How does Dr. Jackson's actions help influence and portray the author's attitude towards him? In Christopher Klein's text, "The First Great American Road Trip," it talks about how Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson traveled from Vermont to New York City in the early days of automobile travel. The passage shows how Dr. Jackson is competitive and will prove people wrong, how he never gave up when bad things would happen on his trip, and that he still won in the end. First, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson and Sewall Crocker were at a bar debate. A man challenged Dr. Jackson to survive a trip across America. But at first, Dr. Jackson wasn't up for it until someone bet him $50 to make it from one state to another while driving a horseless carriage. Stating, "Then in a scene straight out of Jules Verne's 'Around the World in 80 Days,' someone bet …show more content…
Jackson felt competitive and had more motivation to travel across America. Next, because Jackson chose to travel, he ran into problems throughout the trip. Secondly, on the way to New York City in their car they called Vermont, Dr. Jackson and Crocker had many malfunctions. Starting with a broken clutch, making the wrong turns, and stud bolts breaking, those are only some of the things that messed up. They also had a leak in the gas tank. Since the stud bolts on their car's connecting rod broke, it made them lose days of their trip. The author wrote, "The stud bolts on the car's other connecting rod broke this time, and again they lost five days waiting for parts," (Klein). When the passage mentions the words this time and again, it shows that this wasn't the only thing that happened to them, and it wasn't the first time either. In addition, this leads to how Dr. Jackson still made it in the end. Lastly, despite all of the malfunctions and delays that Jackson and Crocker faced with the car, they still won in the end. Making it to New York City by the sixty third day, they earned
This story made me frustrated at the way people get forced into a rut that they can’t escape. Jackson Jackson isn’t completely innocent, no one is, but most of his problems were a result from the wrong that others had inflicted upon him. The frustrating part was that He was incapable of getting himself out. He did things like spend money on alcohol and cheese burgers, only to end up throwing it all up and even less money. To me, this story is about redemption. Jackson received grace from people like the good cop, and the pawnbroker. None of his own efforts changed his situation, only the kindness of others changed him. These kind deeds helped reconcile the reality of Jackson’ life and his situation. In a story like this, I always hope for a
This class was considered one of the most difficult when he took it at West Point, but Jackson enjoyed it and thrived in the course, despite having little prior education, and thus made the class no easier for his own students. In fact, even gifted students were known to fail his class. Jackson also educated VMI cadets in artillery, drilling them for hours each day about tactical use of weapons (Gwynne 128). In the classroom, Jackson made use of an unusual method of teaching. Instead of lecturing the class, he had his students give speeches about the material, interjecting when they were wrong or simply not quoting their textbooks word for word (Gwynne 129). This made him immensely unpopular with students, as many failed and Jackson refused to explain materials more than twice. If students didn’t understand, he’d kick them out of class. Students had such an intense dislike for Jackson that a student once tried to drop a brick on him (Gwynne 130). Not wanting to know which of his students had attempted what he considered to be incredibly and unforgivably cowardly, Jackson refused an investigation. However, regardless of any and all disrespect in the classroom, he was revered for his accomplishments in the Mexican-American War, even by students that otherwise hated him. Many of his formerly disrespecting students later fought alongside him and grew to admire his
He has an internal conflict because he wants to save money to buy back his grandmother’s regalia from the pawnbroker, but he also wants to share his money and he receives money throughout the story. “‘I’m hoping, and I don’t know why I’m hoping it, but I hope you can turn thirty bucks into a thousand somehow.’ ‘I believe in magic.’ ‘I believe you’ll take my money and get drunk on it’” (Alexie para 230). When he receives money, he always ends up spending it on alcohol and sometimes spends it on food. He never spends all his money on himself. Jackson has a man versus nature conflict and a man versus man made environment conflict. His man vs. man made environment conflict occurs when he is too drunk to find a good place to sleep. He ends up falling asleep on train tracks. An example of Jackson’s man vs. mother-nature, “’I was cold and sleepy,’ I said. ‘So I lay down.’ ‘You dumb-ass, you passed out on the railroad tracks.’ I sat up and looked around. I was lying on the railroad tracks’” (Alexie para 195). Jackson also has a conflict with white society. “‘One day you have a home and the next you don’t, but I’m not going to tell you my particular reasons for being homeless, because it’s my secret story, and Indians have to work hard to keep secrets from hungry white folks’” (Alexie para 1). Jackson also has a man versus man conflict with Honey Boy, who tries to get Jackson to hook up with him but Jackson says he’s not a homosexual. “‘I’m flattered, Honey Boy, but I don’t play on your team.’” (Alexie para 165). Jackson does not show any signs of complexity. He is also a stereotypical homeless man. He does spend the majority of the money he gets on alcohol. Jackson also is dynamic since he clearly changes because in the beginning he was just a homeless man with his friends with nobody really paying attention to him, then at the end he felt that everybody stopped to watch him
Jackson was always ready to fight for his country. When he was young he went to train at West Point to become a soldier and leader. He wasn’t as bright as some of the other students, but he worked hard pushing to succeed. In the end he ended up 17th in his class, giving him the chance to become 2nd Lieutenant of Artillery in the Mexican War. He lived through the war with no problems. He was admired by the army for his courage, he never backed down. After the Mexican War he went to VMI (Virginia Military Institute) to teach. He had two classes, Natural & Experimental Philosophy and Artillery tactics. He was no professor but a great artillery instructor.
Cab Calloway is definitely a singer and dancer to remember. Not only was Cab’s music innovative, but he broke racial barriers and was very successful financially during the Great Depression. Cab forever changed jazz music with his own unique style known as “scatting.” Without Cab Calloway, also known as “The Hi-De-Ho Man”, hip-hop and modern jazz may have never existed.
