Central Conflict In Insurgent, By Veronica Roth

In the story Out of my mind by Sharon M. Draper, the major conflict in the story is that Melody cannot speak. This type of conflict is man vs. self because Melody has cerebral palsy. When you have this disease you don’t have control over your muscles. Which means you cannot use the muscles in your mouth to speak. Melody feels trapped in her own world. One example of this is when Melody’s goldfish (Ollie) “hurled” himself out of the bowl. Melody tried to alert her mother by screaming. “Louder. I cried out. I yelled. I screeched.” Her mother still hadn’t come by now so Melody tipped over Ollie’s fish bowl. She only meant to tip over the bowl slightly but she ended up spilling the water everywhere. “ Water splashed everywhere—all over the table,

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson was a great journey from start to finish. This realistic fiction book is about Melinda Sordino, a student entering her first year of high school. She struggles trying to find new friends as her old friends leave her or move on to other groups and clans. Although the title is Speak, Melinda is actually mute. The majority of the book is Melinda’s narration and thoughts about the events happening over the course of her freshman year. She rarely talks and never communicates verbally to anyone. This is all because of an incident that happened at the end of eighth grade.

Throughout life, one faces with many experiences, and how one deals with those experiences shapes one’s life. Laurie Channer’s “Las Mantillas” and Margaret Atwood’s “It is Dangerous to Read Newspapers” share the same theme of action versus inaction however, they define it from opposing perspectives. Action and inaction are complete opposites thus leading to completely different results. Whether taking action or remaining passive, strong feelings occur that can impact one’s life. Distance is also a huge factor in whether a person takes action or not, which is explored in both texts. While Channer’s “Las Mantillas” emphasizes the positive impact taking action has on an individual and society and Atwood’s “It is Dangerous to Read Newspapers” critiques the effects of inactivity, both agree that when faced with injustice it is vital to take action for one’s beliefs.

And the first second that belief in my perceptiveness, that trust, that love is put to the test, it all falls apart…. So you must have lied when you told me all those things… you must have, because I can’t believe your love is really that feeble.” (Insurgent 503). In the end it is her own belief in herself that triumphs and that is the reason her and her allies are successful. Tris’s relationship with Tobias is a nice one, but she demonstrates that once a boy gets in the way of your goals you must be willing to choose yourself over them.

Throughout life, one is faced with many experiences, and how one deals with those experience shapes one’s life. Laurie Channer’s Las Mantillas and Margaret Atwood’s It is Dangerous to Read Newspapers share the same theme of action versus inaction, however they define it from opposing perspectives. Action and inaction are complete opposites thus leading to completely different results. Whether taking action or remaining passive, strong feelings occur that can impact one’s life. Distance is also a huge factor in whether a person takes action or not, which is explored in both texts. While Channer’s Las Mantillas emphasizes the positive impact taking action has on an individual and society and Atwood’s It is Dangerous to Read Newspapers critiques the effects of inactivity, both agree that when faced with injustice it is vital to take action for one’s beliefs.

In the book, Shattered, the book is about a teen who begins to mature as he ages. The main character is starting to become more mature after he gets a placement at a soup kitchen. He starts to realise that there are many problems going on in the society. There are many types of conflicts that are going on around him. The four types of conflicts going on in the book are Human vs. Society, Human vs. Self, Human vs. Human and Human vs. Self. The one conflict that is really making this story apparent is Human vs. Society due to the Rwandan genocide. The Human vs. Self, Human vs. Human, Human vs. Self are the other conflicts that are making this story interesting after the Human vs. Society conflict.

Conflict, in general, is a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one. When conflict is studied in literature, the subject is broken down into a few major types, or classes of conflicts. This includes person versus person, person versus nature, person versus society, person versus self, as well as some others. Out of the Dust, a historical fiction novel by Karen Hesse, contains many types of conflicts, with person versus nature being prominent, as the book is based upon the Dust Bowl. However, there are multiple instances in the novel where a person is having a conflict against him/herself, and those conflicts impact their decisions, actions, as well as their relationships.

