The book I read was American Assassin, by Vance Flynn. It has 435 pages in it. In this book, the main character is a strong, determined fighter who has had a tragedy occur in his life. I compared the personality and the events that the main character, Mitch Rapp, faced with the song Believer, by Imagine Dragons. The song is about someone who faces many challenges in his life, but uses it to develop strength, which is something that Mitch Rapp does in American Assassin. American Assassin is about a twenty- two year old college student named Mitch Rapp. Mitch had a normal life, he had a girlfriend that he’d “…dated all through high school and then headed off to Syracuse…”, a close family, a tight group of friends, had good grades and was …show more content…
Since, Rapp has done self-defense and has improved himself physically, he believes he can overcome any obstacle that’s thrown at him. “Yes, sir. My guess is once you step in the ring with a man you can probably figure out inside about twenty seconds if a guy has enough talent to make it through your selection process… I don’t want to waste your time, so I say we find out if I have the goods.” From the tragedy, he was able to believe that he was able to take on whomever. The death of Mary made him a believer of himself and all of the things he is capable of. “I let the bullets fly, oh let them rain”, this part of the chorus mean you can come that person and try to beat them down, but they are going to come back at you a lot stronger and harder. Mitch is like that with the people who killed his girlfriend. He joined the CIA, for the sole purpose of getting revenge on that person. “Or that the only way he could cope with the pain of losing the love of his life was to plot his revenge.” “Retribution is a punishment that is morally right and fully deserved.”. Both of those quotes show that Rapp wanted to get back at the terrorists who took Mary away from him. He thought that, that man deserved no mercy and he took everything away and so he had to get back at him. Also, the entire job description is to take revenge on those who are planning to do terrible things that could kill many people. Lastly, all throughout the chorus, the
The book I read was Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer. The book was published on September 15, 2009 and published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. In addition, the book is 416 pages long, which includes quotes and praise from all kinds of publishers saying how great the book was. The genre of the book was a biography about the life of Patrick Daniel Tillman. The four themes I felt were the most important that went hand and hand with our class were politics in sports, Pat’s mysterious death, and heroism. Lastly, he was a true American hero who gave up his public figure to fight for a nation he loved.
The subject of the book “The Midnight Assassin” by Skip Hollandsworth is focused on uncovering the truth behind who is truly at fault for the murders of Mollie Smith and, several other victims. The murders occurred in Austin, Texas during the 19th century. Based on the first three chapters, three prominent characters have been introduced. All three characters are currently prime suspects. At the time, Austin was a prestigious town, equipped with the finest law enforcement made first hand by god himself, the Texas Rangers. When the young yellow skinned slave Mollie Smith was murdered, terror truly struck Austin. News reporters from all over Texas came to cover the story, thus creating conspiracies about each suspect. Evaluation of each suspect and their motives to perpetrate such a gruesome murder-Walter Spencer, a hardworking slave, who had never done any harm; Tom Chalmers, the brother of the land owner where the murder took place; Lastly, Dr. Ralph Steiner, the esteemed doctor.
U.S. Navy SEAL ,Chris Kyle was just the average die hard Texan. He aspired to become a cowboy, but it wasn’t working out in his favor. After seeing the horrors of terrorism on 9/11 he was ready to fight for his country and enlisted into the military. He goes on to fight in four tours and becomes the deadliest sniper in American history. After each tour, he felt that he had to go back. He had two goals that he couldn’t give up on; protecting his team and taking out the deadliest enemy sniper, Mustafa. Chris would not stop until he achieved his goals, when he finally did, he faced a new battle. He struggled with normal daily life, but even then he persevered and found a new passion to aid him. Throughout this film, Clint Eastwood portrays the theme of perseverance through the use of setting, camera angles, and the main character Chris Kyle.
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a novel that explains the history of a family murder through two characters perspective. Capote unravels each character through the concept of juxtapose, which helps prevail the occurrence of events. Dick, is a very straight forward man that does not care about what others think. Whereas, Perry has a shy, conserved personality that is shown through transitions and details. Juxtapose effects the readers and characters as explained throughout the novel by comparing and contrasting two different characters opinions.Details are shown on every page and are illustrated in every sentence, which gives the reader the image. In Cold Blood represents the development of characters, juxtapose, transitions and details.
