Recommended: A literature review of trust
Milton Rakove’s “Don’t Make No Waves… Don’t Back No Losers,” takes an in-depth look at Chicago’s political structure and claims that Chicago’s political machine is not only a model example of successful politics, but also despite criticism, the “durability of the machine, it’s efficiency, and its ability to survive and prosper, despite the urban crisis, cannot be challenged,” (Rakove 3). Rakove’s title of the book emphasizes the simplistic nature of the machine’s design. As detailed in the text, in order to be successful and preserve the hierarchy chosen for the machine cannot make waves and the political party backing the machine cannot back any losers.
The novel, Witness, by Karen Hesse is about humility, which reveals that people will think less of themselves for the better good of others. In the story, Sara Chickering brings Lenora Sutter into her house to get out of the cold. Lenora wore no jacket, boots or hat; all Lenora has on are her worn, old school clothes. Sara Chickering brings Lenora a cup of warm broth, a warm quilt and sits Leonora in her rocking chair. Then Sara Chickering goes to Iris Weaver's restaurant and calls upon constable Johnson and Doc Flitt.
Toby tried his best at everything he wanted to do. At the private school, he tried his best to succeed but he ultimately did not live up to the expectations put on him. With the army, he would try his best and wouldn't quit. He said "falling and dying are for quitters" and since would be the best he can at war, he would not fall or die. Instead of falling and dying, he would redeem himself and find somewhere
Kylie O’Toole Reading Response #2 10/21/17 Most people are separated by their differences, however, everyone eventually realizes that they aren’t all that different. In the beginning of the novel When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, the protagonist, Toby and a body named Zachary, a six hundred pound boy who just moved to Toby’s town, are not big fans of each other. Toby and Zachary cannot seem to find anything in common, and they disagree on just about everything.
In the short story “Hunters in the Snow,” written by Tobias Wolff, the most selfish character is Frank. Frank is always seen mocking and degrading his friends throughout the story. For instance, after Kenny and Frank leave Tub out in the cold, waiting for an hour, Frank scolds Tub by saying, “you [have not] done anything but complain since we got here” (Wolff,29). Rather than sympathizing with Tub, Frank disregards his concern and continues to mock him after about his insecurities like his weight. Furthermore, Frank shows no concern for Kenny’s wounds as he proceeds to get coffee.
Hunters in the Snow Character Analysis – Tub More often than not, when there are a group of more than two characters made to be friends in a literary work, there is an established leadership hierarchy among them. Similar to a pack of wolves, there is an alpha, who holds the most power and influence towards the actions of the group—even if this power is not warranted by any of the positive qualities that leaders normally boast. Then, you have the beta, who is second-in-command to the alpha friend. Lastly there is the omega, the underdog of the pack, who is usually physically and/or mentally inferior in comparison to the alpha and beta friends. In “Hunters in the Snow,” by Tobias Wolff, Tub, who is also the protagonist of the story is clearly the omega.
Sound Off: Political Considerations 1. What political considerations/constraints impacted the conduct of the conflict? The Great War initially had no clear political objective subsequently this created tension between the European powers involved. Victory and the annihilation of the opposing force eventually became the ultimate goal.
She said she wouldn’t get in unless Dwight gave her the keys” (89,135). Having habits like this can make kids like Toby think it is alright to do this. Throughout the story the main person Toby blames for his delinquencies is
Her struggles, fears and how she is dealing with them is really bringing her character out. Toby is different from the other characters; she is really quick to adapt to new environments. Right away, when, she realizes things are changing and “this was [going] to be the Waterless Flood the gardeners” (Atwood,7) were warning everyone about, Toby is deciding she needs to somehow prepare for the mob and terror attacks. Being an independent and strong woman she is realizing “she [needs] [a] rifle” (Atwood,7) in order to protect herself. She never is asking for help
Toby is an interesting character and we can 't help but wonder what he knew and why he stayed until the day of Miss Emily 's death. I think it is completely reasonable to assume that Toby knew that Homer was dead in the bed upstairs and perhaps even knew that Miss Emily went up there to be with the dead body. How could he not know that the horrid smell that had nieghbors calling for action was actually coming from the upper floors of the house he was responsible for? Then you ask yourself why didn 't he say something, do something, or just leave? It must have been so awful!
In the memoir Night, written by Elie Wiesel, the protagonist struggles with his initial important values while going through times of despair, urging him to abandon these morals for his own individual good. It is immensely imperative that he does not give in. Elie’s experience as a victim in the Holocaust threatens his loyalty to his father, relationship with God, and compassion with others to weaken. The main character is consistently pressed to discard these things, once the most meaningful matters to him, in order for him to stay alive. For most people facing the same situation as Elie, their one and only ambition is self-preservation, causing all of their other initial, now irrelevant, morals to go out the window in order for them to protect
This contrasting of ideas emphasizes Holden negative outlook on life. It also explains that Holden's ideas are not those of a young child, this shows that Holden is growing away from his childhood and become an adult. Holden's ideas also illustrate that he is afraid of being an adult because he thinks that by becoming an adult one must act phony and
Childhood is the stage of tantrums and Holden complains about a lot of people that he likes, but also hate. Ackley is an outcast that Holden describes as being ugly and a slob. Holden does not really like Ackley, however, he continues to talk to Ackley and be his friend. Holden’s actions are also hypocritical as he says he is annoyed with Ackley, but Holden is also lonely.
Trust is what makes the world go round. Without trust, people wouldn’t know how to live. Sometimes trust can cause a person’s downfall. In Macbeth, trust fools plenty of citizens in Scotland. Although some people may become skeptical too quickly, people should be careful who they trust because people can have bad intentions and betray each other no matter what.
Soon, Toby makes a trip to the veterinarian's office and is abruptly put to sleep because of his size. Toby is reincarnated as a Golden Retriever who, after maturing, is let out of the cage to play in the backyard. Toby turns the knob and breaks free. He encounters a man on the side of the road and the man lets him into his truck.
