When Michael learns about his mother's location he starts to show a little more care for all of the other characters. Michael starts to develop a lot of leader skills which shows care. One example of these leadership skills that show care is when they group was going through the hard drive that Grace had pulled up to maybe find a clue about his mother's location, and when they couldn't find little to no information about her location topic. His heart Fell. This shows loving care between two characters in the story(42-32).
’His eyes widened. ‘Cool!’” This show that Josh is important to the story because it show how much Josh doesn't care about the shooting and how he doesnt even feel sad for the Ward family. This causes Michael to have to lie to his brother and pretend it wasn't him which is his first stone or lie he has to swallow. Josh is also important because this helps us know how Michael feels because Josh makes Michael get nervous every time he talks about the accident.
Starting with the beginning of the book Michael had been born, and was chosen to be on trial for a clinical electronic drug that was meant to find anything wrong with the new born babies. As each individual grew up only 17 out a decent number survived and were slowly being hunted down because this electric had given each one powers that they could use. " I get bullied like you... That secret is the reason we moved to Idaho in the first place" (Evans 4-6). This was shown when Michael had spent his whole life on the run and getting bullied until he moved to Idaho where he had met his best friend Ostin.
In the end, Michael stops hating his Aunt Esther and finds some things about her that remind him of his mom. This story shows that Michael was going through grief and has changed a lot. In the beginning, Michael felt lonely and hates his Aunt. Michael and his Aunt Esther don’t get along and don’t have a lot of things in common.
Once Michael understands what Francis is saying, he starts to protest the idea of him not being at home helping him support their mother. Although this is important to the story what happens after is in my opinion why this is so important in the book. After Francis and Michael stop arguing about if Francis will move out and suddenly hear someone yell at the, from the apartment saying the police are on their way. As he says this Francis and Michael start running home. As both of them run from the police coming Francis stops which also makes Michael stop and then he realizes that Anton was shot and killed because of the recent events.
- Michael feels extreme guilt for leaving his mother behind during the bombing raid, even though she willingly stayed behind. He had just lost his brother, and therefore he did not want to lose someone else who was close to
Michael is an example of being able to persevere through any rough
Francis was feeling depression, and anger. The feelings that were centrifuging his mind were eating away at his mind and making him feel suicidal and doubtful of his
The novel follows him when he experiences the problems that his fatal flaw,
Douglass is also expressing the mental affect that her mistreatment had on him. On the same page Douglass wrote, “Slavery soon proved its ability to divest her of these heavenly qualities. Under its influence, the tender heart became stone…” (pg.66). In this metaphor Douglass conveys how the power of slavery made his mistress become cruel.
The feeling of belonging and acceptance is a need that all humans want and strive for. People are able to get this belonging through clubs, offices, school, family, friends, and sports teams. Micheal lacked a family and belonged to something for a long period of time. Michael was passed around foster homes and was known as the “runner” because he always came back home to help his mom. His mom was addicted to crack and often told Michael “to close his eyes” to hide the horrible things in the world.
Michael's grief manifests in his interactions with others, as he becomes withdrawn and emotionally distant, finding it challenging to connect with those around him. 2. Stagnation and Inability to Move On: Michael's grief also manifests in his inability to move forward and find closure. He becomes stuck in a state of stagnation, unable to progress in his personal life. Despite the passage of time, Michael continues to dwell on his brother's death, preventing him from fully engaging with the present or envisioning a future beyond his grief.
In the novel, The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham, Michael, one of the central characters, demonstrates character traits of a hero and leadership qualities. He is considered a blasphemy in his community because he is telepathic; however, no one knows of his telepathy, except his telepathic group, since on the outside, he looks completely normal. Michael is originally from Waknuk, a religious community where people strictly believe in the true image of God, and later goes to a different school in Kentak. As the novel progresses, he becomes a hero to his community, friends, and to the people who matter to him. He is willing to risk his life that made it possible for him to rescue and guide his friends escaping from the persecution in Waknuk.
Mayans were an extremely advanced civilization. Why? Their lives revolved around their religion. Lot’s of acts were done out of the benefit for the gods. Starting with religion and following into, arts, sciences and warfare, each had religion dipped in the roots to show the gods the undying faith of the Mayans.
Schlink uses characterisation at the beginning of the novel to convey to the reader that Michael is a fifteen-year-old boy, anxious to grow up, struggling with the conflict internally that is felt by the majority of young adults. Sometimes he feels incredibly confident, brilliant, charismatic and popular, however, sometimes feels “like an enormous failure who has no friends and is not at all pleasant to look at.” There is no in-between to these feelings. When Michael meets Hanna Schmidt, “he is immediately drawn to her, but does not understand why. Prior to meeting Hanna, he has had no intimate experiences but is attracted to her in a way he does not fully comprehend.”
