Character Analysis: Dunstan Ramsey

Professor Crawford is a assertive human. He does not like to be corrected. The first time Jamal turned in an essay Professor Crawford doubted that he wrote it by himself. Crawford doubted Jamal because he was African American. Jamal is an extremely talented writer and Crawford knows, but he refuses to accept the fact and continues to bring Jamal down. Crawford wanted to see if Jamal can come up with his own words so he made Jamal write an essay with his supervision.

It is a common experience: a woman dates a man who is rude to everyone except for her. He makes her feel special, but a few months later, he becomes an abusive, controlling boyfriend. Walter Younger from the play “A Raisin In The Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, while not an abusive person is a milder example of this phenomenon. He is the father in a large African American family, and lives with his mother, sister, wife, and young son. His father has recently died, and his mother, Lena, receives an enormous check from their life insurance. They need this money, as they live in a small house and need to move to a larger one, but Walter wants to invest the money into opening a liquor store instead. Although the play seems to revolve around him, Walter

The book “Lisa” is a historical fiction by Carol Matas and is about a young thirteen year old girl named Lisa. Lisa is a thirteen year old girl that has auburn hair and green eyes. Lisa is living during World War II which began in 1939 and didn’t end until 1945. We are introduced to Lisa with her living with her family in the city of Copenhagen in Denmark. The story takes place while Germany was invading Denmark. Lisa, at the beginning of this story is an uninformed, childish, and anxious girl. However, as the war progresses she develops new character traits which help her grow as a person. The four big character traits that she develops are curiosity, self-discipline, perseverance and valiance . These traits all help her develop into

In The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien, author and Vietnam War veteran, combines his own experience with war and embellishments of those experiences to create a depiction that accurately conveys the reality of war. The background of the character Tim O’Brien resembles that of O’Brien himself. Both are young men out of college who live in small towns and are drafted into the Vietnam War. However, the story of Tim O’Brien the character does not directly follow O’Brien’s life. O’Brien did not run away to Canada and meet a mysterious yet hospitable man who makes him realize that he is not brave enough to follow through by following his own personal conscience. But the story of Tim O’Brien the character incorporates metaphors and significant details that more precisely portray the inner turmoil and fear

Chris (Alex) McCandless a wise, well educated and determined young man. Not your typical young man, some say he’s crazy while others admire him, Chris is self reliant and an extraordinary young man. I wouldn’t follow in Chris’s footsteps but he’s a go getter. Despite all the “craziness” Chris did he had a tough time grasping everything that happened at home and never could he be around someone for a long period of time he wanted everything he did done his way. Some may believe that Chris McCandless went into the wild to escape a toxic relationship with his parents, but it is more than that, his rebelliousness, risk taking tendencies and family problems led him into the wild.

Scott Anderson exhibits the fact that Greg Ousley is a dynamic character by telling that Greg greatly matures in prison, becomes educated, and wants to work with young people upon being released. The change in Greg that first appears is his growth to maturity in prison. This is portrayed when the author states, “he occasionally turned to prison dope and moonshine for brief relief,” but Greg says, “I work across the hall from the superintendent.” Greg now working across from the superintendent exemplifies the fact that he has grown in maturity since the days of prison dope and moonshine because of the trust that the prison officials have in him. Greg becomes further dynamic by becoming an educated person. Greg pursues an advanced education as

“Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional”- Chili Davis. No one has the instructions to life; no one holds the key to making it all go well. Growing up, everyone goes through the process of self-discovery, finding the character they want to mirror, and figuring out what suits them best. In the book The Chosen, Chaim Potok embodies such struggles in his character, Danny. Danny plays the role of the son of the community rabbi, and prepares his whole life to take over that role. However, he does not want to do what the community thrusts upon him. He is torn. Part of him likes the thrill of intellectual advance, while part of him wants to live a life free from the studies and routine. Danny Saunders demonstrates the struggles of growing up in finding who he is, building courage to fill his role, and dealing with the tension in his relationship with his father.

