Examples Of Perseverance In Whale Talk

For example, when Louie is captured by the Japanese and taken to a POW (Prisoner of War) camp where he among others if both physically and emotionally abused he keeps trying to survive. He knows from firsthand experience that if he perseveres it will get better. This is proven when Louie after experience in three different camps is ordered to hold a fifty pound beam of wood over his head for ten minutes (Hillenbrand 295). Even though Louis was sickly, weak and skinny he managed to do it without giving up. This once again portrays the theme to always persevere because without it Louie would be dead.

Imagery means to use figurative language to compare one object to another object. An example that stood out to me was on lines 60-61,” He slid from their grasp like a rotten banana peel” (Rodriguez). I believe that this is an example of imagery because it is making an image in the reader’s mind comparing how his brother fell to a rotten banana peel. Another example that I would like to point out is on line 35, “ this abdomen of land” (Rodriguez). This line contains imagery because the use of the word abdomen is a metaphor and is comparing the middle of the land to the abdomen of a body. These examples helped clarify the statement and convinced me that this poem has

In the story "The Chrysanthemums," by John Steinbeck, imagery is important in the development of his characters. The man who drives the wagon and fixes things is a perfect example of imagery. "His worn black suit was wrinkled and spotted with grease. The laughter had disappeared from his face and eyes the moment his laughing voice ceased. His eyes were dark, and they were full of the

Imagery is used by many writers and this is when the writer uses visually descriptive or figurative language.

One example of imagery in the text is the sense sound. The author used the sense of sound to create imagery so that the reader can imagine what is going on. The author reports, "He knew his pursuer was coming; He heard the padding sound of feet on the soft earth." This is an example of imagery because Rainsford described what he heard so that the reader could imagine what sound he heard. This is important to the plot line because the main part of the story revolves on not getting found and to stay alive. If he can hear the padding of his pursuers feet than he might lose "the game.'' Therefore the sense of sound is incorporated into the literature to help develop the plot of the

When Chris Crutcher decides to use imagery it is often very detailed. He takes the time to describe what these characters are seeing and feeling. Chris wants to make sure that the readers can see every situation, feel the weight of every decision, and feel the pain of the characters. Imagery is a very helpful tool to help Chris’ ideas really jump off the page and into your head. Some of these scenes of imagery include a little girl scrubbing off her skin using a brillo pad, and a character's father

Determination When faced with problems, the people with determination are the ones who solve and vanquish it. After a catastrophic event, there are always people who live to tell the tale. Many of these survivors used their determination to survive against physical, mental, and emotional hardships. Elie Wiesel, Paul Rusesabagina, and John F. Kennedy are examples of this. In the memoirs, Night by Elie Wiesel and An Ordinary Man by Paul Rusesabagina, and the article, “Sixty Years Later, the Story of PT-109 Still Captivates” by Stephen Plotkin, Elie Wiesel, Paul Rusesabagina, and John F. Kennedy were intent on staying alive in times where it was easier to give up.

In the previous journal I evaluated the end of Whale Talk, predicted Danny’s role in the summer basketball camp, and finally connected myself to Danny’s all of his misfortunes. Have you ever had a roadblock in any part of your life? How did you react did you slowly ride up the mountain or did you take it by the horns and attack with full

Imagery is describing an author’s use of vivid description that evokes the reader to feel as if they can visualize the scene. In the book, imagery is portrayed by the author to make people feel like they are in the character’s shoes, specifically where Samantha is drifting off to sleep in her mom’s car. The in-depth description of Samantha dozing off to sleep looking out of the window is described in this quote, “ I watch the highway lights, my eyelids sinking, then the summer streetlights as the roads get smaller and smaller, closer to home” (Fitzpatrick 283). In this quote, Samantha, the main character, describes what she sees out of the car window on her way home from her mother’s meeting while she is drifting to sleep. This is imagery because

Imagery is when authors use vivid descriptions so the reader can imagine the characters and settings. In the book All Quiet on the Western Front, imagery is used by the author, Remarque, to help the readers imagine the scene when the soldiers are taking a break in a meadow after half of their regiment was killed in an attack. Imagery was used when the protagonist took a good look at the meadow and saw the “grasses sway their tall spears; the white butterflies flutter around and float on the soft warm wind of the late summer” (Remarque 9) where “on the horizon [there were] bright yellow, sunlit observation balloons, [and there were] little white clouds of anti-aircraft shells”(Remarque 9). This quote describes what the protagonist sees when he looks at the meadow and on the horizon where a battle was taken place. This is imagery because the author uses vivid words to create an image in the reader's mind of what was happening in the scene. The author included this technique to give the reader the scene and what the character saw in his own eyes. (189 words)

Perseverance changes everyone's lives no matter how big, or how small the change is. Steven King has persevered through his rough times writing his first novel. So has Buck, the main dog in Call of the Wild. He has never given up on what he’s strived for. There are a ton more perseverance examples in life, and books on how someone had a rough time, got through it, and succeed.

Imagery is defined in The Oxford Dictionary as visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. Imagery is one of the many examples of rhetorical devices used in literature to express the author’s ideas. In Dan Egan’s book, The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, Egan puts emphasis on the details to provide the readers with a clear vision to Egan’s ideas. In the beginning Egan talks about the seaway construction by stating, “Construction crews from boths side of the border tore into the river channel with so much violence and with such heavy earth-moving machinery” (Egan 22) Egan use of imagery allows for readers to understand what is going on through a mental picture.

Everybody has a challenge in their life where they need a lot of perseverance. In The Call of the Wild, Buck is forced out of his old life and thrown into the wilderness where he needs to learn how to survive. In contrast to Buck, like most adults, my dad went through a parent's death which needed perseverance and had to figure out how to live on his own. While Buck and my dad’s experiences are different, they both had to learn how to live on their own. Those are just somethings that show how everyone goes through a perseverance event where life gets tough, but people and animals acquire skills or traits that help them get through these events.

One example of perseverance in “The Most Dangerous Game” is when Rainsford falls off his boat. Instead of letting the surf overtake him, he fights to stay above water. “He struggled up to the surface

Through his years serving in the Navy, and his now current job as a civilian contractor for the Navy, my dad worked on many vital projects that help maintain our Naval forces. Even with this pressure, my dad learned to persevere and complete the tasks given to him, not just for himself, but for everyone counting on him. Through his experience, my dad taught my brother and I how to persevere, and shaped my own personal connotation of the word. In a similar fashion, Marsha Colbey’s story gave another goal-orientated definition of perseverance. Marsha Colbey, a falsely-accused mother put in prison, persevered through the horrible experiences of women being raped by prison guards, beatings, and the constant fear of death in prison to right the wrongs done to her and the other women in similar situations as her, as well as to see her beloved family again. No matter what Mrs. Colbey saw, she looked forward, because of her love for her family, and those around her. Each person held a unique perspective of perseverance because each person faces different challenges and opportunities; these experiences helped them overcome obstacles, and allowed them to find different ways to help