Characters are always changing, in speech, thoughts, actions, and looks, overall changing themselves in a variety of ways. In the story, Code Talker, by Joseph Bruchac, the protagonist, Kii Yazhi(Ned Begay) changes mentally and physically through the story in many different ways from the beginning to the end. His mindset and opinions on many important things in his life change majorly as he develops himself as a person. Ned’s mentality on his heritage develops in a positive manner through the different major events that occur in his life as he goes through his own unique adventure. Ned is secretive of revealing that he still speaks Navajo, despite being shunned by white people. He is efficient and hardworking in class at the white boarding school he goes to and earns the confidence and trust of his teachers until he foolishly speaks Navajo in front of one and is shamed by all the white people in his class for it. When Ned talks in Navajo behind his teachers’ backs, despite being shamed for being Navajo and being told that Navajos are worthless, it reveals that Ned is secretive. When it says, “Although I tried to be careful when I spoke our sacred language, that friday I had been caught. Mr Straight overheard me greeting one of my friends in …show more content…
Navajo when I thought no teachers were around.”(35) it shows that Ned was secretive about using his sacred language. He only used it when no teachers were around to talk to his fellow Navajo friends even though he was harshly taught the uselessness of Navajos. However, his secretiveness later turns into pride as he leaves school to pursue another path he is sure is right for him. Once the United States Marines start recruiting bilingual Navajos that speak both english and their sacred language, Ned beings to see the relevance and importance of Navajos. When it says, “A marine recruiter was coming to Fort Defiance looking for Indian volunteers, not just any Indians, but Navajos. Navajos were needed for special work. However only men fluent in both english and Navajo were wanted. When I heard that announcement on the radio I could hardly speak.”(40) it reveals how Ned got his pride in his sacred heritage because the marines were recruiting Navajos for a special team that no other race could do. This assured him that being Navajo wasn’t useless, but more than anything else, special. Obviously, key events in a character's life can change them as a person both psychologically and physically.
Characters are always changing, in speech, thoughts, actions, and looks, whether it is or isn’t for the better. In the story, Code Talker, by Joseph Bruchac, the protagonist, Kii Yazhi(Ned Begay) changes mentally and physically through the story in many different ways from the beginning to the end. Ned is secretive of revealing that he still speaks Navajo, despite being shunned by white people. However, his secretiveness later turns into pride as he leaves school to pursue another path he is sure is right for him. Overall, Ned changed through major events in his life that proved him of his own
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Day 1: Conflict - A Navajo boy, from the book Code Talker was in an Indian tribe, and attending a boarding school for many years. It was very hard for him because he couldn't speak his native language, nor act the way he normally does. As the years go by he was in a school assembly, and it was about going to the marines and he seemed so into the idea he decided to join, his family and friends were really sad. That he was leaving, and he was a bit young for the military and was going to lie about his age.
To conclude, in the poem “Changes” by D. Ginette Clarke, the use of repetition, word choice, and punctuation revealed the persona in a well-thought out and respectable manner. Clarke was very clever in the way that she had used these elements to not only reveal the persona, but also to make the poem as amazing as it is. The persona started off as a curious man, then came off as serious, only to turn out to be a demanding and vehement person; but in the end, the persona’s special characteristics were clear. Therefore, the use of repetition, word choice, and punctuation revealed and represented the persona and his curious, eager, and desperate personality.
In The Big Field, author Mike Lupica explores the theme, "Success uses motivation as fuel." Lupica portrays this theme through the main character, Hutch. Throughout the entire book, Hutch, a young boy that has just recently joined a highly talented baseball team, displays moments that exemplify this main theme. Hutch and his team have a chance to play in the stadium of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball team, as long as they can keep winning games and advancing through a challenging tournament; however, Hutch's favorite position on the field, shortstop, the position located between 2nd and 3rd base, has already been filled on the team. Unfortunately, Hutch gets a demotion from shortstop, to second base, the position located between 1st base and 2nd base. Although Hutch was disappointed and melancholy about the switch in position, he was even more upset about the downgrading of leadership, since the
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The protagonist of the story is Jing-mei. She is a flat character who turns out to be dynamic. Throughout her life, she has been very stubborn about accepting her identity. An example of this is when she explains, "I was 15 and had a vigorously denied that I had any Chinese whatsoever under my skin" (857). She shows her dynamic characteristic at the end of the story when she finally does accept her heritage.
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