Andrew saw this as an opportunity to escape from the house after the many strange events occurred. His father was not happy at this choice. Andrew is given the choice to stay or leave twice. The second time, he took the chance to leave, destroying his father’s
They have to switch terminals and wake up and sleep in different places. Luckily, his father has a job, but he doesn’t make enough money to rent an apartment, which he is always looking to do. But Andrew has hope of getting out of there because if one small bird could find just the right time to leave, so can Andrew. Fly Away Home and Baseball Saved Us are both stories of patience and learning to find the right time to escape from a bad situation though the stories end up doing so differently.
Many families suffered from economic hardships as well as emotional distress. Therefore the Braddock family overcame there challenges which are not having much to eat, not having money, and not having a place to live. To start with, one of the problems the Braddock family had was not having enough food to feed the whole family. For example, in
Sherman Alexie uses indirect characterization and antihero literary devices in order to portray the differences between a father and a dad, and what a true dad should be, in the book “Flight”. This book is about a teenager named Zits who lost his parents at a young age and started traveling down a violent path. Then when he was about to commit a serious crime he started to time travel through different people’s bodies teaching him how to be more compassionate towards others. Alexie encourages the readers to be caring towards others and know that all life is sacred no matter who they are or what they’ve done. This is shown towards the end of the book when Zits thinks about what he has learned after his journey.
Despite the narrator being a teacher, he still suffers because he cannot provide a better life for his children. Evidently, he lives in a rundown housing project. This means he is suffering due to poverty. Also, he suffers from grief as his daughter Grace is dead due to Polio. The brother Sonny is suffering because of his addiction to heroin which makes him be
Firstly, Andrew tries to protect Rusty from death because he is in the worst condition. "I couldn't save my parents or little sister, but maybe I can save Rusty" (page 63). Andrew
The first reason is working through things when times are tough. Some evidence for this is his dad says Andrew has to go to school soon, but Andrew wonders how they are going to do it. His dad says that they will find a way to make it work. Another example is that they also don’t have a house and live in a airport, so Andrew’s dad takes newspaper out of the trash and makes pencil circles around letters and numbers. This shows that they work
Andrew Clarke is the athletic one in the group. He wrestles because this is what his dad wants, however this is not what he wants to do. Andrews’s dad does not want him to be a ‘loser’, he does not tolerate losers in his family. Andrew is basically living for his father, and his father is living through him. After smoking pot with the group he admits his father pressured him to wrestle, this is something he doesn’t want to do, but he doesn’t say how he really feels because he doesn’t want to upset his father.
In the midst of all of this he finds a balance by focusing on what really matters. At the same time this keeps him focused on his main goal which is education. Education will be his family's way out of poverty. Through seeing his younger brother that is unemployed and will be having a child soon he looks beyond this and is genuinely proud of where he comes from. He realizes how strong his family is when he seems them fighting through poverty and making things.
Andrew lives in an airport and they cant afford a house. For instance, they always try to find ways to get money like when they collected carts for 50 cents. This proves that Andrew has problems with his family because they can't afford a house and they have to live in an airport. Another reason why the have a hard life is Quarta gets bullied for having two arms and two legs. For example, she gets teased for getting fed like
He is homeless because her mother abandoned him when he was small. He hadn't had much education, he don't know how to read and write. He rarely speaks at Camp Green Lake. But after,
Question Two David Malouf’s novel, Fly Away Peter tells of the events of the First World War through its protagonist, Jim Saddler, and his personal experiences. It also explores the tragedy and disruption that comes as a result of warfare. Through the use of narrative techniques Malouf clearly communicates his own personal attitude towards war which is that it is an unnecessary disturbance within the natural order that lacks overall purpose. These techniques, including symbolism, juxtaposition and intertextuality are also effectively employed throughout the novel to enhance the reader’s understanding of the key messages. Key messages conveyed throughout the novel relate to the effects of war as well as human experiences, these messages include
He explains how there is a no guarantee of minimum wage and there is no overtime to work. He becomes very emotional when his sisters finally come to live with them, and thanks God for bringing them to him. After the arrival of the sisters, the atmosphere in their house has become more lively and everybody is more energetic. His family had plans
He is a responsible father who seeks parenting advice from agoraphobic Annie, a lady friend, who lives one building over. Kind Annie tries to
There are children all over the world just like victor who are only working in order to take care and provide for his family, even though he’s not getting the amount of money that would help provided for his family better he still works because he knows he needs the job. #2 Poor families are extremely known for struggling and not having enough supplies, money and food to prove for themselves especially if they and kids. Most people are sending their children to work is because
