Takumi Hikohito his a thin japanese guy who is taller than the Colonel.Takumi his a shy guy who is part of the Colonel’s group of friends. Takumi his the only to understands Alaska well.He is very fast and agile and compared himself to a fox that nobody can catch. Takumi is a very mysterious character that has feelings to Alaska but aware that he cannot have
In the book Between Shades of Gray Ona is a character who is placed in the book to create emotion and a demonstration of motherly grace. One very important way they create These things with her in this book is by using her baby in the equation. As soon as her baby was born she had soviet soldiers stuff her and her baby into a cattle car full of people to take them to who knows where. On this trip in the cattle car no one expected the baby to live and right they were. Once the baby had died Ona was grieving over the child's death by “ Being very quite and not celebrating when they find out the germans were in lithuania!” (Sepetys 69). This adds great emotion and shows great motherly grace in the book by connecting with the people who are reading
The play Kamau by Alani Apio exhibits a very strong example of the dramatic difference between the ways that local and non-local people view the value of land. The main character Alika is much attached to the land that his family has lived on for years, as the land that they’ve lived on has become their undeniable home. Alika works for a tour company that takes tourists around the island and gives a brief history of things that have happened on the island. However, Alika’s boss, Jim, is employed at a company that has just bought the land that Alika and his family live on and this company plans to build a resort in place of Alika’s home. The land in question has two very different meanings to two very different people. The struggle and
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,
This chapter is about when Takiko starts her new free life in the capital. She finds a job with the Emperor and makes money to survive on. The job is that she is a servant for the Emperor. She also plays as a musician playing her Kyoto.
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.
Most outcasts of history had a particular, exclusive life; full of struggles against the society ever since birth and grew up with a heart made out of steel from the harsh criticism they have endured. They differ from the community within their beginning to their end, and many of their stories end up becoming legends and gaps of the past that nobody will be able to reincarnate. China’s first and last female emperor, Wu Zetian, was one of these exclusives. Ever since birth, her history of tactics to the people around her; in order to ascend the throne, juxtaposed towards society’s attitudes of women at the time; through her breakdown of gender stereotypes and quick knowledge, and offered a new perspective to the world of just how cruel and beautiful women can be. She successfully destructed all accumulated views of women in the Tang Dynasty, and created her future in the way she wanted it – on top of every man in her country. She was an outcast – somebody who juxtaposed against the demands of her. She was history.
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.
This film had spectacular performances from the actors, especially Takashi Shimura, who plays Kanbei. Kanbei is a seasoned samurai and he was first chosen by the elders of the village. Toshiro Mifune’s plays Kikuchiyo who is an abrasive samurai who bridges the gap between the warriors and the people who live in the village.
Ichiro Yamada is the very epidemy of what it means to be alienated and disconnected in post world war 2 united states. Ichiro Yamada The son of Mr. Yamaha a heavy drinker and Mrs. Yamada who is as Japanese as an American can be shown through the book that he is disconnected with the world around him. Ichiro A No No boy becomes alienated because he answered no to when he was asked whether "Are you willing to serve in the armed forces of the United States on combat duty wherever ordered?”. After rejecting the army, he also in the eyes of many Japanese Americans became a traitor by answering No to "Will you swear unqualified allegiance to the United States of America and faithfully defend the United States from any or all attack by foreign or
... of Heike, is replaced by female spirit with an air of loneliness, sadness, and regret. The noh play took away Tomoe’s integrity as a warrior and replaced it with a pale idea of her greatness. A samurai, who could defeat a thousand men, rode with valor, and display the power that Tomoe should not have to wander the world in death looking for pacification. Like Lord Kiso, Tomoe should have her own shrine. In future depictions of her life Tomoe deserves to be portrayed as the person she was brash, brave, and godlike, just as she was portrayed in the Tale of Heike.
Naruto is from the hidden leaf village and is a boy who is hated by most of the
The novel Lord of the Flies was written by William Golding. Golding wanted the story to be about a group of young boys whose plane crashed on an island, trying to escape war. The whole concept of this was so that he can show what a group of people can become given a set of inflicting conflicts that can change them for better or for worst. He gives great detail on how they go from sane to insane in a matter of time and turn into someone completely different all together. One of the boys on the island is named Simon. Simon’s personality and traits are similar to Jesus Christ because they both posse a form of insight, spirituality, and compassion.
The past of a foreign country. They do things differently there. This is what Hernestos grandpa was thinking on the way to America, Jasper Rodriguez has moved to America to play basketball in the NBA. Jasper is a phenomenal basketball player, he can cross anyone up. Jasper is on the play to America from Spain, he’s going to play for the Boise Trail Blazers who are just amazing this year. Jasper meets Hernestos grandma in America during a game, he ran into her right after his game and they went to coffee and they just clicked. Back to the story, Jasper is on the plane trying to figure out what to think of America because he has never been to or seen America. As soon as he lands he realizes it is nothin like he thought it would be, People here
Hatsumomo, is the antagonist of the novel and is always trying to make Chiyo suffer to get her to leave the okiya, which only provides conflict into the protagonist’s path towards maturation. “She can’t bear to have rivals”, reveals that even though Hatsumomo views herself as the the most beautiful geisha in Gion as pointed out by Awajiumi a retired sumo wrestler, “Maybe you’re just too pretty yourself to be able to see it elsewhere (Golden,123 & 60)”. She regards Chiyo as a rival because she finds her to be attractive contrast to Chiyo’s older sister, Satsu, who Hatsumomo refers as “That ugly sister of yours” to Chiyo (Golden, 48). Hatsumomo throughout the story does whatever it takes to tarnish Chiyo’s reputation in trying to become a well
When Chihiro starts to go through the initiation she first meets Haku. Haku is the first one to guide and help her through this new uncommon world. Haku then tells Chihiro to get a job with Kamaji, the boiler. Kamaji, a six armed man risks his own life to see if Chihiro she is worth getting a job because she is a human. Being with Kamaji allowed Chihiro to meet Lin who becomes an older sister figure later on,who ushers Chihiro to Yubaba.