Atkins And Perkins Character Analysis

Jimmy knows too well the agonies of abandonment. First, when his mother, Cecilia, ran away with Richard to pursue a better lifestyle. Then, due to his father’s, Damacio Baca, alcoholisms and violent behavior; he also had to leave Jimmy behind. In spite of the drawbacks from abandonment to being a maximum security prisoner in Arizona State Prison, Jimmy preserver’s the darkness of prison by overcoming his illiteracy. However Cecilia and Damacio is not as fortunate as their child; Cecilia is shot by Richard after confronting him for a divorce and Damacio chokes to death after he is released from the detox center(Baca 263). Therefore the most significant event in this section of the memoir, A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca is the death of Jimmy’s parents.

The antagonists of a story are usually not the ones critically acclaimed. Due to our human inclination it’s fairly relevant that, as readers, more of an emotional attachment is built with the protagonists. However, in spite of that, villains still deserve our attention. From taking a close look at a few villains and the methods in which they manipulate, parallels in strategy are prevalent. A few examples of antagonists that particularly stand out are: Iago from the tragedy Othello written by William Shakespeare, Roger Chillingworth from the novel The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Abigail Williams from Arthur Miller’s novel The Crucible, these characters all use isolation to manipulate others throughout the stories.

I was pleased to have attended a lecture cosponsored by the Ethics Center, the Fresno State office of the president, the Fresno Bee and Valley PBS. The lecture began with Dr. Castro recognizing a few leaders on campus, including a past Fresno State president, Dr. John D. Welty and campus volunteer Mary Castro. Dr. Castro then mentioned a few things about Mr. Brooks stating that he is a columnist for the New York Times and an analyst for the PBS “News Hour” and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Dr. Brooks also teaches at Yale University, one the finest university in the country. Dr. Castro continued by saying that he learned that Mr. Brooks office hours are from 9am to 1pm and how “cool” it sounded to him. I was surprised how many people attended the event. I was fortunate to find a seat. David Brooks mentioned how he has some remote roots in the Central Valley because his father grew in Chowchilla, CA but Mr. Brooks grew in New York.

This realistic fiction novel, by Edward Bloor, describes the problems and relationships that Paul discovers when unlocking the meaning of truth, no matter the obstacles people put up to block him from it. The motif of “sight”, is what introduces Paul to the universal statement of truth and makes him aware of what the people surrounding him can and cannot “see”. Paul Fisher, the main character, uses the motif of sight to have a new understanding of his friends, family, and himself.

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.

Violet Duran being a protagonist of the novel “Feed” by M.T Anderson stood out the most. To me she wasn't just some girl, she was different. Titus was drawn to her and from the minute he and his friends started talking to her at the moon, they noticed she wasn't like them. Violet had her feed implanted in her brain when she was seven years old due to her parent’s financial situation. She is also home schooled by her father who is a professor who teaches the dead language.

Natalie Sterling, a seventeen year old senior at Ross Academy had just won class president and beat her opponent Mike Domski. Mike was the kind of guy that Natalie and her best friend Autumn tried to stay away from. The girls at Ross Academy were known as demeaning and “boy crazy.” One day, during the pep rally a bunch of freshman dressed in trampy clothing and started to dance inappropriately. The leader’s name was Spencer a girl Natalie used to babysit for. The flirty freshman called themselves “Prostitutes” or Ross Academy prostitutes. Not only was Natalie embarrassed and angry by Spencers action but, she was disappointed. When the principal and Ms. Bee the student council head were talking to the girls punishments Natalie barged in. Natalie explained how she wanted to have a lock-in for all the girls in trouble and any others from school who wanted to come, about feminism and women's rights. Ms. Bee and Natalie agreed that it would be a good idea for

