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In The Odyssey, Homer shows the transformation of a naïve boy Telemachus undergoing a transition that showed him becoming a man. Telemachus was just an infant when his father Odysseus left Ithaca, their home for a war in Troy. He has grown up without a father figure devoted to his mother and his father’s estate. At the beginning of the book in book 1, the author shows Telemachus as weak, indecisive and hopeless. But as the book goes on and with the guidance of goddess Athena Telemachus is…

I am going to describe to you a case file that is not factual. It involves the Abduction of two 13 year old females. Michelle is a black female, her mother is a single average working person. The second victim is a 13 year old white female named Jasmine, both of her parents are deceased , and is currently being raised by her aunt Veronica who currently working for the police department. Before the incident had happened, Veronica had worked on a serial killer case, where the victims in the case…

evident. Koivula’s study points out the evidence of the impact of social construction of male-female relations that maintain, strengthen, and naturalize differences in genders as the results are measured by motives to participate. From birth, both boys and girls have different socialization as it relates to athletics and physical activity resulting…

Communication, for both men and women has significantly changed over the past decade. Many can agree, like myself, that gender plays no role when it comes to verbal, non verbal or even online communication. The way both female and male communicate are rather similar in today’s progressive society. We can see these changes in a classroom setting, in relationships and even on social media. When it comes to communication, everyone has a message they 'd like to be heard. For both male and female,…

narrator, a young boy, who has to face such a situation. Living in a difficult environment, the unnamed narrator fixates himself on his neighbor's sister, who he finds beautiful. Through descriptions of the wearisome environment and its effect on the young boy, examples of emotion towards Mangan's sister from the narrator and use of symbols, such as light and darkness, and their connection within the story, Joyce creates a vivid illustration of life and conflict faced by the young boy. A…

One of the major themes in Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is time. Humbert Humbert, the narrator is trying to go back to his childhood of a young love, furthermore he wants to keep recapturing the moment, he doesn’t understand how time works. Humbert keeps falling back in time to his childhood days, furthermore he is painting a picture of this beautiful young girl, his dream girl Lolita. We also see Humbert coming back into reality, present time of what actually is going on, in addition to the…

The way the boys are describe are analogous to young men at war. The speaker of the poem is the mother of the boy whose birthday is being celebrated. Since the perspective is coming from a mother, the way she views the boys behaviors affects how the reader is able to receive information. While a clear background of the mother cannot be established, it can be said that she views boys as violent creatures no matter the age. The boys are simply playing around, however through…

to be filled with regret since he had not seen the boy in so long. He brings narration to how the boy looked, “Wearing a poppy bruise on his left temple, / He lay in the four foot box as in his cot. / No gaudy scars, the bumper knocked him clear (19 -21).” This description is very powerful in the language and coldness that is expressed. Throughout the poem, it seems as if the narrator is going through a very hard time to realize that the young boy is actually dead and it is not some cruel joke.…

son, into the bush in the morning. By shooting kangaroos, the boy is supposing that he will become an individual, a man. The boy shoots around 4-5 kangaroos, but he does not feel like he has become a man, as the boy has thought. As he pulls the trigger, expecting a feeling of pride, he develops a feeling of emptiness and disappointment instead. For the boy, everything is happening too fast and he cannot comprehend it. Eventually the boy cannot realize that there are consequences of his actions…

Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s coming of age novel, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is about two Mexican boys in the process of becoming friends and discovering who they really are. Aristotle Mendoza—known as Ari—is a shy boy who has never had a best friend before, and who is often lost in thought about his imprisoned brother. Dante Quintana is a happy boy with a unique perspective on life, who loves words, especially poetry. The strong theme of love runs throughout the entire…