Character Analysis: Girl At War

In the novel “Inside out & Back Again” written by Thanhha Lai , The main character Ha flees her home due to war. Her and her family were looking for a new home trying to start a new life. Although it wasn’t easy for her to start a new life she had to learn to overcome many challenges. In the novel Ha reveals that her life is related to the refugee life even though it was unexpected. When refugees flee their home, it affects them when they leave and find a new home, it also involves affecting them when their life is turned inside out,and it demonstrates why they relate to the refugee experience.

Deborah from Soldier’s Secret is characterized through indirect characterization. She is shown to be a stubborn person through her words, thoughts, and through other characters.

The article “Children of War”, by Arthur Brice, is about several children who had to flee the war in Bosnia and immigrate to the U.S. First of all, these children’s lives before the war were comfortable. However, many kids were affected by the war in Bosnia. In the process of fleeing, these children lost their family, friends, and homes. After being a refugee in Croatia for a long period of time, some of these children were able to relocate to the U.S. Here in America, these children have a good education. Also, they have an opportunity to live a better life away from the harshness of war. Still, these kids miss their friends, family, and country that they left behind. Although these kids are living in the United States right now, they

Ana even goes as far as telling her mother “Why is a women’s virginity the only thing that matters? I have thoughts, feelings, and opinions.” (Real) her mother looks at her weird. On the other hand there is Ana’s teacher Mr. Guzman, who sees the benefits from sending Ana to college and leaver her dirty old neighborhood. Mr. Guzman helps Ana out by pulling some strings at Colombia University. He also tells her to apply for scholarships, but when she doesn’t he shows up at her house. When she did get into Colombia University the first person to tell her was Mr. Guzman. Ana’s mother does not support Ana leaving for college and leaving the family. Even on the day does leave, her mom doesn’t even say goodbye to her own daughter.

In John Marsden’s book, Tomorrow When the War Began, the characters start their journey as average teenagers from a quiet rural town. As the novel progresses each person change from s being polite and obedient children to acting like the soldiers they would to fight to survive. They all start out stereotypically but gradually adapt to the situation before them. The teens quickly realise that they will no longer be innocent and childish but must grow up and become adult like soldiers who need to fight for their freedom. ‘We believed we were safe. That was the big fantasy. Now we know we’re not, and like you said, we’ll never feel safe again, and so it’s bye-bye innocence. It’s been nice knowing you but you’re gone now.’

During "After the War", Ruth and the others travel throughout Europe and across the sea in an attempt to smuggle a group of orphaned children to Palestine, where they hope to build a Jewish homeland. At the end of their journey, Ruth has not only helped in getting herself as well as a large group of children, to freedom. With the help of Saul, Zvi and many other strong characters she meets along the way ,Ruth has also gone from full of despair and anger to rediscovering hope.

This story begins to drive the sense of emotion with the very surroundings in which it takes place. The author starts the story by setting the scene with describing an apartment as poor, urban, and gloomy. With that description alone, readers can begin to feel pity for the family’s misfortune. After the apartments sad portrayal is displayed, the author intrigues the reader even further by explaining the family’s living arrangements. For example, the author states “It was their third apartment since the start of the war; they had

Chronologically, Ana displays the second component of the female gaze before the first. In fact, in the five and a half minute clip designated for this analysis, she proves her control over her own body multiple times. In the beginning of the clip, she decides to purchase condoms at the drugstore, hinting at the following scene, when Ana and Jimmy sleep together for the first time. Not only is Ana the one to buy the condoms, but she is also the one to initiate the sex. She

To explain further the idea that Ana’s mother is a parody of a what a traditional Mexican mother, there are the

There, she feared leaving her home because of crime in her neighborhood, thus she almost always stayed in her home. This is one of many reasons why people immigrate to the U.S. However, since they are illegal, they are often sent back, with the U.S government ignorant of what exactly they’re sending them back to. To illustrate, Martine Kalaw wrote about the time she was almost deported in her article “America Should Think Hard About Deporting Illegal Immigrants Like Me”. The immigration judge had threatened Kalaw with deportation by sending her to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where he thought she belonged. What he may not have (or may have) knew was that the DRC was violating human rights, such as the systematic rape of women especially in Eastern Congo, and war was also taking place in the DRC at that time. Another example is with Syrian refugees recently coming into the U.S, raising debate about letting them stay. But what people who are against the idea don’t seem to realize that sending those refugees back will send them to a country that is currently in a brutal war between a terrorist group and Syrian rebel militias, hence, the reason the refugees fled in the first

When Ana is sitting in her house, looking out of the window into the vacant lot, she sees a little girl who she then tells her friend Wendell that she was Chinese. “She

This is seen when she is out with her friends, mingling amongst the young men of their town, acting as though they are on top of the world and ignoring all those they see fit to. Connie views this as what the real world would be like, no troubles, boys buying everything for her and no danger whatsoever. In addition she also presents herself with an almost fake persona, appearing as a mature young woman who has some experience dealing with men. This all turns out to be a simulation of a person she hopes to be, however when she encounters Arnold at her house this young mature lady falls to bits and pieces. That interaction is the point of anagnorisis for Connie. She realizes the danger she placed herself into and that there is no one there to help her. The reader can draw this conclusion by looking and analyzing one of the motifs of the story, Connie's

The case of Natalie Jones is a classic case of generalized anxiety disorder as she demonstrates symptoms like apprehension, irritability and violence. Natalia spent a rough childhood and saw her parents go through many marriage problems as well. Due to her husband's drinking problem, Natalie's is also experiencing similar issues. It is possible that the problems once saw her parents go through has set a dire precedent before her. The precedent therefore subconsciously affects Natalie and adds on to her worry. Due to

Ha’s life as a refugee is a life experience is something that only the strong can go through, and her entire family made it. When refugees flee home, it is because of fear that their family will be torn apart by the war when they leave home, family, friends, memories, basically the perspective of the person is leaving what they desired. Then when they finally do find a home, (not all), they are greeted with new challenges, one of many is that acceptance in their new home, some people probably don’t want to make a living in their new home, “But life happens wherever you are, whether you make it or not”. But when people turn “inside out” they feel empty inside and everything is useless, they have to start over from square one and become “back again”. When they become happy again and accept what has happened to them, so they can move forward in life. This book is mostly about a girl with her family who was in a war, so they left of fear of being torn apart by the war because they will be safer than where they are at in the moment, Saigon Vietnam, but are greeted with challenges in the Alamba U.S.A.

In Girl At War Ana fights for Croatian independence from a dilapidated building nicknamed the “safe house”. When the Serbian soldiers arrive at the safe house, Ana helps defend the house and her comrades, but when she ends up face to face with a Serbian soldier, “I froze. It was not Stallone. The man was looking over his shoulder but was headed straight for me... Then it passed.