By: Angela NortonBy: Angela Norton

About My BookAbout My Book Title: From the mixed up files of Mrs. Title: From the mixed up files of Mrs.

BasilBasil Author: E.L KonigsburgAuthor: E.L Konigsburg

The PlotThe PlotThe plot of the story is that a girl The plot of the story is that a girl

named Claudia decided to run away named Claudia decided to run away because she felt like she had to do all because she felt like she had to do all the chores around the house and she the chores around the house and she thought no one appreciated her. She thought no one appreciated her. She runs away with her brother and they runs away with her brother and they live in a museum for a week.live in a museum for a week.

Point of viewPoint of view

This story is told from the 1This story is told from the 1stst point point of view because Mrs. Basil is of view because Mrs. Basil is telling the story which is the lead telling the story which is the lead character in the story.character in the story.

CONFLICTSThe conflict of the story is that Claudia

has to do everything around the house and she feels like no one appreciates her or anything she does.

CharactersCharactersThe main characters in the story are The main characters in the story are

Claudia and Jamie and towards the end Claudia and Jamie and towards the end Mrs. Basil becomes one of the main Mrs. Basil becomes one of the main characters also. An example in the book characters also. An example in the book of direct characterization was when Mrs. of direct characterization was when Mrs. Basil wrote a letter to her lawyer she was Basil wrote a letter to her lawyer she was speaking directly to him. An example of speaking directly to him. An example of indirect was towards the end of the story indirect was towards the end of the story when she was speaking to both Claudia when she was speaking to both Claudia and Jamie.and Jamie.

Literary Devices

One literary device that the author uses is allusion because they mention Michelangelo a lot in the story. He was a famous artist and he also sculptured many things.

LikesLikes andand dislikesdislikes

I liked the fact that they were smart I liked the fact that they were smart kids and they always seemed to kids and they always seemed to know what to do. When they were on know what to do. When they were on the verge of getting caught they the verge of getting caught they always came up with a plan to get always came up with a plan to get away with it. I didn’t like it when they away with it. I didn’t like it when they wasted their money on things that wasted their money on things that they didn’t need like getting a ice they didn’t need like getting a ice cream when they could have spent it cream when they could have spent it on something they needed since on something they needed since they only had a certain amount.they only had a certain amount.

Recommendations

I recommend this book to people who like mysteries and like adventures because it describes a lot about what the character went through as they tried to solve a mystery.

Websites about the author

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