In his most famous work, the medieval French poet Francois Villon, suggested that, “necessity from virtue hinders, and wolves seek for prey by hunger prest.” Omar Tyree explores this philosophical problem of the origins of good and evil in his dark novel, Leslie. The story introduces Leslie, the twenty something college student of Haitian origin, who grew up in the abject poverty of New Orleans’ projects. Unable to deal with her unfortunate circumstances, she gradually embraces the dark side. Tyree uses language emphasize the character’s alienation and stereotypes, the masks and disguises to symbolize moral disengagement and the captive character of a cynical drug dealer, Coup, as a proxy for a cruel reality, devoid of any illusions and wishful

When wrapped up in loneliness, people make quick decisions that negatively impact the people around them. First, Robert Walton, an explorer hoping to “satiate [his] ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited,” isolates himself from his family when he embarks on his voyage (7). Only with the company of his crew, Walton travels and explores for months. He “[has] no friend” and “no one near him...to approve or amend his [plans]” (10). In search of glory, Walton would “rather die than return shamefully” from his adventure (155). Initially, when his crew demands to end the voyage early, Walton hesitates before quickly saying that he will not allow the ship to turn around, a rash choice made without anyone backing

Undoubtedly, Jesus had extraordinary people skills. People followed him everywhere because they knew He was knowledgeable and came seeking Him for their needs and answers. Jesus touched people in many ways; spiritually, emotionally, and physically. Jesus was not an ordinary carpenter, He had all of the skill set needed to carry out His mission here on earth. He had the necessary ingredients of technical, human, and conceptional skills that were necessary to accomplish the goals that were set before Him. The ministry needs competent leaders who have the skill set to attract people. Without people, there isn’t a ministry. Good post.

Ferishta Rahimi Drew Castalia Writing102 25 July 2014 Conflict of Generation and Culture Theme: "Two Kinds" is a narrative between a Chinese mother and her daughter who are recent immigrants to America. The mother has great ambitions for her daughter and pushes her very hard to be a successful person. The author, Amy Tan, tackles the conflict between the mother-daughter relationship and the Chinese American cultural differences. Setting and Characters:

In the play Doubt by John Patrick Shanley, Sister Aloysius says “In the pursuit of wrongdoing, one steps away from God. Of course, there’s a price” (58). None of the characters step away from God since they are all just human beings with flaws and good intentions. Mrs. Muller does not step away from God because she only wants what is best for her son in the long coming future. Sister Aloysius calls to meet with Mrs. Muller and discuss the relationship between Father Flynn and Donald Muller.

Nathaniel Hawthorne believes that only good and virtuous people are able to forgive. Roger Chillingworth is portrayed as a stereotypical villain because he is sinister, unrelenting, and unforgiving. Hawthorne shows that evil beings, such as Chillingsworth, are unable to forgive and instead dedicate their lives to punishing the sinner for their mistake. Chillingsworth displays his unforgiving nature when he “devot[ed] himself, for seven years” (Hawthorne 187) to the severe torturing of Dimmesdale, a hidden adulterer. Further, Chillingworth has an evil soul furthering his development as a villain. Chillingsworth will punish his prey forever and never forgive his enemy and will make him suffer like no “mortal [has] suffer[ed]” (Hawthorne 189).

Foremost, Mr. Ripley’s unpredictability is expressed when he consistently lies to Dickie’s friend Freddie. After a few days goes by without Freddie hearing from Dickie, Freddie expresses concern. He stops by the place Dickie and Mr. Ripley are staying to ensure of his friends safety. Do to Mr. Ripley’s jealousy of their friendship and reasons that will be further explained, he consistently lies to Freddy telling him that Dickie has already left. “That’s the Otello not far from the Inghilterra? Yes, said Tom. He’s supposed to be there by one o’clock."(Highsmith, 137). Elaborating on the fact that Mr. Ripley does not want Freddie to know Dickie’s true whereabouts. Freddie, sceptical about whether Mr. Ripley is telling the truth or not, walks

The guilt that plagues Arthur Dimmesdale, leads to the climax of the novel, in which Dimmesdale overcomes his inner conflict. Throughout the entire book, Dimmesdale has struggled with trying to reveal what he has done. At first he is to cowardly to do this, but eventually Dimmesdale realizes the only way to redeem himself is to confess his sins and repent. Knowing it is the only way to redemption, Dimmesdale goes before the whole town, with Hester and Pearl, and reveals his sin to the people. Dimmesdale’s