth of a single moment, a single day or maybe even a single week for time works differently in a land full of games. Experience a world where your very eyes can fool you, your every word can hurt you, and your every action can lead you more and more into a mind of mental madness. Garber’s story demands the justification of choices. The choice between exchanging a single day of life for the discovery of truth, trading fears for fortunes of the near future, and even
sharing blood for tales of the past. It allows readers to question how far they would be willing to go to win a game? Then again, can a game every truly be just a game if the game is life itself? Discover a maze of clues, death, enchanted dresses, foods, and books. Dive into Garber’s creation of a tale of justice, freedom, love, and most importantly secrecy. Get to know the tales of Legend, the unseen leader of Caraval, the man bestowed magic like the gods by a witch for the woman he loves in exchange for his soul. Marcello Dragna, the Governor of The Conquered Isle of Trisda, father of the two Dragna girls, a murderer and power hungry monster, the man who lives to torture those around him. Count Nicolas d’Arcy, a man of complete mystery hiding behind words in letters, promising a life of freedom and safety. Donatella, the youngest Dragna sister with fire in her blood, rebellion in her eyes, spirit in her soul and a plan to die like no other. Julian, a man with a tricky past, a tricky future, and a tricky family, a man with a difficult choice to make. And lastly, the main character Scarlett Dragna. The girl on a mission. The girl who will make you question the very essence of this make believe world. The girl who has only ever seen the world through the experiences of childhood bedtime stories. I said it once and I will say it again welcome to Caraval. Remember it is only a game… unless it is not.
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“The Princess Bride” has only gotten better with time u By Velvet Jessen Staff Editor
It seems inconcievable that anyone hasn’t seen ‘The Princess Bride’ but in case you haven’t spoiler alert: It’s fantastic. The first time I watched ‘The Princess Bride’ I was 7 I liked it then and it has only gotten better to me with time. In the movie you can see a giant, a sassy swordsman, a short man with a god complex(not that you can’t find that in real life), a six fingered man, a prissy king-tobe, a pirate, ‘rodents of unusual size’ (if you believe in them) and a doesn’t-want-to-be princess all in one spot. With all these unusual and interesting characters the movie is full of the hilarious quotes that anyone with good taste in movies will immediately get. The movie’s title may make it seem like some sappy chick flic but it’s anything but to me. In the opening scene we see a sick little boy complaining about his grandpa coming over right before his grandpa opens the door and comes in. The little boy and the grandpa make jokes at each other the entire movie and narrate the story of ‘The Princess Bride’ for the audience. The story is full of sarcasm and jokes that younger viewers won’t get until they’re much older. When I rewatched the movie a couple days ago I found more jokes that I completely missed all the other
times I’ve watched. And trust me I’ve watched it a lot. ‘The Princess Bride’ is simply a movie that won’t get old, the jokes just keep being funny. The movie doesn’t rely on race, religion, disability, or really anything problematic to make a joke and that is part of what makes it so good. The characters have enough personality and sass that they don’t need to rely on shock value to be funny. The princess bride is a movie you can safely watch when you’re around younger siblings but you’ll be able to actually enjoy it. The jokes will still be funny to them just not in the same depth as they might for an older audience. Its really a movie you can watch with anyone: your grandma, check; your little siblings, check; your college best friends, absolutely check. It creates the perfect Mawiage of adult comedy and children’s movies. Expect to be quoting things from this movie for weeks after you’ve watched it with your friends because it won’t get old. Just hope they forget the monologue from the wedding scene by the time your marriage comes along if you don’t want their speech done in an awful accent. Overall the princess bride is a movie I can’t find faults in. If there are any faults I’d put bets on the idea that you’ll be enjoying the movie too much to care or notice. If you don’t believe me feel free to watch it yourself and try to prove me wrong. I’d find it truly inconcievable that you could.
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