Explaining Theme in Jake Reinvented by Gordon Korman

Have you ever really wanted one thing in life? I mean like you really wanted it. What would you have done to get this thing that you really wanted. This happens to many people throughout the story of the “Jake Reinvented”. All though there are many themes throughout this book, I think one of the very important or I guess main theme in this book is that some people will do anything to get what they want. They will even give up something that they really love or are good at. They will lose friends, get in trouble and even get sent to some other town to get what it is that they want.

People read countless stories that have a variety of themes in them. When people read “Angela's Ashes” by Frank McCourt, and “The Street” by Ann Petry, they can probably sense that there is something similar among the two stories', and that's because they share a common theme. The theme is how people can persevere through problems that they encounter. The reader will discover this similar theme of persevering through problems with the way the authors utilize the character of characters feelings and personality, the way setting creates a backdrop that establishes the tone of the story, and events that cause conflict to the character.

“I Was A Skinny Tomboy Kid” and Bad Boy both present a common theme of girls and boys are expected certain roles in our society. Children are faced with difficulty and we struggle to show our true selves. Young people want to blend in and to stay off the highway of hate, but sometimes we are criticized for being ourselves. I thought that the memoir, Bad Boy was more clear presenting a theme. It was more effective and direct when expressing Myers’ feelings as a child growing up in Harlem in the 1950’s. Being yourself is easier than being someone

It goes without saying that The Hero's Journey is an intriguing path for a story to follow. The Hero's Journey is a narrative pattern created by Joseph Campbell. James Cameron’s Avatar is a story about Jake Sully. Jake's brother was killed and because the two share the same DNA, Jake must take his place as an Avatar. Throughout this movie, friendships are formed, enemies are made and many lives are lost. In this essay, the path of The Hero's Journey will be looked at. Specifically, the Ordinary World, Meeting the Mentor, Tests, Allies and Enemies and the Ordeal. Avatar perfectly captures The Hero's Journey throughout the movie. From the Ordinary World to the Returning with the

The first scene that supports my theme is the scene when Jake tells Rick to bring Jenifer to the next party and Didi come with and she see Jake and realizes that he was here old mat tutor from McKinley. This is the first major scene that comes up in the book that shows part of Jakes old self and what he was before he started going to Rick’s school. These two-quotation show that Jake was kind of a nerd Back at his old school. The first quote comes for page 42 when Didi says, “ Jake used to go to McKinley! He was my math tutor. If it were not for him I would still be in the tenth grade.” That Jake did have a different school and did know some thing about math. The next quote also comes for Didi and this quote show that Jake was some kind of nerd because he did study and help Didi a lot. The quote comes for page 43 “Remember the time that I had a test

An example of the best moment from the book was when Donovan took the joystick and controlled Tin Man at the robotics meet, and he destroyed the other school’s robot, in a very epic way. The theme of this book is that everybody plays an important role in a team or group. This is the theme because even though Donovan was not smart, he was a very important member of the robotics team, due to the fact that he was very unique. This theme is very relevant to me and society, because most of the people participate in a team or association, and they might not feel like they fit in or even belong here. I participate in a soccer team, and sometimes I feel that I am useless and not needed, but when I reflect upon the theme of Ungifted, I feel like I am needed because everyone has a special something that nobody else has. For example, at my soccer team, I’m not a sprinter so people always outrun me on short distances, but I have the stamina to keep on running and working for my

This isn’t something that he would have been able to access before. It is not inherent. However, Jake’s immediate fascination and revelatory state mimics the simultaneous inaccessibility and gradual self-enlightenment that comes with diasporic peoples aiming to learn more about their

Additionally we see his rebelliousness, targeted at what he views as a life that is normal and boring. He rebels by dressing in punk style clothes, paid for by his parents.he read’s book’s by author such as André Gide (Boyle, 115) who was noted for works that explored conflict and rebellion. His behaviors and those of his friends are used to set themself’s outside of society , to be perceived as rebels .With their use of drugs ,drinking, cruising all night long and gliding off to the hoped for glory of Greasy Lake.They strike a pose of teenage rebellion ,all paid for by their parents. By being” expert in the social graces” (Boyle, 115) they are “slick and quick” (Boyle, 115) in an rebellious stand against what their parents want for them

