ipl-logo

Stereotypes In Faulkner's I Am Number Four

876 Words4 Pages

“Behind every person is a story, behind every story is a person. So think before you judge, because judging someone doesn’t label them, it labels who you are.” This quote by an anonymous source, means that people should not judge others, because you never know what that person has or is going through. In the book I Am Number Four the main character, John, is an alien from the planet Lorien, that escaped with 8 others when evil monsters called Mogadorians destroyed their planet and everyone they loved. These eight individuals are called----- and were taken to Earth in hopes that they could one day restore Lorien, but must stay in hiding because the Mogadorians are hunting to kill every last one of them. Teens should be able to read I Am Number …show more content…

In I Am Number Four, John smith, the alien comes to Earth, and after about ten years he moves to a new school in Paradise, Ohio for safety reasons, and is bullied by the popular QB. In a quote from the book it says, “‘A moment later, something hits the back of my elbow, I turn to a group of football players, . . . One of them is glaring at me, I realize he hit me with his backpack’” (Lore 28). This quote means that the QB, Mark James. Sees John as the new kid that is talking with his ex, Sarah, and starts to terrorize him, without realizing that John is an alien, and has special powers that he could use on …show more content…

When John travels to Earth he comes with a man named Henri that acts as his father while on Earth, and is supposed to teach John how to use his powers when he develops them. During a battle against the Mogadorians when they find them, Henri says, “‘No. Don’t give up hope just yet. It’s the last thing to go. When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope”’ (Lore 383). According to the quote, the lesson taught in I Am Number Four is to never give up hope, the characters go through many challenges but they keep moving forward and work to help others, even when unsure of how it will all end. Also this may help teens to realize that perseverance is a good tool to have in life.
By never giving up it can allow people to pursue their dreams and succeed, reading this book will help teens to realize that this is an important part to

Show More
Related
717 Words | 3 Pages

Teens should be able to read I hunt Killers because it teaches teens that even though someone disagrees with them and doesn’t want them to do something that they believe is right, to do it

Read More
285 Words | 2 Pages

Across the world, many people struggle with giving up, but in the story “fly away home” by “Eve Bunting” Andrew, a kid that lives in an airport with only his dad, and the protagonist does the exact opposite of that, he never gives up on his dream of getting an apartment, here are some reasons why, one reason how is that andrew wants an apartment and even though he would have to save a lot of money and it would take a lot of time he still did not give up. Also, getting an apartment would give andrew a lot of self confidence. The first reason why Andrew does not give up is that he knows if he gives up he will never reach his goal of getting an apartment. For example,Andrew saves money in his shoe

Read More
1218 Words | 5 Pages

In the face of hysteria, John decides not to focus on himself, instead he

Read More
485 Words | 2 Pages

The life lessons that can be learned from this book will inspire the reader to go out and push the limits of what they thought was

Read More
286 Words | 2 Pages

Right now I have goals, goals that I sometime doubt that I can achieve. Sure, I say that I will go through with everything I set up for myself but I feel that I will reach a point where I am too tired and fed up to continue to the end and give up. That’s something I don’t want to happen to me. Reading this book helped me remember that things like certificates, diplomas, money, wealth, etc. will not be handed down to me. I need to work for what I want, it will not be easy, but it will definitely be worth it in the end.

Read More
752 Words | 4 Pages

If people give up all the time individuals will never get far in life or become successful, but if people try their best until people get better or at least try, people are less likely to fail. To begin, in the realistic fiction novel, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, there is a kid named Brian Robeson whose parents are divorced. So he gets on a plane to go see his dad, but usually stays mainly with his mom. When he goes on the plane for the first time since the divorce his plane crashes in the middle of a forest. Brian has to learn how to survive in the wilderness and hope he gets saved.

Read More
275 Words | 2 Pages

In the southern gothic novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, the many incidences of social prejudice and limited expectations can lead to societies’ blindness of reality. In society, social prejudice not only goes along with limited expectations of people, but it is a main factor in stereotypes. In society, stereotypes often lead to closed mindedness and blindness to reality. In To Kill A Mockingbird, society tends to stereotype many of the citizens in Maycomb, one being Arthur (Boo) Radley. “Old Mrs. Radley died that winter, but her death caused hardly a ripple- the neighborhood seldom saw her, except when she watered her cannas.

Read More
757 Words | 4 Pages

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is the story of a small town named Maycomb Located in Alabama, highlighting the adventures of the finch children and many other people in the small town. The people in this town are very judgemental and of each other and it often leads to people being labeled with stereotypes and people think they know everything about that person however that is not reality. It is not possible to know the reality of a person 's life by placing a stereotype without seeing it through their own eyes and experiencing the things they experience. This happens often throughout the story with many people in the town. People are labeled as many things such a “monster” a “nigger” and many other things that seem to put them in their

Read More
621 Words | 3 Pages

To Kill A Mockingbird Essay “My goal is to be myself,and to challenge stereotypes,and to follow the rules,and break them,and make new rules. It’s not about doing something that’s already been done. That would be silly”(Sasha Grey).This quote relates to the book because traditional roles of men and women were broken by the characters Scout and Jem. Men and women are represented by typical stereotypes and gender roles in the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Read More
691 Words | 3 Pages

Atticus tells Scout “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it,” (p. 39). because he wants her to know that to understand the things Miss Caroline does, Scout must try and look at it from their perspective. Scout does this when she remarks, “She had learned not to hand something to a Cunningham, for one thing, but if Walter and I had put ourselves in her shoes we’d have seen it as an honest mistake on her part.” (p. 40). Atticus is attempting to make Scout realize Miss Caroline won’t know everything about Maycomb in a day.

Read More
1043 Words | 5 Pages

Beauty and Perception The film "Shallow Hal" starring Jack Black, explores the intricate relationship between beauty and perception, drawing inspiration from Greek mythology. By examining themes found in ancient texts like the Homeric Hymns, The Theogony, and The Odyssey, the movie challenges conventional notions of physical attractiveness and uncovers ideas regarding the transformative power of love. This essay will examine the connections between "Shallow Hal" and works of classic Greek mythology literature, analyzing how the narratives navigate the complex concepts of beauty and perception.

Read More
969 Words | 4 Pages

Another unique aspect of John’s character, is that he has actual relationships with people; he doesn’t just use one person for pleasure. John has a mother and a father, which is foreign to those living in the World State. Nobody has a mother and father, that would be absurd. However, Christensen

Read More
1049 Words | 5 Pages

In The movie John collaborated with himself and the rest of the group. John addressed both of his own and the groups needs. By sacrificing himself to get caught by the teacher in the

Read More
766 Words | 4 Pages

He tries to get help from his medical insurance to pay the expenses of the operation, but they let go of his hand because what John contributes every month does not qualify him to finance such an extremely expensive operation. His son, meanwhile, oblivious to the sufferings of the father, comes closer and closer to death. Then there is a change in John 's good that will give birth to another man, a consciousness that will lead him to act, to rebel, without caring about transgressing the values that up to then supported his existence. Finally, he decides that the life of his son is worth more than any rule or law. 2.

Read More
711 Words | 3 Pages

Once upon a time, there was a little hero called Hale. Hale lived in a town called “Heaven's Edge”, the door to the places that God lived. He was the famous genius around the town. People can get assistances from him if they meet obstacles. The elders called Hale the “Demi-God”, can do the thing that only God can do.

Read More

More about Stereotypes In Faulkner's I Am Number Four

Related Topics

Open Document