The novel Clean Getaway by Nic Stone is centered around a Kid and his grandma, Scoob, and G’ma. G’ma spontaneously asks Scoob to go on this trip through southern America and Scoob agrees as he is in a little bit of trouble with his father. During the trip, G’ma takes Scoob to a whole bunch of memorable places for her as she has attempted to take this trip with her husband, Scoobs grandpa who died in prison. Throughout the trip G’ma continuously has been caught by Scoob doing some unusual things from possibly robbing a jewelry store to hide from authorities. Each piece of information Scoob receives allows him to realize he knows a lot less about G’ma than he thought.
In the nonfiction novel, “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” American author, John Berendt, gives his account of a 1981 murder case that took place in Savannah, Georgia. Even though during the 1980s, United States as a whole is heading towards prosperity as the Cold War ends in 1981, he repeatedly touches back on the undercurrent southern racism. Berendt draws a vivid picture of Southern Gothic weirdness to convey, using real life occurrences and characters, the idea of what kind of people exist in the community to readers of all places. The writer uses rhetorical devices such as description, foreshadowing, and dysphemism to successfully depict the occurrences in suspenseful yet humorous tone.
The novel goes through many recurring themes such as child abuse, social and economic differences, and legitimacy. These themes not only impact the main character but all the characters as a whole. It is the harrowing story of how Ruth Anne “Bone” Boatwright, a child must learn to cope and deal with the many terrible atrocities that are inflicted upon her by her stepfather, “Daddy Glen.” Before Bone could even coherently make a judgment upon herself she was labeled as an outcast. She was a sin and mistake that should be labeled as such for the world to know about it.
Ron Rash’s novel One Foot in Eden tells a story of murder in a small South Carolina town. However, this novel is more of “why-dunnit” as opposed to the much more common “who-dunnit”. Rash utilizes the viewpoints of multiple characters to tell the story; this feature aids the reader in gaining a more in-depth understanding of the novel. The setting and imagery of this novel also help shape the character’s minds and, therefore, their actions and reactions as well. One Foot in Eden is the epitome of the Southern Gothic novel: it portrays Southern culture and its shortcomings, and the effect that characters have one another.
Sookan changes in many ways throughout the book, Year of Impossible Goodbyes, when faced with the following situations: when grandfather dies, when mother gets held back and Sookan and Inchun have to move on, and finally when Sookan and Inchun cross the border to get to the South. After grandfather passed away, Sookan and her family became very sick and depressed. This changed Sookan because grandfather had always been her number one supporter and was her role model. Sookan stayed calm and knew that he was always there for her, she also feels better because when she held his hand, she felt a little Buddha go into her and it made her feel and calm "Slowly, a feeling of calmness came over me.
The book, The Ugly American, is a great example of U.S. representatives exerting influence while working abroad. Special Operations Forces (SOF) also hold the same power of influence when deployed. Many of the characters portray SOF imperatives, either positively and/or negatively. This paper examines the three character vignettes of Coronel Hillandale, Father Finian, and Major Monet and my personal experiences to show how the SOF imperatives apply in today’s environment.
Within John Hubner’s Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth, he includes different experiences of juveniles held within the youth facility where they are encouraged to participate in rehabilitation programs to better themselves as an individual. Ronnie is a juvenile located within the facility due to his action of breaking and entering into an elderly couple’s home to commit a robbery, and then he kidnapped Joseph and Martha. He was born in Frederick, Oklahoma, where there was a major drug scene. His mother, Marina, worked as a clerk in an appliance store where she met Ronnie’s father, Griff, who worked as a frame carpenter. They both got married at a young age, and then Marina became pregnant with Ronnie, and eighteen months
My character is Sherman Butler. He believes that the government should be very strong and play a huge role in the people's lives, only if they can protect his state's interests. He has chosen that he wants a strong government for various reasons. One reason is that, he has over 80 slaves working for him. If the people cannot have a say against slavery, the government won't do anything differently about the situation and Sherman can keep his slaves.
Elizabeth Lee Dr. William Sewell English 201 3 May 2016 Varsity Blues Movie Analysis Varsity Blues is set at a high school in a small town in Texas. This movie tells a story about 5 football players, their coach and their hometown, which idolizes them. The theme I get from Varsity Blues is about goals and heroes.
In Philip Roth’s Goodbye, Columbus is a coming-of-age story, in which the twenty-three-year-old Neil Klugman, particularly in relation to his Jewish identity. The event that that precipitates this identity crisis is meeting Brenda Patimkin, with whom he has a relationship over the course of a summer. While Brenda and Neil are both Jewish, their differences in socioeconomic class create the central tensions of their relationship. Neil lives with his aunt and uncle in a lower-middle-class area of Newark, New Jersey, and works in a public library.
“I don’t kill anybody. But I ride with killers, so that makes me a killer.” Zits contemplates, charging into the “Indian’s Camp”, in the book Flight by Sherman Alexie. Gus is an American Soldier fighting against the Native Americans in Kansas. Zits is able to invade and control Gus’s mind.
Desire is the need for an object, a feeling or a person. One can have a desire for something that is essential for survival, such as water or food, but desire could be used to harm others or oneself. Through A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, Ishmael’s perspective of desire was altered dramatically. These desires were changed from his surroundings or events that were taking place. In the book, Ishmael was easily manipulated by his desires.
Throughout the Book Year Of Impossible Goodbyes, Sookan starts out as a completely different person from who she ends as. She starts out as a shy girl who is controlled and has to rely on everyone. In the end she is strong enough to take care of her little brother for a few days and provide for him. She changes from the moments when she is picking up branches from her grandfather's beloved tree, while she is angry and wishes that she wasn't born Korean, and while she is tried but still takes care of Inchun.
The support of friends and family can help contribute to a character's ability to overcome difficulties. In The One Safe Place by Tania Unsworth, Devin was able to overcome his problems with the help of his friends and family. Devin's grandfather helps Devin overcome his difficulties throughout the story. At the beginning of the book, Devin was struggling to take care of the farm on his own when his grandfather died and remembered his grandfather once said: "' You'll go there someday too, Dev.' His grandfather had told him 'When you're ready to leave.'"
The vivid images of the old, small town of Whistle Stop in the state of Alabama, gives the viewer an outright sense of place. The state of Alabama is a place where racism was overwhelming and African Americans were repressed under the domination of white people. The way that Big George and his family was treated shows how racism was deeply rooted in the South. Through the use of sense of place, the viewer is able to understand what a Southern town “feels” like. With the detailed description of characters and places, an outsider is easily distinguished from a local citizen.
