Krakauer wrote that Chris McCandless was, "green, and he overestimated his resilience, but was sufficiently skilled to last for sixteen weeks on a little more than his wits and ten pounds of rice"(Krakauer 182). In this quote it seems that Krakauer thought that McCandless was well equipped with his skills, so that made moderately prepared to survive in any situation. I feel that McCandless was rather prepared, yet again he never could have been fully prepared for the unexpected. My opinion is that McCandless was vaguely aware of the struggles that he would encounter in the Alaskan wilderness such as his epiphany that "happiness is only real when shared" was realized when his body was dying of starvation. I believed that he found what he was…
Two men, though part of different stories, travel long journeys to return home. Their paths face many obstacles and trials. How do their stories compare? The main characters are Odysseus, from Homer’s, The Odyssey, and Everett from O Brother Where Art Thou, directed by Ethan and Joel Coen. Though O Brother Where Art Thou, is based on The Odyssey, the two share many similarities and differences, such as the characters’ encounters with others, conflicts faced in the stories, and characteristics of the major characters.…
Different factors impact one's decisions, possibly changing their lives permanently. In the memoir, The Other Wes Moore, both Wes Moore's nature and how they were nurtured influenced their decisions, successes, and failures. Drugs in both Wes Moore's environments have similar effects on their decisions, successes, and failures, as opposed to their role models, who had different effects on them.…
What affects the successfulness of a person and how does that account for people around them? There are two different ideas that could determine this being one’s intrinsic interactions with their genetic make up and who they are personally, nature, and one’s extrinsic interactions with their environments and experiences with people around them, nurture. The Other Wes Moore provides multiple outlooks on these interactions and how they affect the author Wes Moore as well as his counterpart sharing the same name. One can read the book and determine the most key factor to one or both character’s success. Similar factors that can play in the division of intrinsic and extrinsic…
Grey’s Anatomy, a medical drama that has been on air for the past 11 years, is my all-time favorite show. Not only is the plot of the series extremely riveting and tear-jerking, but the characters are all able to relate to an aspect of your life even through your most difficult hardships, especially the protagonist, Meredith Grey. Meredith Grey, is known for her well-roundedness not due to her ability as a surgeon (as she is the head of General Surgery), but because of her willingness to aid others when they’re in times of trouble. This is especially true when it comes to her best friends; Christina Yang, Isabella Stevens, Alex Karev, and George O’Malley; who struggle through deaths, countless failed relationships, and illnesses throughout…
Throughout the book, Mercy Among the Children, the main character, Sydney Henderson is continuously forced to endure the utter embarrassment of being openly mocked, assaulted and publicly victimized. His innocent children watch wide-eyed, secretly wishing for the day when their father will ultimately confront his tormentors and protect their family—not knowing that this day will never come. As the novel progresses, Sydney continues to fail to do so, his cowardice bringing shame and humiliation to his eldest son, Lyle, who strongly believes his father’s passive nature is the cause behind all their misfortunes.…
The book, Ellen Foster, revolves around a young girl’s unstable life and her ability to fight through obstacles and to find people who truly care for her. As a young child, Ellen was damaged by her father especially because he treated her with extreme disrespect. After her mother’s death, Ellen did not really have any family left as her family members continued to pass away. However, Ellen learned to tend to adult responsibilities at a very young age. Specifically Starletta and her family, Julia and Roy, and her new mama all supported her in a way that made her feel as if she were a young girl rather than an adult with responsibilities.…
In episode one of Malcolm in the Middle there's a dysfunctional family of six. Mom is a screaming control freak who talks really fast, Dad is a weird goofy human hairball, oldest son Francis escaped the family at a young age, Reese is just criminal, Dewey is scatterbrained and youthful Jamie is the scapegoat, a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others. The kid who is stuck in the middle, Malcolm is a “Krelboyne”, that's what they call students who are in the gifted program. Malcolm is embarrassed to be called a krelboyne because kids in special class gets bullied.…
The Breakfast Club shows many different conflicts that occur during adolescence and is a great resource when learning about how an adolescent thinks, how one forms his or her identity, what influences an adolescent, and so much more. It also emphasizes on all the conflicts and crisis an adolescent is dealing with and what peer groups or cliques an adolescent may fit in with. Much information can be learned from watching this film that can leave clues as to how different types of adolescents might deal with the changing period in their life.…
Our Town is a classic American play, known for its innovative approach to theatre. Wilder, the playwright contradicts expectations from begging to end. In the classic American play, "Our Town", Wilder, contradicts expectations from begging to end. He follows characters, such as my favorite, Emily Webb through life, love, and the after life. She and her husband both expect perfection from one another. His cast is not limited to the citizens of the small town, he includes an omnipotent narrator. He even dares to venture his tale into the after life to show the change of human perspective.…
Many teenagers go through lots of different relationships and sometimes they get lost during their routes to become an adult. They find it hard to realize what the right thing is and what is being the right way. In the episode My So Called Life, the main character, Angela Chase, goes through many relationships. Angela was a student who did well, and pleased her family and friends around her. However, a change happens, when she meets Rayanne, a new friend, and she starts to act differently. She tries out many things, such as ditching class, dying her hair red or going out on school nights, which she never would have done before and develops a new personality (a bad one). Throughout the story, we see a variety of character traits from Angela. Although Angela is always herself, she hasn’t yet found her true self, her personality that is hiding inside her, and developing her relationships with others.…
Did your family member and friends ever help you withstand your problems, such as being stressed out? The friends and family member of characters within the novel All Good Children helps the character withstand their problems. Within the novel All Good Children friends and family member helps characters such as Max withstand their problem. “Man it’s so good to be here. You don’t know what it’s like.” by Dallas at page 152 at Max’s house shows Dallas is relieved of his stress at Max’s house, which shows that Max helps Dallas withstand his problem of being stressed due to having to constantly act as if he was treated. First of all, Dallas and Max help each other withstand their problem as friends. Furthermore, Max’s family help each other withstand…
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Having a large number of options to choose from does not in fact make people very happy. Just because certain people are more better off than others and because of this have more things available to them, doesn’t make them enjoy life anymore than any other person. This can be seen in the movies such as Tuesdays with Morrie, in literature, and in the world of sports.…
Making the right choices will eventually lead to success but that does not mean it will be a smooth road towards it. It will be a tough road with tough choices.…