Warriors Don T Cry Character Analysis

What is the best kind of mindset to have during a conflict? Positive thinking is the best way. In the Anne Frank play, Anne had always been a generally happy young girl and her attempts to make being in hiding bearable and so that she could enjoy it, was almost completely natural for her. Positive thinking is the best possible way to deal with conflicts. There are multitudes of ways that people can argue against the positive effects the positive thinking can have. In the play, the Van Daans didn’t have a positive outlook on things and they sometimes put a damper on Anne’s mood, especially when they always scream at Anne whenever she would disturb or upset them. What can also be sad is that all the students that had volunteered to attend Central
Her first day at Central High was turning out to be a disaster and it hadn’t even started, but she still kept her head high and continued acting as if everything was ok."I squared my shoulders and tried to remember what Grandma had said:’God loves you child; no matter what, he sees you as his precious idea’" this was the way that Melba could cope with the racist slur that was spit at her but she didn’t react (jpel). Melba was being terribly disrespected in one of the classrooms that she was in, but she remembered she couldn't do anything about it and she had definitely not wanted him to see that he had gotten a reaction out of her.Melba had tried her best to have the most normal teenage lifestyle as life would let her have. “Please, God, let me learn how to stop being a warrior. Sometimes I just need to be a girl.” this is the quote that Melba writes in her diary after her sweet sixteen is less than sweet (SparkNotes Editors). She constantly was studying, working to get her driver's license, she had a boyfriend as well, hung out with her friends and did her best with situations at school. Melba’s grandmother had a very considerable impact on how Melba reacted to things.“God’s warriors don’t cry.” “ ‘Change the rules of the game, girl, and they might not like it so much.’ ‘They’d think I was crazy.’ ‘They’d
A study done by Professor Barbara Fredrickson proves that positive thinking is better for bodies and minds. Fredrickson states, “Positive emotions expand our awareness, our ability to take in more and to see the bigger picture is facilitated.” (Malcolm). Here, she’s basically saying that if positivity is used then more minds will be open to suggestions and will see even more opportunities. A positive mindset can help physical health as well. “Having more moments of that open mindset helps us connect with others and it helps us build our resilience and our physical health because we become more energetic.” (Malcolm). Fredrickson is telling us that negative thinking causes bodies to have less energy and makes people moody which is never satisfying. When a positive attitude is used, it can be easy to notice by others and they can then tell if someone is approachable. “With positive emotions, there is more of an easiness in the torso and I think that’s consequently because other people can pick up and let others know that you’re safe to approach.”(Malcolm). Being visibly kind and approachable makes others want to be kind back and could possibly make them think positively as well. Positive thinking is a major factor of mental health and can directly affect multiple things in