The character that I will be analyzing through the definitive actions that take place in the screenplay is Sergeant William James. At page 26 we are introduced to James when he Sanborn and James meet for the first time. Here is the first action that James does when he meets Sanborn: James jerks his head to a window covered with a board of plywood. E walks over to it and starts removing the wood, motioning for Sanborn to grab one end of the board. (pg 27)
Sanborn explains that the reason why the wood was up was to stop any fire weapons or explosives from coming through the open window. James replies that he likes the sunshine. He then cranks the music, grabs his still-burning cigarette, and flops down on the bed. These definitive actions in the first scene that we see James do goes perfectly on how the writer wants the readers to see James, which is a stubborn person. By taking the wood out the window without asking Sanborn first shows you that he doesn’t care about any other person’s well being but himself. James is only looking out for James. That seems to be a fault in his character from the beginning. He seems to take care for himself, which is bad considering that he is in war and his job is to defuse bombs for public safety. Then by him cranking up the music, grabbing his still-burning cigarette, and flopping down on the bed shows us another fault in his personal trait. This fault is that he is a person that refuses to change his opinion or mind about a situation
Lieutenant-Commander Oram is certain that he made right decision even killed himself. Their crew had “air for less than two days” for all of members, however, if there’s only five men left, they could survive. So captain chose to suicide because “there will be air for all five” of married men, which arranged by his moral rules “for seven
The Junie B. Jones series has become extremely popular over the years. There are many people that love the stories because of how witty Junie B. is. It is also true that a large number of children can connect with her since Barbra Park created the series with Junie B. speaking in first person as the narrator. However, there are a lot of concerns with the amount of disrespect seen by Junie. Additionally, there could be an educational confusion for children who are trying to learn to read and pronounce words correctly. The Junie B. Jones series basically glorifies being bad, not listening to adults and using language that a five or six year old should not be using. The ruthless actions and improper usage of communication by Junie B. in the Junie B. Jones series can be very confusing and misleading for the young children that are expected to read these books.
Coach: Coach Jones was one of the most supportive people throughout this movie, as he always supported Radio with his needs. For example, Coach Jones took Radio under his arm after he caught his football players tormenting Radio one day after practice. Ever since that day, Coach Jones took a strong liking to Radio, as Radio was a very caring, compassionate, and loving person. Coach Jones allowed Radio to be a part of his football team, and he also allowed him to be on the field with his team! In addition, Coach Jones eventually earned Radio a spot in Hanna High School, so Radio could earn his high school diploma. If you think about it, Coach Jones actually acted as a father figure to Radio throughout the movie, as Radio’s actual dad passed
“Selfish people tend to only be good to themselves, then they are supersized when the are alone”. Steve Maraboli said. This quote represents Mr.Hoodhood’s personality in The Wednesday Wars, because Mr.Hoodhood has been an arrogant, selfish person throughout the entire book, and has only cared about himself and his business.
He says, “I have to climb up that?” He says this because he is looking out for himself and making sure that he won’t get hurt, because if he falls then that will hurt and might cause serious injury or even death. In summary, It is important to notice that James takes precaution when it comes to his own safety. Everybody should take precaution when it comes to their physical safety because sometimes it can save your life. Furthermore, Not only is James protective of himself physically, but he is also protective of his reputation as a tough and cool kid. In his neighborhood, he is considered a cool kid who is trying to get into a gang. “Cool, I say, but I’m more Nervous than ever.” James says. He does this because he doesn’t want to seem scared in front of the K- Bones even though he is super scared. Besides, if he acts scared, the k-bones might think he is too young to be in their gang so that’s why he is acting cool. In addition, to protect his reputation he also says, “I'm here to prove that I am tough enough to be in the K-Bones!” He said this because he needed motivation to climb that sign. Because even though he was scared he still had to do it to prove himself worthy to the
For example, the text says” I hold Isaac’s hand as we cross the street.” Just a small action like that proves that James doesn’t want Isaac to be in danger or, in hazards of going out, even though being there is dangerous already. Now, I think James has more care for his brother, seeing that he put himself and Isaac at risk. He probably knew that this would be dangerous from the start, but still did it because he wants to be cool. I think James is also regretting his decision of being attractive , and wishing that he just followed the rules and stayed home with
“Scout’s Honor” by Avi is a realistic fiction short story about 3 boys who are trying to make it to the next level in Boy Scouts. In the beginning, the 9 year old boys decide to leave New York and camp in New Jersey for the weekend without adult supervision. Later in the story the boys finally realize they were way over their heads. They were unprepared and too inexperienced to go camping so far from home. In the end, the boys make it back to New York. Before they split up to go to their own homes they admitted they weren’t as brave as each other and head home. Throughout the story, the boys struggle about what it means to be tough.
