As I began to read the first chapter I was caught with a romantic and amusing character, named Jimmy cross.He was a lieutenant serving in the army but his heart was serving his crush, Martha. Everyday when Jimmy isn't fighting to live he's either thinking about Martha or unwrapping letters from a plastic bag that were sent to him by his star-crossed lover, Martha.I also found Jimmy to be amusing/hilarious, as I figure out what he want to do with his crush as the writing was very descriptive from the author and charchter.One part I found realy funny was when Jimmy attempted to make a move on Martha by tring to touch her from under the skirt which failed miserbly.I was laughing so hard when I read this part,beacuse thats really emabrring plus
There were a lot of characters almost too much but it fits the book and didn’t ruin the plot (whole book). One of the characters the in the book the author described well was Vera Claythorn (3,4,5). It talked about her personality and her previous job as a games mistress (4). She has to take any job she can get to have some extra money. Also, the author does a good job talking about Dr.Armstrong (10,11,12). Even though the suffix gives it away Dr.Armstrong is a doctor. Dr.Armstrong is also pretty wealthy.
My favorite character is Marv. When we first meet Marv he is a simple guy that seems like he has nothing going for him. He drives an old, barely working Falcon. He has so much money but lives like he has nothing. He is always talking about how much money he has saved up in the bank for a “rainy day.” However, there is more to Marv than what he is introduced to as. It is not until the end of the book that Marv’s story comes out. As we get to know Marv, we learn that he bought his car as a teen to take out his girlfriend Suzanne Boyd who later moved out of town. Because of the last card, Ed finds out the real reason Suzanne left town and he needs to help Marv. Even though they are best friends, he never told anyone about what really happened. Ed says, “Marv is suffering, completely alone, and he uses all of those things to sweep the guilt from his stomach every day.” (Zusak 317) Suzanne and Marv would go to a corn field and spend the nights there until one day she got pregnant. That’s when her father took her away from the town and Marv without a word. He knows he has a child, but he doesn’t know how it is, what it looks like, or even the gender of it. With the help of Ed, he finally gets the courage to go to her house but the father kicks him out. The next day Ed takes him to meet Suzanne and his daughter at a park. Even Ed gets choked up, “Marv’s smile and the giant glass tears on his face are two of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.” (Zusak 330) In Marv I saw a
Jimmy Cross shows his emotions towards Martha right at the beginning of the novel by sharing to us the following:
The plot is great, it has a lot of action, and suspense. I also like the way Hinton describes the characters in detail, and makes you feel like you can actually see the character when she describes them. I would definitely recommend the teachers to keep teaching it because the novel has a good moral to it. It teaches you to not judge anyone immediately, how violence only makes things worse, and how to solve your problems. My favorite character is Johnny because he reminds me of myself. He sacrificed his life to save the children trapped in the church, and he stood up for Ponyboy and himself when he stabbed Bob. The symbols and allusions in the book are meaningful like when Johnny tells Ponyboy to stay gold right before he dies. It’s a reference to Robert Frost’s Nothing Gold Can
One of the things about the book that I personally liked was the characters, some of them were easy to relate to, even if you couldn't you could relate someone you knew with them. For example, David is not one of the main characters from the story but the more you learn about him, the more you realize how ambitious he is, wanted to change his career path almost every week, standing up to Mr. Neck. I think he's one of the things that helped Melinda find her voice.
Love is a powerful force, and Lieutenant Cross sometimes gets lost in his musings while thinking of Martha. O’Brien writes: “His mind wandered. He had difficulty keeping his attention on the war. On occasion he would yell at his men to spread out the column, to keep their eyes open, but then he would slip away into daydreams, just pretending, walking barefoot along the Jersey shore, with Martha, carrying nothing.” Like any sane person in his situation, Lieutenant Cross wants to escape – to anywhere else but the war. The war brings terrible experiences – fear, death, hunger, and pain beyond imagination. The only way that Lieutenant Cross can endure these things is by escaping to an imaginary life with Martha. Although to her, he is little more than a friend, to Lieutenant Cross, Martha represents innocence, perfection, and a world free from war.
