Pay it Forward Film Questions Name:______________________ What are your first impression of Trevor and his teacher Eugene? What personal qualities do they demonstrate in the film that show they believe in the beneficial powers of helping out and caring? My first impression of Trevor was that he was lost soul who lived in the shadows of his parents demons (especially his mother). Mr. Eugene seemed to be a man with a very kind soul and really wants to get his kids thinking about how they
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Mary Flannery O ’connor wrote two short stories entitled "Good Country People" and "Revelation". O ’conner displays similarities between the characters and the differences in the role they play at the end of their stories. Inside the two short stories are four characters‚ Joy and Manly Pointer from "Good country people" and Mary Grace and Mrs. Turpin from "Revelation". Consider the similarities between Joy and Mary Grace‚ the nineteen-year-old teenager with sever acne problems. O ’conner describes
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Toombsboro‚ on a dirt road‚ the time is afternoon since the sky is clear with no clouds or any sun. "She reached out and touched him on the shoulder. The Misfit sprang back as if a snake had bitten him and shot her three times through the chest." Flannery O’Connor’s "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is the story of a family’s vacation tragically ended by a murderer and his gang. After a meddlesome Mother/Mother-In-Law/Grandmother tries to insist that the family go to Tennessee instead of Florida‚ it
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“Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor tells a story about a girl who lost her leg and has to live with her mother‚ and they get fooled by a con artist. The characters in the story are all female‚ with an exception of the one male‚ who is the con artist. The lives of the women in the story would be very different if they were male. Also‚ the setting of the story would be different. Writers use specific genders in their stories to tell a certain story like O’Connor did‚ and the gender he used
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In Flannery O’Connor’s stories‚ “Good Country People”‚ “Everything that Rises Must Converge”‚ ”A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ and “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”‚ there are many similar characters and situations. Few‚ if any of the characters are likeable‚ and most of them are grotesque. Two of the stories have characters that view themselves as superior in one way or another to those around them‚ and in some cases these characters experience a downfall‚ illustrating the old proverb‚ “Pride goeth
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Every person in this world has a certain moral that they live by. A belief system that can guide them and dictate how they perceive others. In the story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor‚ she writes about a family on what seem to be a simple trip that somehow turns into a spiritually awakening. She uses setting‚ unique characterization‚ and foreshadowing to show the readers how two conflicting moral codes can lead one character to find grace peace at their moment of death. This story
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Week 2: Aesop‚ (selected fables) Ernest Hemingway‚ The Faithful Bull‚ The Good Lion Week 3: William Faulkner‚ Barn Burning‚ Week 4: William Faulkner‚ A Rose for Emily Week 5: Richard Wright‚ The Man Who Was Almost a Man Week 6: Flannery O’Connor‚ The Artificial Nigger/A Good Man is Hard to Find Week 7: Midterm Exam Week 8: Prosper de Merimee‚ Carmen Week 9: Julio Cortázar‚ Axolot and The Night Face Up Week 10: Franz Kafka‚ The Metamorphosis Week 11: Gabriel García
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Gavan Evans Mr.Hurt English 112-70 8 February 2006 A Good Man Is Hard To Find On earth‚ we see many forms of good verses evil. It has been a matter of debate since the beginning of humankind. Flannery O ’ Connor ’s "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" deals directly with this conflict. Flannery O ’ Conner uses the phrase "a good man is hard to find" to help define her view of the decline of kindness in her southern culture. She also uses this phrase to open up the debate to include Christianity
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"A Rose for Emily‚" written by William Faulkner‚ "Good Country People" by Flannery O’Connor‚ "The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ and Toni Cade Barbara’s "The Lesson" all share a common theme of isolation. The four stories also share a common thread in each of these short stories is the protagonist’s arrogance and pride leads to their ultimate downfall. The story “A Rose for Emily” is told by an unknown narrator who lives in the town of Jefferson Mississippi. The reader is introduced
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There ’s No Such Thing as Right and Wrong In The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O ’Connor‚ there are many choices that are good and bad. I would like to point out the three that I notice throughout the novel; the proper Christian burial‚ the burning of the house‚ and baptizing Bishop. I ’m sure you can make out which is which‚ but I am not sure if Francis Tarwater did or if he had any morals. But I do believe that he was encouraged by bad forces that lead him to do unspeakable events. “The
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