Andrew Tucker was a young brave man in any normal circumstance. After all he had been through however, he was a very sadden man. He was overly exhausted, heartbroken and not sure where to go or what to do. He was in a strange place on a heavy hearted mission. He did not want to be where he was, but sadly he knew he had no choice. So he reluctantly pushed on.
Laughter and cheer filled the air as the sun started to set that hot humid summer day. Andrew looked for a place to just rest. People walked by with no cares in sight, giving a friendly smile as they strolled by, not knowing his story, not knowing why he was there on that mournful day. He lay his heavy head down and try to steal a minute of peace a minute of rest. More people walk by, and a tear came to his eye, not just from sadness, but gratefulness for being alive. He gathered up his few belongings to try to find a new spot when panic overcame him when he remembered what he forgot. He rushed back to get it and there it laid; a warn down old jacket, tattered and torn. It was not much to look at, but it still kept him warm. He sat back down just
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for a moment to gather some energy then struggled to get to his feet. A man stopped to help him to his feet. The stranger had a look if concern and empathy as he asked the exhausted young man if he would like a bite to eat. Andrew was surprised at first and unsure of what to say. The stranger looked at him and said don’t worry about it, it’s on me. It’s the least I can do for someone who has fought for my freedom. My name is Sam. Sam was an older gentleman. He was a tall man with a wide build. His hair graying in many spots. His eyes were kind and he gave off a gentle and caring feeling when Andrew looked at him. Andrew felt at ease with him and an uncommon familiarity for Sam being a stranger. He made him feel less alone and helped Andrew not think about the reason he was in the new town. Andrew was confused how he knew of his background. The stranger smiled and said your jacket is green, not one you buy in a store, but one you earn. I have the same jacket in my closet you see. Not as rough as yours as mine did not see war. Andrew looked back with the best smile he could give. It’s not much but a kind gesture, but it’s all he had. As the two men started to walk, there was nothing but silence for a few long minutes and then Sam asked Andrew what brought him to the humble town.
Andrew looked up wailfully and told him it was something that he had to do, not by choice. “It was a request from a dear friend that I give this letter to someone dear to him in hopes things will be easier.” Sam looked at me and asked me if he minded to share with him what was in the letter that he carried so closely. Andrew told him something had happened, something that was so painful that he had to try to bring peace and closure to others involved. It was a letter to a dear friend’s family and wife to let them know he did not just give up. He wanted to fight, but could not defeat the odds. Sam looked back and said that is a noble gesture my son, not many people would go through what you have to give a family
closure. Sam then revealed he had a son his self in the military. He told Andrew that he was proud of his son even though he only enlisted as a cook instead of infantry like Sam had wished. The son was due to be home in a day or two. Sam had been waiting to hear from him any time. At that moment, Andrew stopped in his tracks. He was at a loss for words. Andrew fought through the lump in his throat and hesitantly asked Sam his last name. Sam replied back with just one word, Bryant, with a confused look on his face. Andrew fall apart and tears filled his face and painfully and told Sam he was the reason for his journey. The sorrowful letter was about his son. He lost his life covering a grenade to save others around him. The stranger fell to the dusty hard ground uncontrollably sobbing. Andrew knelt down heartbroken and covered him with that old green jacket.
He demonstrates his aunt’s willingness to help writing: “‘I know that things are bad between you and your mom right now, and I just want you to know that I am on your side.’” Her generosity made a great impression on Andrews. He extends this thought further when he writes “‘And in the meantime, if you ever need to get away, my house is always open to you. And to Darian, too.’” The trust his aunt placed in him influenced him hugely in his life. He continues to impress this point recording: “I was grateful but shocked. She and Mom were really close, and for Susan to go behind Mom’s back like that was huge.” He used emotional change in order to exhibit how moved he was by the support he received from his family members even if it was only one ally who was on his side from the start. This abundant amount of assistance from his aunt causes the audience to empathize by relating personal experiences from their own families to the
Consequently, Andy’s soul withered further into hopelessness as each and every person who came to his rescue, turned their backs on him. Through a final desperate ambition, Andy broke free of the bonds that were pinning him down: “If it had not been for the jacket, he wouldn’t have been stabbed. The knife had not been plunged in hatred of Andy. The knife only hated the purple jacket. The jacket was a stupid, meaningless thing that was robbing him of his life. He lay struggling with the shiny wet jacket. Pain ripped fire across his body whenever he moved. But he squirmed and fought and twisted until one arm was free and the other. He rolled away from the jacket and layed quite still, breathing heavily, listening to the sound of his breathing and the sounds of rain and thinking: Rain is sweet, I’m Andy”. In these moments, Andy finally overcame his situation, only in a way not expected by most. Such depicted scenes are prime examples of human nature at it’s worst, as well as the horrors that lay within us. However, these events, although previously incomprehensible by his limited subconscious, led to a gradual enlightenment of the mind and heart. Furthermore, the experiences taught him
Todd Jesdale, the experienced soul of our coaching squad, is an adroit man in seemingly all aspects of life, especially of those pertaining to rowing. He crushed me.
