There are three characters of who are of utmost importance in the book Lost Stars. The three most important characters are Thane Kyrell, Ciena Ree, and General Tarkin. Thane Kyrell, born into an aristocratic family, can be described as pale-skinned, tall, passionate, and thorough hard-worker. Kyrell has a strong passion for ships, as shown by his extensive knowledge of ships even as a young child. As a child, he strongly idolized the Galactic Empire who reigned over the entire galaxy, and wished to become a pilot in the Imperial Army. All he knew was that he could no longer imagine any fate more glorious than becoming an officer in the Imperial fleet (19). He would work endlessly in the prodigious Royal Imperial Academy to achieve this goal of his. It has also been revealed that he has a …show more content…
He would go on to desert the Imperial Army and join the Rebellion as he saw more of their unjust deeds. Ciena Ree is very much similar to and yet very much different than Thane Kyrell. Their friendship, and eventually romance, was born of unlikely circumstances. She had humble roots as a Jelucan native; Kyrell hailed from an aristocratic lineage. She was dark-skinned, he was pale-skinned. While being so different, they were childhood friends bonded by their love of ships. Despite their parents’ wishes, they were inseparable after their first meeting. They would even come to graduate from the same Imperial Academy. After many years, Ree eventually becomes Kyrell’s love interest. Ree is extremely devoted to her cause, stubborn, curious, and true to her word. Even as she witnessed the destruction of Alderaan and the evils of the Empire, she held on to her oath of service to the Empire, unwilling to turn her back on the Empire (238). On one fateful day was Ree and Kyrell’s friendship born. A skirmish in which the two children (as they were at the time) participated in drew the attention of Grand Moff Tarkin, whose luring words inspired them to seek a career in the
In her story, "Full Cicada Moon", Marilyn Hilton exhibits the theme "how communities deal with differences" in several ways. Hilton conveys a story about an adolescent half African American and half Japanese girl in a novel-in-verse book. The book talks about fitting in and standing up for what is right. Throughout the book, I have noticed several examples of the theme “how communities deal with difference.” Commixed race Mimi, is moving into a predominantly white Vermont town which is enough to make her feel like an alien. The town follows the conception that sheltered towns struggle to accept differences. As Mimi arrives at her new town, Mimi has noticed the confusion about her ethnicity. An example of this is
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,
There are six chief characters, the first chief character is Frau Matt; she is Rudi’s mother. The second chief character was Teo Zurbriggen; he works at the hotel as a dishwasher. The third chief character is Joseph Matt, he is Rudi’s dad, who died while climbing the Citadel. Although, they weren’t the main characters in the story, they played an important role in the plot.
On page 77 of the book Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton, Mrs. Stanton says, “Our dreams are a serious matter. When you take them seriously, everyone else does too.” This quote helps the reader understand more about the theme of dreams. In the story, Mimi wants to be an astronaut, but gender and racial stereotypes cause people believe her dreams aren’t serious. Mimi has to try and pursue her dreams anyway, and not let anyone stop her. A time when Mimi faces gender stereotypes is when she tells the class she wants to be an astronaut, but everyone laughs at her. This may have made Mimi feel like her dreams were unrealistic, and she may have felt like her dreams were crushed. Although it may have been difficult, her parents, her friends, and
In Elvia Alvarado’s memoir Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks from the Heart, she expresses the struggles that people such as herself, and numerous other Honduran citizens face every day. Elvia Alvarado was a Honduran woman, who was considered a peasant. She was born into a poor family in the countryside of Honduras. The book retails stories from Alvarado’s life and the obstacles she is forced to overcome in hopes of achieving a better life for herself and the people around her. She faces oppression due to her social class, ideals, and especially her gender. At the same time though, she is able to find support through these communities. While the odds are stacked against Elvia Alvarado, she is able to continuously preserve,
Roxane is an intellectual woman who is in love with the letters she receives. She thinks that they are from her love Christian but doesn’t know that they were written by Cyrano.
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 this novel Roxanne is a famous soprano opera singer from Chicago. Bel Canto, one of the main characters that I chose to study was Roxane Coss. Roxanne is a famous soprano opera singer from Chicago.
The novel Suttree is centered on Cornelius “Buddy” Suttree, a college educated man who has decided to forsake his former life and live in a houseboat on the Tennessee River outside of Knoxville, Tennessee in a fairly destitute area known as McAnally Flats in 1951. He leaves his wife and child, a son, giving up the comfortable life to live as a river rat of sorts. He seems to be searching for something, unbeknownst to him or the reader. Possibly the meaning of life, but more than likely it’s a way to deal with death that seems to follow Suttree around throughout the novel. He’s not one for social norms, coming off as being an anarchist. He runs from his responsibilities, rebels against authority, and refuses to be bound by social convention. His everyday life is a hodge podge of drunken adventures, be it brawls or waking up in the morning in the local lockup hungover and confused. He associates with the
The polish activist, Irena Sendler. once observed, ¨People can be only divided into good and bad; their race, religion, nationality don´t matter¨ (Sendler). Is it really possible to draw a demarcation line between people and divide them into good or bad? This kind of either-or thinking begs the question whether there might be other categories of individuals that overlap each other in term of personality and defy such simplistic definition as good or bad. The novel All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a fitting example of fiction to discuss the difference between polarized characters.
learned that he needs the help of others. His men for instance helped him fight in
Many other characters are important to me; however, these four struck me as very interesting. Questions and reasons for wanting to spend time with them are infinite. The most important question of all for each historical figure in the book Personalities and Problems would be ?what drove them to actually pursue those problems and create such phenomenal solutions, especially when solving the problem would be so difficult??
He feels that his promise to relieve King Hrothgar of his problems has not been done yet. Before going to battle, he makes a statement almost the same as to a modern will and testament. He doesn’t worry about what may happen to him. This showed me that he is brave and doesn’t really care what others say, plus it made me want to read more. Also, he asks that the sword, hunting, lent to him by Unferth, be returned to its owner upon his death. Finally, he asks that all his treasures be sent back to his homeland so that his king may know of the kindness and generosity bestowed upon him during his time there. I was thinking he just wanted to stowe away some gear if he doesn’t make it
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.
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