In the novel Slam, Slam lived in the hood. Slam had been very talented at basketball but not so much at school. In the book the kids called the main character Slam. Slams real name is Greg Harris. In the movie Finding Forrester, Jamal Wallace was a good kid.…
There was a marble-topped washstand by her bed; on it were a glass with a teaspoon in it, a red ear syringe, a box of absorbent cotton, and a steel alarm clock standing on three tiny legs. (Lee 141). Harper Lee wrote this description of Mrs. Dubose’s bedroom in the Pulitzer Prize winner, To Kill a Mockingbird. When compared to the Academy Award winning film, To Kill a Mockingbird has many similarities differences, and omissions. The narrator of the novel, Scout Finch, takes the reader on an adventure through her childhood.…
So Greg had to chose from getting lectured from his dad or run down the street without studying. “Greg pushed the button over the bell marked “Ridley” thought of the lecture the knew his father would give him, and smiled.” When Greg met lemon brown they talked about how he lost his son and his wife and that Greg should really not argue with his dad because the only thing that he is trying to do is help greg in getting better life. That the should listen to his dad and get better grades because that will make his dad very happy and might even let him play in the basketball team. So Greg actually changed for the better and is now happy with his dad helping him with his school.…
I liked We Real Cool as well. The link to the poem provided in the assignment folder contained a recording of a reading by Brooks and before she reads, she speaks about the observations of young men at a pool hall that inspired the poem. I agree with your impression that the young men are filled with bravado, and yet face an uncertain future. I feel the poem holds true today as well…
Greg’s self concept is swayed and often doesn’t fit who he is, instead he tries to be someone that Jack likes. In the movie, Greg receives negative reflected appraisal from all the family members whenever his career is brought up. It becomes something…
In our modern era, there have been many well-written books, however, what criteria must a book contain in order to be considered a true classic for generations upon generations? For a book to be considered a timeless classic, it must contain three-dimensional, realistic characters with gradual character development, as well as a magnificent use of sensory details. Without these key aspects to a story that make it relatable and interesting, it cannot be remembered for decades to come. Due to its three-dimensional, realistic characters who develop throughout the story, one of which being Jem and the maturity he acquires, as well as its brilliant use of descriptive sensory details, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is definitely a true, timeless classic.…
Colby Palmer Ms.Pergola AP English Language and Composition 7 July 2017 The Epidemic of Overachiever Culture The Secret Lives of Driven Kids is a nonfiction book written by Alexandra Robbins who emphasizes the negative effects of modern American education. Robbins uses several specific examples from a group of nines students from Walt Whitman High School.…
In Ransom Riggs’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Jacob Portman sets off on a journey to find the answers to his grandfather’s mysterious last words. For the past few month, Jacob was plagued with terrifying nightmares of the same monster he saw on the day of his grandfather’s death. Jacob’s psychiatrist, Dr. Golan, suggests that he goes to the island where his grandfather was raised to find the answers to his question. Jacob and his father goes to Cairnholm Island, in Wales, and Jacob finds Miss Peregrine’s house out in the island’s bog. On the way, he finds Emma Bloom, a girl that could possibly be the answers to his questions.…
We all have our favorite movies. We chose them because maybe we can relate to the plot on a personal level, or they take us to a different world on an adventure for a while. In The Breakfast Club, the director John Hughes uses music, dialogue and backstory to bring out the similarities the kids have behind social barriers because he wants people watching to see how no matter how different people seem, we may have more in common than meets the eye. Music plays a big role throughout this classic 1980’s movie. There are two specific scenes that come to mind when I think about music and this movie, and one main song.…
How to Kill a Mockingbird takes place during the great depression of the 1920’s and 1930’s. The narrator, Scout and many other characters show innocence and many of them lose that innocence. They say that it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird because it shows innocence and does not harm, only sing. First, Tom Robinson was an African american man who was wrongfully accused of raping a white woman (Mayella Ewell).…
With Greg’s insecurity leads to his self-absorption and it consequently ends up to ruining his two friendships, who he stops seeing for a short while. We learn at the end that time is too short to stay mad at each…
Unlikely Companions Did you know that Nazi Germans killed millions of people in World War II? Many were children, represented as a German boy, Bruno, and Shmuel, a Jewish boy, two fictional characters in the fable Boy in Striped Pajamas. The book takes place primarily in Auschwitz, Poland. This is an unlikely friendship for the two at the time.…
Isolation, Out casting and Obscuring the Truth Towards Those Who Are Considered Different or Gifted in a Normal Society "A Cage of Butterflies," written by Brian Caswell, tells a story of confinement, discrimination and obscuring the truth, as gifted people try to fit into “normal” society. The main characters, Greg and the others at the Think Tank, live in an isolated world that considers them as outcasts of humanity, affecting their lives currently and possibly in the future. This 'normal' society, treats people who are 'gifted' or 'different' in a way that blocks out, sequesters and outcast those that do not seem to fit in. This can lead people who are treated this way to pretend to be someone they are not. This fake mask that they put…
He broke into the charmed, thoughtless grin of a man fulfilled” (28). Finny breaks the school rules by wearing a tie as a belt, yet still causes one of the sternest teachers to laugh about it. By making teachers laugh, Finny is able to create a more personal level with them, which leads him to being regarded higher than other students at Devon. His ability to create good excuses and make funny jokes in order to relate to teachers is one of the many ways Finny slivers his way out of trouble at Devon.…
Every generation is taught how to behave. They also need to be taught important lessons of life. Many school districts in past years have done this through the use of the book To Kill a Mockingbird. But because of use of certain language in the book it was pulled from some school curriculum. In the case of the Drake school their copies of the book were burned.…