In the novel, Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger uses a variety of symbols to support the thematic idea that maturation and the loss of innocence are an inescapable rite of passage for all of humanity. Three significant symbols that signify the importance of alteration and losing one’s purity to become more suited to live in the real world are the ducks in the lagoon of Central Park, the “Catcher in the Rye”, and the carousel and the gold ring. Furthermore, these three symbols hold a significant meaning for the main protagonist, Holden Caulfield as well.

“The functions of intellect are insufficient and useless if you are without courage, love, friendship, compassion, and empathy,” says a quote by Dean Koontz. Throughout S.E. Hinton’s book The Outsiders, there are many themes that she conveys in the book as she narrates the experiences of a greaser named Ponyboy who is a member of the Social group (Socs). Ponyboy meets many people and witnesses many difficult situations throughout the book. This inspirational book teaches the reader crucial lessons that are very important for everyone, even if their lives are not anything like Ponyboy’s. Three important themes in the book include friendship, courage and empathy.

This shows he is hard working and not a lazy kid, but when you figure out that his dad beats him and takes the money Jake earns at work to buy alcohol, you understand why Jake is the way he is. His father provides him with a shack as a shelter, but on most nights Jake spends his nights sleeping in a trash can. To me, this shows Jake’s great maturity for his age accepting the conditions he is faced with. In my opinion, this also shows his toughness and brevity to endure these rough situations that he is forced to be in the middle of. A part in the book that I found very symbolic of a theme was when Jake was caught by Mr. Gerbati stealing out of his business’s money safe. Although Mr. Gerbati was very upset, from my point of view, it seemed as if he understood why Jake was doing something like that. Mr. Gerbati was very firm with his voice, but told Jake he was willing to take care of him. In my opinion, this is the beginning of a very important recurring theme in this story, transformation.

In conclusion, we as human can change and embody different attributes to a certain extent. In the film Avartar, Jake Sully inhabited the body of Na’vis and map his human embodied mind to empathize and embodied them to the extent of embodying their mind and consciousness. The themes in course all connect with the idea of embodiment. For example you have to see your body as object in order to make changes to your body. The theme of the looking- glass body allows the person to take a step back and look at how others see themselves. The dramaturgical theme is how the person to present themselves to society. The theme of reflexive trans embodiment shows how a person different changes go through stages to change themselves into a new self. The

This point of Jake’s life is centered on readjusting himself to normal life after World War I. Jake is lost

Considered one of the best novels of the 20th century, The Catcher in the Rye has affected readers around the globe since its publication in 1951. Its contemporary critics, however, gave the novel mixed reviews. Compared to the ideals of 1950s America, Holden Caulfield, the emotionally immature, extremely judgmental, teen-aged main character of “Catcher,” embodies the antithesis. Holden was an affront to the new social order, which demanded conformity and propagated the “father knows best” mentality. Americans, however, despite the postwar economic boom, remained suspicious of authority. In idyllic suburban neighborhoods across the country, while families huddled around their new television screens, people discussed their neighbors’ movements, made distrustful even of their closest friends by the “Red Scare”. The American Dream seemed like a golden ring just out of reach, leaving people feeling like they were going around in circles without a clear destination or purpose. With his sense of nostalgia for better times, his bleak perspective of the future, and his contradictory nature, Holden speaks directly to this sense of confusion at the world that Americans felt during the 1950s.

Theme is something that most people take for granted. It’s often seen as something elementary. But, there is greatness in such simplicity that isn’t really that simplistic at all. Such is proven in Ray Bradbury's All Summer in a Day where one of the many themes is that the knowledge you have can sometimes set you apart from others in unpleasant ways such as not being able to connect with someone on a personal level, being marked as an outcast, and not being taken seriously.