Analyzing Damian Rand's 'Vacation Gone Wrong'

1. Wart’s foster brother who is an arrogant boy because of his future where he will

The novel “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” written by Jamie Ford is a compelling novel about a young Chinese American boy name Henry. Henry is growing up after the Pearl Harbor incident and the start of the internment camps for Japanese Americans. Henry’s ethnicity as a Chinese American affects his childhood in being bulled in school, having a distant relationship with his parents, and causes issues with his first love Keiko, a Japanese American girl.

Jason is described as very smart. His knowledge extends from the military to how to build something in a new way. One example is the snow-kart, which also shows how determined he is. He spent many hours trying to make the kart work, and he always had new ideas for it. When Pete decided to use it one day, Jason was hesitant to let him use it. He did not want to risk Pete’s life because he knew the kart was not quite finished. Another person the author characterizes as smart is Scotty. He knew a lot about the “nor’easter” when it was mentioned on the radio. He also proved to be correct when he suggested where to put the fire. Of his friends, he is the most athletic. Scotty is only a sophomore and he is on the basketball team already. The last way Scotty was characterized was as brave and loyal. He was willing to risk his life for his friend, even though he was already likely dead. Both of the people that I evaluated have great

boy with a gentle, sweet spirit and a good sense of humor. Yet he was

Mr. Hoo - He is so crabby all the time and he is never friendly towards anyone. That’s not all he is also very self centered or self seeking when it comes to his restaurant. He just wants to be more successful than the coffee shop next door.

Setting:     The story takes off on the first of April at Shell Beach. Where there are private beaches and swamps in the woods.

He is naïve, loyal, and simple minded. His wife, Catherine, is a sweet women, with a very soft heart, and she is very adaptable to her surroundings. They have two children, Ruby-Sue, who is curious, out-spoken, and observant. Her younger brother, Rocky, is quiet, impressionable, and shy.

Christopher McCandless the newly graduated college student was more admirable to me because the way he made people so happy effortlessly. He left his mark on people he came in contact with and one person they’ll never forget. Before he disappeared he gave all of his money to a charity called Oxfam America. He could have burned that money with the rest or just left it in the account but he he was generous enough to write a check to the charity for $24,000. He was the type of person who didn’t want to take anything from anyone at all even his parents. His whole life he’d been living for his parents to make them happy. He knew what he had wanted for himself wasn’t what they wanted for him so it wouldn’t have left them happy and satisfied. Alexs sense of humor made him stand out the most to

Troy Maxon. Troy is a bitter man, withering away in his own hatred for the way things

Negro. She did something that in our society is unspeakable: she kissed a black man” (Lee 206).

the beginning, Troy is a tough character defined by his foul mouth and healthy disposition

In the play, the setting takes place in an "abandoned" and "gloomy" farmhouse out in the country. Almost

Troy’s personality is very conservative. He is an angry man who has been a victim of racial violence and allowed his bitterness to become a barrier to new opportunities that opened at this time. As a child Troy wanted out of his abusive father’s relationship. His father barely looked after his 11 children and had always puts himself first before anyone else. Instead, young Troy escapes north to Pittsburg ending himself in jail due to theft, which is where he meets his ace

In “Surrounded by Sleep” by Akhil Sharma, Ajay has to deal with his new life after his brother Aman’s, accident. Ajay and his family’s lives revolve around Aman’s coma, uprooting their lives from New York to Virginia to be with him. In addition, a big part of their everyday routine is dedicated to Aman, such as constant prayers and visits. However, during a late night visit to Aman, Ajay is inspired by a musician on the television, who shouts at his fans to stop watching him and live their lives. This is a turning point for Ajay, as he realizes he has only been living for Aman, but wants his own life now.

Troy fits a character who would have lived in the 1950’s, having experienced discrimination, an abusive father and a changing society towards African-Americans in that period.