James Maloney’s 1996 novel, A Bridge To Wiseman’s Cove, is a creatively crafted and achingly honest exploration of the transformative power of love that continues to be relevant to young Australians. James Maloney uses the main character Carl to show us some problems that people are facing in their everyday life. James Maloney has creatively crafted this book using figurative language and has wonderfully used a range of other literary devices to explore his characters and themes. His use of imagery, for example, is used frequently throughout the book and is based around water and animals, ‘a black snake ready to pounce…’ (p. 54).
Ruth May (the youngest) starts to befriend some of the children in the Congo by playing the game called, “Mother, May I?” Leah (one of the middle twins) befriends a boy named Pascal and they teach each other different words in their own languages. Adah (the middle twin with hemiplegia) feels as if she has
In the survival novel “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen, A character, Brian had to overcome a huge problem which delivered character development in the three instances; plane crash, forest and mainly his personal life. Brian was a thirteen year old boy whose parents got divorced. Brian recently had been flying on a plane for his first time to see his father. He was flying from Hampton, New York to the north woods of Canada where his dad moved to as a result of the divorce. Brian had been told by the judge, he has to stay with his mother during the school days and is allowed to stay with his father during the summer due to the law.
Geometric Character Analysis is a technique that allows to explain the differences among two or more characters, by using geometric shapes to better clearly, and precisely present the key points in their personality, and/or relationships. Not only a basic shape can be used, but a variety of shapes, colors , sizes , and lines essential to provide an effective mechanism to explain in a compelling way, differences, similarities, and more. In this case the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor has two characters, Eric Fisher and Paul Fisher who don’t have very much in common, but by using symbolism to effectively represent their personality traits and relationship you can understand who they are in different way, possibly finding something you may not
On the reading, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown brought great story of Joe Rantz and Roger Morris and crew mates who brought a gold medal from Olympics during the time of the great depression and war. After reading the chapter 1 & 2, I have learned a lot things about Joe from his background life which also relates me back to the attachment theory by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth as I learned from last week lecture. In the theory of attachment, I found patterns of insecure avoidant in Joe’s life that impact him who he is today. Insecure avoidant took place childhood year, when Joe was four year old; he had a small glimpse of memories’ of his mother passing away during in lung cancer which alternately changes his life upside down and leaves
“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” is a story that revolves around relationships. Obviously some of these relationships are between the main character and his/her counterparts, or family, or even opponents, but this book’s author would not dare make it so simple. Junot Diaz is known for venturing far outside the organization of storytelling and he makes no exception for “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.” Thus, Diaz allows his characters to develop relationships with outside or real life parties, such as another entertainment franchise, modern world government, or even the book’s narrator.
In “Freak the Mighty,” the author, Philbrick,creates different moods and tones to create emotions and character development. In the story, two boys named Kevin and Max meet in preschool and reunite in jr. high, when Kevin, a witty cripple, moves in next door. As Max and Kevin reunite, the author creates a mood of amity. As the team of misfits runs into trouble with a ruffian named Tony D, they find themselves working as a team to find a way out of misfortune.
In the novel ‘Boy Overboard’ by Morris Gleitzman, when you get to be in perspective of Jamal, a young boy living in Afghanistan and the issues he faces as he struggles to get to Australia. In the beginning of the novel, Jamal meets a tank which leads him to think about this ancestors, "I remember what mum told me about her ancestors. Fierce, brave desert warriors, tall and proud in the saddles of their mighty Arab steeds. She also told me about dad 's ancestors, honest hard-working bakers, baking bread so that those fierce warriors had something to mop up their gravy." He says.
Stories are the foundation of relationships. They represent the shared lessons, the memories, and the feelings between people. But often times, those stories are mistakenly left unspoken; often times, the weight of the impending future mutes the stories, and what remains is nothing more than self-destructive questions and emotions that “add up to silence” (Lee. 23). In “A Story” by Li-Young Lee, Lee uses economic imagery of the transient present and the inevitable and fear-igniting future, a third person omniscient point of view that shifts between the father’s and son’s perspective and between the present and future, and emotional diction to depict the undying love between a father and a son shadowed by the fear of change and to illuminate the damage caused by silence and the differences between childhood and adulthood perception. “A Story” is essentially a pencil sketch of the juxtaposition between the father’s biggest fear and the beautiful present he is unable to enjoy.
Do you value the people and places around you? If you do, your milieu can influence your life in a gratifying way. In Papa’s Parrot by Cynthia Rylant, Harry’s father, Mr. Tillian, valued his son, his parrot, and his candy shop. In Papa’s Parrot, the possessions and beings Mr. Tillian most valued were his son, his shop, and his parrot.
Life is filled with mistakes and errors and it is up to that person to change it by learning from it. In the novel, A Lesson before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, the most important lesson to learn before dying is to accept things that are right and change things that are wrong , to live the best possible life you have. The lesson in the transformation can be seen in the transformation of the three main characters, Jefferson, Grant and Tante Lou throughout the novel. Firstly, the lesson to accept things and try to change things, so you can live the best and possible life, can be demonstrated through Jefferson’s life in the novel.
Appearances can be deceiving as wells as looks. Eric the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fisher has made many bad choices in the book tangerine hurting his family and the people around him. Erik has made choices that have extraordinarily impacted people lives being a criminal. Erik, just coming out of his junior breakout season in Houston, now has to move to tangerine where he will play his last high school football season with the Lake Windsor Seagulls. Already having fame and glory on his back, he knows that Tangerine is the perfect place where he can rule over people, not even knowing the monster that he truly is.
In the coming of age story “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oates uses symbolism, conflict, and the third person to foreshadow fifteen-year-old Connie’s unfortunate, yet untimely fate. While one may think that the conflict stems from Connie’s promiscuity, it is clear to see her promiscuity is only a result to a much bigger conflict, her mother’s constant nagging and disapproval, alongside the lack of attention from her father. the author paints a vivid picture of what happens when a fifteen-year-old girl such as Connie goes elsewhere to find to find the love, attention, and approval that she lacks at home. All which is vital for her growth and wellbeing as a person.
Background of the play “Riders to the Sea” is a one-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge. J.M. Synge, after visiting the Aran Islands situated off the Irish coast, found inspiration in the peasant life of rural Ireland. He started making annual trips in the summer and studied the lives of ordinary people and observed their superstitions, culture and folklore. This play was based on his experiences while there. On one of his trips he heard the story of a man whose body was found washed up on the shore on one of the Aran Islands.
The Mimic Men (1976) has been written by V.S Naipaul with so many characters that has so many good and bad values that we can learn from it. The relationship among each characters and their attitude towards each other can be explained clearly in this novel. The protagonist and the narrator of this novel is Ranjit Ralph Singh, the main character in this novel. He is a politician and a businessman who born and raised in Isabella.
