Character Analysis Of Free As A Bird By Ruby Jean Sharp

“I just really don’t like being the center of attention that much. It’s kind of ironic.” Whether it means giving a speech in front of an audience or dancing on a stage, no one likes it. However, in the novel, The Flamingo Rising, Larry Baker introduces Louise, a different type of person that will do anything to be the center of attention. In Larry Baker’s novel, Louise and her brother, Abraham Isaac, start their first day at school at the age of twelve. Louise’s limp becomes obvious because she is nervous. As the class stares at her, she overcomes this nervousness and takes control of the situation. In the novel, The Flamingo Rising, Larry Baker clearly shows that Louise’s identity is created more by the environment than

Ann Maria Weems the main character in the book Stealing Freedom ponders on a question about the Underground Railroad. Ann wonders would it require more courage to be a fugitive, or the one who helped the fugitive to safety? I think that it takes more courage for the abolitionists because they have a lot more to lose, there safety is at risk, and they do not have to help do this. Most abolitionists are were white and lead enjoyable lives in which they had clothes, a house, food, and a family. If they were caught in the act of helping slaves to safety they would all lose all of this. If a person was caught hiding a slave in there house or helping transport a slave somewhere they could possibly be put to death. This takes is a big concern for

Cold Little Bird, a short story by Ben Marcus, is about an intelligent young boy whose parents struggle coping with his emotional detachment. Throughout the story, the boy’s father, Martin, has the reader questioning whether or not there actually is a problem with Jonah or whether he is over-reacting. Through various scenes in the story one may conclude that it is combination of both.

Birds are a common sight in most places people tend to be. These winged creatures are seen in bustling places like the pigeons that are in urban and suburban areas, the woodpeckers in rural regions, the crows on farms, and even in cages within buildings. In fact, these elegant creatures are so common a sight in society that they are often overlooked and underappreciated. This is similar to how women were and sometimes still are treated within society; they are given little appreciation when they are present and doing as they are told, but when they do not do as they are told they become a problem. This parallel that can be drawn between women and birds is used throughout Kate Chopin’s novel, The Awakening, in which its main character Edna Pontellier is often likened to and symbolized by a bird. Throughout the novel, the bird acts as a theme and symbol of both Edna and women in general.

Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine is a thought-provoking fiction novel about a young girl with autism who is trying to find her place in this world while also dealing with the after-effects of the death of her older brother. Mockingbird is a revealing story that allows one to look inside the mind of a child with autism. Caitlin, the main character, has Asperger’s Syndrome, a term that was still widely in use at the time of the book’s publication. Caitlin is high functioning and extremely smart, but lacks appropriate social skills and has difficulty reading others’ emotions. As a younger child, she would flap her hands, spin around, hide, bite, and rock back and forth in response to frustrating or overwhelming situations. Currently an

Although Birdie’s sad story seems to be very tragic, it is not identical to the normal literary tragedies that we normally see. Usually, a tragedy is written with a heroic character and features characters acting out the roles of the story. Instead, Waxen Wings displays a girl who loves flying, but is caught up in a series of unfortunate events Unless the reader is also a lover or flying, it is

The aftermath of the incident has affected Ruby's sense of belonging, from fitting with her peers at school to be classified as an ‘outcast'. "Weird is a disease and once you have it, you have it." - page 25. Her dialogue informs us that Ruby is now shy, lonely as Sarah leaves Haventon, insecure and her self

Ruby Nell Bridges’ daughter of Abon & Lucille Bridges. Ruby was born in Tylertown, MS. She moved to New Orleans when she was 4. Ruby was enrolled into school in september and no one wanted her besides one person her name is Mrs.Henry. Ruby and Mrs.Henry were the only people in her classroom because parents threatened to take their kids out of the classroom and send them to another school. After weeks of Ruby going to school it was hard on her because Parents, children, elderly people would chant in front of the school threatening her. Ruby’s mom told her to be strong and pray every day before she went to school. Ruby did exactly that and she was strong and walked into that school like a soldier.

