Character Analysis: A Place To Stand

The book The 5th Wave is a fictional story that leads the reader through the struggles of the main character, Cassie who strived while surviving a disastrous alien invasion; which is not so much little creatures, as a disease that attacks a persons brain. The world is coming to a collapse and the only way to get rid of this chaos, is to kill off the power source. In the novel The 5th Wave, Rick Yancey centralizes around the idea that courage is key to survival; this is revealed through trusting one's instincts, trusting strangers and believing in oneself.

It can be extremely difficult to focus on things that one may want to do in order for them to change their life. Life is full of surprises that sometimes we find ourselves becoming the person we never imagined to be. The memoir A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca, a story about a man who was abandoned by his parents at a very young age, having a mother who desired to blend into “white world” and an alcoholic father, a man who was convicted at the age of twenty-one. Baca’s story tells about how he changes his life from being illiterate to becoming a poet inside the prison, exploring his inspirational transformation through poetry. This is a Journey of how Baca took charged of his life and molded himself as the person he is now.

The autobiography A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca determines how neglect can corrupt an individual and lead them to incarceration. Throughout Baca’s life, he experienced neglect from parents, peers and society. At an early age he was abandon by his mother; resulting with him living in an orphanage. Baca’s father was inattentive towards him and his siblings, due to his alcoholism problem. As Baca got older, he encounters a girlfriend and friends who would only use him for their own benefits but would neglect him in times of trouble. Once Baca’s incarceration begins, the correction officer leaves Baca with no guidance or assistance. As Baca continues to experience neglect throughout the years; this destroys Baca emotionally and psychologically.

Words could possibly change individuals ‘s thoughts from hopelessness, brutality, to become a normal human being that used to be living inside a prison. Some convicts spend a certain amount of time serving a long or short sentence, some of the time they lose themselves in a world of brutality and turn out to become worse after coming to the prison. Jimmy Santiago Baca carried on with existing by hardship and an unavoidable pathway of loss. Children who are neglected at a young age are increasing the risk of emotional and behavioral problem. The absence of parenting, especially at a young age, disconnects the relationship between the child and the parent. Family is one of the main themes that the author Jimmy Santiago Baca, wants the reader

Oftentimes, when writing literature, authors tend to form story elements that follow a certain archetype. An archetype can be any common example of a character, theme, symbol, situation, or setting that reappears in various genres of writing, and is a universal pattern. Particularly, character archetypes are general models or outlines that other characters can be based on, like a ruler, a hero, or a rebel. In The Safest Lies, the story focuses on Kelsey, who grew up terrified of the wicked world outside of her secure home. Her apprehension was instilled by her mother, Mandy, who was kidnapped when she was seventeen. After not stepping outside of their house since her miraculous escape over a decade before, Mandy tragically disappeared

In The Red Badge of Courage written by Stephan Crane, the main character Henry experiences various battles in which he is left with difficult decisions to make. The title “ The Red Badge of Courage ” refers to the injuries and wounds soldiers face in war. Lack of reinforcement or motivation could lead to loss of confidence or hope. Being without hope is the easiest way to lose a battle. Henry was courageous during his first battle, yet during the second battle he was caught off guard and began to flee. It ’ s interesting to read the details of the first and second battle, as well as the reasons why he reacted so differently.

In the novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, we are introduced to the Bundren family. This isn’t the typical family you usually read about and they are far from the normal day to day families you encounter in real life. In the novel we see a very strange and distinct relationship between the members of the family. The most interesting character of the Bundren family is Darl. Darl is the closest thing to a narrator in the story. Due to the fact that Darl is nothing like the rest of his family his relationships with his family seem to be very negative, all the relationships he has except one. The one relationship that really stands out in the story is the one between Darl and Cash. The reason that this relationship stands out is because