First, Even though it was cold, I took of the jacket during lunch and played kickball in a thin shirt, my arms feeling like braille from goosebumps. But when i returned to class i slipped the jacket on and shivered until i was warm. I sat on my hands, heating them up,while my teeth chattered liked a cup of crooked dice. Finally warm, I slid out of the jacket but a few minutes later put it back on when the fire bell rang. We paraded out into the yard where we,the sixth graders, walked
A true survivor can only depend on himself. The novel Deliverance is a story about four characters each with different views on surviving. Every man in the world can relate to one of the three secondary characters in the novel Deliverance. Men can relate to Lewis Medlock for his primitive views, Drew for his rationality, or Bobby for his lack of ability to survive. Many people say that Lewis is the man that most men want to be like, Drew is the man that most men are like, and Bobby is the man that most men fear becoming. Lewis is the man most men want to be because he does not depend on anyone or anything. He loves a challenge and will do anything he can to live life to its fullest extent. Ed Gentry, the central character, represents all in the way he looks up to Lewis and strives to be like him. Most men fall into the same category as Drew because their ability to survive has been clouded by rational thoughts. Then there is Bobby. Most men do not want to be linked with Bobby because he can not live without help from civilization. Even though these characters posses many of the same traits, their main differences are in their ability to survive life. They also have different views on life. Lewis sees life as a game that you must constantly challenge if you are to survive. Drew sees life as a struggle that should never be challenged. Then there is Bobby who sees life as something he does not have to worry about because their will always be someone their to help him through it. All three of these characters possess traits that can be identified in every man. First there is Lewis, a middle aged man that is at the prime of his life, and fears nothing. He is the strongest character in the book. He is, "… a physical-conditioning perfectionist with misplaces survival-of-the-fittest instincts and cave-man yearnings"(Warren). Lewis is the man that most men want to be like because he needs no one to survive but himself. He constantly demonstrates a primitive life-style that no longer exists. The primitive life-style he demonstrates is one of survival. Lewis is an attractive character for males because of his need for no one. He needs no one to life his life for him.
There are very few times when a person goes through an experience that changes the way he or she thinks about themselves. Drastic things like war, deaths, and tragic incidents can change a person?s life and shape the way they live. In ?The Man I Killed,? Tim O?Brien describes his life changing event when he killed the Vietnamese soldier crossing his path when he was on duty. The reader learns that O?Brien is endlessly sorry for the poor soldier, whom he thoroughly describes in his mind. It is the first time he had ever killed, and it is known that O?Brien continues to remember the soldier throughout his entire life, making him change the way he thinks about himself as both a soldier and a human being. Mark Fossie realizes that life, especially his relationship with Mary Anne, is not as simple as he expected when Mary Anne takes a soldierly turn in Vietnam and turns out to not be the girl Mark had wanted to spend the rest of his life with.
Throughout the lives of most people on the planet, there comes a time when there may be a loss of love, hope or remembrance in our lives. These troublesome times in our lives can be the hardest things we go through. Without love or hope, what is there to live for? Some see that the loss of hope and love means the end, these people being pessimistic, while others can see that even though they feel at a loss of love and hope that one day again they will feel love and have that sense of hope, these people are optimistic. These feelings that all of us had, have been around since the dawn of many. Throughout the centuries, the expression of these feelings has made their ways into literature, novels, plays, poems, and recently movies. The qualities of love, hope, and remembrance can be seen in Emily Bronte’s and Thomas Hardy’s poems of “Remembrance” “Darkling Thrush” and “Ah, Are you Digging on my Grave?”