Or go to a different faction, and will her life the way she wants. She is scared but knowing that, that’s ok. She learns how to control her fears and not let them control her. When Tris goes into simulation, one of her fears is her killing her family. By facing her fears in the simulation she is able to overcome them and becomes braver and stronger. She finds her identity and finds her ability to be different can’t be controlled. With her confidence growing she finds she is ready to take on more obstacles. Tris teaches us that it is okay to be scared and that we don’t have to be fearless, but that we can learn to control our fear. In the real world most people cling to their fears because facing them seems too hard. Instead, like Tris, we need to learn to climb up that mountain and face them head on.

. Well... I'm still working on kind.” Four shows Tris the corrupt nature of the government, and they begin to work together to rebel against the government. Tris sees Four as a role model as she aspires to be as strong willed and courageous as Four is while fighting for the cause against the government.

Prompt: Choose a character from a novel or play of recognized literary merit and write an essay in which you (a) briefly describe the standards of the fictional society in which the character exists and (b) show how the character is affected by and responds to those standards. In your essay do not merely summarize the plot.

This is strongly demonstrated when Tori believes that Tris has betrayed her and has joined forces with the adversary; Erudite. Withal, Tori wants to emit vengeance on Jeanine for killing her brother, who was also; a Divergent. Though, on the other hand, Tris, does not want Jeanine dead; as Jeanine is still useful—she is the only one who has prime access and authority to all the exclusive information on her computer.

Instead of showing characteristics from just her new faction (Dauntless) or her old faction (Abnegation), Tris tends to show characteristics from other factions too such as Erudite. Her response to the dog in her aptitude test was considered intelligent and courageous because of the fact that she did not run in fear of getting attacked. Instead, she leaned down and was nice to the dog. In the Dauntless manifesto it states; “We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another” and that is exactly what Tris did in two situations throughout the book. (Roth pg. 47) The Abnegation inside her shined through when she chose to jump on the visious dog to save the inoccent little girl who's intention was only to pet the dog. The second situation was when she stood up for Al and took his place in front of the target while Four threw knives. She did this because she believed that anyone can stand in front of a target and that it does not prove anything. After all, she did reveal this

He did not want to like her or have her around. But he did like her, a lot. He watched her from a distance while she fought and silently helped her improve her skills. He noticed she was really good when they entered the second stage of initiation which was the start of the simulations and fear landscapes. Almost as good as he was when he entered that same stage two years ago. That just added to his curiosity of her. He wanted to know if she was Divergent like him or just that good. One night after the initiates saw their rankings, Tris being first, some of them planned to attack and kill her. Four was there to rescue her and he brought her back to his house to help mend her wounds. They, from that point on, continued to hang out with each other. Neither one really knew how to express their feelings for one another because they have never actually been able to. Tris being from Abnegation and him never really finding interest in anyone until now. He finds a way to express them by bringing Tris into his fear landscape, which is something he has never done with anyone before. During their time in Four’s landscape he tells her to figure out how exactly he got his nickname and also what his real name is. This part does not actually occur in Four but in Divergent but for the understanding of this book it is a significant piece of

The author from The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger utilizes motifs loneliness and depression to show how Holden a teenager from the book explains the struggles he had during the great depression. J.D. Salinger uses the motifs of loneliness and depression to illustrate the theme that when people feel lonely they try to connect with people to get rid of it.

In Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger creates a unique narration through the way Holden speaks. In The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger reveals the inner Holden Caufield through the style of Salinger's writing. Salinger writes the book as if Holden Caulfield speaks directly through the reader, like a kid telling a story to his friends. Like with most conversations, there is more to infer from not only the speaker says, but also how the speaker says it. In the book, readers can infer that Holden is much more than a cynical kid. In reality, he is "too affectionate" and "very emotional" (76), much like his little sister Phoebe.