The book unbroken is about a man named louie zamperini. It talks about the horrors he faced during and after the war such as ptsd, torture, starvation and meny more. In this essay i will talk about the 3 most important traits that led to him forgive his former captors. As well as the one who tortured him the most during his time being a POW and and in his nightmares. The 3 most important traits that led him to forgive them were bravery, determination, and his motivation.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is a novel about Lily, who runs away from home to Tiburon, after she and Rosaleen, her “stand-in mom” were arrested. Lily killed her mother at a young age, and she feels guilty about it. When Lily and Rosaleen are at Tiburon, Lily finds a picture of The Black Madonna at a store, which was the same picture that Lily’s mom had. This leads them to a pink house, where they meet August, June, and May. August is the oldest and is seen as the leader of the house. Before each chapter of the novel, there is a quote.
Unbroken is a biography about World War II veteran Louis Zamperini, who was a former olympic track runner who survived a plane crash in the pacific ocean. Spent up to 47 days drifting in the ocean. However that wasn’t even close to how long he spent as a prisoner of war in three Japanese camps. Louis had an interesting , and suspenseful life, but he managed to survive which is the surprising part of it all. This book gave us an insight into Louis Zamperini’s life about how belief is the most powerful, if not essential part of growing and overcoming crisis.
Cheerful Beings in a World of Darkness Stephen, Matsu, and Sachi all have suffering in a world of hate, violence, and broken hearts thus forming a bond. Stephen even becomes “the musuko we lost so many years ago” (205). This bond is shown throughout the novel The Samurai’s Garden, by Gail Tsukiyama. It is a realistic fiction novel. The pressures and suffering vary between for example Sachi has massive pressure to honor her family by killing herself due to contracting leprosy.
In the book, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Jeannette talks about her life growing up, along with the struggles and memories. In the article, “Why Losing Control Can Make You Happier” by Raj Raghunathan, his perspective is that being overly controlling can make you unhappy. I know this because the article says, “Being overly controlling of outcomes like being overly controlling of others also lowers happiness. ”(Raghunathan 2). Jeannette’s perspective of order and chaos is not like other people, her perspective is normal to her, she's used to it.
English 10 P3 Shonbom Soleil Johnson Authenticity in A Silent Peace In the novel A Silent Peace by John Knowles, I believe that neither of the boys are entirely genuine because Finny is manipulative, and Gene villanizes Finny and sees him as an opponent instead of a friend; however, Finny is more genuine than Gene because he always believes in him and saw him as a true friend. From the start of the novel, Finny is shown to be popular amongst the staff and students at Devon due to the fact that he is naturally charismatic and charming. He knows how to flatter teachers and students alike and can lie without raising the slightest suspicion. At first glance, he may seem like a genuinely kind boy, but the people closest to him, like Gene, can see through him.
April Raintree spends years of her childhood in an abusive and neglectful foster home but works her hardest to focus on making it through to get to a better life. After being removed from a foster home that April loved and was cared for in, she is moved to the DeRosiers where she is neglected, abused, and used by the family. The only thing that kept April going was her hope for the future and her plans once she turned 18. This quote represents April’s thought process while enduring the DeRosiers and illustrating what she was looking forward to: “It means that kids like me had to take what kids like the DeRosiers gave, and none of that was good. Well, I wasn’t going to live like a half-breed.
The House of the Scorpion is a science fiction novel written by Nanny Farmer and is meant to be for young adults. This book tells the story of Matt, a young clone owned by a powerful drug lord El Patron. Matt later finds out the truth about where he comes from and faces challenges to try to find his place in society. This book has many adult subjects like abuse and drugs in this book, yet some would criticize that it is a bit much for children to read about. though Farmer's intent for this is to make kids aware of different types of dangers.
Character Development of Misha in Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli A person’s personality comes from two main areas; nature, and nurture. The abstract story of Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli shows the development of the protagonist, Misha’s personality. Milkweed takes place during World War 2 in Warsaw, Poland, and follows Misha’s life like how he travels around to follow the Milgrom family, smuggles food to survive, as well as how he moved on with life after the war. In the novel Milkweed written by Jerry Spinelli, Misha’s character development is mainly from the nurture area as opposed to the nature area as his environment gives him a slight air of stupidity, curiosity, and different ways of doing certain things.
John Updike, author of the novel The Witches of Eastwick, comments upon the daily lives of three witches in a small town. It is clear that their magic powers set their lives apart, but things become truly strange for them when a new man, named Darryl Van Horne, moves into a mansion nearby. Although he is the antagonist, his sexual desires overtake the story in ridiculous ways. Through his manipulation, quest for power, and independence, The Witches of Eastwick exaggerates the heterosexual male fantasy of turning powerful women into pawns of sexual pleasure.
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!
In the beginning of Purple Hibiscus, Kambili adversities do not elicit talents she never knew she had, which disproves Horaces’ argument that adversity leads to positive change. Kambili imagined the door was broke and Papa was trying to fix it. On page 33 the book says “ If I imagined it. It would be true.” Kambili is delusional because she knows the noise is coming from Papa beating Mama
Additionally, the narrator realizes her consciousness is constantly changing as she “loves the thing untouched by lore…the thing that is not cultivated… the thing built up” (473). The narrator’s consciousness faces another struggle between trying to find equal good in both the culture of her people and the new culture that has been introduced to her. Yet, she stands boldly “one foot in the dark, the other in the light” (473), as she forms a bridge between the two cultures and is stuck while she tries to understand her sense of self. Finally, the silent voice, a metaphor for her faith, calls out to her.
Silence has turned into a weapon for them: something they can use against their Papa Eugene as a resistor in their dictatorial household. A defining moment for Kambili is when she uses silence in this way, and manages to turn the negative effects into her own source of strength: “What has gotten into you?” Papa asked. “What is wrong with you?” I lay on the floor, curled tight . . .
The country, Venezuela was one of the wealthiest countries of the world, but after their oil crisis the country now has been perceived as one of the most horrendous economy, leaving an abundance of Venezuelans desperate for food and dying of hunger. As vile as the country’s economy sounds, Venezuela is bountiful with culture, from their native ancestors’ culture and techniques that are still used today. Not only is the country rich with culture, but also has an abundance of alluring geography, from rainforests to beaches to deserts the country’s geography is filled with distinct features that is not found anywhere else. Venezuela is a country with a rich culture and history. It was discovered by the Europeans during one of Christopher Columbus’ voyages to the Americas.
