How far can you go to lose yourself? What distance are we willing to tred to dim the glow of your own starlight? In Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl several characters have vastly different personalities. Or do they? Is Leo Borlock really different from Hillary Kimble? Do they not both care for normality? For the attention of others? When Stargirl Caraway arrives, a butterfly engulfed by mist, the world shifted and grasped for an opportunity to hold onto something… divergent. An anomaly so far down their
personalities but they realize that being themselves is the best person they can be. Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl features the relationship between the protagonist; Leo and his girlfriend Stargirl, reveal the theme of Maintaining Individuality as Leo is put under pressure to choose Stargirl over his popular friends. One Main reason of maintaining Individuality from the featured relationship is that Stargirl reads bulletins and newspapers to find people in need to help them with Leo even though the high school
The book that I read this quarter was Stargirl written by Jerry Spinelli. Stargirl Caraway has been homeschooled her entire life until her 10th grade year. She became a student at Mica High School. It is usually not a big thing to get a new girl at school, but Stargirl was different. She did not dress or acts like the other students. Leo the producer of their high school, “Hot Seat”, television show. Had a particular interest in Stargirl. He thought she was amazing, he didn’t know this at first
The book Stargirl, written by Jerry Spinelli is about a girl named Stargirl. Stargirl recently enrolled to a new school, Mica High School. She was different from the other students in several ways. She wore different outfits from the other kids and walked around Mica High playing her ukulele at lunch. Some of her behaviors led to Stargirl becoming the most popular girl in school. This includes cheering for the opposing team when she was a cheerleader. Stargirl makes an impact on her fellow classmates
social influence, groups can alter their members’ personality. Jerry Spinelli’s novel Stargirl depicts the physiological troubles with conformity as it’s main theme. Furthermore it leaves the reader inquiring is my personality truly me? Or had it been predisposed by the society? Spinelli declares that conformity damages a person’s personality through changing their identity, tolerance level, and individuality. In Stargirl, the high school symbolizes the general public, how the weak follows the influential
the star as their journey progresses. Both the star and Tristran have to go through many obstacles to get home, which made their relationship even closer. Along the travel the star glows brighter when she is around Tristran because she is falling in love with him every minute of the day. By the end of the novel Tristran and the Star get married and live happily ever after. The quote summarizes the whole novel because if it were not for searching for the star, Tristran would have never met his true
Stargirl was another fantastic book Jerry Spinelli. He added interesting characters, such as, Leo the quiet and shy one, Stargirl unique and fun one, Dori Dilson Stargirl only friend, Archie the wise and elderly one, Kevin Leo’s friend that likes the stoplight, and Hillari Kimble the popular bratty one. This book takes place in MICA, Arizona. Now, in paragraph one I will discuss the plot of Stargirl. Next, I will talk about the theme in Stargirl. Finally, I will evaluate Jerry Spinelli`s job on
hers or the others” (104)? This is the question that Leo Borlock, of Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl, must answer. While reading this book, one finds that Leo’s character is rather confusing. At times, he is enchanted and in love with Stargirl, the new student at Mica Area High School, and at other moments he is embarrassed by her, tries to change her, and avoids her. He can’t seem to decide whether he values Stargirl or the rest of the school more. His behavior, though puzzling, can be better understood
English aristocrat. An example of this is seen when she forbids her daughter to marry to Ernest(Jack) , whom she does not think is suitable because of his ambiguous background. A woman who is foolish enough to stop her daughter from marrying her love because she does not approve of his background is too superficial. Lady Bracknell constantly behaves in such an incorrect manner throughout the novel. She speaks of how good she is and how her family is this and that and never seems to respect
familiar with, to place two manors, Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. The first symbolizes man's dark side while the latter symbolizes an artificial utopia. This 19th century setting allows the reader to see the destructive nature of love when one loves the wrong person. The manor Wuthering Heights is described as dark and demonic. In the English moors, winter lasted three times as long as summer and the Heights and the land adjacent to it can be compared to winter, while Thrushcross Grange
