Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., on Jan. 17, in Louisville, Ky., to Odessa and Cassius, Sr. (a sign and mural painter).…
Paper Princess Erin Watt,“ Besides his sperm my father's watch was the only thing he left behind” (chapter 1). This line was an absolute favorite of mine. It could be interpreted in so many different ways. Her tone could be bitter, feeling as if the man she she was supposed to call father only cared enough to just leave her a lousy watch. Or maybe she means to have a playful tone, laughing at the fact that he was so inconsiderate and that he doesn't deserve any hateful feelings she has to offer. However this simple line is interpreted it can say a lot about her character either way. The fact that this is said so early in the book I believe the author leaves us to make a choice what we think about her character so early on. Weather we believe…
The bus driver for the town of Sam Dent, Dolores Driscoll, seems very nice and caring, but there are definitely many examples throughout the first chapter that show her to be quite goofy. First of all, a lot of the things she says and the phrases that she uses are very out there and do not seem to make a whole lot of sense. In the second paragraph on page eleven Dolores says, “Doreen was a Pomeroy from Lake Placid, a sweet little ding-a-ling of a girl”. On page 31 paragraph two Dolores also says, “...and it scared the bejesus out of me, although I could not for the life of me tell you why”. These two sentences make her seem a little loony because the things she says are so unique, and even I rarely ever her people use those phrases. This is just one example of how the author portrays Dolores to be just a bit nutty.…
Writing the sounds Malala Yousafzai heard whilst she was shot is really interesting. You can take this quote in many ways. First, she could have written it this way because she relives it when she writes. Repeating the same sound over and over represents someone being affected by a traumatic experience. Second, she is explaining that instead of thinking of her death, her body was trying to find ways to avoid shock. It’s similar to when you have a panic attack, you try and focus on one object to calm you down. So when she wrote this, she wanted the reader to imagine the butcher’s chopping rather than the gun shot because it’s what she did. Third, she wants the reader to know she was conscious then she was shot but not fully aware. Either way,…
You live and you learn; mistakes are a part of life. Sometimes decisions have to be made that will affect your life forever. In the story “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D.Wetherell, a fourteen year old boy falls in love with Sheila Mant. Throughout his time with Sheila, he learns that she is not the person he thought she was. Traits such as snobbiness, laziness, and rudeness show up within the story.…
From this extract we can see that the killing of candy’s dog is an important part of the novel, because it shows the loss of a companion for candy, making him even more alone than he already is and showing us how strong his relationship was with his old dog. Also, it shows how ruthless the ranch hands can be and selfish for not caring for candy’s feelings about the death of his dog. As well as that, the death of Candy’s dog testifies to the pitiless process by which the strong attack and eliminate the weak.…
As stated in global statics nearly 1/2 of the world’s population, which is more than 3 billion people, live on less than $2.50 a day and more than 1.3 billion live on less than $1.25 a day. Judy Gomez is a 17 year old teen who has already been swept into a life full of hard-work, inadequate opportunities, and the scuffle to survive within the country’s modern economic status. In a diminutive apartment building in New York, Gomez along with eight other family members, live together in close corridors attempting to apply each other’s skills to their preeminent ability in order to survive. Gomez can testify firsthand the struggles he endures on a daily basis in hopes of making enough money to get his family through the week, “Now I'm working 13-hour…
At the beginning of the novel, Susie shows the happiness and appreciation of her life. As the novel continues and Susie dies, her fascination with earthly activities begins to grow. Susie’s relationship still continues after her death. As Susie enters the In-Between, she is surprised when she can see what all continues to happen on Earth, such as her friends and family’s responses to her death, the relationships between her parents, sister, and her first love.…
“Fire is catching! And if we burn you burn with us!”. A quote from Mockingjay written by Suzanne Collins. That quote shows how the main character Katniss is fearless and how she wants to destroy Snow and take down the capitol. She goes through many changes. Katniss ends up being a person who goes kind of crazy and wants to die. But that’s at the end of the book at the beginning she was selfless, fearless, and caring.…
Trying to get to know people is like reading a book; you have to figure out every detail. Shirley Jackson’s story, “The Possibility of Evil”, is a way for the readers to learn more about Miss Strangeworth. She is a woman who loves her town, but can be a bit discouraging to the people in her town. Miss Strangeworth’s character can be analyzed by considering what she does and says, what the narrator says about her, and how other characters interact with her.…
This dialogue from Chapter XIX occurs as Jim and Antonia sit on the roof of the chicken house, watching the electrical storm. The two have grown apart somewhat following Mr. Shimerda’s suicide, as Jim has begun to attend school and Antonia has been forced to spend…
That quote is probably the essence of romanticism. In the modern world, romance pertains to a night at the movies and dinner, the classic "you can't have him, he's mine!", and hoping that she'll find that engagement ring in the cake while she's eating it. In The Scarlet letter, however, applies to two separated lovers, hidden identities, and reminiscing on the bad times, but with hope and confidence.…
“On one side of the portal, and rooted almost at the threshold, was a wild rose-bush, covered, in this month of June, with its delicate gems, which might be imagined to offer their fragrance and fragile beauty to the prisoner as he went in, and to the condemned criminal as he came forth to his doom, in token that the deep heart of Nature could pity and be kind to him." Chapter 1, pg. 46…
In Kathryn Stockett’s novel, The Help, Celia Foote moved to Jackson, Mississippi, without knowing many people in the area. As she began to settle in the city, Celia became surrounded by new lifestyles and different racial norms, eventually feeling out of place and insecure. However, Celia surrendered her self-conscious mentality in order to stand by her genuine roots, which allowed her to value true character and independence.…
Most people never have to find their inner strength. People can go through life without having to be strong for someone else or themselves because they have someone to lean on. In “All the Bright Places”, Violet and Finch have no one to lean on, until they meet each other. Violet and Finch have no one to share their struggles with, they feel alone in this world and because of that they can feel lonely and suicidal. In this book, one of the main themes is strength. Strength is shown in this book in how Finch deals with his depression, how Violet stays strong after she learns of Finch’s attempted suicide, and how Violet handled herself after the funeral.…