War can change many people in many ways. A prime example was the protagonist of Empire of the Sun, Jim. In the beginning of this movie, Jim was a very upbeat and curious character, but was also very stubborn. The story takes place in China, with a population of British people living in an area that is like a “mini-Britain”. What happens next would be traumatizing for anyone. The Japanese, had planned an attack on China, to try and take the country for themselves. There were mobs of people being guided by large military tanks, and Jim managed to be separated from his parents. He succeeded in escaping the grasp of the Japanese, to find his house, only to find that it had been claimed by the king of Japan. Jim survived in his house with mere morsels.…
Jim's Survival Strategies Throughout the novel Empire of the Sun Jim uses many effective survival strategies in order to live through the war. In Shanghai during World War II Jim, a young British boy, and his parents, are separated and Jim is left to survive on his own. He goes to multiple war camps and faces many life threatening situations throughout his journey. Without his parents he finds ways to bond to others and receive resources from them. He learns to steal and forage for food,…
The 1987 film, Empire of the Sun directed by Steven Spielberg, was a very well put together film in a way that everything was put together in the end of the film. Spielberg connected a lot of things that viewers saw in the beginning of the film to what viewers saw in the end of the film. In this film there is a major relationship between some sort of a caretaker model and a young child in need of care. This relationship develops between Basie and Jamie. Throughout the film, I feel that Basie was…
POWs during WWII During World War II there were hundreds of POW camps that were located across the United States, Asia, and Europe. POW camps were camps that held prisoners of war. These POW camps were supposed to follow the international laws of the Geneva Convention, but a lot of the time the camp officials did not follow these regulations. Laura Hillenbrand’s biography Unbroken, describes the life of Louis Zamperini who was an American POW that was captured and lived in several Japanese POW…
Characters in both Empires of the Sun, directed by Stephen Spielberg, and The Book Thief, authored by Marcus Zusak live in a setting where their survival is under threat. Set in World War 2, the reality these texts bring to light on several messages a couple being the loss of innocence and morality as well as the irreversible damages caused by war. The circumstances in which these texts are set, brings light to the need for survival humans have and the ability they possess to be resilient in the…
Rashaun Richardson February 17, 2016 In the story, “Shooting an Elephant”, the narrator is contradictory in his feelings, by supporting one set of people, the Burmans, but serving another, the British. The reader infers that he can’t decide who to fight for because in the text the narrator explains the treatment of the Burmans by the English, but then tells the treatment of himself by the Burmans. For example, the narrator states that the treatment of the Burman prisoners were…
in shaping both the Ottoman and Aztec Empires. As well as investigating these societies separately, we will compare and contrast the two to understand how their similarities or differences made them the great empires that they were, in the regions that they ruled.…
For my mask project, I picked a mask from Western South America. The mask that I picked is the Inca Sun God Mask, another name to call the mask is Inti. It is used during ceremonies, to worship the sun. I picked this mask because it caught my attention by its shiny gold. The mask is very irregular by the shape of its face. Also, The history of the Inca Tribe is very interesting because the Incans had the best empire and army. The Sun God is on the flag of Peru, Uruguay, and Argentina.…
The Inca empire Inca Empire was a very strong presence in new world, the South Americas. They had amazing architecture, which was so good that it could hold a 40 foot stone wall together with out mortar. Their empire had over six million people in it, who were very law abiding people, and their strong government was also able to govern the people over vast distances, with many natural obstacles. The Inca diet mainly consisted of stew, maize. The Inca built a vast empire. Supported by taxes,…
Spielberg’s Influence: An analysis of Lawrence of Arabia (OUTLINE) I. Introduction A. Introduce topic and key points. 1. Making of realistic based film 2. Lawrence of Arabia and Empire of the Sun 3. History of Lean 4. History of Spielberg II. Body A. Making of realistic based film 1. research concept a. supporting ideas b. connect to next concept 2. research concept a. supporting ideas b. connect to next concept 3. research concept a. supporting ideas b. connect to next concept B. Lawrence of…