Elephant Run Quotes

A quote that goes along to the novel Crazy Horse Electric Game by Chris Crutcher is “The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection but the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure”. This quote connects to the main character Willie because at the beginning of the novel he was a great athlete that was going to make history. Then one day his life turned upside down when he was skiing behind a boat and the ski came up and knocked Willie out. Willie was in a coma and when he finally awoke he was a different Willie. I feel as if Willie had no idea what was in store for him next.

Samuel is thirteen years old and he lives on the edge of the British colony in Pennsylvania with his parents. There has been rumor of a fight in Lexington and Concord. Samuel is the provider for his family, he knows his way well through the forest. He was out hunting when an attack fell on his home. When he returned home Samuel was too late, the whole town was burnt to a crisp, and there were dead bodies everywhere none being his parents. Samuel quickly discovered that his parents were taken and they might be dead soon so he must find and rescue them, but he doesn’t do it alone for he meets much needed allies along the way who help him save his parents.

“Your so diffrent.Grown.No.I’m the same it is everything else that has changed she she shook her head.no.you’ve changed”(paulsen 149).In the historical fiction woods runner by gary paulsen. it shows lots of change over time physically and mentally.In the story woods runner samuel’s parents are taking and he is determined to find them.On his journey he meets many people who help him.he also learns many different things that help him on his way to his family.

In "Indian Horse" by Richard Wagamese, a quote displays the theme of identity through the lens of cultural connection and heritage. The quote was: "The Ojibway were not people of the horse. Our land exists as an untamed thing—lakes, rivers, bogs, and marshes—surrounded by citadels of bush and rock and the labyrinthine weave of country. We did not need maps to understand it. We are people of the manitous.

In the book The Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao, income and social status prevent Mai and her family from all being together in the United States. On page 227, her mother Thahn writes in a letter to Mai, “How could i have told you that Baba Quan, the man I call Father, is a Vietcong from whom i am still trying to escape?” This quote shows that because Mai’s grandfather Baba Quan was a Vietcong, he wasn't able to come over to the United States during the war to be with his family because little did Mai know at the time, her grandfather was apart of this war that caused them to flee. During the early stages of Thahns life and the income that lacked thereof in her family, Baba Quan had to go to drastic measures in order to pay rent. “...my father, your

Have you ever had something on your mind that you wouldn't be able to let go without facing it? This happens to Saul Indian Horse in the Richard Wagamese novel “Indian Horse”. Saul, an Indigenous Canadian boy, was taken from his home and brought to a residential school. At the school, Saul suffers recurring sexual abuse at the hands of a man named Father Leboutilier. Saul pushes the thought of the abuse out of his head and uses hockey to hide from it, but when hockey doesn’t work out, he decides to turn to alcohol, which destroys him even more than he already was.

Elephant's neck! Brant bludgeons his audience to make his point that elephants should not be used in this way, a point that could have been made wth more finesse.

Themes and motifs: The book, Water for Elephants, has a symbolic study of human need for love and acceptance. The primary symbols are revealed through unique characters that struggle to feed deep internal desires. Rosie, the elephant, is a big and powerful symbol. More than just being a performing animal, Rosie reflects the desperation of so many

Carlos’s claim is valid because using fear tactics to influence decision-making can result in impulsive choices that impact both individuals and nations, and it creates preconceived notions that can divert attention from the real issues at hand. When decisions are driven by overwhelming fear, it can lead to impulsive choices that negatively impact individuals or nations. In the novel “What Made Maddy Run” by Kate Fagan, Maddison Holleran tragically loses her life as a result of a decision influenced by both external pressure and her own internal fears. At 19 years old, Maddison faced challenges when transitioning into college life, particularly as a track athlete. Although track wasn't her true passion, it was the sport that she excelled the

The story “Shooting an Elephant” is told by an ongoing and first person narrator, who was committed to events he was faced with and obtained insight and wisdom from these adventures even though he struggled internally and externally.

The abundant animal imagery in Timothy Findley's book The Wars is used to develop characterization and theme. The protagonist, Robert Ross, has a deep connection with animals that reflects his personality and the situations that he faces. This link between Robert and the animals shows the reader that human nature is not much different than animal nature.

Elephants have been victims of not just the incessant poaching but also of the civil wars; ultimately making them to fight back. The killing case have gone over the roof, as the “singular perversity” (Siebert 353) of the attacks. In India, “nearly one thousand people have been killed by elephants between 2000 and 2004” (Siebert 353). Several frequent attacks were recorded in Africa and other villages where the denizens were forced to evacuate their houses. ‘nearly one thousand’ which accentuates the gravity of the situation in 4 years had gained a lot of attention from the elephants researchers. Seibert’s prime third perspective, Gay Bradshaw, Oregon State psychologist, claims that that “everybody pretty much agrees that the relationship between elephants and people has dramatically changed” (Siebert 353). The choice of diction ‘dramatically’ indicates that elephants are not being violent towards human beings but they are also doing it intentionally. Dramatic behavior changes over the years are now being explained in the elephants. “Bradshaw and several colleagues argued that today’s elephant populations are suffering from a form of chronic stress, a kind of species-wide trauma” (Siebert 354), due to “decades of poaching and habitat loss” (Siebert 354). Elephants are becoming more destructive and Bradshaw looked into combining “traditional research into elephant behavior with insights about trauma drawn from

In the story “Run, Sheep, Run” by Rosemary Howland, the point of view is told by Nancy Martin, a girl who belongs to a group of students who has a special trait about them that makes them superior from the rest, her biased point of view affects how we perceive Mattie because it’s only her opinion. In the beginning of the story, Nancy focuses on the group she belongs to, she doesn’t know what it takes to be in the group, it’s just a sort of sureness you do or don’t have. In addition, the quote “Whatever it is, nobody ever had less of it than Mattie Babcock.”, came directly from Nancy Martin. (Howland, n.d., p. 35) As a result of this quote, it gives us a first impression of Mattie, it allows us to believe that there’s something about her that

“[…] because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realized I have been peeking into the deserted alley […]” (Hosseini 1). On the very first page Khaled Hosseini introduces the book directly referring to the rape of the innocent Hassan and Hosseini shows this event is still fresh in Amir’s mind. In the novel The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini strategically uses repeated images of the lamb in The Kite Runner to make connections between the culturally symbolic meanings alongside the loss of innocence that many of the characters face in this novel.

The premise of The Elephants in My Backyard follows Rajiv as he goes on this journey to obtain is dream acting role, "Pi" from Yann Martel’s well known novel, Life of Pi. Non-spoiler alert, but despite the lengths Rajiv goes through to be the best possible "Pi", he doesn't land