“Don’t apologize,” I tell him. “You have nothing to be sorry for.” I’m the one who should be sorry. Next fall, Reeve should be a football god at a division one school, doing keg stands and hooking up with random girls. That’s his destiny. The thought of Reeve stuck here on this island… it’s too sad to even think about.” (Han 280) Analysis: This quote holds significance towards the story, Fire with Fire because Lillia, who in the first book of this trilogy, Burn for Burn spiked her friend, Reeve’s drink at a school dance, after learning that he humiliated Mary, Lillia’s newest friend. Drugging Reeve’s drink resulted in him having a seizure and a broken leg. The quote was said by Lillia trying to comfort Reeve after he had a meltdown realizing he might not get into his top college for football because In the first story, Burn for Burn you learned what started the rivalry between Kat and Rennie. It used to be Rennie, Kat and Lillia, your typical 3 best friend group. Until a major fight broke out between Rennie and Kat. Lillia ended up taking Rennie’s side of the argument. From that point on, Kat was no longer friends with Lillia and Rennie. Rennie and Lillia made it their priority to talk about Kat behind her back and continue to humiliate her. Although, Kat chose to forgive Lillia for the reason that she has always been strung along by Rennie. Lillia was also the first to apologize for her part in the argument. She finally confessed how Rennie has turned into a terrible person. At this point in the story, Rennie is trying to apologize to Kat but, Kat can’t just forget the way Rennie has been treating her. Rennie continues to apologize over and over again, until Kat gives in. Both Rennie and Kat come to an agreement that even if things can’t go back to the way they used to between them, working through their disagreements could be for the
2. “Oh yes. Without the fire we can’t be rescued. So we must stay by the fire and make smoke.” (156).
He has talked about how he and a female named Carla were the only “friends” of Len. I think Cameron hung out with Len so often because he didn’t really like others either but Cameron seems to know more about the world and have a more stable mentality about the world than Len had. For example Len had made Cameron and Carla go out to a shooting range with him and hung up six orange bags as targets. He instructed them to not look into the bags, knowing that something was up after shooting five bags. “ I asked Len what was in the bag and he said not to worry about it, that they were just targets. Carla must of had a bad feeling about it too. When we found the last target, she went right up to it. She must have been ten, no, five feet away and Len shot it. She didn’t even stop. She took it down and opened it up. Then she came back and walked right past us to the car. Turtles. The kind you buy in the pet store. There were four turtles in the bag. Carla was pissed.” This made Len get mad at Carla because she decided to not be friends with him anymore, so to get back at Carla, Len decided to leak out information to the school, saying that she was molested. This made Cameron even more mad at Len, but he still goes back to being friends with him. I don’t really understand any of the characters in the book, or their thought processes when they do things. Like
“ “You’ve got to get right back in the saddle. You can’t live in fear of something as basic as a fire.” ” (15).
He always wants to help someone else in need before himself, whereas the father is only concerned about their own personal wellbeings. He “is the one” who worries about their ethical choices and wants to help a stranger in any way he can (259). McCarthy proves the importance of the boy’s spirit of love for other people when his dad dies and he must take the leap of faith to continue along the road with a new family. Despite all the corrupted people they encountered beforehand, the boy meets someone who is “carrying the fire” (129). This mantra by the father and son, symbolizes hope and humanity. The qualities Steinbeck labels for a writer to create in his writings can be summed up in “carrying the fire” since the two never did give up. It is the greatness of the heart and spirit Steinbeck notes that is “inside [them]. [And] [i]t [is] always there” (279). It is noteworthy that even in the midst of death and ashes, the two are able to hold onto their relationship and sanity. The “good guys” can continue to carry meaning and structure in their lives, even in a time where society turned into a battle to survive on the remnants of
If it is fun who is going to stop anyone from doing whatever it is. No matter the dangers when the adrenaline is pumping there is a sense of invincibility. In the book Fire In The Ashes by Jonathan Kozol there is a character in chapter 4 Silvio: Invincible who was one of the main characters in that story who proves my point. A bit rebellious and still young Silvio had many different characteristics to describe him perfectly. Silvio had somewhat of a grudge against authority he never really obeyed his mother's wishes or the personnel that worked in Person In Need of Supervision or PINS. Silvio was also a defensive boy who protected himself when he was confronted by a thief who was trying to steal his mothers pager from him on the subway that
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.
