Analysis Of Tag Along By Tom Ryan

On November 18, 2017, I saw the Richland College Theatre Department’s production of RIDE by Eric Lane. In this essay, I will express what we’re the exceptional things that I saw. Also, I will use terms from what I learned from class, to explain some factors that I interpreted from the play.

After getting tormented continuously, it suddenly stops but Marshall - her best friend becomes the new target. The police gets involved after Avalon confesses to her parents about her suffering. Marshall decides to end his life surprisingly, which changes the whole story.The bullies are unknown but Avalon suspects it is Alice the popular girl, but in the end the person who is the bully is unforeseen. This captivating book has an unexpected ending due to the dramatic plot twist - death and not having the stereotypical bully. “When I was on that roller coaster....” suggests that the events taken place were very eyeopening and abrupt. Every parent and teenager should be compelled to read this text because of the thought-provoking plot structure.

The plot of this book is about the journey of discovering their own identities, and the journey starts because of the main characters’ friendships. Jonah, the main character, has been loved and cared for by his family his entire life and has never thought seriously about the fact that he is adopted until he gets two mysterious letters in the mail, both with no return address. Jonah thinks that these are just a prank letter, but his friend Chip gets panicked when he gets the same letters. Jonah finds out that Chip’s parents had never told him that he was adopted as well. Jonah thinks “He’d never met Chip’s dad, just seen him drive by. Jonah probably couldn’t have picked Chip’s dad out in a line-up. However, right now Jonah wanted to stolk over to Chip’s house, swing his best punch, and hit Chip’s dad right in the mouth.” (Peterson 35) Jonah feels angry towards Chip’s parents because they refuse to tell him anything else about his adoption. Later Jonah says “I swear, I’ll do everything I can to help you.” (Peterson 35) This quote suggests that Jonah cares deeply about his friend and wants to support him, and he promises he will do everything he can to help Chip. Jonah, Chip, and Jonah’s younger sister, Katherine begin the journey to find the truth about their past. Their friendship pushes them into a wild adventure for seeking their identity.

This novel was set during the post war period, this was a time when independence and rebelling against parents and law was more important than doing the right thing, during these times of independence, and teenagers needed friendship more than anything else.

People who enjoy realistic-fiction novels that include sibling rivalry, sports, making life changes, and the tension of a dysfunctional family environment will be interested in reading this journal writing from the first person perspective of Paul Fisher. This novel includes characteristics of middle school encounters ; therefor, ages 10 and up will appreciate this

The book That was Then, This Is Now is about to really good friends Bryon and Mark starting to go their separate ways. Bryon was a 16 year old hustler who lived in a hood. His mother was poor and she had adopted his best friend Mark. Mark was an illegitimate who was adopted by new parents that got in a drunken fight and killed each other. Mark was a thief, and he always got away with everything that he possibly could do. Teen kids in there element who thought they could rule the world, everything was theirs and that nothing could possibly go wrong. They did everything bad together smoke, drink, jump kids for their money, steal, skip school, take drugs and get into gang brawls.

Teenagers today face a number of problems, ranging from peer pressure and alcohol, to depression and rape. These severe topics can have an intense effect on a growing child, now, and in the future. Many modern teenagers face the daily struggles of harmful situations, and the good and bad in them. In The Perks of Being a Wall Flower, Charlie faces almost every bad situation imaginable, in a heart breaking and realistic coming of age story. Charlie does not have the grandest high school experience, but the book represents the harsh and cruel reality of what so many students face today. Charlie, also being on the unclear side of what he was experiencing, was also hit hard with the outcomes of his actions. Drugs, alcohol, and sexual interaction contributed to the difficult standards that are held to growing students, in their fight to fit in. Every teen has faced the harsh reality of peer pressure and abuse, which takes a harsh effect on its victims. In the beginning of the story, Charlie faces the death of one of his friend Michael, to suicide. Starting the beginning of Charlie?s coming of age story, also known as a freshman in high school. Throughout the book, peer pressure, substance abuse, the fight to be normal, and the hope to have friends in the first place pushed Charlie to take the wrong path in some situations. Charlie?s coming of age story represents the teenage life today

