Cynthia Lord has used character and style to create a novel of contemporary realistic fiction about a young girl struggling to accept the world she lives in. Lord uses dialogue to build a relationship between Catherine and Jason. It’s through these conversations that Lord is able to expose Catherine’s strengths and weaknesses when it comes to living with David, developing new friendships and accepting the reality of her life. It’s these strengths and weaknesses that help the reader identify with her. Lord’s unique style also helps the reader get a peek into the lives of the characters.
The short story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, exfoliates the theme sometimes the thought isn't what counts. Head most, the narrator, also known as Brother, is remembering his little brother, Doodle. Doodle was unique on all levels, mentally, physically, but not emotionally. Brother made plans to strangle him in his sleep with a pillow one night. He was embarrassed to be seen with him, but then he thought that for his own sake he should “help” Doodle.
Lucas Dial Alt English 111 10 January, 2018 The Other Wes Moore The Other Wes Moore is a story of two different lives, but with the same name, and how their journeys have been shaped by their decisions in the past. Through the book, there are many recurring themes. An individual's choices has consequences, Discipline and violence, the influence of family and friends are all common themes shown by author Wes moore throughout the book, shining light on each of their life journeys.
The straggles of the kids whose parents are not at home a whole lot are shown in the novel Williwaw. Which is written by Tom Bodett and published in 1999, is a story about two kids from Alaska, Ivan and September who are 12 and 13 years old, they got into the trouble because they did not follow their dads rules. The main theme “challenges of life” can clearly be seen within the novel Williwaw. For Ivan and September challenges of taking care for themselves means staying at home alone for several weeks because their father is not home and their mother died a few years ago. That means that they have to look after themselves and stay out of the troubles and the most important follow their dads rules.
The theme that I choice for Tangerine is “Sometimes good change can come from bad situations.” An example of the theme is when the Lake Windsor school gets swallowed up by a sinkhole. Although it ruined art of the school and many students were hurt, Paul had a chance to change his life. The sinkhole helped him get into another school without an IEP and without an IEP, Paul can play soccer. Another example is when Paul made a mistake when playing the soccer championship.
What would you do if your dreams were shattered by the weight of societal expectations? Within the pages of the captivating novel, “Love Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed”, a profound exploration of identity, love, and personal agency unfolds. At the heart of this novel stand two interesting characters, Maya Aziz and Phil Hernandez. Maya is a courageous Muslim girl, with Indian heritage, who finds herself residing in a predominately white community, where her parent's traditional values clash with her inside-burning desire for self-independence and self-expression. Similarly, Phil Hernandez, a young man of white descent has his own internal struggles, attempting to do his personal ambitions without publicity, to avoid humiliation or embarrassment.
Melinda Sordino started ninth grade just as afraid and alone as I did. At an End-of-the-Summer party, Melinda was raped by a football player from Merryweather, her new high school. She immediately called the cops to report the crime, however the kneejerk reaction of the underage drinkers occupying the houseparty silenced her and chased her away. Consequently, Melinda’s best friends from middle school abandoned her; no one wanted to be associated with the squealer. Her parents were distant and never took the time to understand the sudden change in Melinda’s demeanor.
Imagination and reality mixed together and the line between the two blurred on May 31st, 2014 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Morgan and Bella had been best friends since fourth grade but now in sixth grade they had the addition of Anissa. Each of these girls felt as if Morgan was their closest friend and they weren’t the most social children in school. Parents would call them misfits or not the girliest girls at the school. These girls had very active imaginations however Morgan had a darker imagination.
I would recommend this book to any teenage girl who won’t mine wasting tissues for tears and will not mine getting angry at characters. I would recommend this book to a teenage girl because of all of the romance and usually boy aren’t in to those things. If you are up for the challenge, I will recommend this book to you. All I have to say if you decide to read this novel, fasten your seat belts and enjoy the ride through a page-turning journey, the loops the author puts you threw from her described word choice and the swift pace you’re put on by the
Tangerine was a nice book and the theme that I chose for this reflection is “though things may appear perfect on the outside, they are falling apart under the surface.” I chose this this theme because I believe that this theme can be related to a lot of people. This theme related to this story Tangerine and the characters inside. One of the characters that related to this theme was Erik Fisher; the older brother of Paul Fisher. He related to this theme because on the outside Erik was a Pro Football player that seems nice to his parents and other people.
“I don’t care whether they like me or not. Everybody’s stupid, that’s what I think. I care if I like me, that’s what I truly care about” (33), Molly Bolt is a strong-willed, genuine, and unapologetic protagonist that is striving to overachieve societal expectations based on her gender, race, and sexual preferences. Rubyfruit Jungle, by Rita Mae Brown, depicts the story of a young women chasing her identity and ambitions of being a film artist, all the while coming to realization of her lesbian sexuality. This novel portrays the hardships of lacking parental and financial support and the overwhelming will to succeed that undermines these limitations, as well as the constant search and adventure to discover new opportunities, in her life and
The book, Bad Feminist, written by Roxane Gay, is a collection of essays that argues about many topics of feminism and typical problems in today’s society. “What We Hunger For," is one of her personal essays. Gay reveals to her reader the difficult journey she had to endure as a teen, while also taking her reader through the cultural experiences that many girls endure but never talk about. She later explores The Hunger Games trilogy and its heroine Katniss Everdeen to emphasize the cathartic and sobering stories in young adult literature. Gay claims that through the use of young adult literature and movies that speak of true experiences and accomplishments, the dark past young adult endure can be unlock and resolved.
Cool Runnings an American comedy sporting film, is loosely based on the true story of the first Jamaican National Bobsled Team. The film was released on the 3rd of March, 1994, and was directed by John Turteltaub and stars Leon Robinson, Douglas Bourne, Rawle D Lewis, Malik Yoba and John Candy. The main theme of the film is that if you persevere and are determined anything is achievable. The theme in the movie is best displayed through film events, characters and film techniques The film events in the movie
The novel Lockie Leonard by Tim Winton is the story of a twelve-year-old boy who moves to a new town. He struggles to settle in and make new friends in his new school until he falls in love with the most popular girl in the school. Vicki is very mature, outgoing, a rule breaker and always goes against what her parents think or say, however Lockie is conservative, aware of his actions and respects his parents highly. The novel explores the themes of love, puberty, happiness, values and respect, peer pressure versus family.
The author of the novel, Everyday, Mr. David Levithan, gives the readers a genderless, faceless, and virtually nameless protagonist who still manages to be endearing and emotionally resonant. Leaving a question—can a love between a bodiless soul and a real human possibly work—captivates on its own, the novel’s greatest strength lies in its ability to capture many different experiences of young adults. From stress to depression, the daily struggles of A’s bodies transform this love story into a brilliant mediation on teen life. The novel is called as wise, widely unique love story of a teen. The story began with a confusing jump start that bridges me to confusion.
