AP English 11 25 October 2012 In the book The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver‚ the narration is done by five of the main characters: Orleanna‚ Rachel‚ Leah‚ Adah‚ and Ruth May Price. When analyzing the narrative led by Leah Price‚ a 14-year old tomboy‚ the reader may notice her progression from a young girl who idolizes her father and loves him more than anyone else‚ into a rebellious young woman who despises her father. Some of Leah’s more prominent characteristics are her compassion
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Character Analysis Lincoln Mendoza is a fourteen year old‚ eighth grader that just moved from the hard knocked barrio where he grew up to Sycamore‚ the mostly rich‚ mostly white suburbs. Lincoln is a Hispanic-American kid. His parent got divorced when he was seven and he now lived with his mother. Lincoln was tall but not thin. He was very muscular. When he made a fist‚ his forearm tightened with muscles and his legs and stomach were muscle. His face was brown‚ like coffee laced with cream‚ and
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If school was all year round students will learn more‚ it will help students stay focused. It will also help teachers and stuff with more jobs security. That will give the parents more time together to plan trips and vacations. It will also leave a lot of stress off their parents because they will know that they are at school and not in the streets doing whatever. I feel there will be less breaking in housing‚ killing and robberies. Children’s these days are having too much time on their hands.
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Character Sketch of Katniss Everdeen Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist and narrator of the novel The Hunger Games by Suzane Collins. All the events that happen in the novel have an influence on her. Katniss is 16 years old with straight long black hair usually worn in a braid. She has gray eyes‚ and olive skin. These traits are common in the Seam in the lower class miners of District 12. To begin with‚ when she’s in the woods‚ she wears everyday clothes and always carries a bow and arrows to
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The Color of Water Main Character List James McBride Author and narrator of the book. James was the eighth of twelve children. He talked about his embarrassment for having a white mother as a child‚ but learned to cope with it. James had dealt with drugs and committing crimes‚ but fought his addiction and returned to school. Ruth McBride Mother of twelve children including James. She was born as a Jewish immigrant‚ having a disabled mother and a racist and cheap father. Ruth married two black
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Disillusionment. Depression. Despair. These are the burning emotions churning in young Hamlet’s soul as he attempts to come to terms with his father’s death and his mother’s incestuous‚ illicit marriage. While Hamlet tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered idealism‚ he consciously embarks on a quest to seek the truth hidden in Elsinore; this‚ in stark contrast to Claudius’ fervent attempts to obscure the truth of murder. Deception versus truth; illusion versus reality. In the play‚ Prince Hamlet
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Like Dolmens round my childhood analysis In this poem John Montague compares old country characters to megalithic tombs. In the first stanza Montague describes the personality of the loner Jamie McCrystal‚ a man who sang tuneless songs to himself. Jamie was a kind man who fed the birds and gave John a penny for sweets every week. John Montague states the fact that his house was robbed and ransacked for money after he died at home. In the second stanza‚ the poet describes an unusual old lady who
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Holden Caulfield is a dynamic character. In the beginning of the story‚ Holden has the heroic archetype of the seeker. The seeker is unsatisfied with life and has a desperate wish to feel fulfilled‚ yet this search causes them to overlook the things they already have. This definitely embodies Holden in the start of the book‚ “…then I yelled at the top of my goddam voice‚ ‘sleep tight‚ ya morons!’... then I got the hell out”. This shows how he simply despises life in his current situation. He dislikes
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Character Chart 1. Atticus: Scout and Jem’s dad Lawyer in Maycomb County Believes in equality for everyone brings up children that way Defends Tom Robinson in a rape case and losses 2. Scout Jean Louise Finch Daughter of Atticus Narrator of story Tomboy Very intelligent for her age Wants to meet Boo Radley 3. Jem Finch Scout’s brother and playmate at beginning Likes playing football Four years older than Scout 4. Caroline Fischer
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Invent a Character By Kimberly Dana‚ Award-Winning Author ©Kimberly Dana Invent a Character - Introduction About the Packet: During author visitations‚ kids will often ask me how I invent my characters. I tell them I think about someone interesting - then I think about their favorite candy bar. They chuckle and I say‚ “Seriously! This is how well you need to know and understand your characters.” In order to help kids invent their character‚ I’ve created this ready-to-use/student-friendly
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