Character Analysis Of Kwame Alexander's 'The Crossover'

In the book, Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals, all of the character present were true warriors at heart. Between the students that attended Central High School and the family members that had to go through the struggle of being hated in their own town, they did not give up. I believe that I am most like Melba because I never give up, I have had similar events happen to me in my own school, and I have a family that is just as supportive as hers.

December 1943: Charlie Brown and his crew struggled back to England aboard their badly damaged B-17. Franz Stigler finds the struggling aircraft and defying orders, does not strike the plane down. This event was “the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II.” (BACK COVER). In A Higher Call, Adam Makos tells the story of these men from both sides by telling the before, during, and after of the incredible encounter through the eyes of both men. As this encounter came to light decades later, a question was raised by many: can those of the side of the enemy have good within them? Franz's and Charlie's encounter embodies a larger question found in war and conflict. Through telling the story of the encounter between Franz and Charlie, Makos answers (positively) the question, can good men be found on both sides of a war? The events illustrated in the book brings the reader to conclude good men and good acts can be found on both sides of the war.

The novel Crossed by Ally Condie is the second of the trilogy. In this novel, there were various engaging characters incorporated into the plot. However, there was a character that I additionally favored compared to the others. This character is Indie. She was introduced in the commencement of the novel, specifically in chapter 2. Indie worked along with Cassia in the fields to plant crops so, the Enemy would believe there was civilization in that location. Usually, only Aberrations were transported to do that variation of labor, not Citizens like Cassia. Indie, from the beginning, was intrigued by Cassia and began observing her. For instance, she would watch and attempt to figure her out. When Cassia and Indie were about to be searched, Indie

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).

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.

Pete Rose, one of the greatest professional baseball players to ever play the game, talked about how is father impacted his early years before the stardom. He said, “My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more.” Pete was saying that his dad. My dad may be tough sometimes and push me to my limits, but he’s the reason I turned out to be the person I am today.

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.

I remember the day my dog died I thought I was never going to talk again and I thought I had a bad life but in story The Outsiders by S.E Hinton there are many charters that have harder lives than I can imagine. But 3 characters in this book had especially hard life's but the characters with the hardest life are Dallas Winston , Robert Shelton and Sodapop Curtis

“My mom, Shirley, was a nurse. This came in handy... when we ran through windows, fell out of trees, crashed our bikes, stuck a dart in Tom’s leg, or broke Gregg's collarbone” (14). Jon Scieszka, author of his memoir, Knuckleheads, is the second oldest child out of six rowdy and fun-loving brothers, making the Scieszkas a very entertaining family. As a kid, Jon Scieszka was a model airplane war veteran, but when he becomes a Cub Scout and, later, attends Culver Military Academy, he is slowly forced to become accountable for his actions. In doing so, Scieszka, a fun-loving, amusing child, evolves into a responsible young adult who still has a potent sense of humor.

THESIS STATEMENT: He starts as a abuse victim, becomes caring and responsible, and dies a hero

Natalie Sterling, a seventeen year old senior at Ross Academy had just won class president and beat her opponent Mike Domski. Mike was the kind of guy that Natalie and her best friend Autumn tried to stay away from. The girls at Ross Academy were known as demeaning and “boy crazy.” One day, during the pep rally a bunch of freshman dressed in trampy clothing and started to dance inappropriately. The leader’s name was Spencer a girl Natalie used to babysit for. The flirty freshman called themselves “Prostitutes” or Ross Academy prostitutes. Not only was Natalie embarrassed and angry by Spencers action but, she was disappointed. When the principal and Ms. Bee the student council head were talking to the girls punishments Natalie barged in. Natalie explained how she wanted to have a lock-in for all the girls in trouble and any others from school who wanted to come, about feminism and women's rights. Ms. Bee and Natalie agreed that it would be a good idea for

Jimmy Cross is a protagonist because the story is about him dealing with the loss of his friend Tim Lavender. Cross is a lieutenant of the Alpha Company fighting the war in Vietnam. He does not care about the war and he does not want to be a leader . Jimmy is insecure about everything he does and he wonders if he makes the right decisions. His way of escaping is to day dream about Martha. She is an English major at Mount Sebastian, New Jersey and she sends him photos and letters regularly. She writes poetry letters and never mentions the war. Her letters are very friendly, full of all her activities and details of her life. She always signs her letters “Love Martha”(p.315), but she is not in love with him. He know this but dreams of her and him in a relationship. He carries Martha’s letters with him in a backpack and looks at them every night while dreaming about how his life could be with her intimately. He carries a

Captivated by the rugged and wild challenges that Alaska had to offer, he set off to have a chance to live like his hero, a novelist, Jack London. In the book, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, a troubled man by the name of Chris McCandless goes on adventurous journey to the Alaskan wild to experience more to life and satisfy his thirst for adventure. Along the way he meets various of different people on the road. He tried to give them advice but failed to follow any, including his own, as his past showed otherwise. McCandless rejected his privileged life, family, and the rest of civilization in order to achieve what he was looking for which ultimately led to his death. Krakauer goes as far as trying to connect to McCandless because of his fondness for the outdoors as well. Life on road for McCandless was thrilling and treacherous and everything in between. Some argue that he was naive and foolish for going on such a dangerous voyage unprepared and lacking survival skills. However, McCandless carried certain characteristics that allowed him to survive as long he did in the wild. At certain points, the nomadic life didn’t seem suitable for McCandless, and on other occasions he seemed dominant of what he was doing. With advantages and disadvantages, life

In “The Journey to the West,” the monk was accompanied by Pigsy, the Sha Monk, the Handsome Monkey King, and the horse. Each of these supporting characters possess a certain magical ability that assisted the monk on his journey, additionally they had their own flaws. This contrasts the monk, which has no magical ability and was devoted buddhism. The strengths, weaknesses, and backgrounds of these supporting characters encapsulate the idea of buddhism throughout the novel, and by including them and Xuanzang the book is able to summarize the idea of buddhism.

Raising children in today’s society is not for the faint of heart. Raising children has never been easy, but it is especially difficult in youth sports today. Coaches and parents are putting a lot of pressure on our young sons and daughters. The pressure to succeed in sports at