Since my last reflection, many things have changed in the Rebel of the Sands. So far, there has not been anymore new themes from either the Wild West or Arabian Nights. There has only been a continuation of previous themes like trains, guns, swords, sheemas, cowboy hats, etc. In addition to the Wild West and Arabian Nights themes, I think that there are more realistic themes from the modern world. One of the more realistic elements are bombs. Amani and Jin talk about the bombs that destroyed cities and killed many people. It is one of the sadder elements present in the book. I still have connections with the book. Both Amani and I have matured, become more responsible, and have grown more as a person. Amani has grown throughout the book. …show more content…
My earlier prediction that Jin was the Rebel Prince was wrong. His brother was the Rebel Prince. However, my prediction that the compass had a more magical meaning was right. The compass was created as a pair. It’s needle was always pointed in the direction of it’s other half. My prediction that someone would die in Fahali wasn’t wrong, but it was someone that we had never met previously. I predict that Shazad will teach Amani how to use swords and train extremely well. I feel like Noorsham will die trying to correct the wrongs that he finally realized he committed. He will probably realize that the things Amani were saying were true and that the Sultan was just using Noorsham to further his agenda. I think that Jin and Amani will finally make up and will declare their feelings for one another. I also have a feeling that someone else will die before the end of the book; it might be Commander Naguib because others have already threatened to kill him. The threats against Naguib life might be foreshadowing. One more prediction I have, is that Amani’s power will be fire. I think this because she didn’t get burned by Noorsham, she says that she is fueled with fire, Jin compared her blue eyes to the hottest fire, and because the girl on the cover is holding a ball of
Rachel Aouli Kalama Utagawa was six when the book Moloka’i by Alan Brennert began. She wanted to travel the world like her father did. Every time he went to a new place he brought Rachel a cultural doll. The most recent addition to her collection was a Russian nesting doll. Like her newest doll, Rachel was still showing her outermost shell. She was an innocent girl who saw the good in the entire world around her. As she explored and discovered the layers of herself, the world around her unfolded. This sweet doll had layers of innocence, sorrow, hate, joy, and fulfillment.
Although some will say that Adnan is a sketchy person, in reality they should believe that Adnan is a chill type of person. When Adnan is being questioned by police and Sarah Koenig he is calm and more laid back about it compared to others. Also his story is consistent and he doesn't let others get to him, when Hae Lee broke up with him each time he wasn't clingy or obsessed. In a Serial Episode it says, “Adnan syed Each time we broke up or each time -- let me just say this, each time she ended the relationship or took a break, it was never a thing where i was like pestering her or, like, going to her house knocking on the door or chasing her down”(“Episode 02: The”15). When Hay lee broke up with Adnan he never appeared to be obsessed with
One of the protagonists and main characters in the story Hamadi, by Naomi Shihab Nye, is a girl named Susan. She is a 14-year-old freshman in high school, who lives in U.S, Texas. She is reaching the point in her life where she starts to question her surroundings and the world, which leads her to an interest in a family friend, Saleh Hamadi, who’s an old-fashioned man and very wise. She is a complex character in this story because she has many different relatable traits, has many thoughts and relationships in the story and changes throughout the story.
Jack Gantos is a middle aged man. He is one of those people that you would think of in vegas blowing all his money to try and win it all. For him there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, because he is full of hope. He never finished high school, left after his junior year. His grades are what you would call awful. Although his grades did not reflect it he is a brilliant human being, with a desire to be a writer. He loves trying new things. He often takes road trips and jumps from job to job with the changing of towns he lives in. he states the sudden moves are to find new and better things to write about. He has little to no money because he spends it on beer and weed. Likely to trust any man standing next to him he tries his luck in becoming a drug dealer but fails to do so and ends up living back with his dad in san juan.
Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” touches on many issues African Americans faced in the early to mid-twentieth century. One can analyze Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” from many angles, and come away with different meanings. While Michelle Gordon focuses more on segregation and housing discrimination that plagued African Americans on Chicago’s Southside in Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun”, William Murray emphasizes on Southern Pride and heritage. This paper will show contrasting views from Murray and Gordon in their critique of
All refugees, the circumstances notwithstanding, face immense hardship throughout their lives. In time, these hardships give way to new opportunities, dreams, and perspectives, as even in the face of suffering, one always retains their intrinsic self. Kim Ha, the protagonist in Thanhha Lai’s Inside Out and Back Again, experienced this through her family’s daring escape from war-torn South Vietnam. Consequently, Inside Out and Back Again serves as a fitting title for her story.
Maybe, but it also wouldn't be wrong for Aeson to answer to such a question with "mind your own business".
A character’s perspective often changes the more they grow and develop. James Moloney’s award winning novel “A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove”, follows the journey of awkward teenager, Carl Matt, as he leaves his hometown to stay with his manipulative aunt in a small beachside town. Throughout the text, Carl grows from insecure teenager to confident young man, which shifts his view of life. The novel uses dislocation, relationships, and events, to explore how Carl’s perspective changes as he develops as a character. The dislocation of the character early on in the novel forces Carl to become more open minded and less timid.
The main theme of this novel is be caring. In the beginning of the book LaVaughn isn’t as caring. The. author says “I had tests to study for school, I couldn’t worry about Jeremey”(30). LaVaughn cares more about getting the money and doing well in school to pay for college. She isn’t much interest in the kids even though that’s her job. In the middle of this novel Jolly gets more caring and wants to help Jolly’s family. The author says “I’m going back to Jolly’s after school while she hunts a job. She can’t pay me but she will when she gets one(73). LaVaughn is definitely more caring here because she wants to help Jolly’s family even though she isn't getting paid right away. Before she just did the job properly for the money but now she really
In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Walter Younger wants to be a “real man”. His dream is to become successful in business and make his family rich. However, when all his money is stolen, he becomes very pessimistic, abandoning the ideas of morality and dignity. At the end of the play, his son Travis inspires him to value his family’s pride over materialism. Over the course of the play, Walter’s view of manhood changes from someone wealthy and successful to a person who has pride and believes in human dignity.
Another prediction that I have is I think that the Denoia Debon will find them and get them back for what they did to her. I think this because in the book Denoia said “Crap, Did I miss it” (Cantero 314). Also I predict this because the book states “You…… It won’t end like this! I swear, Andy Rodriguez, this has just begun” (Cantero 283). Edgar Cantero did a good job of allowing me to use the reading strategy of predicting he also allowed me to use the reading strategy of
Musti is a great example of how well I actually control my ocs. Once they are created, they’ll start having their own plans and if I say one thing, they'll do other.
In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, one of the featured characters is outgoing and ambitious Beneatha Younger, sister of Walter and daughter of Mama. Beneatha, commonly referred to as Bennie by her family, is an aspiring doctor and currently in medical school. In addition to these desires, she also acquires relationships with Asagai and George Murchinson, two prominent male characters, throughout the course of the play. Although her career choice and relations with these men are completely separate aspects, they are connected to each other through their shared role in Beneatha’s life. It is through both these relationships and her career choice that one can truly see Beneatha Younger’s hopes for the future.
In A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, the Younger family is trying to achieve the American Dream, which is “the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American”(cite dictionary.com). The Youngers are a black family living in a poor part of Chicago. They inherit ten thousand dollars because Mama’s husband died. Mama is the matriarch of the Younger family. Each family member has their own idea about how to use this money to fulfill their dreams, and the play uses the decisions of the family members and other characters to show the reader that people’s actions are not always motivated by what they appear to be. Mama wants to use the money to buy a house in a white neighborhood, because she thinks it is a better environment for her family than their current living conditions and will benefit her family. Although there are a number of people in A Raisin in the Sun who appear too want to help the Younger family, Mama shows through her decision to buy the house that she is the only person that is looking out for the best interests of her family.
Hani, I admire that you’re a positive and forward thinker and I believe these attributes are going to brand Alpha as a household name. I’m grateful all of the support and encouragement you have personally shown me. Thanks for your humility and ambition; I admire these qualities you possess the most.