Ruby Bridges did not have many friends when she started this new school. Ruby was not allowed to play with her friends that she grew up with. The white parents would not let their children play with her because she was colored. There were no other students in her classroom she was very lonely. As a result, Ruby did not have many friends that were allowed to play with her.

Imagine you are a lawyer tasked with an impossible case, and everybody in your community is against you, but still there is a shred of hope you cling to. What might that be you ask? That to which you cling are your morals. In To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch had been given the Tom Robinson case, where a black man was convicted of raping a white woman. As a single father of two children, he continues to reinforce his values throughout the trial and during his daunting task of raising his children. In To Kill A Mockingbird what Harper Lee suggests about the nature of morals is that you should try to stand up for what you believe in even if people oppose or reject your ideals. Even when faced with an insurmountable opposition you should stand up for your morals because in the end if your don't follow your beliefs you are just contributing to the problem. We should try to create a voice for what we believe in and impress that upon the next generation so they can continue to exercise their beliefs to make the world a better place.

A key aspect in writing an interesting story is forming symbolism. As the result of symbolism, readers can dive just a little bit deeper into the meaning and core of the work. Birds are a moderately frequent emblem, serving as representations of freedom, independence, and not afraid to be loud or to speak their minds. In Kate Chopin’s novella, “The Awakening,” birds were used to express Edna’s true feelings and desires, to explain the courage required to defy the standards, and to show Edna’s final defeat.

An Unbreakable Bond     After receiving a glimpse of the histories of the Chinese-American mothers in Feathers from a Thousand Li Away, Amy Tan transitions into her second group of stories, The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates, with a vignette about a young, rebellious girl and her mother. The daughter is warned by her mother of the dangers of riding her bike around the corner. Ignoring the warning, the daughter goes against her mother’s wishes and rides her bike, falling before she even reaches the corner. The mother’s ultimate desire is to be able to show her true maternal love to her daughter and to have the feelings reciprocated, but this wish is thwarted by her daughter’s unwillingness to listen to her mother. The daughter's rebelliousness ultimately

Ruby, as a character, has many personality traits that I can personally identify with. She has distinct lack of ability pickup social cues due to being a very honest person, which results in her being unable to detect sarcasm in various situations. Ruby has

The poem “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou tells the story of two birds: one bird has the luxury of freedom and the second bird lives its life caged and maltreated by an unknown tyrant. Maya Angelou wrote this poem during the Civil Rights Era, the period when black activists in the 1950’s and 1960’s fought for desegregation of African Americans. This poem parallels the oppression that African Americans were fighting during this time period. In “Caged Bird”, Angelou builds a strong contrast that shows the historical context of discrimination and segregation through the use of mood, symbolism, and theme.

In Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird,” Mayella Ewell, a young woman as well as the daughter of Bob Ewell, lives a life of insolence and isolation in the town of Maycomb. As a Ewell, which they are familiarized as being vulgar, uneducated, and indigent, Mayella is disrespected by the people of Maycomb as well as by her father. During the court case, Atticus shows courtesy towards Mayella by addressing her as a miss and a ma’am, which is not surprising for his values of equality. Mistaking his manners with sarcasm, she replies with, “Won’t answer a word you say as long as you keep mockin’ me” (pg.181). Harper Lee is demonstrating the amount of disregard Mayella faces in her life, so much that courtesy can’t be identified as just that. Mayella finds that Atticus is ridiculing her for what she doesn’t have, respect from others. With a reputation such as Mayella’s, people treat her like an outcast. Her lonely life can be a reason to explain why she always asked for Tom Robinson’s company, she wanted to experience friendship and perhaps love for the first time. Her loneliness was so clear to see, even Scout, who still has their childhood-innocent mind, can see through it. Scout compares Mr.Dolphus Raymond’s “mixed children” to Mayella because they both don’t know where to stand in their social class, “white people wouldn’t have anything to do with her because she lived among pigs; Negroes wouldn’t have anything to do with her