Character Analysis Of Ha In Inside Out And Back Again

Matt Kaizer, the protagonist in Avi’s short story “The Goodness of Matt Kaizer,” is a 6th grader who develops a new perspective on himself as a person. After being told his entire life to act good like his father, Matt Kaizer now struggles to find himself; he turns to be unlike his father and becomes a daredevil. However, a dare to visiting a dying man leads him to see the goodness in himself. After visiting Mr.Bataky, Matt’s perspective of himself begins to change.

Throughout the story A Long Way Gone, many people helped Ishmael and his friends during his journey, rehabilitation center, when he lived with his uncle, and when he escaped to New York. Out of all the people who helped Ishmael, the person who sticks out is Ester. Ester is important to Ishmael for many reasons such as teaching him to trust, love, and to forgive himself, while being a hero to others.

Ha is Dynamic character because she is unique in her own way . Ha is becoming more mature and grown up after she moved from Vietnam . She is doing a lot better because she can speak english . She is doing a lot better in Alabama then Vietnam . Ha is not selfish anymore because she has grown up a lot .

Violet Duran being a protagonist of the novel “Feed” by M.T Anderson stood out the most. To me she wasn't just some girl, she was different. titus was drawn to her and from the minute him and his friends started talking to her at the moon, they noticed she wasn't like them. Violet had her feed implanted in her brain when she was seven years old due to her parent’s financial situation. She is also home schooled by her father who is a professor who teaches the dead language. Both her parents didn't have the feed and were even hesitated about getting it for Violet. Until Violets father figured it was necessary for his daughter due to the generation she was going to grow up in and because of the job interview. He stated “Then one day, when

In the poem Inside Out, by Diane Wakoski the author uses a contrast of relaxed words to strong words, creating a charmed to bitter tone, showing that a relationship might at first seem perfect, but solving the problems you weren't prepared for will be difficult. In the first stanza of Inside Out, Wakoski portrays the beginning of her relationship using charming tones. This is credible because she recalls, “I walk the purple carpet into your eye /carrying the silver butter server” (Wakoski1.1-2).

Give an example of both direct and indirect characterization in the story. (Cite your answers if giving a direct

The setting starts out at the Edward's family house on Greenleaf Rd in Stanwich Connecticut. Then due to finding out the news that her father only has three months to live they set out on the road to their vacation house on the lake in Pennsylvania. Their house is in a small town called Lake Phoenix in the sunny Poconos mountains. The plot is effected cause at the lake house the family which is normally busy and always running in different directions gets to spend the little time they have left together. Also, the main character Taylor Edward gets to face some major things she ran away from five summers before. Now at their rustic lake house it’s all in front of her and she can’t run anymore.

In the book Inside Out by Thanhha Lai, Ha is able to show us how she is a dynamic character by being stronger, and even more complex than she was to start off with.

Ableism allows citizens labelled as “normal” to view society through a lens of self-dependence and limited government support. With the establishment of post-network television, viewers have been able to get a glimpse of the world lived by the “other” who do not hold this able mindset. In “Disability, Prejudice, and Reality TV: Challenging Disablism through Media Representations”, Floris Müller, Marlies Klijn, and Liesbet Van Zoonen suggest that reality television depicts the “disable other” by “sending out the message that in contemporary society, no special arrangements need to be made for people with physical impairments and that the struggle for equal rights is no longer necessary” (4). Reality shows depict a narrative that only supports

In the novel “Inside Out and Back Again” the protagonist Ha is a dynamic character in many ways. There are two ways that Ha is a very great dynamic character. Two aspects that symbolize Ha’s dynamic character are her papaya tree and her struggles during the war. One way that represents Ha as a dynamic character is her papaya tree. One way on how Ha’s papaya tree represents her dynamic character is because of how her papaya tree has always been there.

This was Jerica’s first time working with Haylee and she thought it would be a good idea to have the children read a book together. As they began reading, Jerica realized Haylee had great difficulty reading a third grade level book and Haylee quickly became irritable, upset, and embarrassed that she was not a good reader. Haylee closed the book, turned away, and began to cry, complain, and refuse to continue reading with Jerica and the other student. Jerica initially thought it was simply the other student that she didn’t want to read with, however, Haylee informed her that she was also embarrassed to read in front of Jerica. This instance shows a slow-to-warm-up temperament because Haylee showed a negative response of mild intensity when she

Ha is being turned inside out in the following ways, Ha goes to a new school, she doesn't know where to sit at lunch and she has to deal with bullies. One way to show that Ha is turned inside out is when she wakes up for school and she is nervous saying that “I woke up with dragonflies zipping through my gut”(Lai, pg. 139). This shows that Ha is inside out because she is nervous about going to school since she is in a new place and doesn't know what school will be like in America. Another way to show that Ha is turning inside out is at lunch there is “...one side of the bright, noisy room, light shin and on the other side dark skin”(Lai pg. 143). Since Ha is in the middle of dark and light she doesn't know where to sit; she doesn't know what

In the Years of Impossible Goodbyes Sookan changed and adapted to three difficult situations: when Sookan learned her family's history with the Japanese, when Sookan watched her grandfather died, when she had to take care of Inchun across the thirty-eighth parallel. Sookan was anxious to learn the family's history and what happened to the rest of her family. When Sookan’s mother toiled the truth she let peace and quiet come in her heart. The next day she explained the peace she wanted in her life, “Inchun was drawing a picture of a Buddhist temple tucked away in the mountains. I joined him and drew flowers” (Choi 42).They both wanted peace in the word and in their lives know they know there is such thing. In the drowning they drew a monk giving

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The Blind Side chronicles the life of Michael Oher. Michael is a teenage boy, whose mother, a drug addict, abandons him. Michael has the opportunity to attend Briarcrest Christian School thanks to Big Tony, a family friend. When Big Tony took his son to Briarcrest, he takes Michael along. This changes the course of Michael’s future. It is at Briarcrest that Michael meets the Touhy family. After several interactions with Michael, Leigh Anne Touhy recognizes that he needs support. The Touhy family “adopts” Michael, allowing him to stay with them during school breaks, providing clothes for him and serving as his advocate. Prior to attending Briarcrest, Michael had done poorly in school. A teacher at Briarcrest recognizes that Michael performs better on oral exams and Leigh Anne hires a tutor, Miss Sue for Michael. These changes help Michael be more successful in school. Michael has a strong bond with Leigh Anne Tuohy. Leigh-Anne notes that Michael has many valuable traits that others may not see. Michael begins to play football at Briarcrest, a sport he has never played before. He contributes to a successful season. Leigh Anne recognizes that protecting others is an important quality to Michael. This quality serves Michael well on the football field. Michael squishes a teammate on the board drill during practice for recruiters. Leigh-Anne was able to look past the outward appearance of Michael and discover his character. After finishing high school at