In the game of life, sometimes people are dealt a deck of cards that start off great but end up awful. Before anyone realizes it the first part of their life is over. Then there comes a choice “what next?” “Lou Holtz once said, ‘How you response to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.’” In the book Bleachers, the main character Neely Crenshaw is dealt a deck of cards much like that. After Neely takes one hit after another, he does not know what to do until he finds himself back in his hometown for his old coach’s funeral.
Similar to the teenagers from today, Holden faces high academic demands. Mr. Spencer, Holden's history teacher at Pencey Prep., tells Holden he has to start taking school more seriously given that his future depends on it. Mr. Spencer asks Holden: "Do you feel absolutely no concern for your future? Holden does not care much about school which concerns Mr. Spencer since school is an important factor for everyone's future. However, Mr. Spencer is not the only one who has concerns about Holden.
Into The Wild was a tremendous story which Shaun Callarman did not have many positive things to say about Chris McCandless, the main character. He went on this adventure to find out what life is all about in his own eyes. He wanted to see how different living in the wild really was compared to society because he was not satisfied with his living arrangements and household. Shaun’s quote says that he thinks “Chris McCandless was bright and ignorant at the same time. He had no common sense, and he had no business going into Alaska with his Romantic silliness.
PROTAGONIST - A protagonist s the main charcarcter that we can relate to, well that relatable character for gals is Samanthat Baker in Sixteen Candles, directed by John Hughes. At some point of our female lives, we will (at some point) crush on someone who 's probably way out of our league, and probably will do nothing about it. I say that it 's us girls who can relate to this movie because the protagonist is a girl, it doesn 't mean that guys won 't crush on people who are way out of their leagues as well, because they at, some point of their lives, probably do too. Samantha Baker is an awkward, moody teenager, who has a love/hate relationship with her family and is in love with a boy who seems completely unattainable and out of her league. This realistic portrayal of adolescence sets the film apart from many others in its genre because Samantha is nothing like the one-dimensional teen characters found in many movies.
Elia Kazan’s award-winning film On the Waterfront and Arthur Miller’s tragic play The Crucible both explore the impact of fear on both individuals and communities and the consequences that may arise due to the chaos caused by fear. Both texts contain centres of power which instil fear in the community and ultimately result in the untimely demise of numerous characters. Additionally, both texts depict the different acts of self-preservation an individual may exhibit when confronted by fear-induced hardships. Furthermore, despite main characters from both texts – John Proctor and Terry Malloy- illustrating acts of heroism in their final scenes, only Malloy’s attempt for redemption is seen to result in a resolution to the corruption caused by
Because Wes was performing poorly in school and frequently skipping class, Joy decides to send him to valley forge military academy, in Pennsylvania. Another factor that led joy to send Wes away was that he had gotten into another fight with his sister, Nikki, and punched her lip, which he did not intend to do, however, his mom didn’t believe that it was an accident. Upon arriving at military school Wes has an extremely hard time settling in and adjusting. When he first started he was unresponsive and had disregarded the rules and refused to initially wake up. Afterward, he is abruptly approached while still laying in bed by sergeant Anderson who shouts at him, “get your goat-smelling ass out the rack!”
They both were failing,“ Disappointed with D’s pleasantly satisfied with C’s and celebratory about a B, I allowed my standards at school to become pathetic”(Moore 54). Wes decided that he was just giving up on school. He started to skip school too. They both went to different school and they were way different. Wes went the private school.
Mark Smith the author of “The Road to Winter” displays that affliction brings out the very finest and least in people. The story is centred the main character Finn. He survived a deadly virus that wiped out his entire town and he has to adapt to a life by himself. Finn lost his family and friends and had to survive on his own. He learnt to kill animals, defend himself and a whole lot more.
They were living in a drug infested area and his mother wanted to ensure his education so she went to the lengths that she could to make sure that Wes got one. This is one advantage the author had that the other
Adolescence is the transitional period of psychological changes that generally occurs during puberty. Although the Catcher in the Rye was published in 1951, when the characteristics of adolescents were not fully acknowledged, Salinger portrays adolescents’ struggle comprehensively. He depicts teenagers’ unstable mindsets through the Catcher in the Rye, especially through his teenaged protagonist, Holden Caulfield. Throughout The Catcher in the Rye, he uses Holden to convey the immature curiosity, painfulness of the process of growing up for a typical teenagers and adolescents’ view on the adult world.
Adam McDonald Period 6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Author: Jeff Kinney Fiction i. Main Character Greg Heffley is a boy with spiked hair on the back of his head. The clothes he wears is usually a t-shirt and shorts. Greg wants to be the very best he can be. He try to keep it cool but his ideas for that usually never work out for him.
In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” demonstrates the personal growth of the dynamic protagonist Louise Mallard, after hearing news of her husband’s death. The third-person narrator telling the story uses deep insight into Mrs. Mallard’s thoughts and emotions as she sorts through her feelings after her sister informs her of her husband’s death. During a Character analysis of Louise Mallard, a reader will understand that the delicate Mrs. Mallard transforms her grief into excitement over her newly discovered freedom that leads to her death. As Mrs. Mallard sorts through her grief she realizes the importance of this freedom and the strength that she will be able to do it alone.
He’s been told how he has no value by his parents,which emotionally impacted his confidence and self
Throughout The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has abnormal tendencies. Although he could just be a typical teenager, dealing with difficult situations, after analyzing his behavior it is believed that he is suffering from a mental ailment of some sort. Events from Holden’s past are still currently haunting him and it is evident that he is struggling. He needs the guidance of those around him in order to help himself through these tough time.
In this novel, Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield is the narrator that goes through a variety of problems. He has dilemmas, but meets/reconnects with people on his quest of life. This novel is more than just a simple story about a protagonist and his life events. This novel follows the structure of bildungsroman. There are four parts to it- character’s growth in social structure, a form of loss, process of maturity, and if the character ends in a new place of society.
