https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt Literary Term descriptions from my book. en-us 2016-10-03 16:08:53 UTC 2025-10-14 23:54:00 UTC hello@padlet.com goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127931241 The protagonist of Will Wilder and The Relic of Perilous Falls is Will Wilder who is a regular average everyday teenager who is always just looking for fun but ends up in trouble. Will Wilder is the protagonist because he is first off the main character but he is also affected by many of the other characters in a major way (antagonists). You can tell that Will is the protagonist throughout most of this book because as said before, he is the main character appearing throughout the book but here are a few reasons on how Will could be the main character of Will Wilder and The Relic of Perilous falls. The first reason on how Will could be the protagonist of this story is when the story is introduced. The author Raymond Arroyo completely blows open this theory when he first writes because he sums up what's going to happen to him (dynamic character) without giving anything away, if anything at all. The paragraph states, "All Will Wilder meant to do was ride the donkey at his eight-year-old brother's backyard birthday party. He didn't mean to hurt anyone, he didn't mean to unlock his destiny, and certainly didn't mean to see the shadows. But that is exactly what happend. Life often came at Will while he was focused on something else." (Arroyo, page 9) He introduces Will which probably means that he is the main character (protagonist) plus he foreshadows on what might happen next. The second instance in when Will is shown as the protagonist is because of everything that happened to him throughout the story and that the story leaves off with Will as the cliffhanger. The story ends by saying, "He wriggled his lips from side to side all the while Will hoped its arrival wasn't a warning as it had been in the past. But there was no holding it back. This could be a problem, he thought. AH-CHOO! AH-CHOO! AH-CHOO!" (Arroyo, page 313) The author both connects him to the story in the beginning and connects him to what will happen in the next book in the end.]]> 2016-10-03 16:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127931241 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127933338 The antagonist of Will Wilder and The Relic of Perilous Falls by Raymond Arroyo could be a multitude of the different characters. One of the characters that could be a possible antagonist is Captain Nep Balor. In the beginning of the story he starts out as Will's (the protagonist) "friend" but is later found out to be his enemy. The author introduces this sly character when Will is planting trees at his church. The author describes this character as "mammoth" (Arroyo, page 63) and that "The seafarer had a wide head like a toad, a greenish complexion, and bloated, purpled lips that ran the length of his face." (Arroyo, page 65) Captain Nep Balor is described more physically than mentally in this portion but from what the author says about him you can tell he is a man of great strength yet old and possibly crippled. This character is described as a helper to Will in exchanges for favors like having Will steal the holy relic from the perilous falls church to help WIll's brother (who broke his arm) but to also help Balor. Captain Nep Balor cons Will into helping because of this, "A sadness washed over Balor and he half turned, as if her were about to walk away. Wait! Maybe I could get the relic for you, Will said." (Arroyo, page 67) He makes Will think that he can help his brother with the relic but he really just wants it for himself. Later on in the story when Will gets the relic, Balors true side is shown. The author writes, "The Captain's pleadings were a more powerful lure. It would only take a minute to press the relic to Captain Balor's eye, Will thought, and then he'd  be home in a flash." (Arroyo, page 189) and then this happens, "Captain Balor triumphantly shook the caged relic high in the air. Now it is ours!." (Arroyo, page 194) Not only did he steal the relic from Will but he betrayed their friendship. The other possible antagonist is Will's father who holds no respect for Will or his ideas. The author starts off this external conflict of character v.s character when strange debris started falling from the Wilder's roof and only Will and his dad saw it. Arroyo states, "The ceiling, Dan squeaked. When Will bent down, he could see the refuse materializing from the ceiling, leaving no holes." (Arroyo, page 87) But later on when Will confronts his family, this is what his dad (Dan) says, "You're scaring everybody with your stories, Will. How about you call it a night and go to bed." (Arroyo, page 88) This same type of disagreement between father and son continues throughout the story in a variety of ways.]]> 2016-10-03 16:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127933338 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934220 2016-10-03 16:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934220 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934321 2016-10-03 16:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934321 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934364 Will Wilder is one of the Dynamic characters of this book because he starts off as a twelve year old boy who is nearly five feet tall and hadn't quite grown out of little kid things, like riding a donkey for example. He later ends up as not just a five foot twelve year old but a brave and vigorous child of self discovery. He also became much stronger in faith, friendships, and a little more on what his true purpose on earth and in life is. He introduces Will in the beginning of the story by saying, "Since Will was twelve and nearly five feet tall, his parents thought he had outgrown riding the donkey they had rented for his brother Leo's birthday." (Arroyo, page 9) The author Raymon Arroyo doesn't say much about Will in the beginning of the story but as it goes on, his little mental and physical characteristics and traits start popping out but change due to different events he encounters on his journey of self-discovery. The author later describes him in a more descriptive way of not only his physical characteristics (which they did in the beginning) but his mental ones too. Towards the end of the book the author describes his new self by stating, "Will quaked like a volcano on the verge of an eruption. He so wanted to confront the men-to loudly tell them what he'd seen and knew to be true. But instead he pretended to lock up his scooter, while eavesdropping on their conversation. (Arroyo, page 300) He hints at these small changes in Will's personality constantly throughout the text.]]