The main character in the book Upside Down in The Middle of Nowhere is Armani Curtis. The setting takes place in a small town of New Orleans. The book opens in late August 2005 around the same time of Hurricane Katrina. Armani can be described by three things, brave , fiercely loyal, and feeling guilty for surviving. Armani's’ story is one of hope, strength, love and survival. Throughout the book she will be tested with harsh realities and it will be up to Armani to help her family survive. Work on combining your sentences with more flow, instead of short choppy sentences. Look out for improper phrasing. Armani's bravery is shown throughout the book. During her incredible journey Armani is faced with problems she must overcome by being brave. After they were stranded on the roof of her house she courageously had to jump from the roof to the boat so she could be rescued. Another way she shows her braveness is by separating from her family as soon as they arrive at the Superdome. Her brother was in need of medical attention and her mother tells her to watch her sisters while she gets help. All alone with her younger sisters she makes the split decision to leave the Superdome which was a …show more content…
dangerous place, to go find a more secure shelter. She had been approached by an acquaintance to get on the last bus and Armani chose this path to save her sisters even though it meant not listening to her mother. Although Armani was just ten years old, she had to grow up quickly and on the quick path she realised how important family loyalty is to surviving a disaster like Hurricane Katrina.
When Armani got on to the bus there was not enough seat for one of her sisters but she was persistent in making sure they would not break up. At the better shelter there was child protective services so she hide with her sisters so they wouldn't get caught. Throughout her time at the shelter she was like a mother to her sisters and did everything she could to keep them all together and protect them. She never thought it would be easier to survive on her own. Towards the end of the book she returns to her hometown to look for members of her family which is another example of her family
loyalty. During the book, Armani felt guilty about surviving Hurricane Katrina. Right after the storm when they were waiting to be rescued, Armani’s dog jumped off the roof. The dog was a birthday gift and Aramani was already in love with it. Her brother knew how important the dig was and he jumped after to try and save it. He never came out of the water and everyone thought he drowned with the dog. Armani carried this guilt around and thought it was her fault that her brother was dead. She also had fought with her dad after her grandmother died during the peak of the storm. Her dad jumped after her brother and he too drowned. Armani never got to say she was sorry and she felt awful about this and couldn’t forgive herself. At the end of the book, she forgave herself a little bit and felt a little less guilty when she found her brother alive. I have learned many things from 10 year old Armani Curtis. I admire her bravery and loyalty that she showed during a very difficult situation. After Hurricane Sandy, we lost power and had to move in with my grandparents. I was safe with my family but still felt a little scared. I can’t imagine going through what Armani did and she was mostly without her mom and dad. Reading the book and Armani’s journey made me appreciate my family. I also now think that no matter how young someone is they can be truly brave when faced with a difficult situation.
I know the theme is acceptance strengthens bonds between family and friends.Because the text says Henry is on lunch duty in his all white school when he is joined by a Japanese girl named Keiko. At first, he is dumbfounded but slowly starts to accept her as the other white kids are teasing them. They share a can of peaches in the school pantry and Henry enjoys his time with her very much. A quote from the text Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet says “Then they ate their lunch, together, splitting a can of pears in the storage room. Henry thought they tasted especially good that day.” These sentences have a much deeper meaning than they appeared to have. The moment Henry and Keiko shared in the storage room was the blossom of their friendship.
Therefore, she will do something to find her brother and sister. As show from her maybe she will sacrifice her life in search for her siblings. Furthermore, it i...
In the book, Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, it follows a Olympian named Louie Zamperini, and his journey. Louie Zamperini was born in Olean, New York, his family later then moved to Torrance, California. Louie is: rebellious, resourceful, among many other things. Louie is who he is because of how he grew up, and the obstacles he overcame. Louie Zamperini shows rebellious and resourceful characteristic traits through his actions.
In Alice Walker’s, “Everyday Use” Dee is one of the daughters of Mama. Mama also has another daughter named Maggie, but she is portrayed not as smart as her sister Dee. When they were growing up Dee used to read to her sister and Mama. She used to read to them ever when they did not want her to. That showed how she was smarter than Maggie and after that Mama started treated them differently.
Throughout the film, we learn that each woman has setbacks within her household. One sister has a terrible drinking problem and ultimately loses her job due to excessive drinking and tardiness. The second sister has had several pregnancies that each result in miscarriages due to high stress. As a therapist, there are several different elements to review.
In the play, “Much Ado About Nothing”, love and romance play a major role throughout the play.It takes place in Messina. The play has a lot of characters that fall in love with each other. Besides romance and love there is a lot of jealousy in the play. Characters will have up and down moments throughout the book, but they will all get together at the end of the story. Many scenes in the play will be about characters making other characters fall in love by telling one another that one likes the other. The play is all about characters getting together and being happy.