Identity has become a big factor throughout the history of the United States. The novel “Ask The Dust” and the textbook “Give Me Liberty” has a big focus on how individuals have different values and opinions because of where they come from and character itself. According to the novel, “… I stood and smoked them all, and saw myself a great author with that natty Italian briar, and a cane, stepping out of a big black car, and she was there too.” Arturo the main character of the novel focus on his character throughout the book because he believes that being himself in a place where he went looking for opportunities to be successful can benefit his overall career as a writer. He is an Italian American who meets a Mexican American women where he

(background) In the book “A Lesson Before Dying” A man is sentenced to death for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is invited into a car with some people he knows, and they take him to a bar. At the bart they threaten to kill the keeper if he doesn't give them alcohol. They shoot each other, but the Boy (Jefferson) is still alive, and he doesn't know what to do, so he decides to take the money and scram. Two white men come, and he gets put in jail, later to be sentenced to death. Jefferson learned the lesson, to be strong and not worry about the things to come.

In the story , A Wrinkle in Time, the main character is Meg Murry, a troubled young girl that can’t keep a grip on her emotions. When Meg’s father goes missing, Meg becomes very defensive and angry on that subject which. One night, a strange woman, named Mrs. Whatsit, came to her house saying that tessering was real. The next morning, Meg and her little brother, Charles Wallace, went out on a walk to find the woman. On there way the meet a fourteen year old boy named Calvin O’Keefe.

War, “the blood-swollen god” (Crane 27), is one of the most controversial yet beneficial acts to humanity. Many exalt this deity by liturgical forms of media such as video games or entertainment on the television. Nevertheless, their praise cannot eradicate the casualties of war. To further explain, the Iraq War has fluctuated the American economy by costing one trillion dollars and six hundred and fifty thousand people ( Kelley & Ingersoll par 1, Iraq par 3). The depression of lives and money has credited war with several demerits because many citizens would rather live passively in a nation that will be “Okay For Now” (Schmidt 1). Numerous works of literature have narrated differing opinions of war; however, one novel in particular,

A leader is one who knows the way, shows the way, and goes the way. John C. Maxwell. Have you ever wondered about the common characteristics in which all leaders share? In The Odyssey by Homer, the main character Odysseus, and his crew, are trying to reach their homeland of Ithaca. They are assisted by the king of Aiolia, Aiolos Hippotades, who tries to help then reach their homeland. However, they are also confronted by many challenged including the Laestrygones of Lamos, who are cannibals and demolish almost all of Odysseus’ fleet, and Circe from the island of Aeaea, who turns his men into pigs. Odysseus even is tempted by his own crew mate to leave his crew behind. Nonetheless, Odysseus maintains the qualities of a good leader throughout the whole book by being courageous and showing integrity.

I found this book to be quite imaginative. The concepts and names in A Wrinkle in Time are well constructed. The author effectively portrayed these unrealistic ideas. I would rate this book a seven and a half out of ten. It is not a book that stood out very far from a sea of books. The plot was not that original and had a predictable ending. I liked the character development throughout the book. I also liked the inner self evaluation of the characters. A great example of this is Meg because she uses her weaknesses as tools and perseveres to the end. I did not like the lack of thought provoking plot and basic plotline. There were little to no unexpected outcomes or plot twists. There was no particular part that held my my interest the most.

The Fourth CAOP, had us interview someone from a different generation, I interviewed my coworker Carissa, who is sixteen years older than I am. Carissa and I had many similarities on how we grew up, but also many things that differentiate between us, culture and class roles and racial differences. Carissa’s upbringing made me realize how we are brought up and the environment that one is exposed to, shapes who you become or who you would have become. I learned from her life and my life privilege and upbringing were the main important role that got us where we are today.

Humans are fearful, anxious, easily worried, and scared. They like to stress about what disaster might come next. In the case of an outbreak, or even a passing glimpse of potential for one, everyone in the western world seems to panic. “Oh no! We’re all going to get Ebola! Oh no! I don’t want to get Zika!” We are quick to jump to conclusions and overreact about things we are ignorant, or at least not fully informed about. That is why it is not logical to believe Zika will be the world’s “Next Big One”, since it is not as detrimental or as easily transmittable as society wants to make it out to seem.