In addition, he takes enormous credibility for his behavior in the paragraph starting “‘I knew my actions were wrong...’” Woods shows his honesty to the audience and boosts his chances of forgiveness as he shows awareness of his mistakes in what he had done. He also emphasizes his mistakes when he apologizes to parents who pointed to him as a role model for their kids. This shows his noble side and his sensitivity for families and others, sustaining his hopes for forgiveness. Woods also claims responsibility for his behavior by admitting his need for help, which makes others realize how he is learning how to change, in order to make his apology more sincere. Not only does he mention his need for help, but also that he is thankful for the help of his peers. Once again this shows his noble side and awareness of the helpfulness of others, which will continue to make people more likely to forgive him. Lastly, at the end of the speech he asks
A Wall of Fire Rising, written by Edwidge Danticat, is a story about a small, poor family of three that live in Haiti. The family is composed of Guy, the father, Lili, the mother, and Little Guy, their son. Throughout the entirety of the story, the story provides the reader with in-depth details about each one of the main characters. Lili and Little Guy can fully be understood early in the story and are static characters, but the same cannot be said for Guy. although the reader is giving information about Guy early on, he he quickly changes in this story. In A Wall of Fire Rising, Lili and Little Guy are static characters, while Guy is a dynamic character, and through his action the reader can see there is more in life that he wants for his family.
The very beginning of the novel The Death Cure by James Dashner starts off with Thomas, the protagonist, trapped in a solid white room. He is trapped there for months. As he is in the room, he may have thought “ Oh, me, myself and I, solo ride until I die” (G-Eazy). This is a lyric from G-Eazy’s Me, Myself and I. The song is about being alone and not wanting to be with no one. Although Thomas does wish to see and to somebody, he goes perseveres through his problems just like the singer in the song.
Did you know that people all around the world are forced to battle with an ongoing illness every day of their lives? It is important for every patient to be looked after and offered the best options so they could get back to living a happy and normal life. Any individual should receive undivided attention and support through their long exhausting battle, which will lead them to a clean bill of health. In the book The Fault In Our Stars, by John Green, he develops the idea that young cancer patients must endure many uphill battles during their path to recovery. Initially, Hazel and Augustus prove that relationships are hard to keep up with, but they know they are devoted to be together. However, a true friendship can last forever if it is based on pure honesty. Hazel and Augustus's distinct personalities lead them to forget about their flaws and put their love for each other first which makes them contribute to their own hardships.
Anthony Doerr’s novel All the Light We Cannot See shows the reader how children would deal with war and how it shaped who they are today. Doerr’s purpose for writing this novel is to highlight how mentally taxing the war was and that there was no permanent escape from the war. Both Marie-Laure and Werner believed they could escape the war both physically and mentally, yet their involvement in it makes it more difficult. Marie-Laure’s fear of her father going to jail shows how she becomes involved in the war. Werner struggled with trying to escape the war through his fascination with radios when it just brought him further into the war. After understanding the effect on certain individuals; the story zooms out showing how the majority
In the saying of “Character is what you are in the dark” by Dwight Lyman Moody, can meaning many different things. One being, “you are most yourself when no one is watching”, another one also being, “dark and troubled times bring out a person's true nature”, and “your true nature is on the inside”. This quote can or cannot apply to the play of “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare.
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.
A tragic character is someone who experiences misfortune in courtesy of poor judgment, fate or a conflicted personality. In the tragedy, Antigone, there is a heavy debate over whether Antigone or Creon is the tragic character. Creon can be classified as the tragic character of the play because he has been affected the most due to his decision of sentencing Antigone to death. For instance, a fight emerges between the king and his son, Haimon, as a result of his harsh punishment. Also, he lets his pride get in the way which triggers the suicide of Haimon and his wife, Eurydice. By the end of the tragedy, Creon is forced to live through the painful death of his family, thus being the tragic character because he suffered the most.
A highly esteemed childhood development philosopher, Erik Erikson believed that the personality of a child develops in a series of stages, and in each stage children experienced crucial events that affected ones development. These events either impacted that child’s development in a good or poor way. Relationships are pivotal in all of Erikson’s stages as it can start to form ones personality, which helps one grow in the future. In Erik Erikson’s fourth stage, competence, children develop self-confidence by interacting with peers and people. Likewise, Alice undergoes this stage in Through the Looking Glass. Alice develops these skills as she socializes with the many characters in the story, leading her and giving her lessons to help her on