The book, Heat written by Mike Lupica, is a novel about a young boy named Michael Arroyo who faces many difficulties throughout the book, all for his right to play his beloved game of baseball. Michael lives with his dad, Papi, and his brother, Carlos. They are all Cubans who came to the United States for a better chance to follow their dreams. Papi always encourages Michael to play baseball and he always has high hopes for Michael’s career in baseball. It is right to believe in Michael so much because later he fulfills his father's dream for him. After Papi dies of heart failure, Michael still continues Papi dream for him, to be the Little League Champion. Throughout the book Michael meets two characters who have significant impacts on him, …show more content…
Ellie and Justin. Ellie, is a girl Michael’s age who can catch a baseball “on the fly” and Michael and her grow to be friends, but Michael breaks that bond unjustly. Justin, another character Michael encounters throughout the novel, is a baseball player on a different team than Michael who treats Michael rudely with no respect. Michael’s actions towards Ellie are unfair treatment to her. Justin's actions to Michael are unjust because it is out of jealousy towards Michael. Michael, Ellie, and Justin are all young characters whose moral codes are different because they face different circumstances with each other and they affect each other's baseball lives. Although Michael and Ellie start out as friends, it is wrong of Michael to break their bond because of being overwhelmed with what troubles he is facing throughout the book, and in Justin and Michael’s relationship, it is unjust that Justin bullies Michael out of jealousy to get Michael into legal trouble. Michael is wrong to break the friendship between him and Ellie not only because they share the same love for baseball, but because it came from Michael’s emotions of being overwhelmed. Michael’s lies and worries are on top of him all the time, but it is unjust of him to burst out in anger at Ellie because she kept one secret from him. Michael’s feelings when he is mad at Ellie were unjust because the book says that, “He knew he sounded like a jerk, that he didn’t even sound like himself. Carlos liked to say that his little brother would walk around the block to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. Now he was doing that to Ellie. On purpose,” (131). Michael is right when he says he is being a jerk and didn’t sound like himself because normally he treats Ellie with kindness and compassion. Clearly his actions are wrong, it’s never right to lash out on people out of anger. Although Michael’s actions towards Ellie are based on anger and frustration, it is still not right of him to do what he does to Ellie. Michael and Justin’s relationship throughout the book is Justin being a bully and treating Michael unfairly all because Justin is a bad sport and he is jealous of Michael’s abilities to play a good game of baseball. It is wrong of Justin to bully Michael in such ways. The different ways that Justin acts like a bully towards Michael are hurtful, verbally and physically, and disrespectful. Some ways are even repulsive towards Michael and his race. He hits Michael, in the head, out of anger while pitching, when he thinks Michael is “laughing” at him and also said saucy remarks to him about how old he was including, “What’d you do, drop a couple of years on the boat over, like you guys do?,” (72). This retort is implying that all Cubans, Michael’s ethnicity, are liers and cheaters and shouldn’t be able to do what they love to do in the United States because they lie, in Michael’s case, play baseball. It is obvious that Justin is jealous of Michael’s ability of playing amazingly at baseball because why would he care about his age. The only possible reason would be because Justin wants to get the “star” off the team, but in the end all the team members of Michaels’s team are all star players. Since Michael is a better player than Justin, Justin constantly tries to intimidate Michael and he continuously bullies him out of jealousy to try and take away Michael’s right to play baseball. In conclusion, Michael’s relationships through baseball all have hardships, with Justin constantly bullying Michael and himself lashing out on Ellie because of his own frustration.
It is wrong of Justin to bully Michael because it is not only mean but shows bad sportsmanship because it is all out of jealousy and trying to take Michael’s right to play his beloved game of baseball from him. All of these characters who impacts each other's baseball lives all have different moral codes. Ellie and Michael’s moral codes are similar, to not hurt anyone, physically or verbally, but to enjoy and just play baseball, but Michael brakes it when he lashes out on Ellie. Justin, on the other hand, has a moral code that is not fair towards others because he thinks of winning and being the best no matter what and not enjoying the game of baseball. He is intimidated and jealous of Michael and he bullies him out of jealousy and tries to get Michael off the team for his own benefit. Even though Michael is frustrated with all the troubles he is facing, it is not the right thing to do when he lashes out on Ellie and it is not right of Justin to act like a bully towards Michael because it is all out of jealousy. In the end, there are many hardships throughout Michael’s life of baseball and they all are unfair actions on Michael’s part, lashing out on Ellie, and Justin’s part, bullying
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Jack is the biggest character in this book. Jack is a 12-year-old boy that is very good at baseball and very passionate about it as well. He lives in a fairly big city in New York called, Walton. His family has lived there his whole life and the baseball tradition kept on. His father played for the same baseball team that jack is playing for when he was a young kid. Jack was described in the book as big tall, average build, blonde hair, and a good head on his shoulders. Jack’s personality wasn’t really noticeable until later in the book. At the beginning of the book he was just an average kid that loved to play baseball. He had his normal friends that he hung out with every day and an older brother that he really looked up to. Jack loved his friends and his family just as much as he loved baseball. Then one day when jack got home his mother and father were crying and when he asked why they were crying they said that his brother had died is a tragic motorcycle accident. This tore Jack up inside more than anyone would have ever thought. As a result of his brother’s death he quit baseball and shunned some of his friends. When he did this he come to get really close to a girl that he started hanging out with. Her name was Cassie and she was the reason he was able to hold it all
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,
“To climb…you have to be completely selfish”(pg.182). Though it may not always be true, to some degree it is. But it’s not just when you’re climbing, every single action that you take could be the difference between trust and suspicion, between death and life, between rising glory and simmering rage. People tend to be self-centered all the time, and sometimes, it really is the appropriate time to be selfish. On the other hand, it’s not always the best choice to be so selfish.
