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Nick is an image of order in a society of disorder also adds to the general impact of the story. He describes himself as one of the most honest people he has ever met (59). Nick is likewise seen as the person burdened with needing to witness all the occasions and not partake in any of them. “I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life” (35). He wanted to leave, but the crowd kept dragging him back.

The opening lines of the book, give the audience an idea of how we are going to understand Nick’s descriptions of everything that happens throughout the novel. Nick presents himself as a wise, and intelligent young man. Over the course of the novel, we learn that Nick is not always the smart and “wise young man” he wants to be portrayed as. Nick sometimes comes across as snobby to the audience, and may have begun his narration with a childhood lesson, from his father, so that the audience would think that he is a nice, young gentleman, who loves his family.

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.

A vital part to Nick’s growth was his time in the war. While this is only shown through short vignettes, they convey a powerful story about the events that transpired and how they changed Nick so greatly. Some stories aren't shown to be about Nick, but can be presumed to show what the war did to those who fought in it. One story is about a war chef and his French comrade who got drunk before they reach the front (Hemingway 13). The front was a hellish place where many horrors were endured. In the heat of battle, men like Nick revert to prayer and religion as an act of desperation. Even though a promise was made to spread the word, Nick was ashamed for falling apart and chose to break the promise (Hemingway 67). This could be related

While one may draw parallels to the missing parent figures in our main character's lives, the role’s those parents left seemed to differ in the novel and the film. Nick’s mother’s absence seems to be why Nick is so cold hearted. The abuse by Nick’s father can be related to his mother not being present and also his ability to justify his own personal agenda. Nick seems to victimize himself for everything that happened to him throughout the book. However, Jamal seems to be better suited for overcoming obstacles and not whining about them. Jamal’s lack of a father figure seemed to have made him a better person and helped him grow into the person he is today. He doesn’t victimize himself because he, himself, realizes that his own life is a choice. He takes responsibility for what he does and he grows from it. Jamal’s lack of a father helped him learn, ultimately, that he is the master of his own fate. Whereas, it took Nick the whole novel to realize this and take responsibility.

“Nicholas Nickleby” begins on a lonely house in the country where Nicholas’s father dies. The Nickleby’s family has no income for survival and must travel to London, where their Uncle Ralph lives, in search of aid for money. They arrive to their Uncle Ralph’s investment home, who deviously helps the Nickleby’s family by sending the son, Nicholas, to a cruel school to teach, and keeping the

Nick is a World War I veteran who, as many veterans, suffers from emotional trauma that his experiences from the war left him with. Multiple scenes throughout the story, Big Two Hearted River, relates to Nick, the main character’s, journey toward recovery. Nick describes his surroundings in way that parallels to his own experiences and current voyage in respect to his revival.. He takes a calming adventure saturated with calming natural paths over hills, through woodland, and along a river to find peace with himself and to return to his prewar state of mind.

But when his father walked into shelter, everything changed. Although sometimes his father wrote some letters to him, talked about his famous novel and successful life, but for Nick, a father always representing missing and strange person. As Nick writes, "If asked directly, I'll say he's just another drunk, that's what I've always heard, a drunk and a con man, he has nothing to do with me."  His father told him that he need a bed here collecting material, he is a great artist. Anyway, he is not just a homeless people, Jonathan is his father, out of responsibility for the work, he began to try to accept him.

During Africa's colonialism, opinions on the opposite race were easily influenced and constantly changed. Cognitive dissonance is the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes. Things Fall Apart shows cognitive dissonance relating to one person. Shooting an Elephant and Heart of Darkness, both show a much larger view of cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance especially relates to behavioral decisions and attitude change.

Similarly, Nick resides in the working class, and his pursuance of the American Dream leads him down the path of mental destruction. For instance, at the beginning of the novel, Nick desires more out of life than the quiet Midwest can deliver, thus motivating his migration towards the East (2-3). But, when he realizes his social superiors are extremely flawed and self-serving, he is disgusted and rather than continuing to cater to them, he returns back to the Midwest (178). As a result, while Nick does not suffer a physical death like Myrtle, mentally he is exhausted as he realizes the depths one must go to in order to achieve his or her dreams.

-is it my hair?’”(Woodson 75-76).The school had made a mistake misjudging Miah’s mental abilities based on his race. The school is not showing Social Justice to Miah, because they had placed him in classes based on his race. The school put no thought or effort into Miah’s placement. They didn’t even bother to test him. However, racism was not an issue when Miah took Ellie to his hometown, Brooklyn. Miah wanted Ellie to see his family and friends that he loved so much. Once they got to Brooklyn they ran into Miah’sbest friend Carlton. Even though Carlton had never met Ellie before, he put aside her different skin color and treated her like she was one of them. Carton announced, “‘How do you do? I’m Carlton,’ he said, bowing. Ellie smiled, ’Ellie.’

George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” is a story about a time in his life when he was a young police officer in Burma. He comes across a seemingly undangerous elephant while he was on duty. The narrator has to decide what the right thing is to do in this situation. He then becomes pressured into killing the elephant by social and political themes that he couldn’t escape or ignore. In the story, the themes of imperialism, the conscience, and the conflict between the Europeans and Burmese people are shown throughout the entire story.

Fredrick doesn’t have a family. The only family he has is his grandfather who sends him money to pay off his debts. Later on, he marries Catherine Barkley and stops seeing all the women he used to have sexual affairs with. Nick has a more friendly character than Fredrick. He is the type of person willing to listen while Fredrick is less open minded and has a lower toleration level with other human beings. One example in which Nick’s high toleration level is shown is when he finds out that Gatsby is a big lie. Gatsby had been lying about the houses, his family, friends, College Degree, etc. He tolerated this issue in a very mature way and doesn’t say anything to Gatsby or stops being his friend, instead he tries to talk with him and make him realize the big charade he has talked the whole West and East egg of New York into.

     In “Indian Camp” we meet Nick as he joins his father to help a pregnant Indian woman in labor. Nick’s father, a doctor, brings him to

In” In Another Country” Nick Adams is a teenager that performs a clear act of heroism, but is disappointed by his result. He put his life in danger to go warn Ole Andreson that the killers are in town looking to murder him after the killer left the diner. Nick reacted as a man, not a boy, and shows that he is more courageous than both Sam and George, the diner’s manager, because he is the only one who will risk his life to save Andreson’s. When Nick decides to warn Anderson, Sam ironically says “Little boys always know what they want to do.” Given that Sam’s perspective on the matter is that Nick should stay out of the Anderson dilemma for his own safety, he likely means that Nick’s decision is like that of a little boy because it is foolish, not because it is not courageous.Nick volunteers, at the risk of his own life, to go to Andreson’s boarding-house and warn him of the killers’ presence. Andreson is unsurprised and resigned to his fate, and Nick returns to the diner depressed at the contemplation of Andreson’s impending death. His action of courage shows an act of heroism and courage, but when his efforts failed to change the situation, he made him feel depressed and down.He was a hero even though his action doesn’t change anything.