Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn

Breathing underwater by alex flinn was a book about a teenage relationship gone bad by physical and verbal abuse. Nick and caitlyn were in a relationship and at first they were happy until nick started calling her names. Soon enough the name calling lead to abuse and caitlyn pressed charges. nick writes a journal every day and goes to an anger management class by court order. Nick and Caitlyn's relationship isn't healthy and this will explain why nick hit caitlyn, could the abuse be prevented, and how does abuse reflect his relationship.

In the article Skin Deep written by Nina Jablonski and George Chaplin, they discuss and look deeper into the diverse differences in skin color. Our skin color has developed over the years to be dark enough to prevent the damaging sunlight that has been harming our skin and the nutrient folate that it carries. At the same time out skin is light enough to receive vitamin D.

Nick is disgusted with Jordan in the end of chapter 7 because, he finds out that Jordan was dating another man. Nick did not see Jordan for a long time. Nick is disgusted by the fact that Jordan is spoiled, dishonest, and careless.

character but is vital in the role of the novel. It is later that Nick realizes that he becomes twisted and that he finds no desire to associate himself with careless people like Tom, Daisy,

When it comes to allies, Nick is known for making oodles of friends. One of which is Natalie Shaner, who loves kids and takes Latin and Physics with him. Natalie tends not to speak to new people, but when Nick talks to her she can’t stay quiet! Natalie describes him as, “Seeing as… I know him well… he is like a child… However, I would… describe him as the brightest bulb in the box.” Nick loves making new friends. It’s rare to see him without a pal or two around and some even report a few ladies trailing behind him. Nick has no enemies. If someone dislikes him, Nick sits them down, gently yet firmly touching their shoulder, and asks them who hurt them. No one can resist immediately bursting into tears and crying into Nick’s perfect arms. This is just one example of many in which No-Knees Nick aids others generously.

Immediately preceding his statement about being one of the few honest people he has ever known, he admits to both falsely proclaiming his love and perpetuating a "vague understanding" he had no intention of fulfilling. What's more, Nick takes his long-belated decision to now, finally, deal with the situation as evidence of his perfect honesty-ignoring entirely the preceding weeks and months of deception!

Amy Tan’s short story, Fish Cheeks, outlines the general idea of self-acceptance. As the narrator, fourteen year old Tan declares her love for her minister’s son, Robert, who unlike herself, is “as white as Mary in the manger” (Tan 1). This crush is anything but healthy, primarily because Tan is reluctant to reveal her true self to him. This hesitance she portrays is strikingly recognizable in the teenagers of today’s world. Amy Tan 's story, "Fish Cheeks," is significant to the adolescents of today 's society through the overall structure, quality, and applicability of the piece as the struggle to accept oneself as an individual is still as present as it ever was.

Nick is an unreliable narrator. He seems, from the beginning, to be level headed and wholly observant. However, he blacks out when he gets drunk, and we lose time. Also, he is deeply embedded and prejudices us against Tom and for Gatsby.

Before one can learn, one must be confused. It’s no surprise that a coming of age character starts out naïve and inexperienced. When Nick first introduces himself, he appears very innocent. “In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice,” he says. “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (Fitzgerald 1). Nick naively claims that he is a man

The Whale Rider by Niki Caro is a film about a young girl, Paikea’s journey to acceptance from her grandfather. This film explores many themes such as feminism, family and conflict. One of the main conflicts explored throughout this film is the conflict between Nanny Flowers and Koro, Paikea’s grandparents. Conflict is an important issue in this film because it causes rupture among an already fractured family.

1. Pay attention to Nick's judgments. What do they reveal about his character that he does this (especially in relation to his opening comments)?

As a main character we may get a different impression of Nick since we are now analysing his personality and how he interacts with the other characters in the story. We read numerous pronouns in the first chapter, ‘I’, suggesting that he is self-indulgent and pompous. For instance, once at Gatsby’s party, Nick only kisses Jordan Baker because he ‘had no girl’, conveying he only kissed her because there was no one else there. This makes Nick seem selfish and arrogant as he is only thinking of himself. To the reader, we

Relationships between people depend on the time period, the location, the social norms set at place in one’s society and one’s own personality. Throughout history and cultures the meaning of relationships have changed. In some ways they have become more relaxed and in others stricter in following these rules of society. In Six Records of a Floating Life by Shen Fu, he describes his relationship with his wife and his culture during the eighteenth century in China. His story tells a relationship that was very unique between his wife, Yun and himself. For the time they were very progressive in their beliefs and actions. It helps the reader see the culture in China at this time and how relationship during a time with strict societal rules especially for women became to be a very surprising and reformist relationship.

Nick is a reliable narrator because he is within and without of the story. Towards the middle of the book thats when Nick and the readers realize that he is “within and without”. “..., simultaneously enchanted by repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life” Here, the author portrays Nick as if he was present in mind but absent in heart, he has an overview of everything which means that through him we will see the truth and that he is someone to trust throughout the book.“Human secrecy to the casual watcher in the darkening streets, and I was him too looking up and wondering”. Here, the author wants us to know what nick is doing, he is in the scene getting along with them, knows their secrets, but he observes it all and knows what is really going on. Clearly, Nick is reliable because he is within and without, views it all, knows each individual and through him we are able to see what is truly happening between the characters.

When Nick meets up with his cousin Daisy and his old classmate Tom in East Egg, he is shown an unfamiliar side of people, a darker side, and he is at a loss and out of his element. Nick is tempted and curious about these things and they lead him away from his midwestern upbringing. The love triangles, the infidelity, gold digging and homicide disgust Nick and he becomes resolved to move back to his midwestern comfort zone almost like in doing so, he will be able to wash himself clean of the experience. Although the character Nick acts as a confidant for those around him, it seems that the burden of their indiscretions is too much for him and he returns to the familiarity and the safety of the morals he was raised on.