Mr. Bobby

story come in the form of the names the townspeople—some of the more obvious ones being Mr. Graves and Mr. Summers. Mr. Summers represents the light-hearted nature of the whole proceedings and how everyone is nonchalant about it. Before the drawings took place, he was seen just casually chatting with the townspeople. On the other hand, Mr. Graves represents the sinister nature behind it. He doesn’t talk as much as Mr. Summers and is more professional and meticulous. Of Warner, he is symbolic of…

Bobby seems barely tolerated by his friends. He is deeply upset with his own life and with his girlfriend’s pregnancy. He feels hopeless about his situation and knows that the rest of his life is now set before him. A good 1970’s Italian boy married his pregnant girlfriend. Abortion is not an option in this Italian Catholic community. Bobby’s life ends on that symbolic bridge. Its not a coincidence that Bobby dies on that bridge. He doesn’t cross that bridge…

of symbolism- the black box used to conduct the ritual. Jackson goes into great description of the box and how the people go to great lengths to preserve but also avoid it and even blantly states the symbolism the box has in relation to the ritual, “Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box,” (290). The multiple layers of symbolism behind this corrupted ceremony all point towards the…

light skin and blue eyes were the definition of beauty. Pecola’s skin was black and her eyes are brown so she was considered ugly. Her classmates used her looks to tease each other as it states in the text where children would say, “Bobby loves Pecola Breedlove! Bobby loves Pecola Breedlove!” (Morrison 46). They also used of chants like, “Black e mos, black e mos, ya daddy sleep naked” (Morrison 65) to point out the “deformity” of her looks. Penola didn’t fight back because she, herself, felt…

this town; she uses this technique to add suspense. In the second paragraph, Jackson creates scenes of children playing and collecting stones. In the story, Jackson states, “Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones; Bobby and Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix- the villagers pronounced this name "Dellacroy"-eventually made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded it…

This book backs up what Mr. Pugh was talking about. For example, Frederik Logevall talks about how Ho Chi Minh was talking about his country. Ho Chi Minh was trying to make a case for France to leave Vietnam. “We live in the blackest ignorance because we don’t have the freedom…

Flush by Carl Hiassen is a spectacular novel for young readers; filled with plot twists that you would never expect. Carl Hiassen starts out with one or two characters and introduces new ones smoothly according to the plot. Speaking of it, the plot is exhilarating and also has a positive theme about protecting wildlife and nature. The novel is not too happy though. And when I say that I don’t mean people die every three pages, but Carl Hiassen put in a fair share of adventurous and sad moments.…

convey a meaning which is opposite of the actual meaning. Jackson uses dramatic irony by creating a situation that is understood by the readers but not by Mrs. Hutchinson. Mrs. Hutchinson arrives late for the lottery and has no idea what is going to happen after she draws the ticket. This small detail adds to the irony of the whole story. Before Mrs. Hutchinson was chosen to die, she had no problem with the cruel and brutal tradition, but after she is the chosen one to be stoned to death, she…

our members to volunteer in. One of these activities is the local haunted house sponsored by the Front Royal Little League. This fundraiser for the little league started when Mr. Bryan Binnix stepped in to save it from plummeting. Mr. Binnix discovered that the program wasn't making enough profits until his brother, Mr. Bobby Binnix, wanted to make a change, thus they proposed the idea of having an annual haunted house. Since the first year in 2012, the fundraiser has raised approximately…

townspeople and decides the dire fate of his peers through the “the black spot Mr. Summers had made the night before” (2). Ironically, his characterization does not reflect his true personality, creating a stagnant contrast “good” and “evil.” Through this irony, Jackson funnels the idea of “good” into a person rather than a society. She ponders whether a man inherently made to be “good” can still do “evil” just like Mr. Summers a “jovial man” (1) can create “the black dot.” Delving away from the…