Soul Surfer

characters usually face a great obstacle and have to overcome it in unusual ways: a teenager who went through surgery, a patient going through cancer, unfortunate families going through tough times.All of them have a fight for survival. In the movie “Soul Surfer” Bethany Hamilton loses her arm in a shark attack while surfing with her friends. She was rushed to the hospital in order to survive her attack. She has to live with complications for the rest of her life, and every day she is…

The inspiring story of Bethany Hamilton, a young champion surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack, has hit the big screen. The biographical movie, ‘Soul Surfer’, is based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton, was released on April 8 in 2011, starring Anna Sophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid and Carrie Underwood. Director Sean McNamara explains that ‘Soul Surfer’ is all about "the feisty unwavering attitude of a girl who never stopped believing in herself, her family or in the sheer…

There is an average of 20-30 shark attacks per a year, and somehow Bethany Hamilton was one of the unluckier ones to be apart of those attacks. Bethany was encouraged by her family and God yet she struggled through many difficulties in life. After this tragic attack she uses her accomplishments to inspire faith and hope to be able to surf again. Bethany was born in Hawaii and raised in a surfing family. She began competitive surfing at a young age. At the age of nine she had earned her first…

Bethany Hamilton was born February 8, 1990 she has two brothers Noah and Timothy Hamilton a mother and father Thomas and Cherilyn Hamilton and they all share the love for the ocean and God. Bethany Hamilton hit the water before she was even a year old on a board and ready to catch waves. Bethany Hamilton received her first board from her dad at just six years old and has surfed ever since setting goals to become better and better. Hamilton started competitive surfing at age of eight by age nine…

limbs, will battle the emotional and social trauma of no longer looking resembling the majority of people. The movie, “Soul Surfer,” chronicling Bethany’s experience and directed by Sean McNamara, displays this social phenomenon. In a particular scene in the movie, a little girl stares and makes a comment to her mother after noticing Bethany’s missing arm (McNamara, "Soul surfer”). This encounter with the child, though innocent, portrays the daily struggles of individuals who have lost a…

Soul surfer Bethany Hamilton Soul Surfer takes place in Kauai, Hawaii. The main character Bethany Hamilton is an extremely devoted, passionate and talented surfer. Her whole family has surfing in their blood, and her whole life revolves around it. Until one day she is involved in a shark attack while surfing and her arm had to be amputated. She now has to live with one arm, as well as keeping up with the pressure of becoming a ‘celebrity’. The main ideas in the text are A character in this…

/ Soul Surfer is an autobiography about Bethany Hamilton who at 13 lost her arm and nearly died by a shark while surfing. Bethany Hamilton was born into a family of avid surfers and was working on making a career of surfing. It was 5:00 A.M. October 21, 2004 when Bethany’s mom came bouncing into wake her up to head out and catch some waves (heat). Bethany was eager to go since the last three days it had been raining and she was unable to surf. They hopped in the car and started to head…

My author, Bethany Hamilton, used the advice that Zinsser suggested in her book entitled “Soul Surfer”. Her life is mostly about surfing, Bethany said that she started surfing at the age of 3 or 4. In “Soul Surfer, Hamilton mainly discusses her love for surfing. She also talks about her mom and dad being surfers as well and how she didn’t care about other people’s opinion of her being a surfer. Zinsser says that if your sister doesn’t like your story, she can write her own story…

clearly outline what makes a hero in literature. In Soul Surfer, the protagonist, Bethany Hamilton, can be identified as a hero because she follows the steps in the Hero’s Journey.The first step of the Hero’s Journey is the ordinary world. The ordinary world is what or where the place of peace is that the hero begins the story in. For Bethany, her ordinary world is in Hawaii with her two brothers and parents. She was born in Hawaii to two die-hard surfers. How could she not…

Soul Surfer Review The title of my book is Soul Surfer and is the book I'll be reviewing. It is written by Bethany Hamilton. She writes about her life and how it changed after the attack. If I were to give a rating on a scale of 1-5, I would give it a 5. It's very well written but is confusing to follow at times. Soul Surfer is a autobiography about Bethany Hamilton's life before and after the shark attack. She talks about how surfing is such a huge part of her life before the attack. Then…