A man, a clone and a bond stronger than simple blood will be put to the test through a dangerous game of wits and will. The book I read was The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer, written in 2002. This was a book I had seen before, but hadn't read. The biggest pull factor for this book was the science fiction genre, which is something I have a strong interest in. This book was recommended to me by a friend of mine who said it was a fantastic and really profound book. The House of the Scorpion is the only book I've read by Nancy Farmer. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay House of Scorpion is a dark and complicated story. Matt's childhood was decent, aside from the hate he receives from the Alacran family. He lives with his mother figure Celia, who works for the Alacrán family as a cook. But when Matt is taken to the big house on the Alacran estate in the land of opium, Matt's life takes a dark turn. He faces a series of isolation, prejudice, isolation, violence, illness, and death threats, all before the age of fourteen! Matt happily finds a family residing on the Alacran estate: his mother figure Celia, his bodyguard Tam Lin, and his love interest María. With the help of these friends, Matt finally travels to Aztlán, formerly known as Mexico. Where he is still treated badly, he must work vigorously and provide for himself. Matt finally gets to live with María and her mother Esperanza, who is involved in the anti-opium protests and the politics that surround them. Ultimately, at the end of the novel, Matt returns to opium and takes the throne of his country after El Patrón's death. The novel ends with Matt as he prepares to undo the damage done by El Patrón during his tyrannical reign. Tam-Lin, Matt's bodyguard, is talking about El Patron, the man Matt sees as an idol and someone who seems very kind and gentle. Tam-Lin then says, "I'm telling you, El Patrón has his good side and his bad side." Her Majesty is very dark indeed when she wants to be. As a young man he made a choice, like a tree makes when it decides to grow in one way or another. It grew large and green until it overshadowed the entire forest, but most of its branches are twisted.' This short saying has a very strong meaning because Matt sees El Patron as a powerful man who is extremely kind to him. Matt has a lot of faith in El Patron and sees him as almost infallible. This however is not true and El Patron has done a series of terrible things and Tam-Lin has been by his side in many of them and has watched the old man become more and more evil. In its entirety, this short saying is a warning to Matt to tire of El Patron. Another important scene takes place on El Patron's birthday and since Matt is his clone, he celebrates it as if it were Matt's too, but eventually the party ends and El Patron leaves. The day after a birthday party was always a disappointment. The power Matt enjoyed when El Patrón's clone disappeared. The servants went back to ignoring him. The Alacrán treated him as if Furball had spat on the carpet." This is an important thing for Matt as he realizes that he only has authority and power as long as El Patron is around. When he leaves, Matt is none other than Maria's pet dog, Furball. Another passage used occurs during the party. Matt is receiving a gift from Maria, who is still angry at him for pushing Tom away from the party due to his jealousy. As soon as he receives the gift he asks Maria for a kiss just to exploit her power. “For an instant he wanted to say: enough. It was one.