Comparing Two Teenagers: Theodore Finch And Violet Markey

In any genuine friendship there are the differences between the people that spark curiosity, yet, it is similarities that draw two together to form a tight bond. This is evident in the friendship that starts between Vivian and Molly. Vivian, from outward show, does not display the slightest similarity with Molly. It is not until one examines the often tragic back stories of both that striking parallels begin to be made clear. By the time all is uncovered, the likenesses shared between Vivian and Molly far outweigh any disparities. In examining the relationship between Vivian and Molly, a perfect balance is struck in Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline.

After Rosaleen is taking to the hospital to recover from her wounds, Lily takes it upon herself to save her dear mother figure. She knew that Rosaleen would never apologize, just as the men would never cease beating Rosaleen until she did apologize. Lily feared for Rosaleen’s life, and so she snuck her out of the hospital. But as the two journey to Tiburon, SC, they get in an argument. Sue Monk Kidd uses this argument to show that even close friends and family will fight. But as the friendship between Lily and Rosaleen heals, Kidd also illustrates how family will always love each

Summary: Janie Crawford is a southern African-American woman who grows up under the care of her grandmother. Janie’s mother has her at seventeen and soon after Janie’s birth she becomes a drinker and stays out late until she leaves for good. Janie’s Nanny’s background of slavery makes her push Janie to be someone she could not be during her days. Nanny urges Janie to marry Logan Killicks. Janie is not in love with Logan, but Nanny and others push Janie to marry him. Janie thinks if she marries him, then she will start loving him. However, a marriage not built on the foundation of love will not last. While Janie struggles with her relationship with her husband, “she knew now that marriage did not make love. Janie’s first dream was dead, so she became a woman (24). Janie’s marriage with Logan diminishes her idea of a loving and romantic relationship. Janie spends a little over a year with Logan under miserable conditions, until she marries Joe Starks not long after. Mr. and Mrs. Starks move to a new town where they meet friendly townspeople. Not long after, Joe

Vardaman and Frank are abandoned children that are left to face the world on their own. They are too young to cope with the tragic change in their lives, the death of a parent, and try to figure out the answers to the confusing and complicated problems such as “life and death,” “rich and poor,” and “love and hatred.” Whereas Vardaman tries to solicit such answers from Darl, Frank attempts to find answers to his questions with the help of his friend, Karl. Each of them seeks to have a relationship with their absent mother. Vardaman and Frank desire a family and a friendly brotherhood, but in a loveless family with an abusive father figure, neither child is able to get what he wants.

Francie Nolan is an 11-year-old girl with a vivid imagination and dreams of someday becoming an author. However, she is limited by her surroundings, for she lives in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Her family has barely enough money to buy food and other necessities of life. Her mother is Katie Nolan, a strong, steely woman who meets every challenge that comes her way head-first, and her father is Johnny Nolan, an idealistic father whom Francie loves very much, but is an alcoholic. Francie is sure that Katie loves her brother, Neeley, more than herself, and she attaches herself to her father.

“Jewel,” she said. I was sure she was glaring at me, but I kept my attention on the screen. Guy #1 was looking at Girl #1, who was looking at Guy #2 longingly, while he kissed Girl #2. I'd seen this movie about a dozen times now to know that this wasn't going to end up well for either of them, but I still got butterflies when Girl #2 dies in a horrible car crash, and you think just for a second Girl #1 may have a chance, until Guy #2 tells her he doesn't love her and could never love her.

Sometimes the things in our lives don’t go according to our plan. They can even turn our world upside down.

