Elizabeth Wein's Code Name Verity

The main character throughout most of the book is “Verity”, or Julie. She is actually telling the story of Maddie, however, although her presence seems to still be main focus throughout the story. Halfway through the book, however, it switched to Maddie’s point of view, or “Kittyhawk”. With both of the girls, you can see the changes in them. They both develop greatly and you can see it through them by just looking at what they are afraid of. It mentions once in the story that Julie once said that she was afraid of growing old, and then she say’s later that she could eat her words: she is now afraid of never growing old. “But mainly so very, very stupid. I desperately want to grow old” (114). With Maddie, you can see her

     Then there’s me, Rosalind or Rose or Ross or Rosy, whatever. If you haven’t noticed that all my brothers and sisters names even my parents start with a “J”? Well if you didn’t I did it makes me feel like I don’t belong. Mom tells me she wanted to name me something special so that I would be different because when

It goes against the nature of the way women are portrayed in media, as we are known to be competitive or jealous, it’s a tactic used to subvert stereotypes. If they had not become friends, they most likely all would have perished on the island. “If you were my best friend, you’d trust me.” Adina took a step back. She’d never been anybody’s best friend before. “Okay, Mary Lou, I got your back,” (Bray, 221) portrays the trust that every girl has for the other’s, which contrasts the lack of friendship that the girls experienced before the plane crash. Being on a stranded island can really strengthen the sense of community, “The girls screamed with laughter. It was the first time some of them had laughed in days, and it felt good.” (Bray, 149) as they must rely on each other to survive. Not only that, they can all relate to each other’s sorrows, and attempt to make the best of this awful situation. Bray’s focus on friendship really hammers down on and truly emphasizes girl power, and breaking the social standards that had been set for

But where the story began to take a turn was when Marla, the woman that he met in the support groups, called and stated she was in the process of committing suicide. He pretty much blew her off when Tyler took the initiative to go to her apartment where he becomes her coping mechanism by using sex. But while the narrator (Edward) thinks that he is having some sort of nightmare not understanding it is actual reality. Then noticing the tension between the two the narrator states that they Marla and Tyler remind him of his parent because he never sees them in the same place at once. The only time that they spent in the same room was during sexual intercourse. He narrator was jealous because of the way he felt for Marla, but just too afraid to express it because she was already sleeping with Tyler. This is why the tension was so high.

I can relate to the strong friendship in The Secret Life of Bees because I personally have friends who are like the Boatwright sisters. These girls took Lily and Rosaleen under their wing and treated them like family. Only truly good people do things like that for others with nothing in return. Even with the racial separation they let Lily learn about her mother. My friends would do anything for me if I was in the same situation. This story teaches you about true friendship and how there might be some ups and down in life but all you need is friends to get through it.

There are many valuable aspects in life that may mean a lot to a person. In this case, friendship is one of the most important relationships a person can have. Human interaction is something necessary to survive, having a friend is essential to the well being of everyone. However, not all relationships with people can be considered a friendship because some may take advantage of others to gain something for themselves. Whereas, other friendships may last years and remain strong between the two people, but if there is no trust then there is a possibility of losing a friend. On the other hand, positive friendships still exist and are the ones to cherish and appreciate the most. The novel Speak written by Laurie Halse Anderson is based on a fourteen year-old girl named Melinda, who was sexually assaulted at a summer party. She called the police for help but since none of her friends knew what occurred, they assumed she called to get them all in trouble. This made her an outcast and she spent her ninth-grade year by herself. The theme of friendship is evident in the novel Speak as it impacts the protagonist Melinda. This is seen through Melinda 's friendship with Rachel, Mr. Freeman, and Heather.

Sarah and Eric become friends because they’re “different” compared to the kids they’ve grown up with. As they get older though they realize that it’s not bad to be an outsider because now they have each other “ I hated being fat, but it was worth it not to lose you. And that has to make you something, at least to me,” (199). With both these characters hand in hand it really shows how much having someone in your corner can help. With Eric there for Sarah it helped bring justice to what her father did to her and helped her see there was always a shoulder there to lean on. If teens don’t understand how powerful friendship is in this point of their life it could leave them too vulnerable to people out of the world. People deserve to know what true friendship is and this book perfectly describes one. This is another reason why this book shouldn’t be banned due to the valuable lesson it teaches through every

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not happiness. John Wyndham explores the theme of friendship in his novel The Chrysalids. David shows his bravery when he fights Alan to allow Sophie to escape. David shows his trustworthiness when he keeps Sophie’s secret long enough for her family to escape. Sophie shows she is audacious when she does a dangerous mission alone to save Rosalind and Petra. David and Sophie show that friends have a bigger influence on one’s character over society’s rules.

