Rebellion

the end they do agree to it. Another similarity is that Cassia falls in love with Ky, but she is getting married to Xander and Tally’s friend is Peris but falls in love with David. The other theme present in both novels is revolution begins with rebellion, in Matched it is shown when she doesn’t want to marry Xander because she fell in love with Ky so she rebels that the government shouldn’t do this and in Uglies it’s shown when Tally finds out that the surgery alters the brain so she rebels. In…

Perfectly captured in the title, the character being the unnamed narrator of this short story “Greasy Lake” by T. Coraghessan Boyle. This story follows the narrator though a series of unfortunate events where He and his friends Digby and Jeff attempt to exemplify the persona that they believe would be considered in accordance with a bad or “Greasy Character”. These three boys at their last teenage year as they spin there wheels in a June summer of 1960’s suburbia. Just as many small towns there…

1. When and where was the story written or told? What historical, social, or cultural background might be needed to understand or explain what the story is about? The story seemed to be told during a war or rebellion of some sort, in a high end barber shop, in the middle of some kind of town. To me, the town seemed smallish, not a big city with skyscrapers. However the town must be important with such an obviously important general there. It is possible that the story took place some years ago,…

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel and autobiography that encompasses Marjane Satrapi’s life as a child in Iran’s Islamic Revolution. Satrapi writes a beautiful story but her use of graphic imagery really allows readers to connect and understand to her personal and mental growth. Throughout the story, Satrapi goes through a great change in personality which is fueled by her residence in revolutionary Iran. Her personality matures and is greatly affected by the repression and the…

In a society where firemen starts fires, and people are executed for wanting to gain and learn knowledge, Montag, a fireman for ten years, rethinks his way of living in his society and rebelled against it. Montag finds himself exchanging thoughts with a girl named Clarisse, who sways his way of thinking by asking him one simple question, if he is happy. Montag immediately replies yes, however when he reflects on the question he then realizes that he is not, in fact, happy. From then on Montag…

Kilorn’s Conscription (Chapter 2): When Kilorn’s master passes away, this results in him having no occupation to extricate him from conscription. He realizes that he is no longer an apprentice and tells Mare the revelation. Midnight Marauder (Chapter 3): When the bargain is made between Mare and Farley, Gisa agreed to help prevent Kilorn’s conscription. They arrive at the Grand Garden, the marketplace in Summerton, to see what they can obtain from the environment. The Scarlet Guard (Chapter…

A Suffocating Grasp “Why can’t I go out?” I questioned her, my heart pounding, and arms quivering. She simply sighed. “Samar, this isn’t Canada, it’s not safe he-” “But you let Hammad go, he’s younger than me!” “It’s not the same…” “What’s not the same?”, I knew full well what was to come next, but I pressed anyways. “He’s a boy” Now, I was never one to disobey the rules, especially not the rules of my parents. There would always be a little voice in my head, and a tug at my heart when I…

Even in a job that does not reflect masculinity, this rebel photographer can express masculine traits by defying authority to capture an impeccable snapshot. He operates under the social media alias Vic Invades, exploring the uncharted territories of New York City as an artist. Upon watching the brief documentary featuring this urban explorer on the front page of the New York Times, it struck me as a key example of masculinity in an artistic profession. The documentary first depicts Vic’s group…

Cultural Context Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” is good representation of the culture of the 1960’s. The 1960’s was a changing time in American culture. The 60’s were radically different from the decades before it. The 60’s were a time when people started to change social norms and people really started to go against authority. The reader sees elements of this in the story. The story describes Connie as pretty and someone who looks one way at…

During the 16th century in Germany the peasants began to feel and notice the unfair treatment from all non-peasants. They became so frustrated with their unfair treatment that they began to form groups and revolt against the upper classes of Germany. If the German authorities were not so greedy they could have ended the peasant results with no trouble at all but instead they were greedy and the peasants took advantage. There were many causes that lead to the peasant revolts in Germany.…