17 And Gone Theme Analysis

The theme is reflected through the people in the book, and events that take place in the

The theme of this book is to be strong through the toughest times. This theme is shown throughout the book when Kira is the only one alive in her family, Anabella passes away, and even when Matt was lost. Another theme could be trust your instincts. Kira has all these thoughts about the council, Annabella, beasts and many more but she keeps them to herself. Day after day more thoughts pile up. If Kira were to trust herself, her life would have a greater quality. As you read more of the story the theme becomes a larger part of

Finally, the authors demonstrated theme by using the setting of the excerpts. To start, McCourt states ”You can look in people’s windows and see how cozy it is in their kitchens with fires glowing.” in this exerpt calles Angela’s Ashes. Angela is jelous of the way that the other families get to live a happy life, but she has to steal from the happy families in order to make her own happy. This shows how when you are not as lucky as others, you tend to do things to make youself feel better than them and you may hurt them in order to do so. Also, Petry excerpt called The Street

Lauren tells her, “This is what I’ve been doing—reading and studying these over the past few months … I’m trying to learn whatever I can that might help me survive … I mean to learn everything I can while I can … If I find myself outside, maybe what I’ve learned will help me live long enough to learn more” (Butler. 57). Despite the judgement she receives from others, Lauren remains determined in what she believes is the correct path. She also tries to help her community by encouraging others to start emergency packs, like herself. She shows further inner strength as she preaches a sermon on perseverance to encourage and strengthen the community following the disappearance and presumed death of her father. Lauren continues to show this strength as “The people I’ve grown up with are falling out of my life, one by one” (Butler, 139). Towards the end of the novel, Lauren shows incredible strength as she deals with the destruction of her family and community and her continued tribulations as she leads an ever-growing group on the road north. Throughout the novel, Lauren is portrayed as a strong and intelligent young woman with an aptitude for

Lila suffers from a disorder called Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). This is a disorder caused by a traumatic event, in Lila’s case the trauma was the death of her son. The brain begins to create an alternate personality as a way to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the traumatic event. When someone suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder their version of reality changes, Lila experiences this when she kills some of the people in the film and she thinks that her alternate personality, Eve, was the one who killed them. One part of the film shows Lila figuring out that Eve does not exist, in that scene Lila confronts Eve and begins to tell herself that Eve is not real. Slowly Lila begins to repeat everything Eve says and almost

The most obvious of the themes is that of violence, brutality, and torture. Tied into this also is the idea of injustice. Many of these themes are intertwined. Constantly the reader is berated with violent images, or descriptions of violence. These must be on nearly every second page of the novel. A good

To begin with, one major theme that continuously played a part throughout the entire book is desire. To many of the characters, it was the one urge that they could never overcome. One

Not all believed in the curse of King Tut and what it did.  Other did however find many reasons to believe in it. It is hard to decide which side of the story to believe, because both sides do have the evidence to make a case on each side.  The Curse of the Pharaohs actually started in the 19th century, but it really came into focus around the 20th century with the expedition of King Tut’s tomb, but there is still conflict about whether it’s real or just fiction.

Lauren views the people of Robledo, as deflective and isolative thinkers. They refuse to adapt to the environment around them and instead wish to dream about the good old days. Lauren views this neglectful behavior, as a coping mechanism. Eventually, it leads to the community’s untimely demise. In her writings, of Earthseed, Lauren postulates “People tend to give in to fear and depression, to need and greed. When no influence is strong enough to unify people they divide. They struggle” (91). During times of instability, the “influence” that once brought people together is long forgotten, people only look out for themselves. This stimulates the division of like people and as a result, the community struggles. Lauren sees the world around her when she occasionally goes outside of her town. Here she sees death, destruction and a despondent population. She wishes that people would view the pain of others, as she has felt through her hyperempathy condition. She examines every person around her to make sense of her thoughts and values and to find her place in the world. Therefore, she explains that humans show detrimental actions, during times of

In the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the definition of hubris is “[e]xaggerated pride or self-confidence.” Hubris is also known as ego, and when someone has an overly large ego, it could lead them to their demise. In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, this is what the tragic hero’s downfall results in. In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare shares the story of a warrior named Macbeth and the path he takes to become king and how his hubris, or ego, ultimately leads him to his own demise. Shakespeare also introduces the audience to Banquo, Lady Macbeth, Malcolm, and Macduff as other important characters throughout the play. Another problem with an overly large hubris is that if placed in the wrong hands, it can be a dangerous weapon of mass destruction as shown by Macbeth. There are many different factors that do influence Macbeth to his demise. Theses influences include the witches as well as his own wife, Lady Macbeth. Although these people did influence Macbeth to lead him to his own demise, it is Macbeth’s fault for letting his hubris get in his way of success which ultimately leads him to his own demise.

A theme, by literary definition, is a central topic of a text.This means that they are a always a part of every story. Mainly, themes symbolize the, sometimes hidden, meanings of texts. In one particular story of Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” one theme is evident throughout this short story, and it centers around the neglect of morals and ethical beliefs. Throughout the text, this idea of moral neglect is apparent, and the story describes how derelict the ethics of the people of Omelas have become.

Theme is an integral part of this story and is mostly presented through the narrator. One of the major themes of the story is conscience, in which many of the conflicts in the

A theme is the meaning behind a story, occasionally defined as the moral of the story. Themes can differ from one end of the world to the other, as it does in many books. The Droughtlanders by Carrie Mac is a futuristic version of the world which has been divided into two parts. The rich and the poor, the healthy and the sick, otherwise known as Keyland and Droughtland. Keyland is where all the rich people with extravagant lands and lives live. Droughtland is a disease-ridden land where all poor people are being forced to live. Society treats Droughtland poorly and they decide to take action. Thus starting the revolution. Carrie Mac portrays many themes in different ways throughout the book. However the major theme the book revolves around is that; No matter how rich or poor a person is, or what gender, race, or sexuality they are, in the end, they are all the same and deserve to be treated equally. In addition, the book shows that when everyone is treated equally there is so much more that everyone can accomplish. The theme is being portrayed through the narrative point of view, setting and atmosphere, and character development.

The book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a fictional novel set in the mid 1930’s of Alabama. Social inequality and various forms of discrimination is widespread through Maycomb County affecting the black population and women. This society is segregated, racist, biased, and dominated by the white male.

The struggle of man versus man occurs throughout the whole story. The book starts out that Lauren is in her community behind a huge protective wall. The wall is there to protect her and her community from the rest of the world. When people start jumping over the fence to steal things from their community, guards are setup