The Rifle

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Summary: This book was ok.
Review: Hi my name is Shannon Reimer I live in Bellmore, N.Y. I read the book The Rifle by Gary Paulsen and I liked this book very much. I think the book wasn't too hard to read but there were words I didn't know. I think the length of the book was just right. It was interesting to read because there was alot of information about the rifle. This was a serious book to read. I think that this book taught alot about the rifle.I think there was alot happening to keep me interested in the book

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Summary: It was okay.
Review: Hi, my name is Scott Moscola. I am thirteen years old. I live in Bellmore, New York. I thought the book was pretty good in some ways and weird in other ways. The length of the book was 105 pages. Some of the reading is easy and other parts are difficult. I felt that the author tried to make the book upsetting and serious. The book taught me a lot of things. One of these things was don't play with guns because you can get badly hurt. There were a lot of good details in the book. I thougth it was good. I felt they were talking too much about the rifle in this book. I wish the author talked more about the characters in the book

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Summary: Liberal Tripe
Review: I can't decide if Paulsen's point was that guns are no longer treated with the respect and care that they once were (in which case I believe he missed the mark), or whether he set out intentionally to write a liberal-minded anti-gun piece.

Paulsen belittles those who believe that "guns don't kill people, people do", but misses the point of that statement entirely. The rifle, when treated with respect and care, was a prized instrument and posed no threat, except to the British officers. In the hands of owners who did not use the same care and respect, it became dangerous. The gun's function did not change over the years, the actions of those responsible for it did.

This may seem a fine point, but it is at the heart of the conservative/liberal debate. A conservative would say that the gun owners failed in their responsibility to ensure that no one was endangered by the rifle. A liberal would argue that if there were no rifles (or hammers, or hot cups of coffee), then no one would ever get hurt. A conservative chooses to take responsiblity for his actions and expects to be treated as an adult. A liberal believes that he has no responsibilty for his actions and hopes that the goverment will protect him as if he were forever a child.

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Summary: The Rifle Review
Review: I enjoyed reading this book. It is comparable to The River and The Hatchet because it has the same writing style. The very gifted and talented Gary Paulsen wrote The Rifle. Gary Paulsen writes this book in a calm fashion. He gives in depth detail of how the rifle was made during the Revolutionary War, and the life of the rifle untill present day. It is a suspense holding book of the history of a rifle that dates back to the Revolutionary War. A skilled gunsmith crafted it in Philadelphia to perfection at night in the light of a candle. It was then sold and used in the Revolutionary War by a man named John Byam. Then the rifle was stored in an attic untill 1993 when it was bought, sold, and traded by many people. After being in the hands of many people it was bound to be fired, and change the lives of may innocent people. Find out how by reading one of Gary Paulsen's best, The Rifle.

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Summary: The Rifle
Review: I enjoyed the first chapter of "The Rifle". It is the story of gunmaker, Cornish McManus, and John Byam who bought and used the gun in the Revolutionary War. The story then slowed down and the final part with the violent killing of a child was unlike any of Paulsen's other novels. It was almost as he was saying to the reader that guns do indeed kill regardless of what people do. This is the first book I've ever read by Gary Paulsen that I didn't totally enjoy.

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Summary: The Rifle
Review: I enjoyed the first chapter of "The Rifle". It is the story of gunmaker, Cornish McManus, and John Byam who bought and used the gun in the Revolutionary War. The story then slowed down and the final part with the violent killing of a child was unlike any of Paulsen's other novels. It was almost as he was saying to the reader that guns do indeed kill regardless of what people do. This is the first book I've ever read by Gary Paulsen that I didn't totally enjoy.

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Summary: The Rifle: Propaganda?
Review: I found The Rifle quite an interesting read. It gave me a unique insight into the propaganda written by the anti-gun lobby in this country. I find it truly unfortunate that such a fine writer as Gary Paulsen would spend the time writing such a ridiculous story, all at the expense of smearing the reputation of law abiding citizens who support the second amendment. This country would not exist today if the revolutionaries in the British colonies had not gathered together to fight against tyranny by the British government. Gary wishes to brainwash our children into believing that a tool or instrument that has been created by a talented individual such as the gunsmith "Cornish" has a life of its own, and poses a threat to our society. Motor vehicles, hair dryers and, electrical outlets also pose a threat to individuals who are not concerned about using mechanical implements safely. I wonder whether Gary Paulsen will write a book about the sinister motor vehicle parked in our driveways waiting to run over the next unsuspecting pedestrian.

This book is an ingenious form of propaganda disguised as children's fiction.

Read with care,

Sunderkris


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Summary: The Rifle Book review by Loren
Review: I liked the book "The Rifle" because gary paulsen wrote it. Im also like this book because it is about a rifle. I also didn't like the book very well because their was a boy that got shot on Christmas eve.

I think the best part of the book is when a person in the Revolutionary War shot a guy in the throat. I also liked how the gun went all over the town. I think the worst part of the is when a guy got shot in the head on Christmas eve.

the most two vivid story elements are the characters and the conflict. Some of the characters are Harv. Harv was the last person to own the gunan hang it on the mantle. Another character is Richard. Richard is the one that got shot. The climax of the story is when they didn't know if the gun was loaded or unloaded.

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Summary: The Rifle Book review by Loren
Review: I liked the book "The Rifle" because gary paulsen wrote it. Im also like this book because it is about a rifle. I also didn't like the book very well because their was a boy that got shot on Christmas eve.

I think the best part of the book is when a person in the Revolutionary War shot a guy in the throat. I also liked how the gun went all over the town. I think the worst part of the is when a guy got shot in the head on Christmas eve.

the most two vivid story elements are the characters and the conflict. Some of the characters are Harv. Harv was the last person to own the gunan hang it on the mantle. Another character is Richard. Richard is the one that got shot. The climax of the story is when they didn't know if the gun was loaded or unloaded.

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Summary: Lots of exciting moments and figurative language.
Review: I liked this book a lot. Very exciting with lots of action. Byam, the main character, is brave and creative. I am in 5th grade and recommend this book. Enjoy!