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 quote I have chosen is, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm”. This is one of Winston Churchill's most well known quotes. This quote was said during his reign as the Prime Minister of Great Britain. It is unknown as to where this quote came from but I found it to be very captivating. I feel like Churchill is trying to get the point across that in life it is normal to not be perfect. Everyone makes mistakes and each failure shapes you as a person. Churchill is saying that if you put your mistakes in the past without changing who you are, it makes you stronger and more successful than someone who fails to do so. Being afraid of failure gets you nowhere in life so Churchill is stating that everyone should strive with great enthusiasm in order to be their best self.…
This says to me that in order for a person to change they have to first become aware of themselves and how they perceive and understand themselves in relation to the world.…
The quote in question is “All good is destined to be defeated.” The quote means, for every good guy, there is a bad guy. For every hero, there is a villain. Everyone who has ever tried to do something good has been destined to be stopped. The quote not only speaks for literature, but for everything. If you look from now, all the way back to ancient times, you will see examples of this in many works of literature. The book The Outsiders is a good representation of the quote.…
The author, Ray Bradbury, chooses this quote for his book because its message corresponds with his beliefs. The statement is displaying how rules are almost controlling our lives, restricting us from making our own opinions. We must not pursue the path paved for us, but rather create our own. In the novel, society has to necessarily follow the rules their government has set. But, some people, like Montag, see the world in a different perspective when reading books. Montag isn’t obeying regulations, however, he's becoming his own person. In relation to the quote, the book is showing how folks wouldn’t have to listen to the principles that’ve been passed down if it cost them their…
Walking to school, a ladybug landed on Jill, which is a felicitous sign that the day was going to be a very good one.…
He is saying that the story he is telling isn’t your typical recovery story. The story that he is telling is special. An ordinary person doesn’t recover like that, it take someone who is really smart to defy the odds and become an inspiring individual. Everybody should keep this quote in mind throughout their life.…
Dally presents himself as tough and intimidating, however, that is not quite how he is on the inside. He has a soft spot for all his friends because they are the only good things he has in his life. Dally especially loves Johnny. Johnny was what kept Dally sane and gave him something that no one else could give him, happiness and the will to keep on living. After Johnny died, Dally had nothing. He was absolutely and purposeless without him. Dally was mad at Ponyboy for not telling Johnny to stay strong because now he is dead, he told Ponyboy this for himself because he was furious at himself for not being able to see Johnny one last time. Darry wasn't mad at Ponyboy, Darry was mad at the world, he hated everything and how the world was so unfair…
This is an essay over S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders. In this essay I will be using the following literary terms: symbolism, allusions, and foreshadowing. I will also be giving several examples of these literary terms. The background of this novel is about two rival gangs named the Greasers and the Socials (or Socs).…
In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the main character Ponyboy undergoes several changes over the course of the story. At the beginning of the story Ponyboy has a very negative view of the rival gang the Socs. However by the end of the novel he comes to the realization that the gang he belongs to, the Greasers, is not much different than the Socs.…
Ponyboy Curtis is a 14-year-old boy whose world has been turned upside down. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before The Outsiders story takes place. He lives with his oldest brother, Darry, who is 20 years old and has legal custody of him and his other brother, Sodapop, who is 16.…
The dictionary defines an outsider as “a person who is not accepted by or who is isolated from society” This archetype is a character within a text that is positioned outside the mainstream society the result of which many not only affect the individual, but also other people. Their outsider status can help to define decisions they make in life but may also be the result of barriers preventing their inclusiveness to society such as age, skin colour, or beliefs. The poems Theme for English B by Langston Hughes and The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, along with the novel A Note of Madness by Tabitha Suzuma and New Boy, a short film directed by Steph Green based on a short story by Roddy Doyle further explore the concept of characters as an outsider through various poetic and film techniques.…
I never would have imagined feeling like an outsider in my own home. Unfortunately I wouldn’t even go as far as considering my current home as “my home.” I live in a house with eight people and two dogs and for some, that might not even be slightly overwhelming, but for me it is. I try to keep my heart open about the situation, but I always end up feeling like I don’t belong. Given the circumstances of my situation, I would say life definitely turned out better than what I initially expected, but I was left feeling like a “stranger in a village” having to live with a family that is nothing like my own.…
“To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.”…
“The most difficult phase of your life is not when no one understands you, it is when you don’t understand yourself.”…
