Character Analysis: The First Stone

Alex shows this theme through his decisions in the book. At the beginning of the book he only cared about himself but as he is alone for awhile and then meets Darla he seems to care more for other people he meets, than for himself. He gives more then he gets. He gave little Katie's family food and was there for them when she died. Darla started making decisions like an adult even when her mother was alive. She made food and harvested corn. Darla grew up quickly when they were still on the farm. Alex and Darla grew up when they were with one another. They cared for eachother almost as if they were married. They cooked and traveled well and didn’t let little things bother them. Also after Alex killed multiple people he almost became not as soft as he was. He grew up a lot through killing multiple people, after this he seemed not as afraid to stand up for himself and Darla.

Will-power and determination plays a major role when it comes to people accomplishing goals and performing the tasks they are given. When a person possesses these two qualities they are motivated, focused, will not give up easily, determined along with many other things. The word determination is defined as, “the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.” Will-power is, “the strength or will to carry out one’s decisions, wishes, or plans.” In the short story A Worn Path by Eudora Welty, the main character Phoenix carried out the meaning of these two words throughout the whole story. She had experienced many road blocks during her journey, but she did not let them stop her from reaching

When Oscar is eighteen years old he meets an important girl named Ana in an SAT prep class. He immediately falls in love, but unfortunately also falls “into one of those Let’s-Be-Friends Vortexes” (Díaz 41). While Oscar is just one of her

“The Fifth Rule” ends with Reef confronting Decker and preparing for a fight, but Leeza appears just in time to stop the altercation between them, which snaps Reef out of his state of anger. The two protagonists begin to make up, and Leeza revokes the restraining order that her mother put in place. During the last scene before the epilogue, the two characters are embracing each other’s presence at a Starbucks store, revealing their soft personalities, which shows how their character traits develop over time as conflicts arise and disappear. This once again illustrates the theme of how “[doing] the right thing” (Aker 155) is more important than doing the easiest thing, it is much easier for Reef to let his anger overpower him and let him do

Frequently in life individuals end up in intense circumstances. In the novel The First Stone, a youthful high schooler by the name Reef winds up in such a circumstance. Don Aker, the creator of The First Stone constructs this novel with respect to the conditions that numerous youngsters confront. He utilizes the character of Reef Kennedy to uncover and help us to remember ideals like indicating thoughtfulness, taking proprietorship and being sympathetic. Therefore, Reef takes us through his excursion towards adulthood and we take in the estimation of empathy. At last, Reef figures out how to be contrite, to take proprietorship for his activities and to be empathetic. Minor individuals in the novel that affects him towards his life are Lezza, Frank Colville and Scar. These minor characters in the novel individuals shows various influential impacts towards the main character in Reef’s life.

“It’s because he no longer loves us sweetheart. Pack your stuff, we’re leaving this house and your father who doesn’t care enough anymore about this family.”

My reflections on the orginization of the novel ended with me loving how the book came together. Alex started off as a normal teenager that does normal teenage activities , but then in a blink of a eye his

Alex realizes that at eighteen he is no longer a child, but rather an adult who has not yet amounted to anything. He comes to realize that he would like to start a family of his own, with a wife and son like Pete. He makes a comparison between youth and a windup toy, saying how they continue moving forward in one direction until there is something to block its path. He says that this is a fundamental fact of youth: youth will always make mistakes, as he has, and that this is what leads to the growth into an adult. He realizes the connection that exists between violence and youth, and that free will is more than just violence but making choices based on morality and thought rather than

Nicole, although beautiful and elegant, was flawed. Described by Dick as a ‘beautiful empty shell', she was the object of Dick Diver's romantic imagination. He took it upon himself, to obtain this ‘beautiful shell', despite the obvious problems and warnings from his associates. Looking at his ‘need' for her, it wasn't just love; it was also the need for a challenge and he put his entire effort into proving that Nicole could be changed. When he met Rosemary, things started to look up. Finally he had met a woman, although not as beautiful as Nicole, that was stable and independent. He took advantage of her love for him to experience what a relationship with two equal participants would be like. After he had tasted what a relationship like this was like, his dream became

While at Rutgers, Oscar thought he had something going with a girl named Jenni Muñuz. They became pretty good friends, getting into deep conversations and telling each other secrets. Oscar only imagined the relationship developing into Jenni becoming his girlfriend. The Fuku had to be getting the best of Oscar at this point, as Jenni found another guy that she made her boyfriend. Again, Oscar was more than crushed. His heart had cracked into a million pieces, glued back together and the shattered again. Oscar was in such bad shape after Jenni found a boyfriend that he decided to commit suicide. Luckily for Oscar, he survived his jump from the bridge as he landed safely on the median. Oscar makes it through college and finds a nice job teaching at his old high school in New Jersey. It is not until a much needed trip to the Dominican Republic where his attitude starts to change.

While reading this book, I got most involved when the author would talk about “Alex” and all the many emotions he felt while living his new life driven on impulse.

In the book Love, Lucas, a 17 year old girl named Oakley Nelson is trying to find a way to deal with the loss of her brother from cancer while her parents are not getting along. Shortly after the funeral of her brother Lucas, Oakley was given the choice to go with her mom to stay with her Aunt Jo for a few months to help grieve. She decides to go with her mom and stay with her Aunt who lives in California. When she arrived to her Aunt’s house, Oakley was amazed by the view; across the street from the house is the beach. Once Oakley gets her bags settled in, she goes to the beach. While she was at the beach, she met a guy named Carson who was a local. Oakley and Carson quickly began hanging out after they met and started dating. One day, Oakley and her mom got into a fight so Oakley went to her room. Her mom came in after and apologized. She then handed Oakley a

This side story makes the book more realistic to its audience, all the while showing real life

family,  a life, and in essence he chooses good for the first time in the

Lila was extremely overwhelmed that Pena had made it perfectly clear the two of them were just friends and would be more than happy to take her friend off the market so she would no longer have to worry that he would ever be lonely again. It was clear that as his friend she would be the first to tell him how happy she was that he had finally found happiness with someone much better then here. Things started to get ugly (if they hadn’t already) when my