Enemy Pie is the story of a young boy and his “enemy” Jeremy Ross. Initially planning on having a great summer, this plan changes when Jeremy moves to town. He does things like laugh when the boy does not do well in baseball and does not invite him over to play when he asks some other children. Asking his dad what he should do, the boys father says he has something called “Enemy Pie” that will get rid of any enemy. Unfortunately, for the enemy pie to work correctly, first you have to spend the entire day with your so called enemy which is what the boy proceeds to do. After a long day of fun and games, his father brings out the pie for desert and the boy realizes that Jeremy is not his enemy. Trying to stop his new friend from eating the enemy pie, in the end everyone enjoys desert together, and the boy notes that somehow the pie did work. Jeremy was no longer his enemy but is now his friend. …show more content…
In the case of Enemy Pie, the lesson to learned is that we can't judge someone before we know them. In addition, the themes of friendship, acceptance, and tolerance are also present. Individuals of all ages should understand that we cannot judge someone we do not know based on things we assume about them. This book does an excellent job of presenting that idea in a format that does not seem like a moral lesson but rather as a story. Using this to my advantage to teach my students tolerance and acceptance is one of the reasons I included this book in my classroom
people and see things from their point of view. Scout learns and understands this lesson firsthand
Every story should have at least one conflict, which tells you about the character and how they act in different situations. But, a story that has all three conflicts is much more interesting. In Richard Connell’s story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” Rainsford is challenged with all three types of conflict: Man versus nature, man versus himself, and man versus man. Rainsford faces nature as he is stranded in the middle of the sea by himself. Also, Rainsford struggles against his own self while he is being hunted by General Zaroff. Lastly, Rainsford is challenged against another human as he fights Zaroff. Therefore, all three conflicts are faced by Rainsford in the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game.”
The lesson is how no matter how different we seem, we all have a lot in common in terms of grief
Calpurnia, Miss Maudie, and Atticus teach valuable lessons to Scout about how to treat other people, to accept different perspectives, and to maintain self-control; furthermore, these lessons Scout learns are still useful since they can be taught to some people today who experience
All stories must have a conflict in them. Some have only one but the narrator and author of the short story “ The Most Dangerous Game’’ by Richard Connell has not only one but three to give the story a little rage . Man vs man, man vs himself and man vs nature are all included in the story. They all exist in the story and these are some of the examples the author puts on the story when writing it.
The first and most important lesson for a grade school or middle school student to understand and appreciate is kindness. Kindness is a major theme in this book. Most of the characters give serious thought about how their actions will affect others. In this book it shows how much kindness matters. To quote the text people
4. The theme of this book is when kids bully or pick on other kids they think it’s a joke. No one is hurt but it affects them for a long time, and after time the bully’s think they did nothing wrong to you, and clam they were nice and your best friend. “Maybe other people made fun of you, but I was
The best way to interpret new information is through the most simplified writing, such as Dr. Seuss’ books. Dr. Seuss had written many books such as: The Butter Battle Book, Green Eggs and Ham, Fox in Socks, and The Lorax. These stories were intended for an audience as young as age four. In The Butter Battle Book, there are multiple pieces of evidence that represent several literary devices which include metaphors, tone, diction, and irony. It’s easy to identify the allegory behind the story created despite the duration of the Cold War from 1949-1990 and the writing of The Butter Battle Book being written in 1984.
Scout learned not to get so defensive of her father, with Miss Caroline learning not to judge her students. She learned to not judge Scout for her reading habits, not to judge Burris for not attending school, and not to hand anything to a Cunningham. All of these interactions taught each person an individual lesson: that you should never judge a book by its cover. Everyone, but most importantly Scout, learns that someone else’s world is much different than your own, and that you can actually learn something about someone if you try to see the world from their view. Each member of Maycomb County learned that the world is not so black and white, and that you really cannot understand someone’s life until you climb in their skin and walk around in
n the story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, it is very hard to miss the odd behaviors of General zaroffboth before and after revealing his hunt for men. After revealing his intentions, zaroff acts as if his game is a normal part of his life and does not acknowledge his hunt as anything abnormal. However, these aspects of Zaroff's character does not necessarily mean he is guilty of his acts. General Zaroffis not guilty of murder because of his presumed insanity throughout the story and his lack of the perception of right and wrong,as well as a lack of empathy. In the story, Zaroff's personality is observed as a little more than strange, especially considering how open he is with Rainsford about his game. I am strong. Why should I
Adversity, struggles and misfortunes, imparts a variety lessons to a person. It assists a person in developing and becoming a stronger individual. One learns to overcome obstacles and be resilient through the obstacles they come to find. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, the protagonist Scout, initially is a curious, carefree tomboy who doesn’t always recognize why situations are the way they are. Then Scout learns, through disagreements, fights, scrutiny, and other hardships, how to see the viewpoints of others. Ultimately, Scout becomes stronger and more mature than she was before as she begins to grasp why people do and say certain things. Scout demonstrates the idea that adversity can strengthen an individual, because she learns
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton represents love, hatred, friendship etc. People don’t always get treated or act or feel like some think. Soc’s were actually the bullies, Soc’s say greasers were trouble makers even though it was actually the Soc’s. More reason to never to judge a book by its cover. People judge people make fun so be a star and help someone be nice don’t be an outsider and don’t treat people like
The valuable lessons that Atticus teaches and demonstrates to his children (Jem and Scout) in the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird are very crucial. Atticus teaches Jem and Scout to put themselves into other people’s skin before they pre-judge a person. Atticus also teaches the two children compassion and forgiveness. The children learn an important lesson not to kill a mocking bird during the novel from Atticus. Throughout the novel several incidents happen where Atticus teaches Scout and Jem these very valuable lessons.
"No matter who tries to teach you lessons about life, you won't understand it until you go through it on your own." Lessons are an important part of everyday life. They help people learn through tough times or teach them how to avoid terrible situations. Lessons can be passed down from adults to their children, or other important people in their lives. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout understands not everyone is fortunate, there is more than meets the eye, and that you can not trust rumors.
As a child, one embarks on an adventure that is filled with lessons and morals along the way. From the morals that are learned , it helps to shape oneself as a person in society. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is an exquisite example of how two characters such as, Jem and Scout Finch are able to conquer obstacles and learn the lessons that come from them. Jem and Scout experience three significant life lessons, that end up drastically changing each character as a whole. These morals include ; learning the meaning of the famous saying “It is a sin to kill a mockingbird”, as well as a difference of colour of one’s skin should not make one person superior than the other, and that one should stand by their values even if others believe otherwise.