“I did it alone, waiting in the dark doorway of a barbershop as the women got off the bus, ripping the purses out of their protesting hands as they cried out in fear and shock” (McBride 34). But according to James, he had every right in the world to steal from other people. At that time he was feeling that he “was getting back at the world for injustices I had suffered” (McBride 34). Several years later, James finally realized how wrong he was. He felt horrible about the everything he had done, and completely regretted all the decisions he made things he did as a teenager. James even claimed that “If you sat me down and asked me which injustices I was talking about, I wouldn't be able to name them if my life depended on it” (McBride 34). In the beginning and the end of the book, James perspective on the world is very similar. It took a lot of questioning the world, and him making numerous wrong decisions, but in the end, all he discovered is that he was right all along. James learned that it’s not alright to take out your frustrations on the world and on other people, it’s not fair to them or yourself because it’ll just make you feel worse in the
Melinda is a first year recruit in secondary school, who is experiencing a great deal of changes managing pre-adulthood and troublesome circumstances. She experiences difficulty fitting in with different associates, she is appalled by her own particular appearance; for instance "I search for shapes in my face, certainly not a dried face", Melinda conveys what needs to be in a frightful route as a result of the way Andy assaulted her and caused a colossal effect on her life . Luckily, she has an instructor who gives exhortation as lessons to enable them to have the capacity to stand up to each other. Mr. Freeman," the coolest craftsmanship educator", is a skilled craftsman, carefully affected. That makes discretionary school less asking for
Sergeant Major John Rawlins was a privot training in the 54th massachusetts and ascended to the rank of Sergeant Major. Before the war he was a slave in south carolina. he escaped, leaving his family behind and became a gravedigger for union soldiers. Throughout the movie he showed strong leadership and discipline which carry him to his new rank. He aided in leading the attack on fort wagner and died in the process.
They carried their reputations. They carried the soldier’s greatest fear, which was the fear of blushing. Men killed, and died, because they were embarrassed not to. It was what had brought them to the war in the first place, nothing positive, no dreams of glory and dishonor, just to avoid the blush of dishonor (O’Brien P. 369).
Throughout the novel Johnny Tremain, the author, Esther Forbes, displays the universal concepts of growing up and changing. When the story began, the protagonist, Johnny Tremain, was a fourteen-year-old boy. At the end of the novel, Johnny emerges as a sixteen-year-old man, unrecognizable from his younger self, due to carrying characteristics that contrast the traits of the young boy he once was. As Johnny aged in the story, he underwent immense changes. Johnny had changed by gaining the knowledge of how to make good choices, obtaining a better comprehension on things in life, and learning to value certain items or deeds in life.
Jasper Jones was my favourite character while I was reading Jasper Jones because he is a strong character. He doesn’t have much family or friends in the book but seams to have a steady life. He had to grow up fast because his father isn’t around much and his mum died. He has to steal to get food and clothes so people think that he is no good and that the children of the town shouldn’t be around him, “He’s the rotten model that parents hold aloft as a warning: This is how you’ll end up if you’re disobedient.”
No one knew they would be getting into this mess. John Hanstrange was a farmer boy and he had never fought in a war. The date was March 3, 1863. The war had started two years ago and and it did not show sign of stopping anytime soon. John had been taken away from his home earlier that month and had been taken to the Confederate army. He was a scrawny boy with blonde hair and blues eyes. His days consisted of pulling weeds and picking at his humongous pimples.
Mr. Parsons as described by Winston was characterized as “A fattish but active man of paralyzing stupidity”, he also had an overpowering smell of sweat that Winston described that it would followed him about wherever he went. The stench as he described would remained behind him after he had gone. The way Mr. Parsons was described was that he was very unpleasant sight to see as well as smell. Not only that but Winston given a description of and idiot because he say that he was completely unquestioning, devoted drudges to the organization. In the text he also says “At the ministry he was employed in some subordinate post for which intelligence was not required.” Mr. Parson in this book was given a looks and personality of a person that most people