Synthesis Reaction: the Science Behind the Invisible Ink as Gleaned From "A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin"

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of the paper was to give a full understanding of the novel "A School for Unusual Girls" by Kathleen Baldwin, its characters and settings. It was a novel written to cite the different possibilities of the unchanged history of Great Britain and Europe revolving around the invention of an invisible ink composed of another material different from the already existing ones which can alter the history and the future.

METHODS

Descriptive research was used to enlighten and focus on humanities and literature utilizing novel analysis which was to determine the essential features and to derive the meaning, solutions, ideas and the significant human values which are the issues desired tobe induced. The researchers took turns to read and analyze the novel to have a better grasp of the concepts. Important events and details were documented and recorded for reference in the study.

RESULTS

The novel projected the writer's presentation of synthesis reaction through its contents. The merits of the literary elements such as characterization and theme aided in the total make up of science fiction which was also strongly supported by the experiences of the novelist during the American Revolutionary War, and the inspiration of the novel as a piece of art. Significant human values such as acceptance, bravery, wisdom, and love were all extracted from the novel.

DISCUSSIONS

The results of the study demonstrated the author's presentation of the definition of synthesis reaction and other concepts vividly incorporated in it. The use of literary elements such as characterization and theme not only presented scientific truths but more importantly the values very much significant at present making the novel enduring and the values, universal.