Winnie is a girl who thinks she has a overprotective family, but they just care about her way to much. But she doesn’t know that. Winnie wants to run away but meets a boy with a family

When Billy Taylor wrote this book, I don’t think he thought it would become as big as a hit as it has became. It is about a boy named Ethan and a girl named August who met 12 years ago at a birthday party August got invited to out of pity of Ethan’s father because he knew she was new and had not made any friends yet. The two of them have been close ever since and help each other out. The two of them both know they are meant to be together, but refuse to say anything to one another, or the chance slips away. The two of them have talents that end up making them both famous. August becomes the actress she dreamed of becoming and Ethan gets his chance of being a magician. Suddenly though, Ethan becomes an item with August’s co-star Eleanor Walden. August realizes she might of lost her chance

The book Magnolia is about a girl named Jemma and a boy named Ryder and they always have been next-door neighbours. They used to be friends until grade 8 were an event happens that broke their friendship forever. And now in grade 12, they can’t stand each other. Their parents have always wanted them to be a bit more than friends, but Ryder and Jemma hated the thought of being together. And a storm rages through town while the parents of Ryder and Jemma are gone, during the storm their feelings for each other shift and they learn about if they love or hate. They face a lot of adventures, horror and disaster but at the end, all works out and leads to a cliffhanger. This story is like Romeo and Juliet backwards and no one dies at the end. The

Summary:Katie O’Roark is and amazing you lady.She is a very special young lady who received a very special gift from an anonymous person with the initials JWC.The money Katie received is hard to buy a new heart. She is going to need a miracle. Katie was an amazing young athlete. She was a track star a worried that she couldn’t be able to be the athlete she was again. All of sudden they find a donor for Katie. Once they found the heart she needed to be put into transplant surgery right away. While Katie is laying in her hospital bed she notices a young man about her age standing outside of the room named Josh. When she meets Josh she knows they are meant to be. Soon after this Josh tells Katie that she has his brother’s heart. Once Katie heals

The main characters are the two twins Alex and Conner Bailey who are having their 12th birthday. Alex has short brown hair and always wears a headband, as well as her being a total teacher's pet and is an A+ student. She has a bubbly personality, however she a loner and doesn’t have much friends. She’s very smart though and is loved by her teacher Mrs. Peters. Her twin brother Conner on the other hand is more of the slacker type when it comes to school. He is more focused on being the class clown instead by making jokes and falling asleep in class. He has light brown, short, shaggy hair and has a small skinny shape. Both of them are very fascinated in learning about their family though, and would do anything to learn about their

The romantic story displays how physical and emotional chemistry can carry two socially different individuals together, which are from diverse paths of life. Vivian and Edward formed a natural resourceful, loving, and funny relationship in a week span. After analyzing the plot and characterizations from the romance regarding the action sequence common to middle Adulthood, it was easy understand the dialogue because it addressed certain aspects of middle adulthood.

Theodore Finch: On the outside many see Theodore as quirky and a slacker especially at school. He is an outcast and teased and called a freak by his classmates especially Amanda monk (cheerleader former friend of Violet Markey) and Gabe Romero (used to be best friends until “A few years ago, I asked my then good friend Gabe Romero if he could feel sound and see headaches. The next day it was all over school, and I was officially Theodore Freak.”). But under the facade that he shows at school and to his family he is a long term sufferer of bipolar depression disorder which cases him to contemplate suicide on a daily basis. He has “asleep” days as he calls them where he can’t talk and he doesn't leave his room, according to research they are, “his manic and depressive episodes, respectively”. However he is trying to fight his depressive episodes and sees every day that he isn’t asleep as a good day and in a narration to the reader he says, “I want to stay alive. I'm fighting to be here in this s*itty, messed-up world.” he is living day by day and just trying to make it to tomorrow, until he meets Violet who is suffering too and he helps her regain herself again as a mentor, friend and partner. He deeply cares for her and they build their relationship by going on adventures through Indiana for a school project. He hides his episodes at first but even though Violet is the only thing keeping him there she isn’t enough to make the depressive episodes stop coming, and he tries to

In this movie two children friends that are neighbors by the way, become very close and without noticing the fall in love. As the years went by there are amazing futures waiting for both of them and they are planning to share them with each other by going to a city with more facilities and opportunities. A disadvantage happens so their future doesn't goes as planned.