Overall, the book is really good and sticks to those three main ideas of courage, weakness and truth throughout it. As both a reader and a writer (I write my own little novels) this book is really goods and i would recommend it to anyone who asks
Jimmy's transformation begins when he decides to burn the pictures and letters of his girlfriend, Martha. To be a leader in war was meaningless to Jimmy Cross compared to the love he had for Martha. Cross' subsequent burning of Martha's letters suggests that he's determined to put such romantic ideas behind him. He repeatedly convinces himself that there will be no more fantasies about Martha. The burning of Martha’s things is symbolically used by O’Brien to signify a turning point in Cross’ development. Cross realizes that Martha's feelings for him were not those of love, for she is an English major, a girl who lives in the world of words. Cross was rationalizing his un-requiting love for Martha to create a “home world” inside his mind so that he could mentally escape from the war when he needed to.
When monitoring care and progress towards the family’s goals to make available to the family an inform consent form to be able to assess progress of effective goals from other services involved. This would be helpful for readjustment of goals. When monitoring the progress of Jimmy’s behavior, parents would journal Jimmy’s daily actions. They would solicit reports from his school teacher on his participation and disruption in class. Moreover, with the inform consent release I as counselor would communicate with each resource program Jimmy and the family are in. This would give data on what is needed to continue treatment. If Jimmy responding to the services and accomplishment Jimmy has made within the selective time period for review. With the
Lastly, Cormier’s narration style is what keeps the story on a hook. He gives different perspectives from different characters every other chapter. At the beginning of the novel, Cormier has Ben telling his story. It stops when it gets to the next chapter and switches gears to the hijacking of the bus and perspective of Kate, the bus driver. Each chapter goes back and forth from characters which is an interesting narrative style that keeps
A shy, introverted, and intellectual young man must understand the values of friendship in order to overcome the threat of war and chaos that is happening around him and within him. A novel written by the author John Knowles, tells the story of Gene Forrester, whose envious personality and hasty decisions can inevitably ruin lives. In A Separate Peace, Gene, turned against his best friend must resolve his inner identity crisis and jealousy towards a friend while understanding that his actions have consequences and affect those closest to him.
The most relatable character in the novel is Valerie. “The lump in my throat was too big. It seemed surreal that I was about to be walking the same hallways with these kids who I knew so well, but who seemed like complete
The characters in this story are absolutely perfect, not only for the tone of the book, but the overall themes as well. Autumn has got to be one of the best friends anyone could have. She's fiercely protective of Callie and will go to the ends of the Earth for her. Her characterization perfectly complements Vic's, especially since they are basically the two main characters of the story. It might be about what is happening to Callie and Vic, but Autumn is the one there for it all. I also have to applaud York on the parallels between Autumn/Callie and Vic/Brett friendships. He would do anything for Brett, just as Autumn would for Callie. But whereas Callie will do the same for Autumn no matter what, whereas Brett is a nightmare.York's characters make this book, no doubt about it. I adored Vic and felt for him from beginning to end. I've never read a book like this, not from the point of view of the victim or someone close to them, but from the point of view of the person wrongly accused. It's unique. It's especially hard when that someone is Vic, so nice and truly good, but quiet and shy, a little unsociable, unable to stand up for himself. It's powerful. Added to Vic is Autumn, who is all sorts of awesome. As Callie, the rape victim's, best friend, she's ready and able to kick ass but is also willing to take a step back and see
The character I admire most is Ethan Frome because the author generally gave him kindhearted characteristics even with unfortunate circumstances. Ethan is a passive, unhappy man with a duty to stay faithful to his loveless marriage but found another that makes him happy. Even though the readers did not condone having desires for another woman while married, we understood his intentions. Ethan has such a strong moral sense that he wouldn’t allow his forbidden love with Mattie go beyond him touching her hand and a few kisses.
Primarily, the characters in the book are foils for each other. One example is Lucie Manette and Madame Defarge. Lucie is a very gentle and loving woman. Everything that she does shows her kindness and virtue. Her tenderness and adoration for everyone empowers her to unite the family. For instance, when Lucie 's father was in a horrible state of depression, the only cure for his sadness was the sight of Lucie 's face and the touch of her skin. On the other