Character Analysis Jimmy Valentine

For a story by an author to be signified as a classic literature piece, it requires a timeless feature which the main passage can echo throughout the ages. Particularly, a relation to society's behavior and values. The characters, created by Washington Irving, most especially Tom Walker, gives us an insight on how his life centered predominantly on wealth up to the point where he is consumed by temptation. Tom Walker’s engagement in a deal with the Devil portrays how money-driven society has become more prominent through the times of the 1700s and today's world.

Randy Pausch. Who is he? What does he stand for? The day he gave the last lecture... His last lecture he only had months to live. He packed a lot of lessons into his lecture. The claims he gave that stood out were to be optimistic, to be determined, and to take risks.

Being courageous does not mean not feeling fear, but rather facing that feeling and choosing to act upon it with dignity. Many characters from the book Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card, portray acts of courage after being put into difficult and even dangerous situations. They did what they knew was right even if that meant letting go of what was familiar. Throughout the book Bean, Valentine Wiggin and Ender Wiggin are characters who stood out when it came to being courageous and showing bravery.

Throughout the novel Johnny Tremain, the author, Esther Forbes, displays the universal concepts of growing up and changing. When the story began, the protagonist, Johnny Tremain, was a fourteen-year-old boy. At the end of the novel, Johnny emerges as a sixteen-year-old man, unrecognizable from his younger self, due to carrying characteristics that contrast the traits of the young boy he once was. As Johnny aged in the story, he underwent immense changes. Johnny had changed by gaining the knowledge of how to make good choices, obtaining a better comprehension on things in life, and learning to value certain items or deeds in life.

Johnny is a fourteen year old boy who lives in Boston, and is an apprentice to silversmith Mr. Lapham. The city of Boston considers as the most talented silversmith for his age, and he uses his talent to support the family. Johnny isn’t so nice though, he makes fun of other apprentices and he is very arrogant. This causes Johnny not to have a good relationship with the other apprentices, but he is still on the good side with the other four Lapham girls. Then, our first real historical person comes into play: John Hancock! John Hancock request to make a sugar bowl to match the tea set he has. The tea set was created by Mr. Lapham when he was younger, but he doesn’t think he make the sugar basin because his skills were worn with time. This

Jimmy Cross is the First Lieutenant who carries “the responsibility for the lives of his men” (O’Brien 429). Cross let his imagined love get in the way of his responsibilities and one of his men was killed. Cross carries the weight of Lavender’s death and adds that to the weight of his renewed responsibility to his men (427-437).

Wes Moore’s mother Joy tried very hard to make Wes a well rounded person. She made sure Wes go to Riverdale Country school, which was one of the best school in Bronx. Even though Wes didn’t feel like he belonged there. When Wes got into horrible habits such as attending school irregularly. Wes’s mother warned to Wes if he doesn't straighten up, she will send him to military school. Wes knew if he didn’t start to behave there were be consequences. Wes said, “ I knew my mother was considering sending me away, but I never thought she’d actually do it” (Moore 87). Joy made Wes go to Valley Forge because he wasn’t behaving. Valley Forge is what shaped Wes into well rounded person. Joy’s disciplinary attitude is what influenced Wes into good person. Unlike the other Wes’s mother

In this short story by Tim O’Brien, Lieutenant Jimmy cross leads a platoon of men in the Vietnam War. Unable to keep his thoughts from his unrequited love interested, Martha, Cross allowed his platoon to become lax in their duties and mentally removed from the war. The conflict arises when one of his men, Ted Lavender, is killed on a mission. The conflict is resolved when Lieutenant Cross abandons his youthful fantasy world for the reality of the war he is living in. Cross finds new purpose in the vigilant leadership of his men.

The Things They Carried is a work of historical fiction written by Vietnam war veteran, Tim O’Brien. This novella is a collection of linked short stories about American soldiers serving in the Vietnam war. The novella contains a numerous amount of deep,complex characters who help characterize each other. In the The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien characterizes the soldiers through the round female characters

Jimmy cross physically carried the basic needs of survival, like his compass, maps, gun, and extra ammo. He also carried personal and emotionally items such as his unrequited love, Martha, pictures and her letters; emotionally he carried the responsibility for the lives of his men. This shows how jimmy cared about his love and the weight he has to carry for his men. This also shows us his personal life and feelings, Martha’s innocent letter and pictures gave Jimmy a sense of fantasy in his all too real reality.

Is there a person in your life you care about so much that you would do anything to protect them? If they are in trouble, you are the one that is there for them. Just because of them, you are a completely different person. When they need help, you feel the need to get them out of it. In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the character Dally fights to protect Johnny because Dally cherishes him. Set in the 1960s, the main character, Ponyboy, lives in a world where everyone is divided into gangs, or social classes: the greasers and the Socs. Ponyboy is a fourteen year old that is a greaser with his friends who have any ongoing disagreement with the Socs who are rich and have everything they want. Johnny is a character who isn’t tough and doesn’t stand

James McBride went into a downward spiral becoming rebellious and troubled. His mother, Ruth, is a white woman who united with a black man. She always taught James about what was important in life helping him grow into a proper young man. Due to the race of his parents, James is a light skinned boy who has many questions about his and his mother's pasts. His lack of answers about his also late father and racial background has influenced him to make indiscreet choices. He allowed his lack of knowledge about where he came from to influence himself to a life of crime and poor judgement. He managed to involve himself with drugs and stealing along with forgetting all his morals and the importance of family.

War and violence effects every individual differently. In Tim Obrien’s “The Things They Carried”, the characters are bombarded with inter-personal issues due to their long-term exposure to war and violence in the Vietnam War. Each character in the story carried a bit of baggage with them, both figuratively and metaphorically. The characters struggle to separate the real world from the world of war and violence that they have been living in for an extended period of time. Throughout the story, Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and his fellow men are effected drastically from exposure to the violence of the Vietnam War.

In the chapter “The Things They Carried” by Tim O'Brien. Leaders are known for their bravery, loyalty and commitment to their profession. Lieutenant jimmy cross on the other hand was fighting in the war physically but not mentally.Lieutenant jimmy cross was distracted, worried and these emotions would affect him and his team. There are circumstances where he encountered dangerous situations that could have killed him immediately, for these reasons i don’t believe he’s a suitable leader.

What if everthing and everyone you loved went away? Life is hard, but luckily you have your loved ones to help you. But what if you didn’t? In the book, The Outsiders, even though many characters impacted each other, Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally impacted their peers the most throughout the book.