This is a companion book about Kate Dicamillo’s “Flora and Ulysses” I will be discussing about the characters, and who they really are, a couple phrases the characters tend to say, the character Flora’s thoughts, Characters pasts, and more! Chapter one talks about the characters, and who they really are, along with some facts about them from the books descriptions. Chapter two is all about phrases and sentences the characters use. It shows the symbolism and meaning to some of the unheard terms. Chapter three, is about the main character Flora’s thoughts. This chapter is about how she faces the challenges head on, and how she solves the riddles and wonders of the book. The chapter also gives background information on Floras point of view. Chapter four is all about Floras past, and what a bit of her life looked like, before the book was actually written. All though all the people aren’t real, it still gives a little push on how her story began. And lastly, chapter five. This chapter is all about ulysses and the explanations of his wondrous powers. It explains his true meanings of his abilities and what he deals with. I hope you enjoy this book!
Chapter 1: GETTING TO KNOW THE CHARACTERS
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Seven of the characters can be considered main characters. They are Flora Belle Buckman, Phyllis Buckman, George Buckman, William Spiver, Ulysses, Mrs. Tootie Tickham, and Dr. Meescham. Flora Belle Buckman is one of the main characters. She is a 10 year old girl with a cynic personality. She doesn’t receive much love from her mother. However, she loves comics and enjoys fictional superhero stories. Flora doesn't have many friends until Ulysses and William Spiver come along in the story. At one point in the story, Flora turns into Ulysses’ side kick friend, fighting off enemies as well as anything that comes along their
Miriam Willard is the main character she is a wild spirited tom-boy who puts her family before herself. Miriam is the main protagonist and against the indians she's also a dynamic character. Miriam has fallen in love with Phineas Whitney who she saw the night before the indians took her. When they arrive in Montreal she becomes snotty from people
The main characters are Bright Morning, Running Bird, Nehana, Rosita, Señora, and Tall Boy. The point of view is told by Bright Morning, a 14 year old brave girl who is a tall and skinny Indian girl, with a chipped tooth who loves her tribe, family, and her dog. Running Bird is a 14 year old Indian girl who is best friends and gets enslaved by the Spaniards with Bright Morning. Nehana is the 14
Amir and Ulysses both ultimately attempt to return to their home and reach a goal. In Amir’s case he had to return to his childhood country to retrieve his half brother’s son and in Ulysses’s case he needed to return home after being out at sea for twenty years. The two held family values and had people at home who loved them greatly. Amir owed it to Hassan and Ulysses needed to return to his faithful wife and son in Ithaca. In a sense they both took on these dangerous journeys and endured them for their family—“For you, a thousand times over” (Hosseini
The character cannot stand it anymore. He leaves his son to rule the land and goes out to sea. He tries to convince his sailors as well. Ulysses tells his faithful mariners “[o]ld age hath year his honor and his toil….’Tis no too late to seek a newer world….To
Throughout modern history the ancient Greeks and their stories have influenced our culture and way of life. Many of the ancient Greek myths are those of caution that teach us moral lessons. For example, the myth of Odysseus and the sirens, told by Homer in The Odyssey, teaches us to resist the urge to indulge in temptations. Odysseus and his crew are travelling near the island of the sirens when Odysseus plugs the ears of his crewmates with beeswax and has them tie him to the mast so that he can listen to the sirens’ song and not crash their ship onto the rocks as they pass the island. Odysseus and his crew safely pass the island of the sirens without any casualties and continue on their journey home. Author Margaret Atwood and artist John William Waterhouse both display their brilliant ideas about the myth of Odysseus and the sirens using poetry and painting. Both Ulysses and the Sirens by John William Waterhouse and “Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood use the myth of the sirens to show that during their lives, people often encounter bad temptations that can lead to their demise and should pay no attention to such temptations.
...d in the governess's eyes. After feeling she had lost Flora to the ghost, when in reality the governess had scared the child to death, Miles still shown to be a ray of hope for the demented governess. She refused to leave him alone and began to become angry and suspicious of his corruption when he would ask of his desire for schooling.
Other characters of the story are governor Richard Bellingham was the symbol of authority the other character is pearl the daughter of Hester and Arthur.
At this point there seems to be one main character (setting the scene, and the past scene as this is important to the story) but she mentions others as well, which will be involved later on, the first chapter seems to represent the foundation to what is going to happen later on.
Because this novel follows the "Who Done It" theme, there are the few obvious characters. 1) The inspector, always trying to get an accusation across as to who the murderer is(of course never correct). 2) The doctor, Devon Island's answer to the question nobody ever asked. 3) The old married couple (Mr. + Mrs. Rogers), always passionate to others, until a guest discovers an eerie secret.
Stanford, W. B. The Ulysses Theme: A Study in the Adaptability of a Traditional Hero. Dallas, TX: Spring Publications, 1992.
...and her attitude to her father and his work began to change. So while the killing was underway her and her brother were picking up sticks to make a teepee out of. Suddenly there was a lot of commotion and Flora was running free. Her father told her to shut the gate. She ran to the gate and just had just enough time to close it. Instead of closing the gate she opened it wide and let the horse run free. Laird got there just in time to see her do it. When her father and Henry showed up they thought that she didn’t get there in time. They simply got the gun and the knives they used and jumped in the truck. On the way out they stopped and picked up Laird who was begging to go.
Ulysses, by Alfred Tennyson, is set after Odysseus's journey. Odysseus was on a 10 year trip to finally get to his home, Ithaca. His life on his trip was interesting and adventurous, but now in Ithaca he does the same boring activities everyday. Due to his reflections, the speaker’s tone in “Ulysses” is overall reminiscent, but there are many shifts in the tone through each stanza.
To me, Ulysses was a necessary evil, in that I thought that I would not be able to call myself a literature student unless I had read the entire novel. While my journey through Ulysses was laden with moments of bewilderment, exasperation, and self-pity, I was able to power my way through the novel with a deeper appreciation for the way James Joyce was able to create a linear story told through a series of non-linear writing styles. In retrospect, the grueling challenge of reading Ulysses made me a better student, in that I was able to grow as a reader by adjusting myself to Joyce’s train-of-thought writing style, and that I could add Ulysses to my personal canon of academic literature.
'Ulysses' is both a lament and an inspiring poem. Even modern readers who are not so familiar with the classics, can visualize the heroic legend of Ulysses, and so is not prepared for what he finds in the poem— not Ulysses the hero but Ulysses the man.
I had originally chosen to read Ulysses for my seminar course because I enjoy taking on the challenge of reading novels that are notoriously verbose. Growing up, I was the stereotypical bookworm whose primary reason for existing was to read. I read all the books that I could get my hands on, and I frequently abused my library card. Reading has been a lifelong passion of mine, and I was ecstatic when I found out I had the opportunity to do something I love for marks and discuss a challenging novel with people who potentially shared the same interests that I did. Ulysses has a reputation for being a novel that is both extremely time-consuming and difficult to read.