When people think of someone in their family who provides for them many think of their mom or dad. Although, that is not always the case. Darry is the older brother and provider to Sodapop Curtis and Ponyboy Curtis in the book The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton. Darry’s parents died in a car accident so he was left raising his two younger brothers, which are sixteen and fourteen. Although Darry can be harsh, he still cares deeply about his brothers and their lives.
Laura Hillenbrand’s novel Unbroken, a biography about the thrilling life of Louis Zamperini, and now a major motion picture, continues to be read in high schools all over the country. It contains many dynamic characters, symbols, and themes. Out of all the great choices, this research paper focuses on the character changes of Francis McNamara, the symbolic nature of the sharks, and the theme of survival and resilience. Francis McNamara, the tail gunner of the B-24 nicknamed “Green Hornet”, was one of the three survivors of the plane crash in the Pacific Ocean. Mac after the first night on the water, panicked and ate all of the rations meant to feed the man until possible rescue (Hillenbrand, page number).
In “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton, we are introduced to a wide range of characters whose actions and personalities are widely affected by the environment in which they grew up in. This is a very pervasive theme in the book, as the main element of the story is the rivalry between the street gangs “The Socs” (short for Socials), and “The Greasers' ' In Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Socs are depicted as a gang of well-off rich kids who aren’t afraid to show it off, and the Greasers are the polar opposite of this, most of the Greaers grew up impoverished, without one or both of their parents, or grew up in abusive households. This dynamic and disparancy between the individuals of the gangs leads to some interesting interactions between the characters.
I am reading the nonfiction book Heroes of 9/11 by Allan Zullo. This book has 192 pages in it. According to a customer review on Amazon,”Zullo did an amazing bringing 9/11 to life”. I think the intended audience for Heroes of 9/11 is for ages ten and up because they have mature situations that kid are ready to read. That my reason it is good for younger audience.
Thesis: Antonio Marez should become a priest for the family but in doing so should break the traditional Catholicism tradition barriers and be able to incorporate his own life experiences. I.Rudolfo Anaya 's novel takes place in New Mexico in a small village called El Puerto. These details are true to Anaya 's life because the main protagonist is Antonio Marez, and he is modeled similarly to his life experiences. The mother comes from a family of farmers and the father comes from a family of vaqueros creating a conflict between the two and their children especially Antonio who is still in search of his own beliefs and identity. A.New Mexico or any Hispanic country has its cultural tradition but in this novel Rudolfo portrays multiple.
The evolution of names throughout the novella, Anthem, written by Ayn Rand is significant. The character Liberty 5-3000 changes her name to the Golden One and then to Gaea. Each name has a meaning that concurs with the theme of the book. These changes demonstrate how collectivism negatively affects people as individuals. Liberty 5-3000 is first introduced in chapter two, when Equality sees her and instantly falls in love with her.
In the novel Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers, the main character is Richie Perry. At seventeen he graduated high school in Harlem, and he wanted to go to college, but his mother couldn’t afford to send him to college since she was an alcoholic. So he joined the army to escape his unfortunate future, but joining the army meant he had to leave his little brother Kenny, who saw him as a father figure since their father left when they were younger. Perry was sent to Vietnam and through his journey, he made lifelong bonds with many different people such as PeeWee, Monaco, and etc. Also in his journey, he suffers from mental and physical wounds.
A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean is mainly about himself and his younger brother Paul, along with Reverend Maclean as a father. Norman Maclean, the older son, was a successful young male in his studies, unlike his brother Paul Maclean, who had his life as a harder time maintaining his fishing priorities. This remained his downfall for this reason behind the summer of his violent death from being beaten up. Their father, Reverend Maclean, stood behind the boys throughout the aggregate of the story in spite of their mistakes, as well as wrongdoings. By characterizing the Maclean men’s fly fishing, including the summer of the innocence of Paul’s death, where Norman seeks to realize this tragedy, to compensate praise to him, and represent the appreciation for his father’s love and insight.
Humans are naturally curious. We are always thinking of new ideas, reality and being free. In some societies governments do their dirty work on keeping the civilians uninformed and clueless. The reasoning of the governments doing this is so that they can control the civilians and falsely create a life for them that is not the one they are destined to be. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, ray Bradbury presents a world similar with such censorship even though containing the people would never last, But Ray Bradbury creates a redemptive plot in Fahrenheit 451 through the protagonist, Guy Montag, a State fireman darkened by the government sponsored worldview, but who soon finds himself in conflict with his own identity because of a uniquely inspiring
The outsiders have a lot of heros. Many people think Ponyboy and Two Bit also Johnny are heros. However Dally Winston was brave. He was outgoing.
In this book report I will talk about the book “The outsiders” written by S.E. Hinton, I will do a review of the story, the point of view, theme, symbols and my opinion about this book I really liked to read for the English class. The story is about a boy named Ponyboy who lived in a small town in Texas with his two brothers Darry and Sodapop were a gang war was taking place between two different social class people: The Socs and the Greasers. Ponyboy will learn the consequences bad acts can bring to your life in the middle of a gang war. The greasers were a middle class and not so social kind of people who liked to get in trouble and The other gang The Socs were a most of them a high class or middle-high class group of people who where they went they will always go in groups of like three or four people.
“Running away won 't help.” Johnny was right. Ponyboy had people that loved and cared for him... they just didn 't know how to show it!” In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, proves that no matter what type of Social class you are; Greaser or Socs, family is most important and will help you get through the difficult parts in life.
Many young adult novels are full of memorable charters. Many charters face obstacles and hardship and change due to it. At the beginning of S.E. Hinton’s Novel The Outsiders Dally is hard, cold, and unbreakable. however, at the end of the story, his emotions overcome him because of what he went through.
As the city tries to recover, society is organized into five groups, Abnegation-selfless, Candor-honest, Dawntless-brave, Amity-kind, and Erudite-smart. Once someone turns 16, they chose which group they fit into best. When Tris takes a test to give her an idea of what trait she best fits, she discovers
The Gamine is a product of her society, her father cannot find a job and is shot at a rally protesting authority. She must find a way for herself and her siblings which means stealing to make ends meet. The Tramp struggles to maintain a job because of the fierceness of industrialization
