I genuinely did not expect to learn this much from the book Unbroken. The story of Louie Zamperini was unexpectedly much more understandable and relatable than I first imagined. Seeing the main character was a former war hero, I found it surprising I was able to connect to him as I happen to be fourteen. In my opinion, readers can easily compare similar situations in their life, regardless of their age. A point often overlooked, Louie is a true survivor. He was stranded forty-seven days on a crammed raft, as well as beaten without remorse at a prison camp for two years. Louie was stripped of his friends as he watched them either be transferred or slowly die. He witnessed many accounts of sexual abuse to innocent and helpless animals, as well…
The title that I am giving this chapter is Murdering of the Children. Details of Beloved’s murder are presented. When Sethe sees the four white men coming, she goes crazy. She knows that they have arrived to take her and her children back to slavery. Rather than allowing her children to be…
In the novel Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo, the author is trying to convey to her readers that the people of Annawadi, India are doing anything they can to create a living and “work their way to the top”. The people who live in these poor slums are known as “Annawadians” do just about anything to make ends meet at their hut for their family. Abdul is the eldest child in his home and he gets money by buying and selling garbage to recycling plants, and also stealing iron to sell. Another character that really stood out was Asha and her son Rahul who is described as becoming a new celebrity. Asha has close connections with Politicians and Police. The author includes the main reason to why people move to this city “Mumbai is known…
Feeling sorry for someone, but not agreeing with them. As humans we have all felt this feeling at least once in our lifetime. In the book The Awakening, by “Kate Chopin” Kate Chopin sympathizes with the main character Edna but doesn’t pity her. I agree with Kate, because even though she’s married with Leonce a man that she doesn't love and has children with him, she is still free not attached to him at all. Another reason I agree with Kate is that she doesn’t pity Edna. She spends time and loves Robert rather than loving her own husband.…
In “Beloved” by Toni Morrison, the novel follows the life of an ex-slave African American woman named Sethe, living in Ohio in the 1800s told from both third person omniscient and limited. But even more it explores sacrifices, particularly shown with Sethe. Throughout many events Sethe sacrifices continuously to benefit her children and the ones she loves.…
Throughout the novel, All the Pretty Horses, there is a constant theme of an awakening to reality. Both characters, John Grady and Alejandra have dreams they desire to achieve but cannot in the end once they realize their expectations are not accurate and they must face real life.…
In the novel “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak, the author writes about a young boy named Max who wreaks havoc while wearing a wolf costume. He is told to go to sleep by his mother, and he soon is transported into a jungle. He finds a boat and sails to a land inhabited by ferocious monsters called “Wild Things” where he is crowned king because he is the wildest one of all. He holds an event where his kingdom can go wild, and he soon decides to go home. Despite the Wild Thing’s dismay, he goes home and finds that his mom brought his supper and it was warm. A leader who disciplines…
During adolescence, friends bring an intimate quality of support that can't be provided by any adult. In the novel "All the Pretty Horses", by Cormac McCarthy, John Grady Cole and Lacey Rawlins illustrate characteristics of a typically strong and supportive friendship but at some points also show some weaknesses.…
In the book Fangirl, I would put a character named David. He would be 19 years old, with dark-colored shaggy hair like a stereotypical surfer. David would be everything Cath wasn't. He would be bold, and extroverted, while Cath, the main character, is shy and can be very introverted. David would be interested in Cath's fanfiction, a story with characters that are already created but put into a different plot, about her favorite book series Simon Snow. David would be the one person who helped Cath get through her family problems and restore her relationship with her mom.…
Beloved is placed in 1873, Cincinnati, Ohio, where Sethe is living with Denver and Baby Suggs. Just before Suggs’ death Howard and Buglar, Sethe’s 2 sons, run away due to an abusive ghost that haunted their house. Denver believes the ghost to be her dead sister and doesn’t mind it.…
In the novel, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines, a black man by the name of Jefferson is convicted of murder because he was tricked into joining an armed robbery. Jefferson wason trial and was sentenced to die by the chair. In his lawyer's defense, he is called Jefferson a hog, and Jefferson starts to realize he will be nothing more than a hog. Jefferson's godmother, Miss Emma, would not let Jefferson think of himself as hog. Miss Emma wanted her godson to die a man not a hog. So, Miss Emma seeks out help from a man named Grant to educate Jefferson. While in jail, Jefferson meets deputy named Paul change the perspective of everyone.…
Toni Morrison’s novel, Beloved, embodies the painful memories and trauma that former slaves had to go through during the Reconstruction Era. Morrison tells a story of a former slave woman named Sethe that runs away from her plantation called Sweet Home, with her newborn daughter, Denver, while her other children are back with her mother-in law. Her owners are coming to look for her to take her back to the plantation. When they arrive she runs , and she kills her daughter and tries to kill the other three so they would not have to go through the pain of being a slave as she was. Sethe is shunned from her community for her heinous act and lives in a house that is haunted by her dead baby's vengeful ghost.…
A Lesson before Dying is a memorable novel, set in Bayone, Louisiana in the 1940’s, about an uneducated, illiterate black man, Jefferson, who is falsely accused of murder and sentenced to death. While on trial, his defense attorney likened him to a hog, calling him nothing more than a fool and a cornered animal. Jefferson’s godmother wants him to become a man before he dies. She persuades two men, Grant Wiggins and Reverend Ambrose, to visit with Jefferson and teach him what it means to be a man. While both men desire the same outcome, they disagree about what it means to be an educated man. Grant believes that his college degree gives him all the knowledge he needs. However, Reverend Ambrose…
In Runaway Girl by Carissa Phelps the reader knows from the beginning that the main character, Carissa, can't stand discipline and runs away when authority steps in her way. Nevertheless, she creates friendships with people she thinks she can trust, but only ends up getting hurt by their dishonesty and greediness. Carissa is a rebellious, stubborn, independent child who grows into something amazing after all the dramatic tragedies that took part in her life.…
Grief is a process that every individual deals with in different ways. While many variations of handling grief exist, no wrong or right method prevails. Unfortunately problems arise when a person’s approach to coping with the loss of a loved one greatly affects other members of their family. Such is the case in Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones. Susie Salmon’s parents, Jack and Abigail, find it nearly impossible to deal with the loss of their teenage daughter. As evidence proving that Susie has been murdered continues to mount, Abigail holds on to a small shred of hope through the words “[n]othing is ever certain” (Sebold 20), while Jack is determined to find Susie’s killer. During this time, Lindsey Salmon, Susie’s sister, is forced to work through her grief on her own. In situations involving both her family and her peers, as well as herself, Lindsey Salmon indeed suffers the most.…