Literary Analysis Essay In the beginning of both Tangerine and Wonder, it is clearly stated on how both of the main characters will go on a journey. This journey is a journey of growth, wisdom, and confidence that left its readers in awe. Both books portray the need in which the main character struggles in growing at first, but eventually does. Throughout Tangerine though, you can see Paul growing up and how his confidence was affected majorly. In my opinion, Tangerine does a better job showing how the character grew in confidence. I would say this because of how it is able to clearly show the before and after change throughout the parts, and how it is able to show in depth on how Paul’s growth can also relate to us. From the start, …show more content…
In Wonder, RJ Palacio showed Auggie as a young naive boy who seemed to have plenty of doubt in himself, but that didn’t stop him from letting his values be known. For ex, “The words supposedly, by the way, I said. What are you talking about? You said supposably before,” I said (Palacio 30). Auggie is still shown to feel very insecure about himself even though his sarcasm is well known throughout the book. For ex, “I eat like a tortoise if you ever seen a tortoise eating. Like some prehistoric swamp thing.”(Palacio 50). In Paul though, he is able to grasp the fact that he has fear and doubt for himself over Erik. He admits in the book itself that he is scared of Erik in the beginning. For ex, “I’ve always been afraid of Erik. Now I get to be afraid of Erik and Arthur.” (Bloor 40). Auggie though doesn’t really understand what is going on in his life and why it is going on due to him being homeschooled most of his life.Paul knew what going on the whole time, but was too scared to …show more content…
In Wonder, RJ Palacio showed how Auggie started growing up in a childlike perspective. “Mom? Am I always going to have to worry about jerks like that? I asked. Like when I grow up, is it always going to be like this?”(Palacio 279). Another example could be when he says,"I wish everyday could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we go to see what we looked like under the masks."(Palacio 73). Auggie is also a kid just starting school, not to mention a kid starting school with a face like his. "What's the deal with your face? I mean, were you in a fire or something?"(Palacio 28). “Okay, so I admit that the first day of school I was so nervous,...Mom was now the one saying I shouldn’t go and Dad was saying I should.”(Palacio 35). Most of the middle school/high school level kids might not necessarily relate much to Auggie. In Tangerine though, Paul is shown to be around our ages, so this would of helped us middle school readers comprehend more. “All four of us were back at the high school middle school campus today.”(Bloor 27). Another way to know Paul is around our ages is when most of the settings are in middle schools and high schools. “Erik's arrival is going to change the football season at Lake Windsor High School.… So what about me? Will I make
Conflict between the main characters in fictional stories can be so thick, you need a razor-sharp knife to cut it; that is definitely the case in the two literary texts I recently analyzed titled “Confetti Girl” by Diana Lopez and “Tortilla Sun” by Jennifer Cervantes. In the first text, tensions mount when a social butterfly of a teenage girl and her oblivious father lock horns over the subject of homework. In the second passage, drama runs high when a lonely child and her career-driven mother battle over the concept of spending the summer apart. Unfortunately, by the end of both excerpts, the relationships of these characters seem damaged beyond repair due to their differing points of view - the children end up locked behind their barrier-like
Lastly, Erik made Paul lose his self-esteem by being frightened of him. Erik does many things, for example “ ❤️” (Bloor //). Paul always thought he starred in a solar eclipse for too long because his parents told him that was the reason. Erik and his friends called him “Eclipse boy”. Paul didn't know any other reason for his vision problem, so he had to take the heat that Paul gave him.
Kate the Great Literary Analysis In Kate the Great by Meg Cabot, Jenny realizes that she cannot let anyone bring her down no matter what. When Kate comes around Jenny feels as if Kate is her master and she has to listen to whatever she is told to do. Jenny did not want to hurt Kate’s feeling by not letting her in, this is exactly what Kate told Jenny, “Don’t be such a baby,” (Cabot, 33).
At the beginning of the book Auggie was a shy, insecure, and introverted character. He was a home body and had no true friends except for his dog, Daisy. He also did not attend a regular school and got homeschooled by his mom instead. The reason he was this way was because he was letting his facial deformities define him and they way he lived
In certain parts of the novel Wonder by RJ Palacio, the readers better understand August’s transition to life at school through the parts of the book narrated by Summer and Jack. During Summer’s narration, the readers can perceive how she feels ashamed by the actions of her classmates when they call August a freak without even getting to know him; “[i]f they knew him, they wouldn't call him that” (Palacio 119). The readers must have other perspectives, not just August’s, to demonstrate the constant ridicule, judgement, and cruelty that goes around behind his back. Few students at Beecher see August as a normal kid who only differs in looks, while the majority of the children think of August as a freak, not worthy of their respect. While pondering
The novel Tangerine, written by Edward Bloor, perfectly demonstrates how a character can change their ways and learn lessons. When the protagonist, Paul Fisher, was first introduced, he was a shy, quiet kid, who never tried to change his situation. He has a terrible relationship with his brother, Erik, and is literally terrified of him and what he will do to him. In the beginning of the book, he was moving from Houston, Texas to his new home in Tangerine, Florida. In his fresh start to life in Tangerine, he learns that he shouldn’t be scared, and that he needs to start standing up for himself and letting his voice, thoughts, and opinions be heard. Even though Paul starts off scared, afraid, intimidated, and full of self doubt, he learns that he needs to change his ways and attitude towards his life, and to take action to make things right.
