Thesis: Our dynamic character, Papa from Farewell to Manzanar was stuck in his traditional ways, trying to preserve his family integrity, and then a new view on life Papa starts out in the book, stuck with his traditional ways. One of his traditional ways was, “ The family needs to be and act civil” (Huston 46). When they were transferred to the camps, he wanted his family and relatives to act is a good mannered behavior. He didn’t want the family to fall apart like a construction site, when they were encamped in these interment camps. If they would of acted like trouble makers, the government and the people in the camp, would suspect something is going on with that family.…
Narrator: Dave Smith is on trial for the murder of Todd Nilla. An affair was in the making between Dave Smith and Flow Nilla, Todd Nillas’ Wife. Dave wanted Todd out of the way and eventually with much planning and stalking, while Todd was leaving the gym after a workout, Dave Smith murdered Todd Nilla with a shot to the heart. Weeks later. The trial against Dave Smith has begun.…
“O Brother, Where Art Thou?” is a movie made by the Cohen Brothers that is based on Homer's “Odyssey.” These two stories contains multiple similarities and plenty of differences. Both stories also follows framework of Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey.” One of the main protagonist of “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” is named Ulysses Everett McGill, Ulysses is Roman for Odysseus. He is trying to get to his wife before she is remarried to a suitor, just like Odysseus.…
In the film “In the Heat of the Night”(1967) there are two main characters trying to solve the case of a mysterious murder. One of the characters is Virgil Tibbs, an outstanding expert in crime scenes, and Bill Gillespie a police officer. These characters are interesting in one way or the other, but what does it mean to be an interesting character? Well, an interesting character is “round” or unpredictable. Also, an interesting character is the one that makes a transition in terms of personality or point of views throughout the film.…
Joey Barcia Bagdanov AP Literature & Composition 23 September 2015 Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Section 1: (pages 1- 28) part 1:1 We are first introduced to Chief Bromden, a long-time patient of a psychiatric hospital run by the intimidating “big nurse”, Nurse Ratched. Chief Bromden is the son of a native-american man and white woman, who despite his large stature is terrified of the nurse and the ward employees.…
The protagonist in The Bell Jar is Esther Greenwood. Esther is a young woman who loves to write, is strong on her beliefs, and struggles with the ups and downs of life. I believe Esther’s main motivation is to stay alive in order to experience the good parts of life. Although she struggles with depression and anxiety, she still dreams of a happy life. I admire her for many reasons.…
I chose this character because I feel like I don’t respect teachers like I should. It is hard for me to pay attention, so I just act like I can’t do it. There are many days that I feel adults (including my dad) don’t listen to me. We argue a lot and disagree with each other about many things including; school, activities I like to do in my free time, and sports. I can also relate to Bender because I like to do anything to attract attention.…
Ponyboy is a major character in the Outsider. He is the narrator and he is also one of the main characters in the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Ponyboy is smart, caring, and loyal because of the loss of his parents and the tight relationship between him and his brothers. Ponyboy has a major role in the book and makes all of the events start. Ponyboy is one of the smartest guys in the gang.…
Can the roughest toughest greaser become a kind, supporting guardian? keep reading to find out. In the book The Outsiders by Se. Hinton.…
When triggered, Walter transforms into being aggressive and defensive. Often, he doesn’t listen or attempt to see the other person’s perspective, causing him to have difficulties controlling his temper, inevitably resulting in a tirade. As Walter begins to describe his plan to own a liquor shop with Bobo and Willy Harris, Ruth corrects a mistake he has made and Walter makes a rude comment about how little women know about businesses. As Walter imitates Ruth’s behavior, he becomes impatient and interrupts her; “(Not listening at all or even looking at her) This morning, I was lookin’ in the mirror and thinking about it……
The novella “Mrs. Frola And Mr. Ponza, Her Son In Law” written by Luigi Pirandello is a story that leaves readers wondering which character; Mrs. Frola or Mr. Ponza, is the one that is lying. Making it more difficult to choose, the story has no answer to that question and both characters have a probability of being in a crazed state. It’s impossible to know just who is worse, so it’s left up to the town of Valdana to judge the situation of this family. Though it could be hypothesized that one or both of them is wrong, there still is a possibility that they are both right; that neither of them are crazy. Mr. Ponza is a brute, heavyset man with a temper as well as a strong controlling force over his wife, Tildina.…
The play, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is set in Chicago’s Southside between World War 2 and the 1950s. During this time period there was many segregation issues for black people. This play has many characters but there is only two that influenced the plot the most, these characters are Walter and Mama. Mama is the mother of Walter and Beneatha, the grandmother of Travis, and the mother-in-law of Ruth.…
Deepan Patel December 9, 2016 Period: 2 ERWC Mr. Taylor Into the Wild Essay Into The Wild, by Jon Krakauer, is about a young man from a rich family who hitchhiked to Alaska and walked all the way into the wilderness. Chris McCandless shows many personality traits. Chris is very intelligent in school, he is very strong willed, he is rebellious in his own ways, he doesn't like it when someone gives him advice or tells him what to do, and he is self involved, he is also very idealistic. He gets all these personality traits from his dad. He wanted to leave society and just be himself.…
Walter Lee Younger, one of the main characters from A Raisin in the Sun is a desperate dreamer that strives to be able to take care of his family. Walter experiences the most change out of all the characters throughout the the play. The play tells the story of Walter and his family as they struggle to survive the abounding hardships that a black family faces in the 1950s in Chicago. Throughout the play, he makes countless decisions that hurt the members of his family and himself, but by the end of the play, he is able to regain their respect and change his ways. Walter has a great deal of self-hatred which is also changed by the end of the play.…
An Ember in the Ashes Sabaa Tahir “People who are meant to be together will always find their way back. They may take a few detours, but they’re never lost.” ~ Unknown ~ An Ember in the Ashes, by Sabaa Tahir is an adventure that takes the main character, Laia, through countless challenges in an effort to rescue her beloved brother from the treacherous empire.…