Blog Post #9 - Meeting the Mentor

Halo: Fall of Reach, Eric Nylund

        In the novel Halo: Fall of Reach, the mentor to the protagonist is Dr. Halsey. She is the mother of Jorge, who is John's good friend. Also, she is a military doctor, and researcher. She isn't a medical doctor, but rather, she does research and development for the military, designs weapons, armor, and vehicles, and runs the Spartan II Program. She teaches John many things, training him to be physically capable for combat.
She provides him with weapons, and emotional support, as well promoting him to squad leader, showing how much she trusts in him.

       So, for John, Dr. Halsey is a great mentor who guides him and teaches him to prepare for his future.

Blog Post #8 - Call to Adventure

Halo: Fall of Reach, Eric Nylund
      In the novel Halo: Fall of Reach, John faces his call to adventure immediately. At the age of
five, he is recruited into the UNSC's Spartan II Program. This is an interesting call to adventure,
because he can't really refuse it. At the age of five, John most likely was worried to leave his family
and become a member of the army. It would probably be a frightening, scary, and troubling time for
him. Although, John was a "tough" kid. He was known as a troublemaker and was very strong and
determined. This probably helped him in accepting the call to adventure, because he was a very good
candidate for the job, and he was up to the task.

I predict, that as the story progresses, John will be a great soldier, and he will become a great leader.
At the age of five, John's accepting of the call to adventure will prove to be a good decision.

Blog Post #7 - Ordinary World

Halo: Fall of Reach, Eric Nylund
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In the novel I'm currently reading, Halo: The Fall of Reach, by Eric Nylund, the main
character is John. In John's ordinary world, he is always under pressure. He is the squad
leader, which means he must always know what to do, forcing him to be the hero. In his
ordinary world, he is always working hard. Since he lives at the military training camp, he
must undergo difficult tests, routines, workouts, and practices every day, so he can prepare
for real battle. Despite this, I think he feels comfortable here, where he has friends in his
squad mates, and he is safe from danger.
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A picture of soldiers trying to complete a difficult task during training.
This represents John's ordinary world.