Alone in his home, feeling like nobody cares about him, Andy brings an end to his life with his father's riffle. The story ends with Andy's brother, Monty, saying goodbye to Andy at his gravesite, and said “But I’ll always love you, and I’ll always miss you, and I’ll never forget that it’s okay to put dragons in the jungle and tears on a tiger” (180). He said this because earlier in the book when he was drawing tears on a tiger his teacher said that it was wrong, and Andy told him that it was okay to do that. It was even okay to put a dragon in a
Life as we know it has ended in this thrilling book, “After the Red Rain”. Wars, pollution, and other unnamed disasters have blocked the sun, because of this, our planet is dying. There are no natural forms of plant or animal life, excluding humans, left on the planet and as a result, we are destined for extinction. Our heroine, Deedra is doing the best she can to survive in this new and terrifying world. Having been born in this dark time, she doesn’t know that life could be any better.
Connection to Self: Tears of a Tigers I can relate the characters from the novel Tears of a Tiger to my own life. For example, Tyrone,Andy, and BJ all lost someone close to them and they seen it happen and there was nothing they could do to save him. According to chapter Three Tyrone tells the officer that they were driving just fooling around and that they were drinking but Andy had the most to drink. He also tells the officer that the car started to sway and that they thought it was funny, he also mentioned that Rob had his feet on the dashboard then all of a sudden a wall was in front of them. Once they ran into the wall the car quickly burst into flames, but everyone escaped, but Rob and once they seen his legs poking out of the front window
But, as she grew older, she realized that they weren’t people that should be admired. Her father was never home, drunk, and wasting their money gambling, while her mother was either crying on the sofa or trying to fulfill her life long dream of becoming
Andy faced multiple challenges in tears of a tiger but the most obvious one is the lost of his best friend Rob. He struggled with telling people how he was feeling about the accident and only opened up to very little people. I think that tears of a tiger is a great title for this book because I think it shows what Andy is like. The title is “Tears of a Tiger.”
He got into a fight with his brother, his dentist found a cavity, he upset his dad, and he had a terrible dinner. His bedtime routine doesn’t go much better for poor Alexander. The book concludes with his mother explaining to him that everybody has bad days sometimes, even those who live in Australia. Author biography
After facing the tremendous loss of his parents, he soon had to face another. “‘What’s the score today?’... ‘It was your uncle’” Thomas wept. ( Pg. 84 ).
He's trying to make the football team as quarterback and is motivated to do good in his schoolwork. He is also dealing with the recent loss of his mother and tries to be the best son he can to his dad. However, Jerry is not very impressed with his dad’s way of life. He worries about ending up like his dad and always doing the same old thing every day.
Parents are a hassle they push you to do something. In the end, they try to make sure you have a good life. In the story “ Next Term We’ll Mash You” Penelope Lively
Character development is a crucial element to any story, especially due to the fact that is is utilized to create depth within a piece of writing. In Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen presents an extremely dynamic character by the name of Jacob Jankowski. In his old age, he undergoes a significant change in his attitude throughout his time at the nursing home. Through the remembrance of old memories from his life at the circus, Jacob Jankowski develops a sense of happiness and rediscovers his independence.
Teen parents go through a lot, especially Bobby. Bobby has to go through many problems as a teen dad like skipping school to take care of her. Nia the mother was dreaming of becoming a hero to save lives and to save kids but she got stopped by pregnancy at age 16. It all changed when she became pregnant at a young age of 16.
In the novel, Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry, several characters have persevered through injustice, hardships, and extreme racism. For example, Mama, Papa, Big Ma, in regards to the land In the early chapters Mr. Granger wants the land back, through all of this they preserve past him despite the obstacles Harlan Provides. Also, When the boycott of Mama and Papa happens, Harlan Granger fires mama and makes it harder to keep the land but they preserve anyway. And when the Wallaces shoot papa and he cannot go to work at the railroad, That makes it even harder for them to get an income and pay their rent so Mama and Big Ma have to find a way to make more money. Even Hammer sells His car and a few more things to help pay off the Logan family Mortgage.
Best of the Worst Parenting is never perfect. Every parents questions whether they are raising their child correctly, and no parent ever feels like they are doing the right thing. With no clear distinction between good and bad parenting, it is usually left to personal preferences and judgements to decide which parents have adequately raised their children and which have failed. When a parent so call “fails,” often it is the children with their strong will and determination to survive that collectively raise themselves. In Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, Sing, Leonie, one of the narrators and the mother of another narrator, Jojo, is not the most caring, hands-on mother, but is loving of her children nevertheless.
One of the books I am currently reading is The Martian by Andy Weir. The book is about an astronaut who is accidentally left behind on Mars and how he is finally rescued. I originally found this book interesting, but after reading only a few pages of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, it was difficult to go back to reading The Martian. I feel as though I discovered how much I enjoy good writing with TKAM. Andy Weir’s use of contrast and structure were easy to see and used efficiently in the book.
