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In A Separate Piece by John Knowles, it is about a boy named Gene Forrester who becomes friends with Phineas (Finny). They are best friends and roommates in Devon School in New Hampshire during the 1940’s. They decide to make a secret society (Super Suicide Society) which turns jumping out of a tall tree into a river a ritual. Gene starts envying Finny and wonders if Finny is trying to ruin his grades since Finny only exceeds physically and not mentally. He soon starts to hate Finny and think differently of him. After a while, Gene realizes that he was wrong about Finny trying to sabotage him. They decide to make amends by jumping off of the tree together. When Finny is about to jump off, Gene bends his legs which caused Finny to fall off and break his leg. After his leg heals, a trial is held to figure out if Gene is responsible for Finny’s broke leg. Finny runs out and trips over marble steps. He breaks his leg again and gets surgery which leads to his death. Gene should be held legally responsible over the death of Finny. He was the cause pf the first fall and he has guilt over his death. Finny would not have died if it wasn’t for the first fall that tragically broke his leg.
In the Lilies of the Field by William E. Barrett, Homer and Mother Maria both display straightforward, hardworking, and stubborn character traits. Firstly, Homer and Mother Maria both display a straightforward personality by being brutally honest about their opinions. For example, when Mother Maria asks Homer to build a chapel, Homer speaks his mind by telling her he does not want to build it. Mother Maria shows her straightforward behavior during Homer’s stay at the convent. One morning, when Homer sleeps in late, Mother to becomes extremely upset and is not afraid to show how she feels about him. Secondly, both Homer and Mother Maria display a hardworking spirit. Homer is a hardworking man because after finally agreeing to build the chapel,
AP English Literature and Composition MAJOR WORKS DATA SHEET Title: A Raisin In the Sun Author: Lorraine Hansberry Date of Publication: 1951 Genre: Realistic Drama Biographical Information about the Author Lorraine Hansberry was born in Chicago on May 19, 1930. She grew up as the youngest in her family. Her mother was a teacher and her father was a real estate broker.
In Pemberton Park, about 30 years ago…exactly 30 years ago in a few weeks, actually, a young student got his heart broken. His girlfriend had loved him, or so it seemed, but…she found another guy. And the girl he had loved so much told him that their love was now dead. So he decided that he would be dead also. He walked to Pemberton Park and took a stroll along the lake, far away from everyone else, especially the girl who had hurt him. He was happy there, alone. But he dragged a heavy rope behind him anyway. He found a perfect tree above the bridge on the river. That night he hung himself out of hurt and hatred. But just as he jumped, he realized that he didn’t hate it there. He awoke the next day and saw a strange sight—his own body! He soon realized that he had died of sadness in a place of happiness, and he was destined to remain there the rest of his life, alone.
People have goals everyday, believe it or not some people think that dreams aren't worth it. I believe that it is worth it to dream because it gives a person a goal, it makes them feel good, and it makes them stronger. I know this from The Pearl, A Cubs video, the Susan Boyle video, and We Beat the streets.
Louie Zamperini survived almost two months at sea facing starvation, extreme thirst, and shark attacks. During WWII, Louie was captured and taken to many Japanese prison camps where he was drained emotionally and physically. Though his conditions were obviously not ideal, Louie kept up his lively personality and found ways to take care of himself to survive. In the novel Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand uses both internal and external conflict to show the theme people can stand up against enemies even when the odds seemed stacked up against them.
In "Paul's Case" by Willa Cather, a young man named Paul is unhappy with his home and school life. He is happiest when he is at Carnegie Hall, where he works as an usher. When he is not physically at Carnegie Hall, his thoughts remain there causing his school work to suffer. When his father finds out about his problems in school he has Paul banned from Carnegie Hall, taken out of school, and put to work. One day, while on his way to make the company's deposit, Paul decides to take some of the money and go to New York to experience the life he feels he was destined for. Unable to cope with the punishment for taking the money he commits suicide. The central idea in this story is that it takes patience and perseverance to accomplish your dreams, and you should not give up on them.
Major Characters: Jefferson, black boy who is accused of a crime and sentenced to death; Grant Wiggons, teacher sent to help Jefferson.
The play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry has many interesting characters. In my opinion, the most fascinating character is Ruth because of her many emotions and captivating personality. She goes through extreme emotions in the play such as happiness, sadness, anger, stress, and confusion. Ruth is very independent, firm, kind, witty, and loving.
Doaker- A forty seven year old, tall, patient man that has a lot of respect for others. Even though he caves into people he is still a respectable figure.
This is how Capricorn Anderson is NOT a hero in Schooled by Gordon Korman. First, Capricorn goes to Claverage Middle School aka C Average. Cap first isn’t one is that because he knows how to drive that young, charging 30 dollars to Mr.Kasigi and also sending money for the halloween dance to a charity. Finally, Capricorn then leaves Rain’s house at the end without permission from her and plus she said no. This is how Capricorn Anderson is not a hero.
William Shakespeare 's play, Much Ado About Nothing is a love story about two young couples, their friends, and families. The story takes place in the town of Messina. Leonato is the governor and owns a beautiful estate. His daughter, Hero, his niece, Beatrice, his brother Antonio, and many others live together on the estate. When the play begins, The Prince of Aragon, Claudio, Benedick, Don Jon, and other soldiers are just arriving in Messina on their way back from a war. Claudio immediately falls in love upon the sight of the beautiful Hero. The other couple, Benedick and Beatrice, are quickly swept up in witty banter and a need of superiority over the other. Hero and Claudio are to be married within a weeks time. Together the friends come up with a plan to have Benedick and
In the book, Wonder by R.J Palacio, 16 year old Olivia “Via” Pullman is resilient. Some things that support this is she is protective and very smart. Via knows her brother, August “Auggie” Pullman, needs lots of attention. Via hopes that someday she will get the attention he gets. She is selfless because she always cares about everybody besides herself.
story is a young boy. The motive to kill is that he sees the boy’s
There is an abundance of examples where In the Next Room pulled these emotions out of me. One major example of this is on page 103, after Dr. Givings has witnessed Catherine putting her hand to Leo’s cheek, he says “My darling, I don’t mind.” She then gets extremely angry with her husband for not feeling jealousy towards Leo and storms off saying: “Don’t talk to me tonight! Don’t talk to me tomorrow! I will take my breakfast in my own room!” My initial thoughts are: how ridiculous and humorous that she is dealing with this issue so immaturely in her marriage—acting as if she is a sixteen-year-old girl hungry for her boyfriend’s attention.
The short story, “Initiation”, by Sylvia Plath , and the poem, “Look At Me” by Peg Hoddinott, are similar. In “Initiation”, a girl named Millicent is selected by a sorority and must undergo a week of ‘testing’. The week of hazing leads Millicent reflect on what truly matters. Although the social acceptance of being popular is intoxicating, she is inwardly unhappy at the thought of being fake. In the poem, “Look At Me”, a girl is begging society to see her true self, not her appearance on the outside. Overall, people just want to be liked for who they truly are, not who people want them to be.