Hillenbrand tells Louie's story with an imagery that all readers can connect with. Her use of pathos made it easy to relate with Louie's journey, and created an excellent story. Louie's tale showed that anyone can triumph through adversity if they have the right mindset. Despite being stranded on a raft without food or water, witnessing his friends and fellow soldiers die, being captured and tortured by Japanese, and having to live with these horrors in his memory for his whole life, Louie always managed to keep his hope. In the end, this is what allowed him to survive.
“Wilson,” I called out, receiving no response. “Wilson?” He stayed slumped in the chair, eyes casted on the ground, refusing to make eye contact or any other sign of acknowledgement. “Wilson!” I yelled, causing him to flinch, his eyes finally meeting mine. There was sadness clear as day in his eyes, but no, he did not deserve to be sad. He did not have any reason. He didn’t love her. He couldn’t provide for her. Not like I could- or would.
As the reader, I was deeply overwhelmed with many mixed emotions such as compassion, sadness, happiness, disgust, remorse, and fear. I have pity for the characters in the book The Road, because “the man” and “the boy” have to pass day to day struggling to survive in a frigid bleak world where food is scarce “They squatted in the road and ate rice and cold beans they’d cooked days ago.” “Already beginning to ferment.”(McCarthy 29). The landscape is blackened, and mankind is almost extinct “The mummied dead everywhere.”(McCarthy 24). As I read on I noticed myself connecting more deeply with the characters. When the boy’s mother takes her own life, I was deeply saddened and my heart broke for “the boy” simply because his mom, someone he cherished and loved so much, had given up on hope and faith and deserted him. I just wan...
During the Great Depression, there was a massive migration from rural areas to more populated areas. During this era the Joad family decided to migrate from Oklahoma to California in search of work. As the Joad family traveled to California, the Grandfather dies. During this rough time, Ma helps comfort Grandma over her husband’s death. Ma knew that if Grandma was understanding and accepting of Grandpa’s death, the family would use that courage and her example to get through the mourning period faster. “She seemed to know, to accept, to welcome her position, the citadel of the family, the strong place that could not be taken. And since Tom and the children could not know hurt or fear unless she acknowledged hurt and fear, she has practiced denying them in herself. And since, when a joyful thing happened, they looked to see whether joy was on her, it was her habit to build up laughter out of inadequate materials” ( Steinbeck 48). The mourning period went by quickly because Ma showed strength in herself and in the family.
The arrival of winter was well on its way. Colorful leaves had turned to brown and fallen from the branches of the trees. The sky opened to a new brightness with the disappearance of the leaves. As John drove down the country road he was much more aware of all his surroundings. He grew up in this small town and knew he would live there forever. He knew every landmark in this area. This place is where he grew up and experienced many adventures. The new journey of his life was exciting, but then he also had a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach of something not right.
The small legs that whisked back and forth in the open space of the vehicle were full of energy. The young girl spent the day with the two people she admired the most. A bigger version of herself sat in the passenger seat with her husband driving next to her. They laughed over conversation. Every so often, the girl would stick thin fingers against her mother’s shoulder to receive her attention. She would say something trivial and obvious, but her mother would still entertain her. She absorbed every phrase her daughter said as if each filled her with a tremendous joy and was the greatest thing ever spoken. Her mother had selected a black dress for her today with a large white ribbon tied around her midsection. Her hair had been combed back in two braids so that the tips were touching her shoulder blades. They were coming home late from a Christmas party at church.
Literary Essay On “Fly Away Home” In the short story, “Fly Away Home”, by Eve Bunting, The character Andrew never loses hope. He knows he will have a chance at a happy life and he may not succeed right away. In this essay, you will see how this young boy named Andrew never gave up, even through rough times.
Standing on the balcony, I gazed at the darkened and starry sky above. Silence surrounded me as I took a glimpse at the deserted park before me. Memories bombarded my mind. As a young girl, the park was my favourite place to go. One cold winter’s night just like tonight as I looked upon the dark sky, I had decided to go for a walk. Wrapped up in my elegant scarlet red winter coat with gleaming black buttons descending down the front keeping away the winter chill. Wearing thick leggings as black as coal, leather boots lined with fur which kept my feet cozy.