“You’re going to have to grow up sometime” something my mother still says to me now, even having turned 21 this year. I feel grown up simply because of my age but am I truly? Sure, the exciting times of living on your own, staying up as late as you want, and voting would qualify you as a grown up but honestly being an adult can be a bit of a bummer sometimes. Responsibilities, jobs, and bills; they’re all inevitable. However, we are fortunate enough to experience nostalgia or remember ‘the good old days’, reminiscing on events that remind us of childhood, a time when you hardly had to worry about anything other than your mom finding out that you got your brand new pants dirty after she told you not to wear them outside to play. But it’s hard

This short fiction focuses on the relationship between brothers, Lyman and Henry, along with a car that was shared between the two. From Lyman’s point of view, you see the two go on adventures together until Henry gets drafted into the army. While Henry is away, descriptions are vague and the only thing the reader learns is Lyman spent his time fixing up their red convertible. When Henry returns, the story picks up as Lyman observes how the war has changed his brother. In an attempt to get Henry’s original self back, he smashes the car. Once Henry returns the car to its original state, the story leads to tragedy as the reader experiences the death of both Henry and the vehicle. The changes of Henry’s personality and their adventures are portrayed

In the story, “A Separate Piece” by John Knowles, Gene thinks that Finny is trying to ruin his studies and Gene gets mad at him, but Finny actually wasn’t trying to ruin his studies but rather thought Gene was gifted enough to get by without having to study. In the story, Gene becomes jealous of Finny’s athletic ability and tries to be better than him by jouncing the limb of a tree, causing Finny to fall out of it and break his leg. Gene’s friendship with Finny is affected by the accident and also due to World War II. Finny falls again later in the story, this time down stairs, and breaks his leg a second time.

The short story Recitatif is about two different girls placed in a place in an orphanage. Their mothers unable to provide care. Twyla and Roberta, mothers’ reasons for their placement in St. Bonny orphanage was different, Twyla was neglected, and Roberta’s mother was ill. Despite the girls seemingly different up bring, they share a common bond, that racial divides cannot break. Morrison uses of symbolism in the short story “Recitatif” to convey Emulate the main character.

Coah Boone and Coah Yoast demonstrate leadership qualities in a different way. Coah Boone reveals authority and confidence when he is coach regardless of he is black in the community, he divides both the races of players to sit and sleep together at the camp no matter what race they are in which he hopes that it would bring the players together. He wants them to be familiar and understand each other as a team. On the other hand, Coah Yoast also uncovers insightful and accountability when it comes to segregation, when his players run toward the black at the beginning of the movie, he runs a car ahead of them to stop them from it and he is always politely taking to the black unlike his daughter. He understands the problem and know how to

Many people enjoy gaining knowledge to increase and improve their overall understanding of life. This could be in terms of educational knowledge or simply intruding others lives to understand the setting. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, one of the major characters who represents such a personality is Jordan Baker. She is a typical modern women of the 1920’s, a reckless and intrusive women with an arrogant attitude towards others. Due to Jordan’s character, the novel was able to proceed and reveal more about Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan, and Jay Gatsby. Through Jordan Baker, the narrator of the novel, Nick Carraway, is exposed of his true personality. In addition, Daisy’s humble characteristic changes as Jordan’s story of their relationship paints an unflattering picture of her values. Lastly, Jay Gatsby is uncovered of his false fantasy through Jordan Baker. In Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, the character of Jordan Baker reveals the true motives and characteristics of the major characters.

of villains represents the devilish and sinful ideas that take over the mental side of him. The guilt

It seems that in recent years movie villains have been reduced to bland, superficial scare-machines. The golden age of dynamic villains has come and gone, and action movies everywhere are all hype and no substance. In contrast to modern horror films, the 1990s brought us some of the greatest movie villains of all time. Villains who were uncomfortably relatable, undeniably cunning, and extremely frightening all at the same time dominated the box office. Dr. Hannibal Lecter (played by Anthony Hopkins) in the 1991 film directed by Jonathan Demme and adopted from a novel by Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs, is a perfect example of a sinister villain who is both compelling and complex, and his performance set the standard for villains to