The theme of the House of the Scorpion is:
· hope
. friendship
. faith
.Coming Of Age
and many others but those are just the subjects of the book to find the theme you have to figure out what is being said about those subjects.
*Coming Of Age Means When A Character/ Person Explores How Each ''Character'' Shapes Their Voice Though Thier Experiecnces And Their Exposure To The Voice Around Them. Physical or Emotional Changes.
The House of the Scorpion is a futuristic novel, one that follows a young man called Matt into the house of a 146-year-old drug lord named El Parton. The strip of land that Matt lives on is called Opium, for the lands main crop. Matt breaks out of his cottage on the land, only to soon find out that he is an El Parton clone, harvested to provide parts for the original Matt.
House of the Scorpion is a story about new technology used in a wrong way, or used in a way we as a society cannot yet fully comprehend. It's about how out-of-control things get when you change genetics, how quickly scientific advances surpass our daily morals and values.
It is also a story of loyalty, and friendship. Protecting those you love and realizing the self control to not harm those you don't. It's about learning from your mistakes and always staying honest. It's about how human nature can overcome all of the odds as long as we put our minds to it.
Another Answer:
House of the Scorpion is about being who you are in a world that doesn't respect you. It is about friendship love, and understanding yourself.
I think it's about living in a world that sees you as someone different, and trying to overcome that intolerance and be respected and loved by others.
The main idea of the book House of the Scorpion is that rich people could afford to have clones of themselves made. They did this to be able to harvest organs from these clones. However Matt was given arsenic to make him unable to be used as a clone.
Friendship, change, loyalty, and the importance/value of human life
The falling action of this novel is when Matt returns to Opium and becomes ruler of the land.
The scorpian is used all throughout the book, el patrons secret passageways and dragons hoard all have the scorpian symbol as its acces
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Literally? It means "The Boss."
Five presents El Patron gets for his 143rd birthday in the book House of Scorpion are wallet, weapons, statue, moon rock and painting. The statue was that of a naked baby with wings.
Caring, outgoing, animal-lover. Rebellious.
The plot is simply what happens in the story or book. Pretend you're explaining the story to a friend and you'll know the plot.
Celia's last name in the book "House of the Scorpion" is Ortega. She is Matt's caretaker and plays a significant role in his life throughout the story.
Nancy Farmer wrote this book.
a book written by Nancy Farmer?
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El Viejo is the caretaker of the protagonist, Matt, in the book House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. He is a kind and protective man who looks out for Matt and helps him navigate the challenges he faces living in Opium.
Read the book and you will find out
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Literally? It means "The Boss."
property of alacran estate
The House of the Scorpion was created in 2002.
He goes to Aztlan, which is the former Mexico.
Matt (Matteo Alacran, El Patron's clone)