3885 Wednesday Wars March “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. ”- Winston Churchill. In the novel The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt, the protagonist, Holling Hoodhood, has a friend named Mai Thi from a Vietnam, she is a refugee. Mrs. Bigio, a teacher from their school, Camillo Junior High, got news from the war saying her husband was supposedly dead.
In the novel The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt the main character, Holling Hoodhood is born 1954 while at the same time as Mickey Mantle the baseball legend was starting his whole career. Mickey Mantle was born in 1931 and at a young age he started playing baseball. Like Mickey Mantle, Holling had a lot to look forward to and a great life ahead. Mickey was taught new things at an early age like switch hitting and Holling was already discovering how good of an architect he would make.
The theme I chose for The Wednesday Wars is the growth of Holling. They call it The Wednesday Wars because every Wednesday Holling had to stay with his teacher that he thought did not like him and she made him work and over the year he grew in friendship with her. The reason I chose the growth of Holling as the theme is because throughout the year, Mrs. Baker helped him grow in stature and knowledge. I chose this because at the start of the book Holling was bad at running and then Mrs. Baker helped him and he grew in running. Lastly, I chose the growth of Holling is because Holling grew in friendship with Meryl Lee.
Whether it’s gain in wealth, jobs, friends, relationships, or anything you could imagine. They will perfect themselves and what they do until this all manifests. So when you see characters in movies or books you also see that they indeed do it too. In the book The Wednesday Wars you see this is the main character’s family, especially the father. The main character Holling strives to become better,
“It’s not about being better than someone else it's about being better than you were yesterday. ”-unknown. the novel The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt, the main character Holling Hoodhood drew a picture of his dad's design for his school and gave it to a girl named Meryl Lee Kowalski. Meryl Lee’s dad Mr. Kowalski was also wanting to design the school.
Their actions draw attention to their beliefs about themselves. The other extreme is the people who strive to be good or perfect. They live in constant fear of others discovering ‘what they already know’ that they are frauds, failures. Often these people are the pillars of society.
Yearning to be the best is only for self-reassurance; knowing you are the brightest star in the universe. Believing you are someone you are not is a hoax; even though deep down they know they are not that person, they will never admit it. After analyzing
It's a process we all go through and continues all throughout our educational career, that's why the valedictorians get to speak at the graduations, not just every ordinary student that is graduating. Even later in life, in the workplace, employees are always comparing themselves to the other employees, trying to be better than the other, trying to more successful than the other to be able to get that next big promotion. Business compare themselves to one another, trying to sell more
If nobody changed who they were to conform to the masses, individuality wouldn't be met with fear, but understanding. We should always strive to do act in life because it makes us happy, not because it pleases
A famous artist once said, “Vanity can overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.” Personal gain often overshadows the sagacious decision that a person should take. Although many people do not realize, they often tend to value other people’s perception of them rather than what is considered sensible in a situation. Most people’s behavior is often derived from their concern of pride and social status.
William Shakespeare once said, “We know what we are, but know not what we may be”. Holling Hoodhood, the main character in The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt, really embodies this quote because in the novel Holling tries to figure out who he is. Especially when his father, Mr. Hoodhood, pressures Holling into wanting to be a part of his company. This shows that Holling doesn't want to follow in his dad’s footsteps and be his own person. Therefore, Holling decides who he is and what he wants to be by: reading Shakespeare (relating to the characters), having Mrs.Baker help him in learning new things, and having relationships with his family.
Not knowing how to control our pride and judging others will lead to destruction. So always practice the habit to be kind, listen more and accept our mistakes, in this way we will be loved by people and we will have a delightful
People are always trying to fit in with the people around them, to make friends, and live a happy life. But it
In our life, we often have experiences that teach us how and what we want to be like when we grow up. Everyone has ups and downs from time to time that make one want to stop and other times make one want to run while individually they feel free. The Garden Story by Katherine Mansfield and The First Born Son by Ernest Buckler both show how parental pressure, social pressure, and family pressure around an individual can influence the way one will treat others. Once in a while it is an advantage when they want to change the world to make it better for others, but oftentimes it is for the worse because they personally accept the problems they have and never trying to fix them. Both stories have parental influences that want them to stay as they are, tradition influences that professions stay in the family, and they are always compared to the better child that is more like by parents.
We think of ourselves all the time, and even if we think we are putting others first most of the time we really aren’t. People in general are selfish for their own well-being. People typically strive for their goals, dreams, and views of what success is. Nobody wants to miss out on opportunity to get what they want in life, so the big question is “Why possibly sacrifice your opportunity for the sake of another person?” You only live one life so your best to go ahead and take your shot at opportunity.