...alf seconds. If Jackson did not change his view of life, work hard at everything he did, and excel at sports, who knows where he would be today. He could be sitting in a jail cell because he never changed his ways and lost his temper, or he could still be living in a small house in a small town. Jackson decided that he did not want to do that, and that he wanted his family to be free from a live full of poverty.
He was conceited and very closed minded when it came to his and others opinions, he always thought he was right and that what he said goes no matter the end result. Jackson was ruthless but he had his loyalties. “His deepest loyalties were not to friends and relations, except for Rachel, or even to his Tennessee neighbors,” (Andrew Jackson p.555). The loyalty was to protecting the American people, “whatever endangered them- designs of the British, weakness of the Spanish, resistance of Indians, disloyalty of Hartford Federalist or the corruption of the Whigs - retaliate with an immediate response, and sometimes not a intemperate one,” (Andrew Jackson p.555). The people that agreed with him and his opinions about the growing democracy are the people he showed a standing loyalty for. With his leadership the people followed him out west even though he vetoed the national bank at the end of his second term, the people agreed with him because at the time they believed that he knew what was best for them. Jackson’s personal struggle made the people of the country feel connected to him in a way that he was their leader and he has proved himself to them time and time
Jackson was a self-centered, violent, and ruthless man who paid no attention to what was morally correct, only what he believed in. This man was a notorious gambler who was known to fight at the drop of a hat, and then drop the hat himself! And because he shut down the Central Bank, we entered into the Panic of 1837. Ironically, the same man who opposed paper money ended up on the 20-dollar bill! He completely ignored the Constitution, and the Supreme court on many occasions. And when he was elected into office, he replaced many smart able-bodied officials for unintelligent Jacksonian supporters. This was the kind of man that Jackson was. A man who made more than 4,000 Native Americans die on the Trail of Tears. Jackson was just an unintelligent common-man who managed to win the Presidency. And with it, he brought damage and death to many other people through his
Growing up on the North/South Carolina border, Jackson’s exact state of birth is debatable. Unlike most historians, Jacksons ascertained that he was from South Carolina. Wherever he actually grew up, it is unequivocal that it was a truculent and violent place to be raised. During his childhood, Jackson became accustomed to the social imperatives of the land; hard work, and military spirit. Specifically, in his hometown, one used “[their ]military spirit to defend yourself, and [their] hands to pull something out of the soil”. Here, Meachem believes the constant exhaustion and threat of violence was “one of the many reasons Jackson became a man who was so prone to violence. He grew up with it, he didn’t know anything else”.
For example, during the National Bank Veto incident. Jackson, a man who grew up in a world where a bank represented predatory practices, abuse, and corruption, was fiercely distrustful of banks so large and powerful that they could manipulate the economy, vetoed the recharter of the bank. He believed that banks were the intrinsic enemies of the common man and his interests. This episode shows how Jackson was willing to defend the interests of the common man even if it meant destroying one of the most powerful institutions in the nation along with angering their political allies.
Throughout the story Jackson can be found executing many unexplainably kind acts. Obviously, Jackson is not in a position to give out much being homeless and jobless, but he makes a major impact on the world he lives in through giving all that he has to those around him. After Jackson wins one hundred dollars on a scratch off ticket, he gives the cashier, who he flirts with jokingly, twenty dollars out of his winnings. She did not want to take his money, but Jackson exclaims, “It’s an Indian thing. When you win, you’re supposed to share with your family” (Alexie).
Andrew Jackson is one of the most controversial presidents. Many regard him as a war hero, the father of the Democratic Party, an inspiring leader, and a spokesman for the common man. While there is plenty to praise about the seventh president, his legacy is tarnished by his racism, disregard for the law of the land, cruelty towards the Native Americans, and ruthless temper. Jackson was an intriguing man who was multi-faceted. One must not look at a singular dimension, and cast judgment on him as a whole. To accurately evaluate one of the most complex presidents, it is crucial to observe Jackson from all possible angles. Prior lifestyle, hardships in life, political ideology, lifestyle of the time, political developments, and his character
Jackson wants to find something that will make him feel like he has done something for his culture and his people. These sayings contradict his actions because every time he gets closer to gaining more money, he spends it. In the long run, Jackson’s pitfalls did not stop his determination to gain back the regalia and ultimately find his personal identity. Given that he is Native American, the reader might assume that Jackson has a feeling of resentment towards white people due to the displacement of his people. From the beginning of the story, Jackson reveals a protective feeling caused by white people.
named after him. As readers we begin to learn the type of man that Jackson indeed
In “A Worn Path,” Jackson character is related to the theme of love, persistence and racial prejudice. Jackson demonstrates love for her grandson as she risk her life through the cold weather to retrieve medicine for her grandson. Her devotion and bravery showed the love that she had for her grandson. In today’s society, you would not see family or friends who care enough for their loved ones to risk their life to help get something that is beneficial for someone else. People who would go great lengths to protect someone they love is rare. Not only did she care for him, but she loved him. Jackson perseverance is shown as she faced the hostile and corrupt world. While keeping warm she must crawl under barbed-wired fences, walk through a maze and protect herself from the wild animals. Not only are these her problems as she takes her occasionally trips to Natchez, she must deal with the pain of age, poverty and racial prejudice, which was a factor during her lifetime. Although she faced perseverance she stayed consistent. The story does not focus on racial issues, but it is implied in the context. Consider the hunter who made racial slurs about blacks going to see Santa Clause or the attendant and shopper calling her granny. Interestingly, the people who she encountered at first were somewhat treating her with kindness. The narrator does not reveal their race, but