In out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, Billie Jo is my favorite character because of the optimism she maintains to have while she struggles to survive a harsh life. Having grown up in the bleak area of the Oklahoma Panhandle, during the great depression, Billie Jo and her family encounter many economical problems. Near the middle of the story, Billie Jo’s father is thinking about quitting farming because of the drought and the severe dust storm, which unfortunately tears apart all of his crops. Billie Jo assures her father, “‘The farm won’t fail,’ I tell him.
2.The significance of the title is the author Lisa Harrington is trying to tell the readers that a live experience. 3.The setting of the story is in Halifax, Canada in present day. 4.One of the genres in the story is hope, When Libby was trying to regain her memory, she was hoping to find out something good for her, but it didn’t go the way what she thought, it turned out more painful for her. “Kasey is dead. She is the one you hit.
Adventurous and dangerous, Louie Zamperini’s life was one that many will never forget. Louie’s childhood wasn’t very great, he would get into lots of trouble from fights and running from the police. When Louie’s brother Pete heard about everything that Louie was doing, so he decided to get Louie into running track, and soon enough Louie would win every race he was in. Then at the age of 19 he qualified for the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Louie then went into the military and then he had been captured by the Japs.
Also it’s showing that everyone does not think of her the same way. Melinda is also not blend in with everyone because she is wearing different clothes. In the end of the book, Rachel starts talking to Melinda again after she finds out Andy Evans raped her. Another part in the beginning of the book Heather starts making friends with Melinda but when Heather starts using her, Melinda stands up to her. Heather is super nice to Melida and invites her to do things, but when she meets the Martha’s she slowly started to leave Melinda behind until she needed something.
Walter Anderson, an American painter and writer once said, “Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quantity of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.” Unbroken, written by Laura Hillenbrand, describes how Louie Zamperini’s intelligence helped him through many hardships while stranded at sea and in the POW camps during World War II. Remarkably, Louie’s critical thinking skills kept him alive and well during times when he thought his life was over. Described as a delinquent at the beginning of his life, Louie spent most of his time stealing items from people’s’
In the film Heathers social behavior, props and lighting influences our attention to the film and shapes our feelings about the characters. Teenagers in Westerburg High School where social cliques are exhibited makeup the distinction amongst its students. For example, Heather “one” is the queen bee and she “rules” the school. Her character is revealed when she tells Veronica to write a horny note that is placed on Martha “Dumptruck” Dunnstock’s tray. She is then ridiculed when she walks up to the jock who supposedly wrote the note to her by his hysterical laughter when reading “his” note.
In Karen Joy Fowler’s We are all completely beside ourselves a young woman called Rosemary attempts to deal with her traumatic past and her forgotten self. She seemingly lives a normal life but as we learn about her past we realize she is only part of her former self and that she has cast away what made her special. During the book, Rosemary attempts to express herself through other people and things as she struggles to accept her past. During Rosemary's younger years she was a very talkative person who tried her best to have fun but since of some unfortunate events, she ended up losing that half of her personality. When rosemary was younger she used to talk a lot always want to have fun and play with her sister a chimp named Fern.
In the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Melinda gives a really good example of character development throughout the story. Melinda just starts her freshman year at high school. Over the summer her and her friends went to a party and Melinda gets raped by a boy named Andy Evans and ends up calling the police, she didn't tell anyone why she called the police, causing her friends and everyone at the party to reject her. Melinda’s only friend is a new girl named heather. Melinda gets depressed and starts expressing her pain through stuff like biting her lips and her nails, and not talking.
She lost her identity and became cynical of other people. After her old friends ditched her, she lost a major part of herself. Then, although she did not consider Heather a “true friend”, she was desperate to keep her when Heather wanted to cut the ties of friendship. Going through high school is hard enough, but especially difficult when teenagers have no one there to go through it with. Also, Melinda’s appearance changes drastically over the summer.
Heather does not treat Melinda correctly at the lunch table, but her actions do allude to her final reaction. Heather leaves Melinda awestruck as she tells her that she no longer wants to be friends with Melinda. Heather explains to Melinda their differences and her reasoning for the friendship to end in a very blunt way. This behavior is consistent with the character Anderson has depicted her as. Heather alludes many times she wants to “fit in” and attempts again and again to be part of a group, known as the Malthas.
This is evident when a new girl that came to Merryweather High School, named Heather. In the beginning, Heather followed Melinda around everywhere. Then Heather turned on Melinda because she did not think Melinda was not cool and popular. Melinda says, “Heather, you mean we're not friends
Allie represents childhood. He was Holden's younger brother who died of leukemia at age eleven. Holden adored Allie and his death hurt Holden deeply. In Holden's mind, Allie stays forever young. He is a symbol of the bliss of youth.
As Helen Keller once quoted, “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken tells the life story of Louis “Louie” Zamperini. Through his troubles as a child, emerged a strong-willed Olympic runner, who later became a military aviator. He was lost at sea and then captured by the Japanese as a prisoner of war. He endured years of abuse and suffering but still managed to stay true to who he was.
How would you react if police officers appeared at your doorstep to arrest your father on your seventeenth birthday? In The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall, Sadie Woodbury’s birthday party turns into a nightmare after her father, George Woodbury, is accused of an inconceivable offence. George, a respected teacher, loses his dignity after being arrested on the basis of sexual misconduct with his students. Initially, George’s family members blindly stand by his side without questioning the possibility of his crime. But after the community turns cruel towards them, George’s wife, Joan is split between denial and animosity.
In this text, I will mention how the character, Rita from the play, Educating Rita changes. I will also compare how her changes are differing her from the start and the end of the play, and comment upon how she develops throughout the education. First of all, Rita is a dynamic character. She develops and gains experience which shapes her into the new person she is at the end of the play. At the start of the play, she appears to be insecure and does not feel that she is getting anywhere in life.
