Character Analysis: Marshal Pentecost

When you think of a good life you definitely don’t think of Max Vandenburg. Max was a good Jewish man, he was just on a rough path. In his time staying with the Hubermanns, Max did change into a new person.

In the opening scene of ‘An Inspector Calls’ Gerald Croft is described as “an attractive chap about thirty, rather too manly to be a dandy but very much the easy well-bred man-about-town.” This suggests Gerald is a sophisticated, respectable, well-mannered, attractive young man and has came from an aristocratic background, this is also demonstrated by his parents Lord and Lady Croft choosing to not attend the celebration of his and Sheila’s engagement- reflecting that they do not approve of him marrying into a lower social class. Nevertheless Gerald does not appear fazed by this and attempts to do and say what he feels will impress Mr and Mrs Birling. Gerald is almost portrayed as the ‘perfect son’ for Mr and Mrs Birling as opposed to their own son Eric, who is characterised as less sophisticated, confident and educated. Gerald is practically running his fathers business and is very articulate whilst talking with the Birlings’, as opposed to Eric who is merely working for Mr Birling and is more socially impaired. Gerald has recently engaged to Sheila Birling and is persistent on being a part of the family, as shown when he says “ I insist on being one of the family now. I’ve been trying long enough haven't I? (As she does not reply, with more insistence.) Haven't I? You know I have”. The repetition of "haven't I?" further enhances his longing to be part of the Birling family, although as Sheila is hesitant and questions his claims as he was barely seen all summer so this may actually suggest the engagement is less about him being with Sheila and more about his partnership with the Birling’s business.Moreover, this would represent he is narcissistic and has a superficial mentality, just like Mr and Mrs Birling.

Is competition allowed in a friendship? Or should two friends be just friends or just rivals. According to many studies, competition is healthy for a friendship. It allows for a group of friends to push each other and get better. But what if there was a friend who took the competition to heart and viewed the friendship more like a rivalry? In John Knowles, A Separate Peace, the protagonist, Gene Forrester, and his best friend, Finny, grow from a great friendship to a full out rivalry. Can a friendship be a rivalry?

Brinker reared back arrogantly. “And who do you think I am!” But Finny hadn’t heard that. His face had broken into a wide and dazzled smile at what I had said, lighting up his whole face. “Enlist!” I drove on, “I wouldn’t enlist with you if you were Elliott Roosevelt.”

In New Jersey, there are a set of teaching standards that all teachers must follow in their classrooms. Standard 2ii5 states, the teacher understands that learners bring assets [and liabilities] for learning based on their individual experiences, abilities, talents, prior learning, as well as language, culture, family, and community values. On the other hand, standard 3ii2 says, the teacher values the role of learners in promoting each other’s learning and recognizes the importance of peer relationships in establishing a climate of learning. In this paper, I will be talking about standards 2ii5 and 3ii2 and how they relate to the novel The Pact. The Pact talks about three young doctors and their journeys in getting there. All three of the

“Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.” ~ Barry Bonds. In this world bad situations occur frequently and it takes a good strong person to handle them in a mature way. Dealing with them this way not only shows that the person has self-control, but also makes them a good role model for people to look up to. In the book The Chosen, Chaim Potok uses Mr. Galanter to express his opinions of a good role model. Acting as a baseball coach and gym teacher, young boys look to him for guidance and motivation every day. Having this kind of position causes stress at times, and requires him to stay calm and level headed. Throughout this book, Mr. Galanter

Not everyone in this life can be the very best and express themselves to their full potential one hundred percent of the time; that is because no one is perfect. Everyone who has common sense in this world knows that we all make mistakes. Making mistakes is just one factor of beginning to grow up. I do think that more people need to take this to consideration that mistakes, or even doing something on purpose, is just a normal part of maturing. So, if you were to get into some really deep thought about this topic, then you would realize that yes, every person would have to leave their innocence behind in order to mature.