In this chapter, Hans starts to regret helping another Jew, especially one where they pretty much know that he is going to die soon based on his health. He feels as though helping him brought even more of a risk than taking Max in. Then Ilsa kind of forgives Liesel for her outburst towards her and want to encourage her to continue reading. Also in this chapter, Liesel starts to figure out the power that words can have on others. Hans also kicks Max out of the house because he doesn’t want to hurt the family any more than he feels he already has.

30, 2018 In Act Ⅱ Scene 2 of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams meets John Proctor in a forest during the evening, where John asks Abigail to confess that it was not his wife in court the next day or he will expose their affair in court and destroy her credibility. This quick short scene portrays Abigail as hypocritical and controlled, which is contradictory to the impression the reader has had in previous scenes. Also, the scene reveals Proctor’s crucial plan in which he is using to take down Abigail.

I believe that the fourth paragraph on page 90 has significance, not only to the story, but also to the plot and events surrounding the story. I believe that the paragraph starts subliminally mentioning the story, and then proceeds to honing in on the part of the Nazi occupation that affects Annemarie directly.

Friendship is the most important relationship in ones life. In the novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns and the movie The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the main characters all relay on strong friendships to get through tough times. In The Kite Runner, Amir only has his one friend Hassan to lean on, but he cuts him off due to his guilt for not being able to help Hassan during his time of need. Mariam, in A Thousand Splendid Suns, goes through many misfortunes in her life, but by opening up to Laila’s friendship she allows herself happiness. In both the book, and the movie, the theme friendship is shown through the uses of loyalty, sacrifice, and honor. Loyalty is one of the hardest traits to find in people.

The last lines of the novel were significant to both Selden and Lily as they describe and depict the honest feelings of Selden's character. They were also perhaps the most ambiguous lines of the novel, "He knelt by the bed over her, draining their last moment to its lees; and in the silence there passed between them the word which made all clear" (350). The line "draining their last moment to its lees" suggests that it was their last moment together, but she was not alive. It was his last moment with her, yet he was savoring it as the last loving moment between them. Such a scene can come off as strange but it showed that even with her "unrecognizing face," he still loved her because, "it was her real self" (345). He disregarded her appearance and condition to just stay by her side one last time; it took her dead body for him to realize and reassure his feelings for her. It was her

It seemed extremely cruel. I couldn’t feel good about reading it. This part was important in provoking Anne’s vain confidence and what lead up to her downfall. It also showed that even King Henry VIII has desires that must be satisfied and a breaking point. A passage like this revealed a character’s feelings and true thoughts: both selfish and unselfish. On page 118, it said, “ ‘Marry me, dearest Anne!’ he cried, as though his heart would burst. ‘Promise that you will be my wife!’ “ ( Meyer 118). Just reading Anne’s last few thoughts, rejoicing that she’d be queen only made me see her as ungrateful and selfish. I had hoped by then, King Henry would have truly caught Anne’s fancy; not just him faithfully clinging onto her. Anne’s description and words about how she felt about anything was an essential part of the story. Without them, the story would not have flowed the way it did, her opinions about situations mattered quite a lot in knowing what she plans to do and all her feeling through and through. The details all enhanced the importance of the theme; the higher one rises, the further they have to fall, because as Anne described in the story, her experience of how she rose in position and how she fell all the way back to the bottom and far into

One of the prominent issues presented in this movie is sexuality; more specifically homosexuality between women. In the past homosexuality was not accepted. Virginia and Laura lived during a time where it was not acknowledged. This is most evident during the scene where Laura is making a birthday cake and Kitty visits her. Kitty stops to ask Laura to feed her dog while she's in the hospital. Kitty becomes upset when she explains the reason for the hospital stay. While Laura gives her a hug, they suddenly kiss each other. This is a shock to both women. Laura and Kitty's first foray past the bonds of friendship result in confusion and they pretend that it was not something significant enough to deserve a discussion. Fortunately, Clarissa's character lives in a time where same sex relationships are more accepted, thought not as readily. The hesitancy can be felt in a scene takes place close to the end of this film where Clarissa is in her room and her friend, Sally, walks into