All The Good Children Character Analysis

Christopher Reeve once said, "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." (“Christopher Reeve.”) The quote is remarkable. The strong and mighty Superman spoke it himself…but nowhere in the quote does it say that a hero must be strong and mighty like Superman was. This quote can apply to anybody, evident by its use of the word “ordinary”. Throughout the semester, I had the opportunity to develop an opinion on what I would consider a ‘strong female character.’ Eventually, one teenage female came to mind. Her name is Callie and she appears on the popular television series, The Fosters. Even though many may say that Callie is an irrational teenager because of her choices,

In her powerful, realistic play, “Good Kids”, Naomi Iizuka wrote the play with intentions of bringing a horrendous real-life situation of sexual assault to people’s attention and revealing the dramatic impact that social influence has on the situation. With high aspirations, Iizuka intended to not only educate people, but to also encourage people to take the proper precautions in an effort to prevent sexual assault from transpiring to themselves, friends, and others. Within this theatrical performance, a teenager named Chloe is raped by a high school jock named Connor and his friends whom all play the game of football together. Iizuka utilizes Chloe’s friend and cousin to reveal how Chloe’s sexual assault could have been prevented. If Chloe’s friend would have not let Chloe out of her sight, and if Chloe’s cousin would have given her a safe ride home, then Chloe would have not been drugged and raped by the football players. Furthermore, Iizuka intended to reveal how Chloe and Connor were not the only ones affected by the sexual assault, but friends, family, classmates, and parents were also dramatically affected too.

The thought of art is more than what you see it is what you feel and what you learn from looking at it. Art can heal the soul and create and new outlook on images we may see every day. Sadly, we may not always see the art in things, pieces, or, humans.

The Importance of Art A lot of people have mixed feelings on what the true definition of what art actually is. In a dictionary, it is defined as “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” () Art plays a very important role in our society. It comes in many different forms and it can be found anywhere and everywhere around us.

Imagine moving from Los Angeles, California to a small town in Wisconsin and not knowing anyone at the new school. Anyone in this situation would want to make friends that would accept them in the new town. This is the position Levi, one of the main characters in Elizabeth Eulberg’s Better off Friends, is in when he starts middle school. Macallan, the other main character, is the person that befriends Levi, and they become very close very fast. Being a new kid from down south, many people stereotype Levi because of how he looks and the way he acts, which was normal in Los Angeles where he used to live, but odd to the people in Wisconsin. For this reason the boys at school did not really want to hang out with Levi, and that is why he and Macallan become such good friends in a short amount of time. The two of them could find a lot that they had in common, even though they were from completely different places. Macallan and Levi were together a lot, so when they hung out just the two of them, people would think they were dating when they were not. This is the second stereotype addressed in the book; a boy and a girl that spend lots of time together do not have to be a boyfriend and a girlfriend. Throughout middle school and high school, they were constantly asked if they were dating, when they were not. Therefore, in Better off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg, Eulberg addresses stereotypes about where people come from and people of the opposite gender being just friends.

The definition of art is “The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination.”(Oxford Dictionaries). Art comes in many forms and not all art is a painting or a drawing. Throughout the book, characters use art skillfully, art is for survival and is a tool to withstand or to escape the corrupt government. Additionally, art is a powerful force that communicates messages through a picture. Furthermore, what allows art to have a powerful impact is that art is expressive. Their messages and stories are very powerful from the artist. In New Middletown, art is what helps Max withstand. In Catherine Austen’s All Good Children, art is a positive force in the novel.

Eeshna Nath Cultural Paper: The Fosters The Fosters is a family drama series that premiered in 2013 on Freeform. The Fosters’ family includes a mix of biological and adopted members because of the lesbian couple that chose to adopt. The show has been running for five seasons and handles many controversial topics. It portrays LGBTQ+ themes in ways that connect with their audience.

