In the book “Mexican Whiteboy¨- by Matt de la Peña some of the biggest symbols that stood out to me were stickball, mental health and a hawk because there was a common occurring symbol that continuously popped up in the book. I chose these symbols because they are all connected with Danny and effect him a different way The first symbol that I would be explaining is stickball because In the book the main character Danny plays and talks about stickball a lot. Danny enjoys playing stickball so much that he hopes to be in a team but to him stickball is not only a sport it's his passion even when danny went to a new place the only way he felt like he was fitting in was when he was playing stickball and that's the reason why I chose stickball as a symbol is because even when he was sad and depressed he was still thinking about stickball and how he didn’t enter the team he wanted to, on page 41 and 42 it says “This had been Danny’s spot since Coach Sullivan pulled him aside after the last day of tryouts-in front of everybody-patted him on the back and tried to let him down easy. Listin, son, he’d said, walking Danny off the school’s manicured infield” in that sentence it tells you …show more content…
Danny also despite getting told a lot of times to stop digging his nails in his wrist on page 4 it says “he digs into his wrist some more with his nails. Breaks previously broken skin and pulls away. A smear of blood he wipes away with his other hand, rubs off across his dark jeans. Back at home his mom is alway on him to stop digging, but that only wants him to dig more” the reason he does that is to use physical pain to get rid of his emotional pain caused by his dad leaving him and his family and that is the reason why I chose mental health as a
[…] I never knew about any of these things. […] What an image it gives me of myself,'" (Potok 129-130). When he first encounters the derogatory text, Danny does not know how to react. He feels betrayed and offended and cannot process the information. He is “dark and brooding” and limited in what he can take away from his experiences, but after educating himself and growing in confidence, Danny is prepared to take on the world: “His beard and earlocks were gone, and his face looked pale.
Number Quotes Classification Notes 1. “For the first 15 years of our lives, Danny and I lived within five blocks of each other and neither of us knew of the other’s existence.” Chapter 1, page 3 TS This was the first quote in the book, where the narrator Reuven Malther talks about how he came to know this boy named Danny. Later in the book, these two boys have a hate for each other, but come to find out that they have a lot in common, and become friends.
Danny has to break through the restrictions of his tradition to find this information that is at odds with Hasidic practices. Reuven understands this conflict between Danny and Reb about secular education and how David Malter “seemed to appear in all of thisㅡas if he were conspiring behind Reb Saunders’s back to contaminate his son” (Potok 166). The fact that Danny has to keep his visits to the library secret shows the conflict between the old Hasidic customs and the new secular world that Danny is embracing. Danny realizes that to fit into the secular world he will have to sacrifice some parts of his tradition including his appearance. His father asks him whether he will keep his customary Hasidic facial hair, when he goes to school to become a psychologist, “When you go away to study, you will shave your beard and earlocks…
Ajuni Gupta English 10HA Period 1 2/6/23 Symbolism Assignment The Gravedigger's Handbook Markus Zusak establishes the symbolic aspect of The Gravediggers Handbook early on in the book. Zusak explains the importance of this symbol throughout the book. The author states within the first few chapters, “There was something black and rectangular lodged in the snow.
Danny has a powerful memory that helps him to learn quickly, and understands many things that normally a boy of his age would not
Fighting isn’t the right way to solve a problem. Friendship is the right way to make things right. Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Pena is about a boy who went to Mexico for the summer. Danny was quite shy when he’s in his home country. He then gets into a fight which led him to get stitches.
Symbols are prevalent throughout the movie On the Waterfront. Though they are subtle, they are of great importance, the most obvious being pigeons and hawks. A hawk preys on the pigeons, like the mob does with the workers, who are known as the longshoreman. Though the differences between the hawks and the pigeons are clear cut, many individuals are able to shift between them. Likewise, the film On the Waterfront presents two major characters, the antagonist Johnny friendly who embodies the the hawks, and the protagonist Terry Malloy who mutates between both a pigeon and a hawk.
During the course of each scene, Chaim reveals a bit more about Danny’s incredibly intelligent mind, the burdens he carries, and the rebellion that grows inside of him. The convoluted character of Danny is elaborately designed with a genius mind that reveals itself in numerous ways. His photographic memory proves useful to him as he recites many passages of the Talmud, pages of books, and eminent quotes, to himself as he ponders on the world, or to his father when in discussion. He masterfully
7After he said this and talked with his father he realized that he needed to give Danny a chance and hear him out. Since they both had forgiveness in their heart they realized that they could be great friends.
Symbols, the meaningful representations that we constantly come across throughout our lifetimes, live within the minds of each human in our society. Not only is it associated with great meanings, it provokes many emotions that we feel such as aggressiveness or delightment. Symbols are extremely expressive and can change how our behavior may come about. For example, heart signs, logos, money and even religious flags have enough power to instantly change a person’s behavior when particular symbols are being encountered. Many experiments, tested by featured psychologists in the book, Drunk Tank Pink by Adam Alter, reveal surprising results when people are faced or reminded with even a glimpse of a symbol.
Through Danny’s life this essay will examine how as his view of silence changes his character does also, from his reluctantly dutiful acquiescence to his fate though his years of silent rebellion to his final understanding of what silence was for him and
Elementary school is a big step, especially getting ready for middle school. For example if one is bitter towards someone, meaning jealous or angry, then their middle school years won’t go very well. They will go through being angry and it will make them focus on less important stuff rather than their studies or sports. Similar to the boy in “The Jacket” by “Gary Soto,”he goes through his life being jealous of kids that are happy or have good relationships and new clothes. The boy does not like the jacket his mother got him and does not appreciate it enough, even though it gets the job done.
“I cannot tell you what to believe. . . As you grow into manhood you must find your own truths.” Ultima, an old curandera, explains this to young Antonio Marez as he begs for advice (Anaya 119). Bless Me Ultima is a mystical realism novel in which 6 year old protagonist, Antonio Marez, begins the journey of discovering himself on the path of adolescence. He is influenced by the symbols of the unfolding world around him.
Becoming more violent, and distant as time goes by, Danny treats everyone horribly, and even Molly has lost hope in him. Putting her personal
In the text it says, “I went out into the hall to the phone and called my father.” The narrator made quick good decisions. By calling their parents, he knew he was saving Danny’s life. So overall, Danny realized people did care for him which was family.