> 2016-10-03 16:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934364 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934481 2016-10-03 16:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934481 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934620 2016-10-03 16:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934620 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934720 2016-10-03 16:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934720 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934833 2016-10-03 16:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934833 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934910 The narrator of this story is in in a third person view because of their use of the use of pronouns like he, she, it, etc. The author used this writing method to probably get the reader to pay attention to the topic being discussed. The way he wrote affected this story because it is telling the story about all of the characters and what they are all going through but if it was written in, for example, the antagonist or protagonists point of view, it would probably be biased towards one of those characters views and you would interpret the story differently. Also, if the book was written in the protagonist or antagonists point of view, they would probably be talking about themselves more and what is going on with them but Raymond Arroyo's way of writing in third person focuses on all characters and switches from character to character periodically. The form of writing in third person fit this book best because it gives you the best way of understanding what's going on.]]> 2016-10-03 16:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934910 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934950 2016-10-03 16:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127934950 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127935170 2016-10-03 16:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127935170 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127935240 The setting of my book, Will Wilder and The Relic of Perilous Falls by Raymond Arroyo takes place in a little town called Perilous Falls. Some of the different areas of Perilous Falls that the story takes place at are the Peniel Library/Museum (the museum of Perilous Fall's history including Will Wilder's grandpa), Dismal Shoals, The Perilous Falls church, and Will Wilder's house. These are only a few of many intricut and detailed scenes within Perilous Falls that the author includes. To start off, the Peniel Library/Museum is described in many times throughout the book but here is the most detailed one, "He ran up the steep, winding path and was outside the gates of Peniel within minutes. Will sheepishly approached the main entryway, having been told repeatedly by his father that he was never to go there alone. He paused for half a second. Then, placing two hands on the lanced dragon carved into the door, he pushed with all his strength. Save for some chanting voices in the distance, the outer library was quiet and dimly lit. A wall of books was held captive by a series of ornate brass grilles that continued up to the ceiling. Every so often a gold pelican, like the one on his pith helmet, appeared to be perched on the grating." (Arroyo, page 71) In this description of Peniel, the author says most of its characteristics out loud but also hides some for the reader to infer. One of them is that you can infer the gate is heavy because Will heaved to open it. The second area is Dismal Shoals which is an area of grief and disaster. The author describes this place by saying, "She steered the Stella Maris between two rocks that looked like a pair of hunched monsters ready to pounce. Alongside the boat, knees of cypress trees and a string of smooth stones jutted from the water." (Arroyo, page 240) The next scene and last of the main scenes is the Perilous Falls church. He describes it in a way that is very unique by saying, "The water gushing over the boulders at the falls created a soothing backdrop of sound that enveloped St. Thomas the Apostle Church. The building seemed to spring from the rocks alongside the Perilous River. One of the churches stone walls rose up from the waters edge, caped by a central spire. (Arroyo, page 44) The author does a great job of describing these scenes to us in a way that gives us straight up information but also information that you must infer to get a complete understanding of the stories scenes.]]> 2016-10-03 16:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127935240 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127935315 2016-10-03 16:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127935315 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127935368 The theme of Will Wilder and The Relic of Perilous Falls is that sometimes people do the wrong thing for the right reason. The author has multiple ways of describing this theme and introducing new ideas on how/when it occurs in the story. One of the most occurring moments is between the relationship of Will Wilder and Captain Nep Balor. In this first moment, Will steals a relic from the perilous falls church to "heal" his decrepit eye (he secretly wants to steal the relic from Will for himself though). Unknowingly he walks right into the Captain's trap. The author writes, "Will raised the reliquary in front of him, holding his position atop the embankment. " (Arroyo, page 190) and "He didn't want to move. He didn't want to speak. He wished only to be home or back in the church." (Arroyo, page 190) So Will stole the relic from the church but later found out that he didn't feel quite right and that the Captain wanted the reliquary for himself. He shows that the Captain is later bad by having him steal the relic and say this to Will, "We were yer friend. We're sworn enemies and ever 'twill be." (Arroyo, page 194) The second instance in when the author introduces this theme is when Will's father Dan and Will see weird junk falling from their ceiling out of nowhere but Dan lies to his family saying that he saw nothing just to protect them. The third and last major reason where this theme appears is also where Dan is lying to his family but this is when old secrets from his past come to haunt him because his wife finds out that he never told her any of it. The writing states, "You're lying. Deborah placed her hands on her hips, suspicion filling her blue-purple eyes. Why are you lying to me?" (Arroyo, page 261) and "Dan's face betrayed him. He nodded sheepishly and resumed tying the rope." (Arroyo, page 261) In all three of these instances, The character is doing the wrong thing for the right reason. Dan is lying to his family (wrong thing) to protect them (right thing) and Will steals the relic from the church (wrong thing) to help a "friend" in need (right thing).]]> 2016-10-03 16:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/127935368 goettnic https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/128256086 Describe the topic, why did the author design_______(Element of a story) the way that they did, etc.]]> 2016-10-04 16:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/goettnic/ugd11ae4sxrt/wish/128256086