The Man I Killed is the story of the man that Tim O’Brien killed. However, this story is not true. He later mentions that he did not in fact kill the man, yet he was present and that was enough. This story, according to him, is told to show the reader how he feels, because O’Brien feels as though the truth is that by doing nothing, he killed the man, so in his story, he does kill the man. Imagery is the biggest literary device seen in this story, but diction also helps make the story seem more true, it helps the reader to truly believe that O’Brien did in fact throw the grenade that killed the man. This story is told from O’Brien’s point of view, which would be first person, despite the fact that the word “I” is
The Blind Assassin is a story about reflecting on the past. Iris Chase-Griffen, an elderly widow, lives in a modest home in southern Canada. As she lives out the final days of her life at her house, Iris handwrites a personal memoir depicting the haunting events of her past as the wife of a distinguished politician and businessman in the early 1900s. Iris was pressured by her father to marry the wealthy Richard Griffen after the Great Depression devastated her family’s business. Soon after Iris weds, her father dies, leaving Iris and her younger sister Laura to the luxurious tyranny of life with Richard. Iris engages in an affair with Alex Thomas, a unionist on the run and friend of the sisters, to escape from what became a restrictive, abusive marriage to Richard, but Richard sends Laura off to a mental institution after she rebels against him, and Alex dies in World War II. After the war ends Iris reveals her affair and Alex’s death to Laura, who apparently had feelings for him as well, prompting Laura to commit suicide. Later, Iris learns that Richard had been raping Laura during most of her marriage, which Laura silently endured to keep Richard from turning Alex in like he threatened. Ever since, Iris has kept the truth about her marriage and her culpability in her sister’s death secret. Iris reveals in her narrative the truth that had been hidden from the public for so long, struggling with her repressed guilt and painful memories to find some sort of reconciliation.
“The American Sniper” by Chris Kyle is an account of the deadliest American sniper ever, called “the devil” by the enemies he hunted and “the legend” by his Navy SEAL brothers. From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyle's kills (the previous American record was 109). Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions. Kyle presents the gripping and unforgettable accounts of
It is often said that the people one surrounds themselves with can reflect things about themselves, such as their beliefs and ideals. One’s friends and acquaintances can reveal subconscious attractions to people that fulfill their ideals or agree with the things they say, but these relationships can also help one discover their personal philosophies by reinforcing opposing views. Indeed, in J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, the way Holden reacts to and interacts with secondary characters reveal his established philosophies and the values he holds most dear to him.
There are two types of Americans that are portrayed in The Ugly American. The two types of Americans portrayed in The Ugly American are the ethnocentric Americans, who believe that their ways are superior to all others, and don’t really care about stopping the spread of communism; and then there are the kind hearted Americans, who truly care about defeating communism. Through multiple characters we learn how these two types of Americans think and how they represent not only themselves, but their country.
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(hook) Midnight Assassin written by Patricia L. Bryan and Thomas Wolf. Bryan and Wolf showcase the main characters Margaret and John Hossack in the book Midnight Assassin. As the book tells about the murder of John Hossack in rural Indianola, Iowa in December of 1900, the book also includes the countless hours of Margaret Hossack trials where the jury tries to find who is truly guilty for this murder. Based on evidence in this book shows that Margaret Hossack is the one who committed this murder and clearly shows her motives as to why she killed her husband John Hossack.
The american sniper is a very awesome topic that i wanted to write about for my last year. The reason why i wanted to do it is because i have four relatives in the army marine and the navy and the Airforce. So i want us to remember the sniper which is chris kyle he was a very awesome and couraging person to me. when me and my dad went to watch the movie i didn’t move one time except for a drink and food.so i hope you have a chance to watch the movie american sniper. Chris kyle was a character that would do anything for the freedom. When i heard that the veterans give us this freedom i was shocked about it, plus i have some relatives that are veterans that i really care about,but one the characters is my loving father he was in the army for 24 years.he started at the age of 18. I willing to bet u that chris kyle started being a veteran when he was young. Chris Kyle was one of my favorite characters in the movie american sniper, but when i read that Chris kyle died i was so sad for a month that i really didn’t want to do anything at all with war games or watch any war movies because every time i saw someone
Dick exhibits several of the characteristics typically attributed to psychopaths. Two of those characteristics that he shows are control over the murder and deceitful actions performed in daily situations. Serial killers are generally either in control over the murders they perform, or make small mistakes, causing their capture to be easier. Like Dennis Rader, who “showed ingenuity and complete control” during his murder of the Otero family, Dick is the former type of killer. He carefully planned out how the murder of the Clutters was to happen. For example, after Perry shot each member of the Clutter family, Dick carefully searched for the spent shotgun shells to leave as little evidence as possible – “But the voice plunges on, ejecting a fusillade of sounds and images: Hickock hunting the discharged shell; hurrying, hurrying, and Kenyon’s head in a circle of light, the murmur of muffled pleadings, then Hickock again scrambling after a used cartridge…” (Capote 244-245).
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In this poem, ‘The Man He Killed’, the poet Thomas Hardy explores a complex theme, which is war, using the simplest language. Throughout this essay I will be discussing the thoughts and opinions Hardy has on war.