Hi Lanien; I was reading your comment and I really see myself in you because my parents were also dictators. They never allow me to express my opinion and talk about the things that I was going through. I hated when they said “As long as you live under my roof, you’ll obey my rules” (Popkin 17) because I felt that they thought that because they were provide food and shelter they had the right to determine everything in my life. When I was growing-up was a lonely girl, I didn’t have much friends because my parents would approve of everyone which let me to grow to be very shy, which gave people the opportunity to bully me into a point of throwing me a buck of water, and all happen because my parents never gave me the tools to defend myself in
society, and in addition they never gave me the confidence to go talk to them because like you every time that I was going to say something they would always reject my opinion. As I’m older, have grown to understand them and I do think that they “deserve some credit for recognizing the need for limits and having the emotional strength to stand firm” (Popkin 16) because if they wouldn’t have been so tough most of us couldn’t be where we are now. Now as adult I appreciate everything my parents did but I would definitely would not repeat their style of parenting. One suggestion that the book gives, and I agree, is that we should “look beyond the child’s external behavior to understand the internal ways the child thinks and feel” (Brooks 28) because is very important to understand what the child is going through and not assume that because he has clothes, toys, food, and shelter everything is fine.
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,
“The thing I hate about space is that you can feel how big and empty it is… ”
The production of Honky is a satirical comedy, following the lives of five people and the language of racism. While it focuses on the plot of 5 characters, the storyline was well thought out and intriguing. One actor in specific, Gerard Joseph, who played Thomas, did an exceptionally well job at conveying emotion and projecting to the audience, in my opinion. The overall directing, from the actors to the soundtrack and lightning, seem to be presented with excellent detail. Overall, this production was well done.
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
As humans, we all embody different qualities and characteristics that make us unique. I might find someone with completely opposite traits than me, and the contrasts between us may become apparent. In East of Eden, John Steinbeck introduces many such contrasts, most notably good versus evil and fate versus free will. He creates characters to represent these contrasts, some at the extreme ends of the spectrum, and some in the areas in between. The most significant of these characters are Cal and Aron Trask. Throughout the second part of the novel, the brothers visibly clash. We are not really introduced to them until Chapter 24, but their differences are greatly stressed from that point on. Steinbeck uses these characters to show the contrast
In the novel Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen, Chet is a very Wise Character and a big influence to Bryce’s young life. For example, when Chet tells Bryce that what he does now will affect how people will view you for the rest of your life. Chet is trying to do is to communicate with Bryce and to try to tell him that if he stays mean, Chet is worried that he will remain to be mean later on.Chet also mentioned the iridescent quote to bryce. It went like this, “Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss.s” He turned to me and said, but every once in awhile, you will get someone who is iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare. In this quote, Chet was talking to Bryce about Juli. Bryce kept saying Juli was weird
We are introduced to the Royal Engineers through Owen at the end of the first act. They have come to conduct an Ordnance Survey of Ireland. One of these soldiers is Lieutenant George Yolland.
Etienne LeBlanc - Marie-Laure’s great-uncle. He and his brother, Henri (Marie-Laure’s grandfather), created and broadcasted the radio programs that Werner and Jutta grew up listening to. Henri died during World War I. After, Etienne is traumatized. Marie-Laure arrives and with her love slowly makes him brave again. Marie and Etienne begin to use his late housekeepers radio transmitter to help the French resistance movement.
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
Lev is one of those characters who doesn’t get enough credit. He came from a religious tithe to a strong and wise young man. I mean I know I couldn’t change in 2 months like that. I think Lev is overlooked because he was missing for a big part of the book. I hope this essay explains the traits of Lev and convinces you that he has a big impact on the book.
In the novel Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen, Juli is a very smart girl. Juli Baker shows her wits and smarts a lot throughout the novel. Juli used her wits and smarts when the people were going to cut down the sycamore tree. Sadly it didn’t execute as she thought it would. She knew that they wouldn’t cut down the tree if there were kids in it, she asked Bryce to come up in the tree with her, but none of them would. But she did the prevent the tree execution from happening later than it was scheduled. One piece of evidence is that Bryce was not the best speller in the class, Juli instantly gave Bryce the answers so that they wouldn’t have to go to lunch detention with their teacher, Mr. Mertins. She knew each question right away. Another reason
Analysis of Major Characters Although Lennie is among the principal characters in Of Mice and Men, he is perhaps the least dynamic. He undergoes no significant changes, development, or growth throughout the novel and remains exactly as the reader encounters him in the opening pages. Simply put, he loves to pet soft things, is blindly devoted to George and their vision of the farm, and possesses incredible physical strength. Nearly every scene in which Lennie appears confirms these and only these characteristics. Although Steinbeck’s insistent repetition of these characteristics makes Lennie a rather flat character, Lennie’s simplicity is central to Steinbeck’s conception of the novel.
Biff Loman is the oldest son of Willy and Linda who is thirty four years old. When Biff was younger he earned a scholarship to the University of Virginia but never went to college since he hadn’t passed a class in his senior year that lead him to not graduate high school. He had the chance to make up his class so he could graduate but refused to take part in summer school mainly because of finding out about his dads wrongdoing on having an affair with a woman. “Willy:Never mind! He’s going to give you those points. I’ll see to it… Biff:I’m not going there.” (Miller Act 2:95) The moment Biff caught his dad cheating it impacted him so much that it turned his life
“Hey! Look Lennie”. John Steinbeck describes a world where the American Dream something everyone wants to live up to. Steinbeck painted a harsh reality portrait America in the 1930s. Steinbeck reveals during the great depression it's a every man for himself in battle. Also he reveals during the Great Depression everyone is trying to find work for themselves. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells a story about two guys being each other's keeper. The setting of the novella is The Great Depression. The Great Depression was a time in American history when it was hard for people to find work and support for themselves and their family. Of Mice and Men leaves the reader questioning Aristotle meaning of true friendship. According to Aristotle, George and Lennie have a true friendship because George always looks out for Lennie even though he's a trouble makers and their friendship is rare.
Nukkin Ya isn’t afraid to pull any punches, it truly is a very ambious book. Nukkin Ya is gravely great. This is particularly identifiable, when it goes into deep, hugely relatable and rather complicated messages about teenage years, and sometimes feeling different among others at his school. That all revolve around symbolising and belonging and self-knowledge messages. It becomes that jarring, just how well it portrayed these messages. Among others, the tides of the ocean, makes for Symbolism in the setting, as evident by our protagonist moving around and eventually getting on with it. This makes a great use The Nukkin Ya novelization, is a very confidently constructed novel, which is enhanced by the use of devices, these being Symbolism and