In the short stories “A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner and “The Yellow Wallpaper”” written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the protagonists experience mental illness, loneliness, feelings of being in control of their lives, and feelings of being insane. Both main characters struggle against male domination and control. The two stories take place in the late 1800’s - early 1900’s, a time where men’s place in society was superior to that of women. Each story was written from a different perspective and life experiences. “A Rose for Emily” was written by a man and told in third personal narration, while “The Yellow Wallpaper” was written by a female and told in first person.
Characters that were well involved in August’s life each had a chapter to share their point of view into August’s life and their own. For example, August’s sister, Via, shares her point of view of her experience about growing up with a brother that has severe deformities. Via confides in how she has unconditional love for her brother, but at times felt as if the world focused on him instead of her, which made her feel slightly excluded within her family. Other points of view in Wonder included August’s friends and Via’s friends, in which their views also helped emphasize what would go through people’s minds when interacting with
Coming of Age is when a character in a story goes through a life-changing event they learn a life lesson from. There are many types of books and short stories that are based on Coming of Age, "The Flowers" by Alice Walker is one of them. In the story the main character, Myop, is wandering through the woods. However, she later decides to shorten her walk, after she starts to feel uncomfortable and fearful, of her surroundings. Soon she decides later to find her way back home until she stumbles across something... a dead body. At first Myop was astonished of what she had uncovered . It was something she had never encountered before. After examining the body she began to realize that it was actually something very interesting. Seeing the lifeless
Greg Ridley, a character in Walter Dean Myers Story "The Treasure Of Lemon Brown,” was sitting on the stoop of his apartment, awaiting another long lecture from his father about his grades. He looked up at the building, knowing he should go inside... but he didn't, Instead he walked away, storm cloud emanated his dark, somber mood. Eager to get out of the rain, Greg recalls an old house across the street. When Greg goes into that house, he does not value family, but through the course of the story Greg develops an understanding of what family is, and what real treasure is.
The extent of contextual information that the reader is able to understand allows the reader to understand the text in a greater depth. The Great Gatsby, written by F.Scott Fitzgerald, follows Nick Caraway as he retells the story of Gatsby and his love for Daisy that lead to his downfall. The knowledge of history and the context of the 1920’s allow meanings within The Great Gatsby to be enhanced. The novel refers to contextual factors such as the suffragette movement, liberation of the twenties, prohibition, roaring twenties typical social lifestyle and the America Dream. These are all displayed with the use of elements of characterisation, symbolism, descriptive language and setting that the contextual information is able to relate to. These
In the beginning of the story, Julian bullies Auggie about his deformed face. Auggie was born with a different looking face and everyone always stared at him, but Julian does a lot more than just look. He said that Auggie looked like a Star Wars character named Darth Sidious. What made it so mean was that the Star Wars character was burned very badly and his face looked like Auggie’s normal face.
August Pullman, from the book,“Wonder”, written by R.J. Palacio, is 10 years old and lives with his mother, father, sister Via, and dog Daisy. August was born with an abnormal face which led him to be made fun of. Because his mother wanted to protect him, she homeschooled him through 4th grade. Now at the age of 10, going into 5th grade, August, otherwise known as Auggie, would be attending public school for the first time. Auggie, has many important traits including his sense of humor, bravery, and kindness.
Sometimes, people in our world do not like people that are different. These are the people that bully them, ignore them, and are mean to them just because they do not fit in. In Wonder, August goes through all of these problems and more. He is different, and to a bully that means there is someone else to pick on. It is
Auggie and Me, Three Wonder Stories it is a continuation of the first book, Wonder. The author, R.J. Palacio said, “What this book is, precisely, is an expansion of Auggie's world(Introduction).” Auggie and Me explains Julian, Christopher and Charlotte’s stories after Auggie came to their school. Auggie is not a main character in Auggie and Me. In Wonder Auggie is the protagonist, along with Jack, who is also not a main character in Auggie and me. Auggie and me is about the three characters and their experiences after Auggie came to the school. Julian’s story is about how he is forgives Auggie; Christopher’s story is how his relationship with Auggie. Friends are a huge part in Charlotte’s life, that