Ponyboy is a fourteen year old boy who lives with his older brothers, Darry and Sodapop. Ever since his parents got into an automobile crash and were killed, Ponyboy and his brothers live on their own. Johnny is a sixteen year old who comes from a tough home, with an abusive father. Johnny is being accused of
Imagine if you are a teenager, marching into a battle with no armor, no weapons, and no ways of self-defense. All you have is a drum and a pair of drumsticks, which you must play throughout the entire battle. Without the drum, soldiers would have no way to hear the general’s commands which would make them a school of fish in a barrel. This was the job of drummer boys in the American Civil War, the bloodiest war in American history with around 620,000 deaths. In “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh”, written by Ray Bradbury, drummer boy Joby is terrified of the impending battle the next day.
In stories, historical context is used by authors to affect the challenges and triumphs characters face. When writing, Authors pick certain time periods in order to use historical context to shape the story. In “The Finish of Patsy Barnes,” by Paul Laurence Dunbar and “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” by Ray Bradbury, the authors choose time periods that have great effects on characters’ actions and thoughts as well as the plot of their stories. In “The Finish of Patsy Barnes,” by Laurence Dunbar, Patsy is faced with a time full of racism and poverty.
Based on historical facts, Bradbury's story is a believable portrait of events the night before the battle of Shiloh. The characters in "Drumbeats and Bullets" are, Orion Howe, and Johnny Clem. The characters in "Drummer Boy of Shiloh" are, the general, and Joby. The author of "Drumbeats and Bullets" is Jim Murphy. The author of "Drummer Boy of Shiloh" is Ray Bradbury.
Both characters view the world with an innocence that allows them to be optimistic about the world around them and they have an incredible ability to show kindness to others, even when they don’t deserve it. This is something that can be difficult even for most adults. They live in different time periods but both still face a great injustice of their time. When faced with this injustice a major difference between the two characters becomes apparent.
In a lot of stories, the characters are what makes a “great story,” but most characters a very different from each other, just like in the three stories, The Sniper, The Most Dangerous Game and Harrison Bergeron. They all share the same trait. Even though the characters share the same trait, they differ in their own ways. A way the Characters all share a similar trait is that Rainsford, Harrison and The Sniper are all very “brave.” One way the Harrison is very brave is that he stood up against a government who kills and locks up people that are “over average” “(different or better than normal).”
The citizens then can see the different perspectives on the issue, and then base their view off the politicians’. Finally, contrasting characters can occur in books. This can happen between the protagonist and the antagonist or between two minor characters like Clarisse and Mildred in Fahrenheit 451. The author use contrasting
By digging underneath the surface of both stories, people realize that the characters of each story can relate to each other; Margot and Hattie, due to their fear and reluctance, William and Willie, because of their bitterness and resentment, and the other kids and townspeople of both stories because of their hesitance to stand against a
Finny and Gene are the two main characters in the former story, and these two are extremely exceptional friends. Finny is outgoing and involved in many activities, and Gene seems to be more reserved and keeps to himself. Even though Gene shows contained emotions, he always goes along with Finny’s crazy ideas to break the rules and have many little adventures and games of his own. In the latter text, two of the most main characters are Neil and Thomas. Neil, like Finny, is involved in many things, including the play, and he doesn’t fear teachers and professors and the rules at the school.
Ben and Harriet have a very close relationship and, “There was something free and wild in Harriet because of Ben” (Petry, 36). She learned all about the nature, woods, and the weather from her father Ben. Yet in The People Could Fly, Toby and Sarah have a bond as well, but not as close. They were both able to fly and were taken away from Africa to become slaves. This father-daughter relationship shows you that they were going through hard things together.
While the characters in the two novels are completely different they are both on a journey of self-identification. John Grady and Billy Parham have already predetermined the identity that the boys themselves think is the best fit to have. The quests that John Grady and Billy Parham have set out on is one of misfortune and disastrous events such as the boys getting sent to a prison in Saltilo. While inside this prison John and Billy find themselves in constant trouble such as being stabbed, getting in fights, and John eventually having to kill his assistant as an act of self-defense. As these events continue to occur the cowboy, hero identity the boys have placed upon themselves comes to cause even more trouble.
Another item that is extremely important in both stories is the use and importance of fate. Both characters rely on their fates for assistance and for achieving
Patsy is a 14 year old African American boy that went through a drastic change when he moved from the South, to Dalesford. His father died when he was 13 and he now has to take care of his sick mother. Patsy is determined to ride the son of the horse that his father died riding. Joby is a 14 year old boy who is a drummer boy during the Civil
In the story , ”The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” by Ray Bradbury, there are many symbols that can say something and mean another. These symbols can relate to life situations today. Some symbols that can be used in situations today are the peach blossoms, the drum beat, and the general. The first symbol is the peach blossoms. The peach blossoms represent the young people.
Another difference in the stories are in the way celebration is held and the reason behind it. In “Young Goodman Brown” there is a celebration; a gathering amongst the townspeople but the gathering is not for sharing happy moments rather they gather as sinners. Everyone in the gathering has sinned one way or another. While in “The Prodigal Son” the celebration involved the slicing of a calf to rejoice over the return of the prodigal son. This difference in celebration shows how difference the stories are and how celebration for goodness and celebration for evil reveal a person’s true
