The overall theme of Gary Paulsen's memoir Dirk the Protector is help will appear in your time of need. For example, Dirk appeared moments before Gary ran straight into the bullies after working at the bowling alley. This shows that Dirk was there when Gary needed him the most. Even though it might have been the hamburger, Dirk stayed with Gary for a long time, even after he left the bullies left Gary alone. Another example from the text is that Gary was also there in Dirks time of need.
The dog having rabies causes the neighborhood to stand still. Atticus Finch is given the job to put the dog down. He successfully stops the dog. Even though Tim dies, this is not the last time the scene is mentioned. This scene is mentioned during important moments in the book.
The battle between the two is very damaging to both sides, but in the end neither side wins but they stop fighting and begin to work together. The book ended on a sad note because one of the Spackle was trying to kill the mayor. He thought he saw the mayor but it ended up being Todd who he shot in the chest. Todd’s noise stopped indicating that he had died but the Spackle attempted curing him and his noise would occasionally come back. I also started Garth Stein’s
Willie-Jay is one of Perry's few friends in In Cold Blood and he is the only one of those friends who attempts to change Perry's attitude and to save him from future violence. Willie-Jay is honest and respectful with Perry, a combination of traits unique in Perry's experience. An older man, Willie-Jay sees Perry as a person who needs help and he astutely recognizes that one thing Perry lacks especially is self-esteem. By acknowledging Perry's intellect and his talent, Willie-Jay ingratiates himself with Perry and becomes a mentor figure.
He demonstrates this through taking on tough challenges at his age to save his friends and would do anything for them, just as Russell has shown through out the
Nearing the end of the book, I made another prediction. I predict that Déja’s family will move out of the homeless shelter that they live in and into another residence that they could afford. I can see this happening because recently, Pop has earned himself a job, meaning that the rest of the family has more than one person to rely on for earning money. At the beginning of the book, Pop was always feeling very sick - he was sad and coughing all the time. At that point, Déja’s mom was the only one who had a job and she was the one that her children relied on to keep food on the table.
Making jokes at him, but in more of a friendly way. He is also very good at basketball. His dad tells a story about how they played some men in basketball and they were tied and Victory scored the last basket and won them the game. Together they make an amazing match. Victory changes from this warrior type to more of a kind of sensitive, kind of not after he gets back to town and fixes the issues he had with his dad, cleansing himself with the throwing of his fathers ashes into Spokane
Standing at about six feet tall, stocky, and has long rusty-colored sideburns. His eyes are gray and he has a wide grin. (Pg. 9) Dallas Winston- He had an elfish face with high cheek bones.
Gary is the first character to enter the story. As well as being the narrator, he is also a main, dynamic, and round character. Additionally, he is an ergonomic architect and designed the system for their home. The home does everything, including checking his vitals and cooking
In Charlotte Tennessee, November 24, 1938, Bailey (father) and Mazell (mother) Robertson were about to become new parents, to a boy, named Oscar. For “The Big O”, all he knew when it came to basketball is utter domination. He had started playing when he was six, dominated then, played in middle school, dominated then. Then everything changed when he got to high school and moved. Oscar had moved to Indianapolis his freshman year of high school.
And the dog dirk is found under a fire escape by Gary trying to avoid happy. Here I will tell you about the personality traits about these two best friends. Dirk the dog is very tough because he beats up happy two times. Another character trait is that dirk is very loyal because he will do anything to protect the boy Gary.
“The Yellow Wallpaper”: Psychological, Feminist and Reliability Aspects in the Story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman does not provide much information about character’s life, but creates a good basis for discussions on different topics. Psychology is one of the main issues in this list. The short story also raises strong feminist issues and makes the reader doubt in the narrator’s reliability. While they have different topics and styles, it can be compared with stories written by different authors, like Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ambrose Bierce or Edgar Alan Poe.
His compassionate side is evident in his childhood as he saved Katniss’s family from starving by giving her a bread even though he was not allowed. Moreover, he is also a selfless and good-hearted boy as he is willing to do everything to protect Katniss in the arena. He also shows his love towards her by doing so. We also get to know that he has been in love with Katniss since they were five years old.
"The Girl Who Survived" by Carol Bierman and Bronia Brandman. This book is about a family who went into hiding during the holocaust. Bronia starts of at the age of nine years old and ends up being the only one out of her family to survive. Bronia along with Mila, Mendek, and Bonzeka are the main characters in this book. The story was about the family and unsuspected new friends and what they experienced long the way.
“A hard worker and never lazy, and so big and fine‐looking He didn’t take things hard, he didn’t grouch and whine when things didn’t go his way” She describes the time that they spent together as a wonderful time a time filled with joy that she will never now again. His character was too good almost perfect not only did