Trust is like gambling. The more trust you give to someone the riskier it becomes that they could betray you. Gene Forrester is the main character of the novel A Separate Peace, by John Knowles. Gene at the beginning of the book is revisiting his old high school, Devon School. He struts to an old tree where he reflects on old memories and it flashes back to him and his best friend Finny.

At the beginning of the novel, all Gene wants to be is like his best friend, Finny. On the tree branch, Gene was considering jumping or not. Gene thinks to himself, “I did… I felt a flash of disbelief… but i always jumped, or else I would have lost face with Phineas, and that would have been unthinkable” (Knowles 34). Finny will always jump from the tree, so Gene feels like he needs to, too. The adventurous, carefree attitude that Finny has is what Gene wants as well. Gene feels that he has to convince himself and others that he can do everything Finny can do. Not only does Gene not know who he is but he also makes decisions that affect other characters in the novel.

Simon Legree is considred the most diabolic character in American literature. Mr. Legree short, broad and looks very muscular despite his height. On auction day he was elbowing his way through the crowd of other buyers, but his attitude was different from other buyers. He looked like a buyer who was buying slaves strictly for business. He examined each slave systematically, opening their mouths checking their teeth and other parts. Legree would also ask where they were raised and what kind of work they have done. After he made his purchases which sadly Tom is part of, he proceeds with putting his new slaves on boat to transport to his farm. As he is walking around his boat he sees Tom and orders him to change into new shoes. Legree then checks,

“It was surprisingly how well we got along in these two weeks. Sometimes I found it hard to remember his treachery, sometimes I discovered myself thoughtlessly slipping back into affection for him again. I remember when one summer day after another broke with a cool effulgence over us, and there was a breath of widening life in the next morning air- something hard to describe- an oxygen intoxicant. I forgot whom I hated and who hated me. I wanted to break out crying from stabs of hopeless joy, or intolerable promise, or because these mornings were too full of beauty for me, because I knew of too much hate to be contained in a world like that.”(pg10) Gene the narrator shows tremendous growth throughout this novel and he is affected by his friend that ran away, the accident and his best friend named Finny. The main

Supporting, encouraging, and helping may not always fit on the agenda, but family loyalty gives back in full. In The Chosen by Chaim Potok the characters he created show love towards their family by helping each other. Instead of focusing on their personal needs, they help each other work through challenges they struggle with. Chaim Potok crafts characters that understand caring for family pays back more than anything they could do for themselves. In The Chosen Reuven Malter, Danny Saunders, and Reb Saunders support their families even when it proves difficult.

Niska uses her stories to help someone she loves. However Elijah uses his stories for a much more selfish reason. During his time in the war he has the freedom to kill men and he uses it. He finds it easy to kill them and throughout the book ends up enjoying it. There is this sniper named Peggy who has more kills than Elijah and doesn’t like to recognize them all. This made Elijah mad because he wanted to be the best. He shares his stories to boost his own ego so he feels good about himself. Even though Xavier was the one who raised Elijah and taught him how to hunt in the bush he still tries to convince the soldiers with stories about how he is better. On page 243, “He stood and ran with the others, shooting from the hip, too close to use

Originally from Selmer, Tennessee; Bond Little is twenty-eight years old. He has been in the military for the last decade, has lived in Florida for the past nine years of his life and enjoys it, but misses home. People enjoy talking to him, and during conversations he does not beat around the bush. To describe his personality, I would say that he is half “Jeffery Lebowski” and half “Urban Cowboy” and an interesting character.

Jurgis Rudkus is a Lithuanian immigrant who had strong faith in the American dream of better and happier life. When Jurgis injures his ankle working in the unsafe factory, his first thought is that he cannot afford to miss work as his family will not be able to survive without his wages and would die of hunger. Jurgis is disillusioned when he is quickly replaced at the factory as he is not as productive. This reveals the scant regard that capitalists had for the safety of their workers. Further, they would never invest in factory safety as it would affect their profits. Also, they did not value the loyalty and the long hours of labour and they would not think twice before replacing a worker who was unwell or injured as a result of unhealthy