Estha Character Analysis

In this excerpt from the novel under the feet of Jesus by Helena Maria Viramontes, we are introduced to a young girl named Estrella. Throughout the excerpt Estrella’s character changes and develops in many ways. The author reveals these changes through her usage of literary devices such as selection of detail, figurative language, as well as tone.

Throughout the novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin, the main character, Edna Pontellier travels through her journey of finding herself. However, her friend, Adéle Ratignolle is one of the most influential characters on Edna’s awakening. A complete foil to Edna’s open-mindedness, Madame Ratignolle is a woman who is devoted to her family, conventional and set-in-her-ways, and candid. Though she remains a static character throughout the story, these traits make her an interesting character with a hidden, but deep impact on the plot.

In John Shanely’s Doubt there are two sides the reader can take at the end of the play. The side of Sister Aloysius, claiming the Father Flynn was guilty, or the side of Father Flynn, claiming that he is innocent. For the majority of the play I leaned more towards the side of Father Flynn, however evidence that is brought up at the end of the play caused me to doubt Father Flynn’s innocence.

Authors in many instances use the main elements in the story such as setting and narrative to prove a point in the story. For example, writers often use characters, their actions, and their interaction with other characters to support or prove a theme. In the short story “Our Thirteenth Summer”, Barry Callaghan effectively uses characters to develop the theme that childhood is fragile and easily influenced. One of the ways that Callaghan makes effective use of characters to develop the theme is by describing the tension between Bobbie and his parents. This usage of characters supports the theme because Bobbie’s childhood is no longer free to do what he wishes, but has to bow down to his parents’

Jimmy knows too well the agonies of abandonment. First, when his mother, Cecilia, ran away with Richard to pursue a better lifestyle. Then, due to his father’s, Damacio Baca, alcoholisms and violent behavior; he also had to leave Jimmy behind. In spite of the drawbacks from abandonment to being a maximum security prisoner in Arizona State Prison, Jimmy preserver’s the darkness of prison by overcoming his illiteracy. However Cecilia and Damacio is not as fortunate as their child; Cecilia is shot by Richard after confronting him for a divorce and Damacio chokes to death after he is released from the detox center(Baca 263). Therefore the most significant event in this section of the memoir, A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca is the death of Jimmy’s parents.

Everybody has difficulties in their lives that change them in some way, shape, or form. When a person experiences these difficulties; It can cause them to shift their outlook on certain things and/or cause changes in character. This is certainly the case when it comes to Esperanza Ortega. She is the main character in Esperanza Rising. Esperanza 13 years old and lives in El Rancho de las Rosas. She is the only daughter of a very wealthy rancher. Esperanza is forced to leave her perfect life due to the murder of her father. She comes to California and becomes a peasant worker. This journey causes Esperanza to change in many different ways.

“Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.” ~ Barry Bonds. In this world bad situations occur frequently and it takes a good strong person to handle them in a mature way. Dealing with them this way not only shows that the person has self-control, but also makes them a good role model for people to look up to. In the book The Chosen, Chaim Potok uses Mr. Galanter to express his opinions of a good role model. Acting as a baseball coach and gym teacher, young boys look to him for guidance and motivation every day. Having this kind of position causes stress at times, and requires him to stay calm and level headed. Throughout this book, Mr. Galanter

I believe that Eudora Welty reveals the qualities of Phoenix through the words she spoke. I feel this way because Eudora Welty speaks vividly about Phoenix. Phoenix’s character has very great characteristics. She’s a risk-taker, very brave, and strong-hearted. Throughout the whole story she would take that long passage way a lot.

Twyla and Roberta are two very different people, but bond in very similar ways. They become friends very suddenly, not because of how old they are, but because both have a mother. Twyla's mom is a dancer, and Roberta's mother is too sick to raise her. They later meet in their twenties in a not so settling way. Twyla had been bussing tables while Roberta had been living large about to meet Jimi Hendrix. Twyla was embarrassed at her long past friend and was ashamed to show herself. Five years later they meet at a grocery store where they both have kids and are settled down. They decided to go vet coffee where it starts off both are different races so they take opposite sides of the debate.  Roberta accuses Twyla of abusing one of the girls at the orphanage. Twyla only remembers sitting and watching the girl get abused by other girls, and Roberta's memories start to come back to her. This holds their relationship together for the next five years when

Have you ever had to move very for from home like Esperanza had too? Esperanza Ortega from Esperanza rising by pam Munoz Ryan is no different,Esperanza and her family had to leave their home in mexico because her papa died and her house burned to ashes. They have to go to The U.S, Although Esperanza faced many challenges as an immigrant but her hardest ones were: she had to work in the fields/sheds to make more money to live and pay for mamas hospital bills. They also faced discrimination in the u.s because of her skin color.

The Messenger by Markus Zusak helped me understand that everyone has opportunities, but the way you treat the opportunities will affect what will happen in the future. It showed me how even though people like the protagonist Ed Kennedy can be brought up in a terrible environment, they can still live a meaningful life as long as they choose the right paths. In the beginnings of the book, Ed has a negative attitude and usually talks down to himself. When Sophie asks if he is a saint, he thinks to himself “Me?

Race and racism are two of the most discussed topics in the book “A Hope in the Unseen”. When Cedric Jennings went to the MIT program during the summer, he was seen as the only “ghetto” student among the other minority students going through the same experience has him. This was mainly because of his ethnicity and his personal background. While he was at Brown University, he was having trouble with his roommate, Rob, because they “didn’t have anything in common,”. One of Cedric’s friends, Chiniqua, tries to encourage him to just hang out with the other black kids but he decides to broaden his horizons by interacting with other ethnicity groups.

"We get pulled out of our comfort zone to help shed our lukewarm nature, eventually trusting God in all of our circumstances"~Taryn Barnes

In part two chapter one, Frankie character changes. The narrator now refers to Frankie as F. Jasmine. F. Jasmine is the grown up, sophisticated name Frankie gave herself in part one. Calling Frankie by this name shows the change that Frankie has grown from a little girl to a woman. F. Jasmine, now refers to her younger self as "old Frankie" (52).

finishes jail time, Ona dies while giving birth because they did not have enough money to give her the proper care. To add more to Jurgis’ traumatic experiences, Antanas drowns and he dies. At this point he departs himself from the family to find a good job and hopefully find better opportunities. This is when he meets a man that enlightens him on socialism and capitalism. These last four chapters consist of incidents that expose the evils of capitalism. Eventually, this novel ends with positivity and hope.