Indeed, the majority of what I found was differences. However, Rudy and I experienced similar obstacles that define each identity. First of all, isn’t it seems obvious that because two people have only couple characteristics in common and held the majority of differences, this two person is not alike? At first, I believed that this statement is true because if two distinct people have characteristics not in common, then they should encounter a different kind of obstacles and grew up differently. This could be said to Rudy and me.
The Analysis of the Stranger, John Wilson in The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson Heroes in literary works were once referred to as the "rebel"; however, the rebel has been replaced by the "stranger" in recent literature. In Lois Simmie's The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson, the novel centers on the title character who is alienated, disaffected and an outsider. The author’s depiction of the central character of Wilson as a stranger engages the reader in a different way, by having the reader want to know more about this mysterious and striking figure.
In this passage from The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi Durrow, Jesse and Rachel are the only ones there after Brick and Lakeisha left when Jesse took out some drugs to smoke. Rachel decides to follow everything that Jesse says; run into a fountain, dip her head into the water. They end up talking about travelling into his car after being insulted by strangers who were playing rock music. Durrow demonstrates that dissimilarity is only noticeable by those affected by it.
Everyone has their own similarities and differences in their own ways. In the novel Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements, Bobby and Alicia have their own extreme similarities and differences. Bobby and Alicia both have similarities because they both have a major setback and their mothers surprisingly went to the same college and majored in the same courses. These characters also have differences as an example, Alicia was popular at school and Bobby was not. Next Alicia acts very mature unlike Bobby.
There are some similarities and differences that we notice. Others…. Not so much. We notice these things in our environment, in others, and in ourselves from day to day. When it comes to trying learn the differences and similarities between those things it is appealing and we are intrigued.
The first way that we are different is that we have very different personality traits. Melinda's personality traits are artistic, reserved, and very observant. We know that she is very artistic when it says in the book that Melinda's sanctuary is the art room because it is a place of creativity. This shows that she likes art very much because she can express herself through her artwork. My personality traits are outgoing, intelligent, and humble.
Love, a complicated state of mine one can be in, making it difficult to grasp the hard-held truth that comes with it. In Andre Dubus’s The Intruder, Kenneth a boy of wild imagination and a fondness over his sister Connie makes efforts to protect and retain her. As Connie’s boyfriend Douglas decides to sneak out and meet with her, Kenneth hears the footsteps and an attempt to defend him and his sister, he grabs his gun and shoots, for who he thinks is a prowler. The harsh action that Kenneth makes, is a result of the jealousy and deep affection that he has for his sister Connie.
My brother and I do not have many things in common. Kenny and Byron from The Watsons go to Birmingham, 1963 by Cristopher Paul Curtis do not have much in common either. They act like they have nothing in common even though they have some things in common. Although they do have many difference’s they do have things in common. Byron and Kenny have more in common than they realize.
As I have been reading Night, Real Time, and Long Way Gone I have seen things that relate to our lives today like the situation with all of the characters in each of these books trying to survive in there circumstance that they are in. I feel like I live each day trying to thank god for waking me up and going on with my days just like what the characters of “Night” and “Long Way Gone” with the different characters situation they had to face in order to survive and improve themselves. From the particular situation with friends and family with the discussion of understanding the story a little bit better than what I have found about the story was with my teacher Mrs.Smith and her understandings of what I should do in order to understand the books we have read.
The audience and readers may not always understand the importance of a small character in the protagonists' character development. The Truman Show is a movie directed by Peter Weir while Fahrenheit 451 is a book written by Ray Bradbury. Clarisse and Sylvia have many differences however have many similarities. Both Clarisse and Sylvia play big roles in the protagonist’s character development in their respective worlds. Clarisse and Sylvia have many similarities when it comes to their effect on others, more specifically Clarisse has a big effect on Montag while Sylvia has an effect on Truman.
The Characters in both Things Fall Apart and The Poisonwood Bible are exposed to different surroundings including cultural and physical surroundings. These surroundings make many of the characters more dynamic throughout the books, but at the very least affect most of the characters in one way or another. The Price family in The Poisonwood Bible are more affected by the cultural shock and geographical surroundings then Okonkwo and the people of Umuofia from Things Fall Apart. The settings in these novels affect these characters in a deep way and changes so much about them.
What characteristics make someone unique? Do rites of passages change people? Factors in life can alter a human’s speech, actions, and personality. In The Scarlet Ibis written by James Hurst, Doodle is portrayed as naive, persistent, and selfless. Throughout the short story, Doodle’s traits are revealed through his actions and dialogue.
Why are we asked to compare people when we are taught to be individuals? Well us, as readers, sometimes compare and contrast stories to understand them better. In the short stories “The Finish of Patsy Barnes” and “Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” Paul Dunbar and Ray Bradbury discuss the topic of Patsy and Joby. They are two main characters that have to make big decisions that affect their lives. Both characters are young boys who face historical disadvantages which, in the end, causes them to change and overcome their challenges.
The book Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements, is about a 15 year old boy, Bobby Phillips. One typical Tuesday morning he went to take a shower as usual. That’s when he realized he was invisible, when he couldn’t see himself in his mirror. Bobby told his parents quickly. His mom, a literature professor and his dad, a physicist, both try to figure out how this could have happened to their son, but have no clue where to start searching for the solution to what seems like an impossible problem.
The poems Untitled by Emily Dickinson and Acquainted With The Night by Robert Frost both deal with the themes of darkness and night. While on the surface they seem similar, they have very different meanings, which are made clear through devices such as diction, imagery, symbolism and irony. Robert Frost’s poem uses darkness as a metaphor for depression, while Dickinson uses the same symbol to mean ignorance. Both poems are told from a first-person perspective. However, Dickinson favors the pronoun “we” while Frost uses “I” almost to the point of excess.
