Prompt 5: Character Symbol

I would compare Alex Cross (the main character in my book) to a wrench. I make this comparison because no matter how bad a situation is, he can always find a way to fix it. I mean, for  real, a guy was holding his own family hostage ON CHRISTMAS EVE, and he even managed to fix that! He got the family out safely and took down the guy! If you ask me, that sounds like a fixed situation.

Prompt 4: Best Line

    "Call it something in my DNA, I don't know. But I couldn't watch a man get shot down on Christmas morning. I launched myself at him, wrapped him up, gun and all, and drove him to the floor. A rifle shot. Glass broke in a kitchen window. The picture of Fowler's family shattered as a bullet passed through it and into the wall," (Patterson, 131-132).
    I believe this line is extremely important to my book. Alex Cross is inside Fowler, the crazed meth-addicts, house, and the plan is to get him shot so that he could save Fowlers family who is being held hostage. However, Cross sees an opportunity to save many other lives through fixing all of the lawsuits that Fowler had rigged throughout his career as lawyer, so Alex risks his life in order to save many others', by throwing himself onto Fowler as the bullet is fired. He hits the shotgun out of Fowlers hand and arrests him. This action shows that Cross is very selfless, and wants good for many people. He values the lives of others before his, even if he doesn't know them. His actions were very bold and courageous, not to mention very risky, but they could pay off massively if he is able to save the lives of others. The only way for me to find out is if I keep reading.

Best Part About My Book

The best thing about my book, "Merry Christmas, Alex Cross" is how well they describe the crime scene. The man who is holding his family hostage is constantly snorting meth, and has been up for almost 36 hours. The author does such a good job describing him and the look in his eyes, his trembling fingers, etc.It does a good job of scaring you and making you feel like you yourself are really at the scene. The man who is doing this to his family is a sick sick man.