Narrative voice and point of view- 3rd person, subjective to Ender (Reveals Ender’s feelings throughout novel)-Point of view switches to Valentine on earth and reveals her feelings (subjective)-Most chapters start with a conversation between two unidentified characters, usually colonel Graff and Major Anderson discussing current events-Story mostly follow Ender WigginConflict-Character vs. self - Ender’s internal fear/struggle to being like Peter, a killer-Character vs. self - Ender’s self doubt-Character vs. character - Ender is forced to fight and kill Stilson-Character vs. character - Ender hates Peter-Character vs. Society - The bugger war is being alerted-Character vs. Self - Ender must decide to go to battle school for…
Frank & Jesminders dad and her coach, Joe all realise life is about living, where Rita & Jesminder act as a catalyst for change in their lives e.g. Frank ends up deciding on the sabbatical leave from work to go to Australia where we see him changed in that he lets Rita cut his hair, he throws away the drink etc... As for Jesminder's Dad who's suffered racism in the past, in the end he finally accepts his daughter’s decisions and we see him taking up cricket again in the final scene. As for the coach he mends things with his father and takes a chance with Jesminder!…
While the environments that both boys grew up in were similar, there are key differences that influenced each Wes Moore into making different decisions later in their lives. The book begins with a discussion of their fathers; the author Wes Moore, although for a short time in his life, had a loving father who was involved and active. The other Wes Moore, however, had an alcoholic father who was absent his entire life, not bothering to get involved with his son. The second Wes Moore, unlike the author of this novel, never had a father figure and the only male role model he had was his elder brother who eventually dropped out of school to sell drugs. Both boys were also raised by their mothers but were raised in entirely different matters. Joy was a hardworking, strong and independent woman who had an education and grew up in a disciplined and structured environment. Joy was determined to provide the same for her three children, going as far as moving in with her parents and working multiple jobs to allow her children to go to private school instead of the failing public schools of the Bronx. Joy and Wes’ grandparents were strict and provided a stable household with high expectations and respect for rules and severe punishments for breaking those rules. For example, when Wes started to fail in school and did not improve his grades or his behavior his mother sent him to military school. Joy was a strict disciplinarian. Mary, the mother of the other Wes Moore, was not a strict disciplinarian and did not grow up in a stable environment. Mary’s mother died when she…
By trying to find his future Ben only manages to make it even worse by getting sexually involved with Mrs. Robinson. When asked what he is going to do with his life, he simply replies that he doesn’t know but he wants it to be different. Ben is sent down a perplexing path of confusion and he tries a few outlets to help him find the answer to his future. Aside from Ben searching for his future, he is also seeking independence. Ben discovers that only he can break the cycle his parents have created over the entirety of his…
Connor and Risa have only one goal: to be able to make it until their eighteenth birthday, when the law will protect them from being unwound after all. Lev, who has always believed in his special purpose, is deeply conflicted. Should he run with his two ‘rescuers’ or should he turn them in? I not only found the three main characters, but also the friends and enemies they make on their journey drawn realistically and very relatable. Everyone has his own way of dealing with their situation and nothing is painted in black or white. Those characters have their faults – some more than the others – but in the end there was no one who deserved to be treated like…
Every act that Cole made, have sense. Likewise, he seems to not think on the causes he does with that events. The voice in his head and the visions he had makes his lost his sanity. He finally felt in love with Kathryn Railly and died in her arms while his visions comes true, the child seen the murdered was Cole as a kid seen his own dead. This is the tragic ending for…
her life. All of these settings help to determine the transformation of their characters and…
Beyond drug abuse, another concurrent theme in the film is redemption – and how unattainable it is; we follow Mark making his way out of drugs, on his journey to redeem himself. He struggles to break out of the vicious circle he is stuck in but lastly succeeds, finds redemption and forgives himself.…
Tony Porter utilizes four powerful stories from his own life and that surrounding his family in order to drive the point home. Porter narrates the story of his young son and daughter on how he treats them different when it comes to certain situations. He tells of a time when he directs his five-year-old son who was sobbing to find a room and compose himself so that he can to talk to his father,…
There are many themes in this novel. Some of these include, American Dreams, Abandonment, and Betrayal. Willy talks mostly about the abandonment of his sons, the american dreams he once had, and the betrayal of his two sons and wife.…
Caleb used to be a top guy at school, he had messed up and drove drunk. He wounded up in the DOC for drunk driving and a hit and run. He was related early on the terms that he completes community service. During his community service he began to reconnect with Maggie. When Caleb wanted to see her leg and, Maggie would not let him. He had felt she would never fully trust him. He made a decision to leave home, he felt he wa the root of family problems.…
Common themes that mainly are associated to guilt and loss refer to Mark. Mark discusses his past problems with Joaquin and breaks free of his constant emotionless life. Mark over comes his inner war which only he believed he is battling. By the end of the book Mark admits his loss of Collin and looks forward to what the future can hold for…
3) Dean and Sam Winchester have a very dysfunctional relationship that was vibrant throughout their lives. They are brother who hunt monsters. Their mother was killed by a demon who put her on the ceiling and then on fire above sleeping Sam’s baby bed. They then went through childhood going from school-to-school living in crappy motels because the father was chasing down that demon and tools to kill it. When Sam tries to live a normal life and go to college, his girlfriend of the time dies the same way Sam’s mother died – on the ceiling, on fire, above sleeping Sam. Everyone they know or love has died painfully and they go in and out of hell like its Macy’s. They have deep psychological problems – daddy issues, mommy issues, intimacy issues, and another possible. They are disturbed because that is their everyday life and job.…
The third, and final, theme that we are going to discuss is 'Leave the past behind, but never forget'. King illustrated this by showing all of the grown up children in their grown up environments; Beverly was a fashion designer alongside her husband, Bill became a playwright, Richie was a comedian, and Stanley (bless his soul) was a mystery. They all got called back to Maine by Mike, who became a librarian, because the strange force took another life. They left their pasts behind (granted, Bill moved all the way to England to be with his wife), but they never forgot their terrifying…
Just as Rodney felt like he was finally getting on the right path, he was finding it hard to balance his work and family life. His younger brother started getting involved with street life and his grandmother became ill, too ill for him to take care of by himself but she refused to go to a nursing home. All of…