blog post 5

One connection between the book 'The Disappearing Floor' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is in my book, Joe and Franks dad did not want them to go ahead and investigate the mystery, and wait for him to get back, but instead they disobeyed their dad and tried to investigate and solve the mystery be themselves. At the time their dad was in Chicago investigating an anonymous tip that Noel Strang would be making a jewel heist that night. In a midsummer night’s dream Hermia’s dad told her that she could not see Lysander and she would have to marry Demetrious. Hermia then disobeyed her dad and is planning on sneaking away to be with and marry Lysander. This is a similarity because both Hermia and the Hardy boys are going to disobey their parents and do something they’re not supposed to do. Another example of a similarity is in a midsummer night’s dream, there is a lot of magic and in the hardy boys, a scientist is hired to create a weapon for Noel. This weapon that he created makes the victims freeze solid in their tracks. Not freezing as in ice but in the sense that they are knocked out but stiff, and after they wake up they don’t ember anything. This is kind of magical because nothing we know of in the real world can do these things or has the power to freeze someone. In the two books there are also many differences. For example, in a midsummer night’s dream, Hermia’s father, Egeus, is very strict with his daughter and will not tolerate her not doing what he says. While in the hardy boys, their dad, Fenton, is much easier going and doesn’t mind at times if his boys disobey him to do the right thing. Yeah.