Alfred's Influences In The Novel 'The Contender'

Throughout this book, there are a lot of themes but one good one, in particular, is that true friends stick together until the end. There are a lot of examples of this because there were so many hardships where the kids stuck together. One of these examples is when Minho goes out into the storm to get Thomas up and saves his life. “Then someone was grabbing him, pulling him to his feet. Minho” (Dashner

Now this book has a target audience for the young adults. The book is about A young boy named george that has been the man of the house for nearly five years for the simple fact that his father died do to boxing injuries. As both him and his younger brother Monty were both to young to even witness how his father died, Monty sees boxing as his father's legacy. Throughout the book george goes through

From an early stage Edwards was influenced by his family tremendously. “As the only boy, he was the center of attention. From early years his parents

Friends are an important part of life. Friends are useful to help one get through the hardships of life. In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, we see the small (but present) friendship of Biff and Bernard. Biff is a football superstar, with scholarships lined up and friends galore. Bernard, his neighbour and childhood friend, is very much a book worm who decides to focus his time on his academics and unfortunately, doesn’t have many friends. Bernard had always idolized Biff throughout high school for his undeniable talent and charisma. On many occasions Bernard would offer to help Biff through his weaknesses by holding him accountable for his academics and help him

• What are their outstanding qualities? Does the author give any indication as to how or why the character developed these qualities?

His father, Ernest, greatly influenced his life, both as a child and today. Many of his character traits he said his father taught him. He described his father as a hard-nosed, strict man with a soft heart.

demonstrates how his juvenility shapes his view of the world, and allows his friendship with

The value of friendship is shown between Hartley, Mitsy and Jamie is evident in today’s society. The jealousy felt by Hartley in the novel, provides an understanding of how envy can become a powerful emotion that can control people to do things that aren’t in their nature or can instead influence them to be more aggressive if it is already in their

Friendships can be positive or negative. A good friend is supportive, kind and trustworthy. However, a negative friendship can cause a bad influence and habits. Finny and Gene have many qualities that combine to create a terrible friendship. They are not supportive of each others decisions and are very envious of the others abilities. Throughout the novel, Gene’s friendship with Finny becomes unhealthy and detrimental.

Alfred is a character that is self conscious, brave and confident. On page 54 and 55 Alfred becomes brave because he fights someone when he is in Mr. Samson's tower. He was brave enough to hold him off until his Uncle Farrell comes back to him. On page 278 Alfred is looking at himself in the mirror and he was thinking about what Mogart said to him. Alfred thought about what Mogart said and he looked in the mirror and thought about Mogart calling himself fat. Mogart said that he was fat and Alfred doesn't like the way he looks. On page 305 he is trying to save Natalia and he is confident that he will. Alfred throws down the sword of the kings and hopes that Natalia and I will not die because Mogart knows how to end the world with that sword. A character that is similar to Alfred is Bennacio. Bennacio and Alfred are both confident and brave because they both want to achieve the same goal. For example

He is fervently determined to succeed in his contemporary competitive society. In a conversation with his children about Bernard, he enumerates a few

Competition and the drive to better than your opponent can distract you entirely from what is important in life. Ever since Willy’s sons have been young, he hammered the concept of competition into their minds. He started when he would reward whoever he felt was more successful with more attention and praise. So, when one of Willy’s sons, Biff, was in high school, he was the star quarterback of the football team. Willy gave him so much praise for this that it often left his other son, Happy, in the shadows. However, Happy wanted to receive praise and attention from his father too, so he began to try to get Willy’s attention and try to compete with Biff for attention. For instance, when Willy asked the boys to steal materials to build the stoop, to get some praise, Happy quickly asked, “I lost weight, Pop, you notice?” (Miller 50). Still, Happy didn’t receive the same attention as his brother. So, this habit continued into adulthood. When Willy would praise Biff and talks about how Biff is going to be magnificent, Happy familiarly interjects trying to get the attention Biff is receiving by exclaiming “I’m getting married, Pop, don’t forget it. I’m changing everything. I’m gonna run that department before the year is up. You’ll see, Mom” (Miller 133). So throughout his whole life, Happy focused on trying to receive the praise Biff was getting. This is why Happy ended up

he is a part of the essay. The whole essay gives the reader a positive outlook

This report is on a project undertaken to help an older gentleman named Mortimer who is seventy-seven years old. This project is intended to get Mortimer to develop a different behavior than what he has been displaying in recent times. He recalls his life story in the following way. As a young man, Mortimer enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corp. He was stationed in Australia and met his beautiful bride, Rosie. They have six great children, now in their forties and fifties. Mortimer worked for an advertising agency after he got out of the service. He was in very good physical shape. Tennis and track were his two sports of choice. As a matter of fact, Mortimer was a runner in the 1956 Olympics.

The fictional novel, Hard Times by Charles Dickens, concentrates on the Gradgrind family; of Mr. Thomas Gradgrind, his daughter Louisa, and son Thomas Jr. A major theme of friendship is portrayed in the books through the character of Mr. Gradgrind as he struggles with the idea of friendship between other characters. According to the Nicomachean Ethics, by Aristotle, it explains a detailed account of friendship and what it is to be a friend to others. In comparing the character Mr. Gradgrind in Hard Times, to the 5 basis of friendship written in the Nicomachean Ethics, Mr. Gradgrind cannot be a friend to others because he does not use emotion but rather factual evidence in his actions toward his children. The novel confirms Aristotle’s view of friendship with Mr. Gradgrind, proving that the standards need to be set up in order to have a proper friendship and relationship with others.