David Mamet

Had trouble connecting with children his age and as he entered school he was constantly bullied, often in front of girls.

How has the character changed over the course of the book and what role has external influences played in these changes? How has this character maintained their sense of self while these changes are occurring?

She is very illustrative and severe in her characterization. She states metaphorically how is his physical aspect, in one part she says: “some anomalous gene had fired up at the moment of his begetting as a single spark sometimes leaps from banked coils, had given him a giant’s chin”, in this sentence, she uses a cause and effect syntax to characterize his physical defects. This type of syntax causes a better understanding of his nature; an afflictive person that most of the time does not do anything to change. She describes how ugly he is and provokes an unpleasant perception of this character with the purpose to reveal the effects of a disturbed

Anyway, the book itself is just fascinating. He grows a beard that he can 't trim. He wears white clothes. He avoids touching women in general since it might be the time of the month where they

He is like Lesia; a hard worker and a proud person all together. He is handsome, tall, with dark hair and big muscles. He is Lesia’s older brother and he helped her decide to go to Canada. He is determined and goes to jail for trying to get into the army (when he is an enemy of the state) later in the story.

This self-description of the narrator says it all. He gives a brutal, yet inflated description of himself and his friends that gives the reader a very round main character.

In David Mamet's essay "The Rake: A Few Scenes from My Childhood" he reminisces to a time in his childhood filled with abuse, neglect, and altogether toxic behavior. This essay is not only based on the author’s childhood memories, but also Mamet’s sister. The story beings with Mamet describing their kitchen, specifically, the family’s dinner table. The kitchen or “the nook” seems to be not only the essence but also the undoing of the family. Throughout the entire story, neither the boy nor his sister feels safe in the midst of their home. Constantly being blamed for whatever goes wrong within their household (around dinner time especially), they reluctantly endure living with their mother and stepfather. The suffering within their home is evident

He is very abusive towards his wife and takes advantage of Delia’s hard work by spending her money on Bertha, his lover. He doesn’t go to church with Delia, and makes fun of her attending church and washing clothes and continuously makes verbal threats towards her throughout the story.

There were kids in the school that would make fun of her because of how she was. The teachers did not do anything about it, they just ignored it.” (E. Landa, personal communications, March 1 2017) I believe that middle school is the time that teachers should reach out to their students and try to connect with them. It is hard for a student to reach out to a teacher for help if the teacher hasn’t made an effort to make themselves available for their students. Should a teacher foster a healthy and open relationship with a student they are then better able to help the student who is being bullied. It shouldn’t matter the gravity of the bullying, whether it is because of how they dress, the way they look or if they identify as LGBTQ because these negative experience causes a student to feel rejected and could lead to depression and thoughts of suicide. Munoz-Plaza, Quinn, and Rounds (2002) state “Research has consistently shown that LGBT youth particularly at risk for suicide, as well as verbal and physical harassment, substance abuse, sexually transmitted disease, homelessness and prostitution, and declining school performance.” (Munoz-Plaza et al 2002) This conveys that people that are bullied or left out because of who they are, are mostly likely to fall into depression. LGBTQ cases are ignored by teachers because they might

The character helps understand the theme in the story, that individuality must be treasured in our society, because it shows what the emotional and physical links to the society in the book, as well as the mental states and feelings influencing the text.

David Sedaris tells an anecdotal story about his childhood struggle with a speech impediment in his essay, “Go Carolina” from his book, Me Talk Pretty One Day. His witty and good natured humor is apparent throughout the essay but is significantly emphasized in regards to his sexual identity which he chooses to take a comedic approach towards as he writes about his childhood experiences. Sedaris’s use of humor, anecdotal evidence, military diction and hidden dark tones all add depth and interest to his story by grabbing the readers interest and revealing depth of character through the images he creates with his descriptions.

• What are the characters’ emotions, attitudes, and behaviors? What do these indicate to the reader about the character?

     Robert Walton, who the reader never gets much of a physical description about although still a round character, is another middle-aged character who may be described as adventurous, charismatic, and curious. He works well with those around him, has a strong relationship with his sister, and builds one with Victor. He plays the role of retelling Victor?s story and marks both the beginning and end of the novel. Robert?s love

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and mournful significance on how his character is depicted. The love of the character 's