Sample paragraphs: Characterization of Chato from “The Somebody” INTRODUCTIONS: In the story‚ “The Somebody‚” by Danny Santiago‚ we meet the young character who goes by the name of Chato. Throughout the story‚ the author uses characterization to help us see that Chato is both passionate about what he does‚ yet he is also still a rugged gang member. In “The Somebody‚” Danny Santiago uses elements of characterization to create Chato de Shamrock‚ a teen growing up in East L. A. Chato is portrayed as dramatic
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well as the descriptive language of imagery throughout the story. The story begins with Santiago Nagar‚ one of the main protagonist of the story who died‚ dreaming of trees and bird. As he gets peculiar dreams‚ Nasar pays no mind to it‚ and does not understand what will precede in the future‚ which others- beside his mother- already suspect of. Santiago Nasar is known to be slim‚ pale man- who turned 21 years old- with curly like his father. He was an only child “of a marriage of convenience” (Pg 7
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Ray Bradbury‚ The Illustrated Man‚ “The Veldt” The Parents of two children decide to shut off the automated nursery‚ against the childrens wishes. When the nursery is shut off‚ and the children go into a fit of rage‚ they are allowed to play in there one last time only to lock their parents in so the loins can eat the them. The parents of Wendy and Peter. They are concerned about the childrens dependability on the automated house‚ especially the nursery. Lydia and George Hadley - Distressed
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Rain Man‚ released in 1988‚ is a story of two brothers with a brief history in their childhood and how one’s mental illness changes the other’s outlook on life. The main character‚ Charlie Babbitt‚ believes he is an only child and is living life on the fast track. This is until he is notified of his estranged father’s unexpected death. Charlie learns that his inheritance was placed in a trust‚ to an unknown trustee. Charlie seeks out this beneficiary bringing him to Wallbrook‚ a mental health facility
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A Perspective Mind When viewing the world does one really stop and think‚ how much of this is real‚ and how much is just our own unique projections onto it? In the poem‚ The Snow Man‚ by Wallace Stevens‚ the poet informs the reader what it means to have a “mind of winter‚” when gazing upon a scene in nature. The question then arises is what does it mean to have mind of winter? Stevens is not exactly asking‚ but instead telling the “listener‚” that to behold something with a mind of winter‚ is to
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that I am willing to grasp the knowledge of is Jimmy Santiago. Santiago‚ a former inmate of a maximum security prison altered his life through the power of poetry and writing. The reason why I chose to delve into his philosophies is because he was a former prisoner. His life is inspirational due to the fact that I work at a local jail and witness the obscenities of the system and inmates. To dramatically change one’s life in prison‚ like Santiago‚ I would like to present his teaching forms of poetry
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1. Santiago is an older fisherman‚ also referred to the old man. He is the main character in this book. 2. Manolin is young boy who has learned how to fish from Santiago. They became great friends and fished together until Santiago didn’t catch anything for a number of days. Manolin still helps the old man out with carrying stuff for him and looking out for him. 3. Martin is the owner of the Terrence. He has sent food to both Santiago and Manolin on more than one occasion. Pg20 4. The boy’s parents
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Gabriel Marquez’s fantasy short story‚ “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”‚ transpires in Pelayo and his wife Elisenda’s yard on the beach after a stormy three days. While throwing dead crabs from the rain into the sea‚ Pelayo stumbles on a very old man with gigantic wings lying in the mud. On the same day‚ he tries to take care of his son who is running a fever. When Pelayo comes across him‚ he notifies Elisenda. Not knowing exactly who the man is‚ the two lock him up in Pelayo’s chicken coop
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The Rain Man Juan Hernandez UMUC "Of course I don ’t have my underwear. I ’m definitely not wearing my underwear.... These are not boxer shorts. Mine are boxer shorts. These are Hanes 32... My boxer shorts have my name and it says Raymond...I get my boxer shorts at K-Mart in Cincinnati". (Rain Man‚ 1988) This quote from the popular movie Rain Man perfectly captures the disorder that plagues Raymond Bobbitt‚ one of the main characters. He is a very particular man who must always
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The Old Man and the Sea as an Allegory: Sharks The novel “The Old Man and the Sea” was an allegory for Hemingway’s life‚ meaning the book was symbolic to Ernest’s journey and struggles. In this novel‚ the old man was faced with a dramatic life or death situation when he was getting chased by sharks while catching for the marlin. “The old man’s head was clear and good now and he was full of resolution but he had little hope. It was too good to last‚ he thought. He took one look at the great fish
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