John C. Maxwell said, "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and show the way". This quote is related to Ulysses Everett McGill from Oh Brother, Where Art Thou, because Everett McGill is a great leader from this story and he makes good decisions. The film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou is a 2000 adventure film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The main character Everett is a interesting figure. After watching this film, I recognized that this character is very similar to Odysseus from the film/book The Odyssey.

A promising star basketball player forced to walk away from the game, gets a second chance at redemption in the NBA.

With the store closed Francis was to live without being the centre of southern Foley for the first time in his life. One of the first thing he set about doing was to hold an auction to divest himself of most of the items from the old store that he had no use for, but understood, perhaps better than most, that his old customers just might want some of the items for nostalgic reasons. The much anticipated auction was held on Saturday, August 28, 1992 at 11 am. Items for sale included the old Texaco sign, the Five Roses or Pepsi tin adverts, oil lamps, Francis's used suspenders and even the antique rounded candy display. Interestingly, the license plate collection was not offered being sold in a private deal. Francis did not go suspender-less. He still had a few hanging up in his back kitchen a decade later.

Artists started creating Art just for Art’s Sake. Because of this they started to get a lot of criticism from writers, memoirists and critics. From critics point of view if art was not carrying utilitarian function it was meaningful and some of the writers also implied that this kind of art was for uneducated audience - easy accessible art.

Little Miss Sunshine is a comedy movie about a seven year old girl named Olive who aspires to win the Little Miss Sunshine pageant. To help make her wish come true, her six-member family takes a road trip from Albuquerque to Redondo Beach, California. At the conclusion of the film, Olive and her family learned to trust and support each other, no matter the situation. Olive is the youngest member of her family who is entering middle childhood and adolescence just like her older brother Dwayne. Olive is the type of girl that is cheerful, most of the time and not particularly the kind you would see in a pageant. Olive’s brother, Dwayne, could be described as “emo”. Although he claims that he hates his family, he loves his sister, Olive. Their parents, Richard and Sheryl, and their Uncle Frank are in the process of entering middle adulthood. Throughout most of the film, Richard is considered selfish because he does not want his family to be seen as “losers”. Richard is obnoxious to his family, but he still means well and wants them to succeed. Sheryl is the normal member of the family who does not tolerate anyone's antics. Uncle Frank is very sarcastic and failed at his attempt to commit suicide. He used to be a college professor, so he is considered the smart guy. The sixth member of Olive’s family, her grandpa, dies during the movie due to an overdose, but was entering the late adulthood stage. The members of Olive’s family share some similarities and differences, but since they all vary in age, developmental concepts will be different in a way for each family member.

In Meet the Parents the three main characters are Pamela, a kindergarten teacher, Gaylord Focker, a nurse, and Pamela’s father, Jack, an ex CIA agent. Focker is hoping to propose to his girl friend, Pam, however he realizes he needs to ask her father for permission. Focker meets Pam’s parents for a weekend and has a hard time winning over her father. Pam’s family has a difficult time accepting that Focker is a nurse. Throughout the film, Focker is continuously critiqued because he is a nurse and several things go wrong for him. Eventually, Focker gains permission to ask Pamela to be his wife and her father says he will try to accept his profession (Niro, Roach, Rosenthal, Tenenbaum & Roach, 2000). The stereotypical judgment Focker experiences

Good art allows me to flee the realms of reality. In my mind's limitless consciousness, I can escape the mundanity of everyday life. It opens a door in my head to a world only limited by my imagination. I am no more a slave to gravity, chained down on the earth when I am reading. I can be a bird and soar high above the clouds, or be a fish and swim deep down in the darkest depths of the ocean. I am there, I am that person, and everything else around me regardless of what it is, fades away. Sometimes these people are the one's I'd like to be but sometimes I encounter nefarious characters I wholly condemn. I am able to feel the emotions that the artist intends for me to feel. However, it is not merely reading or listening, but understanding

A lot of people think that art can only go as far as a class in school, but in reality there is art around everyone. Art can be a way of life for some people, and for others it is simply just something they pass every single day. What they do not realize is that art can have benefits in different aspects in their life, in children's lives, and even the world around them.