Analysis Of Michael Gordon 's ' The ' Michael '

“Mandy, your dad and I have something we need to talk to you about.” Being the bright-eyed eight year old I was, I would have never suspected what was going to escape my mom’s lips next.

“What mum?,” Shocked to hear her mum’s voice she calls out again. “ Mum! Is that you?”

That’s when I heard the door open. It was my mom. So, I went downstairs to find a present on the table. I looked around for someone but there was no one there. When I opened it it was the most cutest snow globe I had ever seen. It had every disney character you could think of,and a whole lot

Mother: Sophie you’ve been so out of whack lately. You just haven’t been yourself lately, you’ve been so sad.

There are many conflicts in book. The first conflict that michael faces is character vrs inner character. For instance in the beginning of the book the author writes that Michael and the electroclan are about to go on an extremely dangerous adventure and michael is thinking back to a phrase that a man said”Be ashamed to die until you have one some type of victory for humanity.”. Michael was going over that if he died during the mission would he be ashamed. One more example of this is when Michael was thinking through and then thought what would he do after this was over when he survived. He thought this knowing that nothing would ever be the same. Another type of conflict that Michael faces is character vs society. An example of this is when

“Come on, Ma.” Ignoring the “mom” look, Alex continues to complain. The “mom” look is slowly losing effectiveness as we get older. Even me, the youngest, ignores it.

My mother yelled at me,” Emily get in the house and grab you sister and brothers too.”

I believe that the symbolic coup of capitalism against the divine is embodied in this scene. Daniel represents entrepreneurship that has allowed money to become a religion in of itself. We can not say he is faith less as he states that he "is the one who the Lord has chosen" which I interpret as the lord has chosen his methods over Eli's traditional ones. Ones in which one is self made and obtains things through money rather than expecting a deity to grant us all our wishes. Ultimately it is a symbolic transition that reflects the country's shift from a reliance on religion to reliance on more tangible means of obtaining what one wants...."I'm finished!"

“I still don’t think this is a good idea, Caroline.” My father says in a grouchy disapproving tone. My mother rolls her eyes at him and smooths out her skirt before responding in her high pitched voice.

rolled over and mumbled grumpily to myself, not fully comprehending what she had just said.

“Annabeth, you can call her mother, it’s more respectful. You’re going to have to get used to it, she’s not planning on leaving anytime soon.”, Mary explained.

On Christmas morning I woke up at 6:30. I was so tired but still enthusiastic. I was trying so hard to get my parents to come down stairs so I could open up my presents. When they finally

Michael Freed explains that we have actually rapidly grown the strength of our visual brain as we are taught from young to read and learn most things visually and this is why most of us find it easier to retain information that is shown to us visually as we oppress our auditory skills. We see that we are equally visual and auditory learners from when we are very young. Michael Freed says, 8.“It is known that children in young age can learn effectively, it was assumed that playing music reading stories and showing them animation could definitely stimulate their brain potential in all kind of development. In that age it is believed that baby would have the same visual memory and audio memory, since they are not being sterilized nor have specific

“ Elizabeth! Who are you talking to!” Mother bellowed from the cramped kitchen bellow me.

After we all exchanged gifts with the rest of the family, we ate dinner in the grand dining room and retold old Christmas memories. The night couldn’t get any better than this. After dinner us grandkids helped clean up and played with all our new toys. Soon my aunt and uncle and my two young cousins left along with my grandpa, family friends, and my other aunt, uncle and cousin. My two cousins Colleen and Meghan planned to stay the night. My mom, Amma, and the four of