“The thing I hate about space is that you can feel how big and empty it is… ”
The definition of compassion: sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. As this definition shows compassion shows concern for other that every person would love to have. In The Chosen written by Chaim Potok, Mr. Potok really presents compassion in his book. Not only does he display compassion in one of his character but in every single one he gives them compassion that is expressed in different ways. He goes into detail example of compassion with each of his characters and really emphasizes the true meaning of compassion. Three main character that he shows compassion through in different ways are, Reuven, Mr. Malter and Reb Sanders.
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.
Doug Swieteck, from “Okay for Now”, by Gary D. Schmidt, lived a life in anger. At the beginning of the book, he was very hateful of everything. He had spent a long time in anger and disgust, trying to find a way in life. Near the beginning of the book, Joe Pepitone gave Doug his baseball cap and jacket in person, to Doug. But, Doug’s mean older brother took the cap and his dad took his jacket. That added to Doug’s anger even more. But, luckily he turned it around in the middle and end of the book. He ended being a lot happier and was able to control his emotions better.
The Power of an Author Authors have the ability justify the worst actions. Authors have a way of romanticizing certain situations in order to convey a specific message. A good author has power to influence the reader into believing whatever it is the author wants. When it comes to the story of Hannah Dustan, authors such as John Greenleaf Whittier have romanticized her captivity story along with the actions she took throughout her journey. Introducing a character that will be seen in the story is one of the most vital parts when creating a piece of literature.
...d but he could not achieve his goals. His situation is relatable to the audience even if one is not a baseball player. The book teaches the audience to avoid company and mistakes that can rob them their success. Roy Hobbs misfortunes remind the readers how some obstacles can alter someone’s dreams.
In the novel “The Chosen” by Chaim Potok, the story talks about a strong relationship between two friends. In the novel Potok also shows that the change in motives was what the main characters used to build up and make new connections. Reuven Malter, also known as a protagonist in the story, experiences many motives that led to changes, and how it affected him as the novel comes to an end. Making friends and communicating was a huge deal for Reuven and Danny. Each of them had to learn how to do those things to see how it would impact their future. The author shows a motive for each of the characters, and that the quote Ben Jonson said “True happiness consists not in multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice”, can be consider as the theme for the book.
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.
For this paper I chose to write about one of my most recent favorite movies, The Heat. The Heat is staring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. I chose this film because every time I watch this movie I feel a sense of “girl power” and also its one of the first movies that came to mind after reviewing what the Bechdel Test was. In this paper I will go over how this movie The Heat passes the Bachdel test and will show you the constant battles that women face when they are working in a male dominated workplace. In this movie Sandra Bullock plays the part of Sarah Ashburn FBI Special who is very highly skilled investigator that is not well liked by fellow investigators because of her conceitedness and arrogance. Ashburn lives alone in New York City and is very much a
...nd personal story that shows the pitiful characters of Arpi and Connie that are victims of bullying at school. Then she concludes the story with a “perhasping” image of Connie and her mother at 7-Eleven transporting the readers from a classroom setting of kids bullied in front of an absentminded teacher to a sad picture in front of a store window. Considering the future, Murphy encourages the reader to evaluate their stand on cruelty and to make that difference not treat one another different. Murphy through rhetorical and tonal elements of pathos, logos, and diction expresses that cruelty in any form is wrong no matter how one tries to justify it. Doing bad for good is never right.
Much work goes into musical , as was the case in “Catch Me If You Can”,which La Joya Middle School drama had the pleasure of watching on January 15, put on by El Diamante High School. The musical was directed by John Sorber and Michael Tackett. This amazing production included many talented actors such as Maverik Dakota Raven starring as Frank Abagnale Jr., Kiley Hoffman playing Brenda Strong, and Jonathan Johns as Carl Hanratty. This incredible play carried a strong lesson. As was seen the protagonist ran from his problems and pretended to be someone who he wasn't. The plot of this story showed us that we can't run from our problems, for that only worsens the situation and is a snowball for our problems.
Of the plays we have discussed and read over, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is the most realistic and powerful, but also the least enjoyable. A lack of enjoyment does not mean a lack of greatness; this play was great. What I mean is, this play didn’t promote good feelings, and if I was to go see it I wouldn’t be able to see it again afterwards. Each character was whiny and conniving, and honest despite maintaining a web of lies between eachother. It was the honesty and lack of pretense that made Cat on a Hot Tin Roof so real and so repulsive. Sometimes plays are not meant to entertain. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was meant to share the cynicism of its playwright and shock the audience into reassessing themselves and their motives.