Mistakes can seriously impact the people who make them; however, the effects are not always negative. In the book, Whirligig, by Paul Fleischman, a teenage boy named Brent is the new kid in town and he faces some major problems with his peers. After being pushed around, treated like a pawn, and utterly rejected, Brent tries to commit suicide by taking his hands off the wheel of his moving car. Although Brent’s attempt is not successful, his actions still have a tragic ending- Lea, a young, kind, beautiful girl, is unlucky enough to be in the car that Brent crashes into. The car accident results in Lea’s death, but also the start of Brent’s magical journey of redemption. Brent’s task is to travel to the four corners of the country, build

By the end of the story all three teenagers are smacked in the face with reality and have come to the conclusion they are not these dangerous characters and that life is more than partying and acting like a fool. We can all recall that time in our lives when we finally noticed that we still need our parent’s guidance and that were not really adults in the mental capacity yet.

To begin with, in the novel marriage is the center topic. Marriage is the formal union of a man and women who are in love. The main character Janie Crawford is on a spiritual journey for self-identity and fulfillment through love. Janie’s story of self-discovery is told as a flash back. On this journey Janie meets three men who take her on a wild roller coaster ride. They each fill a

The high school on the reservation was so helpless that the books were as old as Junior’s parents! There were times when Junior’s breakfast was a gallon of orange flavor drink mix. The only Christmas gift he’d receive was a five dollar bill if he was even lucky. Living like this and to not give up like the rest made him a survivor. Junior’s sister had given up school, but once had a dream of writing romance novels. Along with Junior’s sister, Junior’s father and mother gave up way before she did. Everyone else on the reservation had given up since it was ultimately a death camp. Even the young teenagers had given up in school.

Young people have always been thought of as the ones who hold time in their hands. They seem to believe that they are invincible and death won’t come knocking to take them to eternity until they are in the later years of life. Because of this belief of time being on their side youngsters fall into experiences whose fragrances of mistake and regret lingered on and shape those same young people’s lives once they become older and mature. Jennifer Egan seems to play with this idea of youthful thinking and element of time in her book A Visit from the Goon Squad.. Through the characters and their experiences she shows how their youthful experiences determined their adult conduct and through the eyes of particular characters the author showed how their perspectives and outcomes in life changed over time.

The relationships and experiences people form and share come to shape and identify you as a person. In Irene Hunt’s novel, No Promises in The Wind, the main character Josh and his little brother Joey run away to leave the troubles with mainly, their father in the past. On their trip, they meet many new people and form new experiences that in the end, lead them to go back to their father. In this novel, Josh’s relationship with the character Lonnie, his relationship with Joey, and his understanding of the great depression helped him come to realize his father’s frustration. Someone’s experiences or relationships with their friends and family can be beneficial later on in life.

The book’s title comes from the names of the three main characters, the first being Greg: a quirky, awkward and under-the-radar senior. The book is told through Greg’s point of view, looking back on his last year in high school and his friendship with Rachel. When Greg’s mom finds out Rachel has cancer, Greg is forced to hangout with her even though neither of them want to, and so it begins. Through the entire book they come to have a good friendship, and we are left wondering if Rachel will live. Greg and his plain-spoken friend Earl are tasked with making a film for Rachel, since they have been making low budget and self proclaimed low-quality films since middle school, but this becomes a more difficult assignment, due to Greg’s low self-esteem. The book is realistic-fiction and is told through short chapters, showing high school through Greg’s eyes.

A young adult novel’s audience often desires relatable characters and a meaningful plot that helps them to find resolutions to their own uncertainties concerning life. Many authors employ the literary technique realism to satiate these cravings. Today, there are some popular novels that attempt to imitate this, such as the coveted The Fault in Our Stars or Divergent. These selections, while widespread in the hands of young adult readers today, will not stand the test of time in the way that The Outsiders has, written by S. E. Hinton in 1967, has. This novel, both produced by and intended for teenagers, instead is a better candidate of realistic young adult fiction. Other selections, from Hinton’s era and from today, do not radiate the same