An Analytical View of Say Yes by Tobias Wolff "Say Yes" is an emotional sorry of love and its pitfalls. The husband loves his wife dearly but fails to really know that all she wants to hear is affirmation of her proposal of love despite the racial undertone involve. The Husband does not come to the realization of this concept until the end of the story when he accepts the proposal and puts forth the effort to "make it up" to Ann The story begins around dusk, one evening in a non descript kitchen
William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night The first speech that Orsino gives us an idea on how his love towards Olivia , this shows his fickle personality because in the first line he asks to be fed with love, and asks for music which then gives us that he’s “romantic” but just after a few lines he changes his mind “if music be the food of love, play on; give me excess of it…. This quote shows how he can change his mind in just a matter of short time this also might explain how he was able
evening with his bad temper and scolding, ... ... middle of paper ... ...ay this. Although Malvolio is a prude, a hypocrite, and completely changes his apparently ‘puritanical lifestyle’ for the love of Olivia, he does not deserve the cruel treatment that he receives from the trick started by Maria, Sir Toby, and Feste. Malvolio is a "joy-killer" by nature who consistently punctures the high spirits of Toby and his group, but Toby himself is
‘Painted Love Letters’, written by Catherine Bateson. The cover of this book looks like a painting of a black & white picket fence, with trees in the background behind the fence, and a purple bougainvillea hanging in the front. It suggests the book will be about a family- because of the stereotype of white picket fences in front of traditional family houses, the families that live in the suburbs with two kids and both parents, a canine and a “happy” life. But because behind the fence there are
Like It In Shakespeare's comedies, A Midsummer Night's Dream and As You Like It, the playwright deals with love, relationships, and how couples come to terms with their problems and resolve the conflicts within themselves and with those around them. Both of the plays point out that when individuals look within themselves and face the issues that are keeping them apart from the one they love, they can begin to heal the relationship. Helena and Demetrius from A Midsummer Night's Dream go to the forest
Juliet by William Shakespeare Love is profound and unconditional. Love is devotional and overwhelming but as for Romeo and Juliet , they are not supposed to fall in love because they are sworn enemies. When Romeo and Juliet fall in love they are aware of the risks they are taking but the feeling of love is powerful and Romeo is a romantic dreamer, they are not afraid to fall deeply in love. The situation they find themselves in and the strength of their love gives this scene the immense
Love is the central theme in the play ‘As You Like It’ by William Shakespeare, the author expressed many types of love in the play. Some of them are, brotherly love, lust for love, loyal, friendship love, unrequited love, but of course, romantic love is the focus of this play. There are four main couples in the play, but only three couples we could see the development of their love, they are Rosalind and Orlando, Silvius and Phebe, Touchstone and Audrey. Today, I am going to talk about the contrast
Othello, judging from the relationship between Desdemona and Othello, seems to say that marriage based on an innocent romantic love is bound to fail. There is a common thread of betrayal and deceit among many characters. Othello and Desdemona being the most vividly portrayed. The two appear to love one another romantically at first, but it soon after transforms into a secular love. This comes to pass because there is no foundation for a relationship. There is no trust, no communication, and no understanding
not to the marriage of true minds (Sonnet 116) by William Shakespeare is about love in its most ideal form. It is praising the glories of lovers who have come to each other freely, and enter into a relationship based on trust and understanding. "Let me not" the poem begins in the imperative mood. Its action is semantic and aims to delineate the allowable parameters of love and its goal appears to be air-tightness. The love I have in mind could be like a seamark or navigational guide to sailors, it is
The Loyalties of Antony and Brutus Antony and Brutus are both loyal, noble men and their loyalties shape their characters, drives their actions, and decides the very future of Rome. Brutus loves Caesar, but he loves Rome more. Antony has no need to choose between his country and best friend. Before Caesar's death both men are guarded and somewhat a secret to the reader. After Caesar's murder, however, their true personalities emerge. Antony and Brutus may seem the same, and that was they are in