2) What is the main conflict in the book? Is it external or internal? How is this conflict resolved throughout the course of the book?
I am reading The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan, and I am on page 302. This portion of the novel is about three newfound half-bloods named Jason, Piper, and Leo. This novel starts off with Jason waking up on a bus, not knowing who he is. Apparently his best friend is a guy named Leo, and he has a girlfriend named Piper. They’re all apart of the same boarding school for troubled kids. They arrive at the grand canyon, when one of their thought to be classmates turns into a storm spirit and tries to kill them, because they are half-bloods. At the time they do not know that they are. Their coach, also known as their Teacher, is actually a Satyr that tries to defend the kids. Jason eliminates the storm spirits with his golden sword, even though he was
One of the books main ideas is irrationality. It’s almost as if each character was destined for failure. The novel begins with an unknown narrator describing Starkfield, and the people in it. One of those odd characters is Ethan Frome (“Even then he was the most striking figure in Starkfield, though he was but the ruin of a man” Prologue, Page 36) , a 50 year old and slightly disfigured man whose past is quite murky. The narrator seeks the hidden past and hires Frome to transport him from place to place. Eventually, they’re forced to stay in Frome’s home (due to the winter storms) where the narrator sees two women; Zeena and Mattie. All look unhappy, and Mattie looks slightly dead. The novel now begins in Ethan’s past when Mattie ( Zeena’s cousin) is forced to live with the Fromes. Zeena, Fromes sickly wife grows weary of Mattie and complains in every opportunity possible. One day, Zeena has to leave to see her doctor. This gives Ethan and...
There are many examples of social conflicts throughout the book, and the clans or groups in school are social constructs. The main character, Melinda, struggled to fit into these categories causing her to be the Outcast to society. Nobody seems to want to truly befriend Melinda, causing her to be alone. Although Melinda is ostracized by her society for not fitting in, Ivy becomes a crucially important friend by still helping Melinda as she struggles with her social and emotional conflicts. Even though Melinda’s society rejected her, Ivy became an important friend to Melinda.
Early in the book we first learn about the oldest Smolinsky sister Bessie, who is also known as the, "burden bearer" of the family. The Smolinsky's rely on Bessie to contribute her wages to the family's well being, and is seems that if she fails to make good enough money, the family will undoubtedly fall into pieces. "And the whole family were hanging on Bessie's neck for her wages. Unless she got work soon, we'd be thrown in the street to shame and to laughter for the whole world." (Pg 1) Perhaps it is Bessie who has suffered the most from her family duty. It seems that Bessie has not even had time to develop a personality due to the weight her family has put on her shoulders throughout her years as a young child and through her adolescence. She needs to work in order to feed her family and she unlike Sara, has no freedom and no chance of escaping her family duties without the separation of her family due to poverty. This truly holds Bessie back from what she wants. Her duty to her father keeps her from marrying Berel and going off to live with him. However she wants, like Sara, to run away and be independent but she feels that without her family she will be left alone in the cold world with no where to go. This frightens Bessie and she feels that she would rather stay with what she has at home, than risk getting something she truly wants by running away from her family.
Anne Frank a young girl who died believing that people are good at heart. ‘’You could not do this you could not do that.’’ A quote from Anne Frank. Found in the collection book page number 283. In this essay, I will be showing you why Anne might feel certain ways during this hardship. Also what it reveals about her character. Anne is a brave young girl who always does what she feels is right and her way of taking on life and its challenges is taught for a person to do in that time and she managed to take on so much. In advance to Anne hard life, she keeps a diary to share her thoughts and option on life in hiding during the dreadful event called World War Two. This dairy was a miracle to the world. They now know the hardship and struggles that the Jews had two indoor. Anne dairy opened so many doors for journalists and many others. They have a diary of a real end of the Holocaust in their hands.
This book has many different settings. The main setting of this book would be described as a small town. In this small town, it is very similar to Norton, Virginia. It is similar to Norton because everybody knows everyone and everyone knows about all the gossip right after it happens. The other settings include the party where Anna and Ellen drank before driving drunk. The crash site would be a significant setting in my opinion because it is where the most tragic event happened. I would conclude the hospital, where Ellen spent almost a month and Anna only spent a few days. I would also conclude Ellen’s
*Hassan was crying because of the shame he felt after the encounter with the soldier who said he had slep with his mother at some point.
Eva is a single mother of three children. The father of these children left her to raise them by herself. This proves to be an extremely difficult task for her to complete. Eva is a very poor woman, and does not have much to provide for her children with. Her, “children needed her;