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The CLIMAX of the story happens when Clint, a pilot, and Gabe Rogers, the protagonist and a student in the Northwest Territories, land on the waters of the Virginia Falls. Gabe had never seen the beutiful sight of the falls, so Clint made a landing on the river. They were not on their planned route, but they had not yet been able to inform intercom their location yet. Suddenly, the engine ceased to function.

The Setting of this book is in the snowy Northwest Territories of Canada. It is unclear what year it is specifically, but it takes place in the 1900's and it is likely somewhere between 1930 to 1960 (that is just a guess based on what I have read so far). In the Northwest Territories, there are nice places such as the Virginia falls and Nahanni River.

This book allows me to MAKE PREDICTIONS about how the book will end. I believe the blonde man who made an appearance at the rodeo event is not the man who shot at Joe and Frank in the forest. Although, he is likely an accomplice to the mysterious arrow shooter. I also believe that the cowboy who is skilled with a bow is either arrow charlie or a relative somehow. These are all just hunches, but I might be right.

The ANTAGONIST of this book is the mystery of the crooked arrow. The crooked arrow is a symbol that is an important clue to solving the mysterious events. It all starts when the Hardy boys are on their way to solve a case. The problem is that a man had put a car that has no license plate or anything else to identify who the car belonged to. Since then, they continued to travel and uncover clues to the mystery.

When people read, they MAKE CONNECTIONS to their life in their head. For me reading this book, I made connections to my dads many injuries when Fenton Hardy, the dad character, got hit by an arrow. The drugging device in the cigarette reminded me of how my grandpa used to go outside to smoke in his car. That car smelled like smoke for a long time until he quit. Connections are made in my head every chapter I read.

VISUALIZE: This line gave the best visualization: "Joe tore after the assailant. He was only a few yards behind his quarry, when the man bounded up the stairs of the old Pleasantville railroad station...With a lunge, the man grabbed the handrail on the last coach, teetered precariously a moment, then pulled himself aboard." This scene made me picture a scene similar to one in an old action movie.

The POINT OF VIEW of this book is third person limited. The narrator does not do or say anything that would imply he knows what people are thinking. The narrator follows the story of the brothers Frank and Joe Hardy. They will narrate anything said and explain any action done.

The INCITING INCIDENT of this book was when the Hardy brothers came home from a swim and their aunt Gertrude informed them that their father requested to see them at the lobby of a hotel. Their Aunt said that their father used the word "falcon". The brothers knew this meant "danger ahead," so they quickly got in their car. They arrived 10 minutes late and all they found was a board with the code word "falcon" on it.

The inciting indecent, or event that begins the story is when Mr. Hardy, a detective, asked his two sons if they wanted to go to Iceland. The reason for this was that there was a mystery to be solved there, a mystery more dangerous than most of the mysteries they've solved before. This is what starts the story of the Arctic Patrol Mystery.

This book's archetypes are comedy and overcoming the monster. The three main friends, Harry, Hermione, and Ron go to school and overcome unforeseen challenges, but they will most likely have a happy ending. This book is also an overcoming the monster archetype because of the major challenges and misfortunes Harry overcomes.

Dudley is Harry Potter's cousin and a minor character. He has always been a negative influence on Harry because Dudley and his family treat Harry like trash. Dudley's purpose might be to make harry's journey into becoming a Hogwarts student more exciting. His cousin, aunt, and uncle mistreated him, now he can use magic and he has friends.

In this book, there were plenty of scenes that were easy for me to visualize. One scene that I could visualize well was the part where Harry, with the Weasley kids and Hermione, use the extendable ears to listen to conversations they weren't supposed to. I imagined an ear on an extendable stick that has segments with ball and socket joints so it could turn. I imagined it extending downstairs and to a closed door.

I can make a few connections between Harry potter and me, or other people I know. When Harry yelled at his friends it seemed like he had gone slightly crazy, but his anger is understandable to me. The yelling was overboard, but I would feel frustrated too if I was cut off from my friends and using cool magic while staying with the family that abuses him. I am not as aggressive as that though.

Characterization
Harry Potter is brave. One example of this is when he believes that people have broken into his home, he still walks into the darkness of the hallway and approaches the intruders. Although Harry can use magic, wizards from Hogwarts were after him to destroy his wand. I would never go into the hallway of my house if I was alone and heard people in the kitchen.

I am not far in this book at all, however so far dementors have antagonized Harry Potter. They tried to kill him and Dudley. Dudley and his parents also were antagonists to Harry before. They were abusive to him.

The genres are action, supernatural, and suspense. Harry potter does cool stuff in Hogwarts. There are also spooky scary things.

Ivan is a static character because he changes. He gets better at art and he becomes a zoo gorilla with gorilla friends. Stella is a dynamic character because she did circus tricks and then died.

As I read this book, I started to wonder nothing. I do not wonder anything about this book. Everything pretty much answered. Maybe I wonder why anyone would buy a gorilla drawing for $20 or framed for $25, but that would be all.

The protagonist of this book is the big gorilla monkey Ivan. Ivan is a silver back gorilla who lives in the Big Top Mall. He draws things around him with crayons and paper, but he mostly draws bananas (poorly) and they sell for 20 bucks without a frame or 25 with a frame. He often thinks about how weird humans are and talks with his friends. The mall became more and more broke over time.

Currently in the book, Ivan describes his life in the big top mall and the backstory of some characters. I predict that by the end of the book, Ivan and his friends will get a better life. Maybe they will escape the mall and live a free life in the wild.

The conflict in this book is hat the Haedy boys want to uncover "red Jackley's" crimes. The red Jacley stole a Chet's (a friend of the Hardy boys) car, later he died. There was annother crime to uncover that red Jacley committed which was stealing from he tower mansion.

The point of view of this book is third person omniscient. The narrator knows the feelings of every character. The narrator will sometimes say how a character feels about something when a topic is brought up. They also know what the characters are thinking, the narrator won't quote thoughts, but they say what a character is thinking about sometimes.

The setting of The Tower Treasure is Bayport in 1927. The Hardy boys live with their parents and their dad is a skilled detective. They travel all across Bayport to catch a criminal who stole their friend Chet's car.

This book is a realistic fiction mystery. I can tell because the book is about "the Hardy boys" who are two boys who are the sons of a detective. Chet's (friends with the Hardy brothers) car got stolen and they searched for the stolen car together. They get threatening calls and someone called to say that they will give information on where the car is for twenty five dollars (It's an older time so that's a lot).

I can't really tell how good this book is so far. Some dude got his car stolen. This causes the hardy boys to help him because they are friends.