Watership down was written by Richard Adams. The book Watership Down is about a group of rabbits who escape their first home in search of a better place. The rabbits move because on of them, Fiver, has powers that no other rabbit has and he senses something wrong. These rabbits search and do not let anything come in their was in a search for a new home. These rabbits are committed and willing to do anything it takes to find a safer and better environment. The moment of supreme ordeal is when Woundwort and Bigwig have a duel because the warrens life was at risk or in order for the warren to be safe in peaceful Bigwig had to win the fight. If Bigwig wins the fight, the warren would be safe, but if Woundwort wins then everything would have all gone downhill from there and he would be the leader of the warren, which is something no one wants. …show more content…
"Woundwort realized he was afraid" (Adams 451). This states that Woundwort realizes he is in trouble this is his "uh-oh" moment. This is also the part that Bigwig was also fighting with Woundwort. Bigwig is also one of the toughest and biggest rabbits out in Hazel's group. He is also on of the most caring because he helps those who are weaker than he is, which we can clearly see when he is fighting with Woundwort since he is going out of his way to help out a
The author Linda Sue Park's book, A Long Walk to Water, tells a story of a boy named Salva who was a lost boy in the Second Sudanese civil war in 1980. Salva managed to survive the war along the way without his family and survived on his own following ways to go on in life no matter what bad situation he was in.
In the novel The Immoral Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, the author tells the miraculous story of one woman’s amazing contribution to science. Henrietta Lacks unknowingly provides scientists with a biopsy capable of reproducing cells at a tremendusly fast pace. The story of Henrietta Lacks demonstrates how an individual’s rights can be effortlessly breached when it involves medical science and research. Although her cells have contributed to science in many miraculous ways, there is little known about the woman whose body they derived from. Skloot is a very gifted author whose essential writing technique divides the story into three parts so that she, Henrietta
Abuse is a subject that should be considered important. There are about 960,000 abuse incidents reported annually. 85% of them are reported by women. The resting 15% are reported by men. In Fried Green Tomatoes, abuse is a recurring part of the book, Fannie Flagg does an admirable job in describing in detail the abuse incidents that happen throughout the book. Ruth is a character that receives abuse from her husband, she believes she deserves everything he does to her, even push her down the stairs. She finally takes the decision to escape from the abusive relationship she is in when her near death mother advices her to. Along the way characters develop some effects caused by abuse. People who suffer from abuse may develop fear, low self-esteem, or strength.
There is no doubt that Miss. Strangeworth is not an easy person to deal with, let alone live with, and although her character is fictional, there are many people with the same personality. We can tell quite easily that she is a very meticulous woman, with a lot of perfectionist tendencies, a few of which are to nitpick people’s lives and make sure that even the most minute detail is up to her standards. I know of someone with these attributes and as difficult as they are to deal with, with their list of requirements to be met and their eagle-eye for detail in even the smallest things, they mean the best, and are always trying to help, despite the possible repercussions.
I think Fly Guy was very hungry, but he never stopped and he thing best thing to eat. Firstly, He never gave up even when everybody told him to leave and to get away from their food. In the book it states that the boy, girl, and old lady yelled at him and told him to leave. Even though they told him to leave he never stopped looking for food and his friend; Fly Guy is very brave not to give on something he wants. Secondly, I think he always love his best friend very much. In the book it said when he came home he started to look for his friend but he was nowhere to be found. This can infer that he does care about his friend. So, the moral of the story is that if you always work hard and never give up, you will get what you want.
In the short story The Devil and Tom Walker, written by Washington Irving, the protagonist Tom Walker, is characterized as being a negative man. This is demonstrated through Tom Walker being characterized as being meager, outspoken, fearless, greedy, stubborn, and unloving.
In the 1930’s, turmoil has erupted in Maycomb, Alabama all because the young lady Mayella Ewell has accused African-American Tom Robinson of raping and sexually assaulting her. Yet, Mayella Ewell has no power because of her race, class, and gender. At the time, Maycomb, Alabama was at the peak of segregation against African-Americans. Mayella Ewell may be white, but that does not mean her class, gender, nor her race give her power.
