In the second half of the book,
Kannujaq’s telling of his first encounter with Siku (a Tunik) leaves the reader afraid of the Tunit and in suspense. Qitsualik uses tone to emphasise this better. “Now he would be ripped apart by Tunit” (Qitsualik, 41) is what the narrator says as Kannujaq approaches the Tunit camp. Shortly thereafter, however, he (and the reader) realises that there was nothing to fear and the little boy just needed help. This view indeed relates to most readers since the majority of people have been in a situation they thought would end poorly only to realise that there was worried for nothing.
Nearing the end of the novel, Fools Crow written by James Welch, the rising tensions between the Napikwans, the American settlers, and the Pikunis, the Native Americans, leave difficult decisions for both sides. These politics between the Napikwans and the Pikunis started with a peace treaty but was broken by a Pikuni which left three options for the Pikunis: War, cultural assimilation, and migration to the north in Canada. Through consideration of all three options for the future of the Pikunis, migration to Canada arose to be the most acceptable option for what is to come. Migrating to the north, the Pikunis will not lose their culture and will not die from starvation and smallpox brought upon the Pikunis by the Napikwans, which will save
Throughout the book the characters Loung and Chou demonstrate persistence by the struggles they overcome The first struggle that Loung is faced with, are her suicidal thoughts. The author describes when Loung had an overdose, “I pop four pills into my mouth. But the pain is still there. I pour out another handful.
After this Fritz and Gertas mother comes home and finds out her children are risking their lives and digging and she’s really mad! (For a good reason because they could be killed at any moment!) But after some convincing, even though she’s not happy about it, she agrees to let them keep digging and she even helps too! On their second last day of digging they hear knocking, faint voices and footsteps coming from the other side of the wall. Fearing the worst, they think it’s soviets who have discovered them and are planning to surprise them when their tunnels meet.
In most of the novel, Fadiman alternates between the specific story of Lia and her family and the general history of the Hmong. She begins at the very beginning of Lia’s story and she tries her best to date the Hmong as far back in history as possible. In comparison, both elements of the story have three main elements: suffering, struggle, and survival. In particular, intense moments of both mental and physical suffering are observed in these parallel stories. Lia clearly endures physical suffering from her violent seizures and the Hmong who had to flee their home country had to walk for miles at a time in large packs.
Split into different arcs, one for each of the main concerns they faced. The first comes from a young woman named China, where she talks about the problems she faced in internalizing her emotions as a result of
Many examples of father-son relationships are shown throughout the book. Each example plays a crucial role in how the tale unfolds. Night shows a variety of father-son relationships, but only the relationship between Wiesel and his father was stable and ended on good terms. An example of one of the father-son relationships that were unstable and ended poorly was Rabbi Eliahou and his son.
However, it was also a chance for Sekky to learn about the inescapability of farewell and to be independent in the society. Poh-Poh was the most important character for Sekky since she taught Sekky the first lesson about complex life. Next, Miss. Doyle also played a necessary role in Sekky’s life because she taught Sekky to be brave and kind, which Sekky’s parents did not do. In this situation, students described Miss.
“ ‘You didn’t have to make Ben die,’ I muttered before I began to cry.” In the novel The Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings, Brady, the protagonist, uses many different methods for coping with the challenges he faced such as the death of Ben DiAngelo. Some of the times where the reader saw how Brady coped with the intense situations he encountered were after the accident, when he discovered what J.T. and Digger did, and during the separation among his friends. The first time the way Brady’s coping method was shown was after he discovered Ben’s death when Brady was stressed out. Brady blamed himself for what happened to Ben, and he kept all of his feelings boiling up inside.
Secondly Elie learns to rely on his father for survival and what it means for his father to lean on him for survival. Elie learns what it means to have no meaning in life after his father's eventual death. Elie also learns what a selfish son looks like. Elie sees in the view of other sons actions what he could have done to his father. After Elie’s family is split Elie is leaning on his father there is almost no moment where Elie is not with his father or wants to be with him father but when Elie’s father was first getting bullied due to the fact that Elie had a gold crown tooth that he was saving to get extra something like bread.
After Weisel and his father hear of the rumor of the Red Army approaching, they discuss the options and conclude what will be best for themselves. Weisel ultimately decides and tells his father, “‘Let’s be evacuated with the others”’ (82). They determine that leaving the camp will be the best decision for their survival because having heard rumors that those in the infirmary may be executed is a choice they did not want to face. Although their decision ends up becoming a harder physical journey, it teaches Weisel how to become mentally stronger and not give up hope of
Children rely on their parents to give them a strong and safe place to grow into the people that they are meant to be. Throughout the memoir you can see all of the sacrifices Loung’s father made for the sake of his family and the love Loung had for him. This begs the question how did Loung’s relationship with her
First the story A Secert Sorrow shows the way families do not give up on each other. Family members do anything it takes to keep it going. No matter what is going on or how hard it takes if they want to be family; they will try their hardest. On the other hand, The Sorrowful Woman has family being torn apart without attempt to fix. The heroin was tired of life and does not care about what happened to the rest.
The training is cut off when the samurai rebels attack a railroad owned by Omura (Joshi, 2015). Algren is forced to lead the inexperienced conscripts to engage Katsumoto. Leading his untried troops into battle, Algren lost the battle and is taken captive to the rebel’s village (Ebert, 2003). As time passes, Algren overcomes
