In the story of Tom Brennan by J.C. Burke, the protagonist Tom experiences a traumatic catastrophe of his brother’s drink driving incident leaving his brother Daniel in jail, two dead and one paralysed which left Tom’s beliefs of his family shattered. Tom’s response to such a chaotic event in their social position is one of self-hatred, this is portrayed through the extended metaphor of darkness, “In the dark I could see the grime… I could feel it pasted crawling on my skin,” emphasising the despair and melancholy which fills Tom’s heart, and the sense of paralysis. The author demonstrates Tom’s progress of transition maturity throughout the physical motif of running, as Uncle Brendan quotes “Start running tomorrow, i’ve never seen you so..
Gary Paulsen, the author of “Hatchet” describes one of Brian’s traits by using actions. As stated by this quote, “When he was done he covered the two piles with grass he tore from the lake shore to keep the flies off and went back outside”, (69) Brian used his surrounding environment to produce an answer for a complicated problem. An ordinary person wouldn 't thought of a solution as quickly as Brian did in this particular situation. The answer for this problem seems simple, after you have figured it out. But it’s not simple while you’re looking for it.
In the novel, Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel, I would argue that Miranda’s character often shows similarities with the one of Christopher McCandless in Into the Wild. Along with the risks she was willing to take in order to fulfill her happiness; Miranda took rapid actions without thinking of the possible difficulties she might have to deal with and she also did not look back which is made quite obvious by her repeated quote, “I repent nothing” (89) and essentially, makes her as bold as Christopher is in his quest of freeing himself from his old lifestyle. They are also very much alike in the sense that they both created another persona for themselves that portrays who they truly are, Miranda is represented by Dr. Eleven’s journey
Character exploitation played a huge role in the novel, as the theme, idea and all of the major events occurred upon the main protagonist. The protagonist is a teenage boy named Cameron Wolfe, who gets in all sort of trouble, have a difficult family life, have no friends except his brother, and considered to be a “loser” by both his brothers. “She shook her head. ‘you disgust me, I swear it.’” (Cameron’s mum, pg 37)
In the book In Search of April Raintree there is a lot of struggle for identity. April Raintree was a Metis girl who was ashamed of her background from the beginning. She was ashamed because she was bullied about her culture from the time she was a child. April’s parents were drunks and she was forced to take care of her little sister Cheryl. From the time April was a young child to the time she was an adult she wanted nothing more than to be accepted in white society.
In the book, The Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Will The main character goes through a lot because he is constantly worried about following the three rules which are no crying, no snitching and to get revenge. He witnessed the murder of his brother. He goes on a adventure seeking revenge On the person who killed his older brother Shawn and on the way he meets his father for the first time and others people who want to help him along the journey. In the novel The Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds depiction of Unconscious /conscious motivation reveals when people have something engraved in their mind it will cause people to react without thinking. Jason Reynolds also reveals the idea of selective perception because it shows that people and remember
“Is fate getting what you deserve, or deserving what you get?” (Jodi Picoult). Ethan Frome, written by Edith Wharton in 1911, embodies this quote. In Ethan Frome, all three main characters, Ethan, Mattie and Zeena have made decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. Ethan and Mattie had an inappropriate relationship behind Ethans significant other, Zeena 's, back which caused each of them to be emotionally distraught.
April Raintree, a novel by Beatrice Mosionier, is about a young Indigenous girl who develops an identity crisis, experiences physical assault, and faces abandonment. She must navigate the complexities of her mixed heritage as well as the prejudice and discrimination she encounters from both white and Indigenous communities. Throughout the novel, April's search for a sense of self and belonging is a recurring theme, as she battles with identity issues and the impact of her experiences on her sense of self. April is seen as a strong and proud young Indigenous but later on, she encounters various complications. She is constantly seen to be lying about her Indigenous culture and also lying to herself.
Closed Wounds One night Rex stumbles in after a night of drinking, all beaten and cut up. He asks Jeannette for help to sew up a deep laceration on his arm. Jeanette is very scared and does not want to. After being pressured through some words of encouragement from Rex she begins to sew it up.
How would you react to someone you love getting murdered? What would you do? In the book Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, Will Holloman has to ask himself these questions. Two days before the book takes place, his brother Shawn gets shot. Will plans to follow his community's rules and get revenge for him.
Would you ever get revenge on someone you love? This is the book Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. This book has won multiple awards since 2017 when the novel was released. The author puts the reader in a 15 year old's perspective, Will, whose brother, Shawn, was killed due to gun violence. Shawn has the biggest impact on Will because Shawns the one who got killed, his own brother, he sees Shawn on the elevator and gets emotional, and finally, Will didn't think twice about getting revenge for Shawn.
In “April Raintree”, published by Beatrice Culleton, it explores the difficulties, and identity struggles faced by two indigenous sisters. In this essay, you will read about how societal pressure affects choices in life for Cheryl Raintree (the protagonist's sister). Throughout the story, Cheryl suffered many traumatic events that not only affected her, but changed her. In addition, the following paragraphs will show evidence of how societal pressure affected Cheryl’s choices in life. To begin with, Cheryl experienced a lot of adversity as a child.
Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree demonstrates that genetics are not the only factor in determining the characteristics of a person but a person's parents and life events shape them dramatically as well. Starting off, a main character named Grace has gone through a teenage pregnancy. This hardship has made their family enter therapy; “‘I don't even recognize who I am anymore! You act like I’m just going back to high school and go to dances and prom and everything, but none of that has happened. I can’t even go to the mall without people whispering about me, calling me a slut!
“I am Andy (Hunter).” The decision to live a life as part of a gang brings one to take pride in wearing garments of clothing as simple as a purple jacket, it also brings about a sense of security and pride as one becomes identified as part of a that group. One does not realize however, they lose their own identity in the association, no longer known as themselves, they are seen only as part of that gang. Is it worth it, to lose one’s identity almost completely, with constant looks over one’s shoulder for potential danger, and in a time of need denied help because of fear of backlash; all because of a purple jacket and its suggestion. All these questions, poured over Andy as he lay in his final minutes on a rain-washed sidewalk, at the end of an alley, where he suffered an open wound gash to his stomach just moments after being confronted by a rival gang.
If she cheers, chants, flips, tumbles, yells, stunts, jumps, or just plain has SPIRIT she's a cheerleader! A jolt of energy rushed through my body and hit my heart when they called us up to take the floor. Right in front of me there was the panel of judges staring at me as if I was the last cheeseburger on earth and they were hungry. I listen out for my friend to start the cheer, I take my last breath before we’re about to start.