"Oh Hazel! This is where it comes from! I know now—something very bad! Some terrible thing—coming closer and closer" (Adams, 1975, p. 21). This quote at the beginning of Watership Down is the first of Fiver's amazing forewarnings, that helps him to demonstrate both of the themes of "trust" and "survival" in the rabbit world. Trust and survival are two key components to the rabbits lives, and they cannot live without either. Because of his ability to sense danger around him, Fiver exemplifies the related themes of trust and survival in Watership Down.
In the Novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck can seem dumb and naive at times. This tends to occur when he has to pretend to be someone else so he can conceal his identity from others. For instance, when Huck is pretending to be a long lost relative of the Wilks family that lived in England along with the Duke and the King so they could con them and make a big profit by inheriting the family's wealth. Then one day in the house on the day of the funeral of Peter Wilks, Mary Jane asks Huck if he's ever seen the king before and Huck forgot “his identity” and Mary Jane quickly becomes skeptical of Huck. She says to Huck, “Why, how you talk -- Sheffield ain’t on the sea”(175). Huck goes on to question what Mary Jane heard
Redemption is defined as the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. Throughout life, individuals are faced with numerous incidences of redemption that can be taken up or ignored. Those who choose to take the opportunity are often able to grow mentally and accelerate much further than those who do not. However, what must be taken into account is that true redemption is for oneself rather than for others. For example, redemption by finally getting a well-deserved promotion which impresses others is not truly beneficial redemption. What must occur is happiness for the promotion within. In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the employment of redemption as a central idea prevails throughout the novel, specifically in the life
There are many people that can’t have what you do. When you sit there and think about how poor you are and how much you don’t have you should really be thinking of the people that have even less. Linda Sue Parks was one of the people that did and she wrote a book called A Long Walk to Water which is a true story. In the novel there is a young boy named Salva Dut. Salva Dut was an 11 year old boy who was separated from his family because of a school shooting. This happened in Sudan which is now South Sudan because of war. In hopes that he finds his family again he will walk and walk everyday. Salva also faces many challenging things while he’s walking such as finding food and water, avoiding gunmen, and wild animals. Salva had a lot of accomplishments on his way too like leading 1500 lost boys of Sudan to a refugee camp by the Gilo River, then he goes to America seven years later and lives with a family in New York, and he finds his father many years later and starts a group called Water
“The Color of Water” by James McBride is a memoir about him and his mother’s life. In the 1960’s it was strenuously being white living in the South. James was always misled how his mother was white and he was black. For example, in chapter 2 of “The Color of Water” it explains about how James is questioning Ruth’s appearance. “ One afternoon as we walked home from the bus stop, I asked Mommy why she didn’t look like the other mothers. “ Because I’m not them,” she said. “Who are you?” I asked. “I’m your mother.” “…How come you don’t look like me?” She sighed and shrugged. She’d obviously been down this road many times.” (McBride12). This quote clarifies when he was younger; he acknowledged the fact that he was different in terms of color. Even
Blanche is often found bathing, which she uses as a way to purify herself from her difficult past and her dishonesty. When Blanche states that her “nerves are in knots” she says she thinks she “will bathe,” (Williams 51). Again, Blanche mentions that she takes “hot baths for my nerves,” (Williams 134) because she always feels “so good after my long, hot bath, I feel so good and cool and - rested!” (Williams 128). Bathing is a way of relaxation and purification for Blanche when she is particularly affected by her anxiety.
The quote “As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods. / They kill us for their sport” is one of Shakespeare's most famous lines. Analogy, inversion, simile, cynicism, sententious are all present in his quote. To begin with, an analogy is seen in this quote because Gloucester compares their own situation between them and their children to that of flies and wanton boys as like the flies they have not provoked the boys but they are still receiving punishment similar to the flies getting their wings plucked from their body, but in Gloucester's case he had his eyes plucked from his head. Furthermore, Inversion is present in this quote as at the beginning of the story Gloucester and Lear held all the power and were the gods they now fear, now
As Clarise heads back to her house three strange figures showed up in front of her and said "Mam you have the right to remain silent anything you say or do will be use against you in the court of law you have the right hire an attorney or we will hire one for you" Clarise yells back " What did I do? I haven't read any books" as she barely struggles Clarise passes out. Clarisse is awaken by a bright light she hears strange voices talking around her and screams on the top of her lungs where am I? A tall huge black figure nudges her and says "Can you please keep it down I'm trying to play chess. Clarisse still trying to regain her vision she calmly replies "'where am I?" The dark man responded "you’re in hell sweetie, were all in hell, we been