Gathering Blue Character Analysis

How does Jackie French portray colonial life through the lives of the characters in Nanberry?

The book, Between the Shades of Gray, takes place during World War II. The character Lina is arrested and deported by the NKVD following the annexation of Lithuania. She was then forced to provide labor in order to survive the extreme conditions of the Stalin’s camps. Her ability to cope, her relocation, and the death of her mother contributes to her development and survival.

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Jealousy is a powerful human emotion that lies dormant within everyone. As one goes through multiple conflicts and hardships, jealousy becomes more prominent and troublesome. Esi Edugyan’s Half-Blood Blues portrays the life of Sid Griffiths, a half black jazz musician, who is working with other black musicians to record an unforgettable album. During his journey, he meets Hiero Falk. a talented trumpet player, who Sid envies for his skill, with minimal effort. Titanic by James Cameron is a tragic story set in 1912, during the final voyage of the marvelous passenger liner, RMS Titanic. Caledon, a wealthy man plays a crucial part in this movie by having multiple conflicts, including jealousy, with the main character, Jack. First, Sid from

Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful are two films both written by John Hughes and directed by Howard Deutch. They depict themes similar to that of The Breakfast Club. Central themes such as class and popularity along with secondary themes of angst, love, self-discovery, fitting in, and the need to connect with others are prevalent throughout both of these films. Pretty in Pink is a prime example for the depiction of class and popularity. Its strong main characters, Andie and Blane, contrast in both of these categories and they develop into deeper story lines as the movie progresses. Class is a strong theme throughout the entire film and is presented in unforgettable scenes. Everyone is nervous walking into their first big high school house party, but the look on Andies face as her and Blane walk through the door is unforgettable. Clearly someone of a different social status, Andie, a true fashion icon, dresses how she desires but sticks out like a sore thumb amongst the upper-class teens. No one can forget the iconic line, “Nice pearls. This isn’t a dinner party, honey”, uttered at Andie in this scene. The clear and evident vulnerability of Andie shows just how uncomfortable she is in this setting along with the guiltiness of Blane for having brought her there. Class divides their two worlds and creates conflict throughout the film. A secondary theme that is very popular and might be controversial in the ending is love. Notable with John Hughes films are

The book “Ugly” by Robert Hoge it is a inspiring, true story about, Robert, a boy who grew up in Brisbane, Australia, with a tumor the size of a tennis ball on his face and two deformed legs. Robert had four other brothers and sisters, who were all older. The story is the journey of Robert Hoge and his life with artificial legs and deformed face, and all the challenges he faced along the way.

“‘Take pride in your pain,’ her mother had always told her. ‘You are stronger than those who have none’” (22-23). Kira, the main character in Lois Lowry’s book, Gathering Blue, has always known pain (23). Her father had been killed by beasts before she was born and she was born with a twisted leg that makes it terribly painful for her to walk and labels her as a disabled person- which is the same as useless and unvaluable in her society (4). There is absolutely no question that she has experienced pain (4). The only question is how much worse could get for her. What else could go wrong? Well, as it turns out, a lot. When the book opens, Kira is left without a mother due to sickness, with only one friend, Matt, an ordinary young boy with an

Everyday children are born with disabilities, no child is “perfect”. Our country is the country that doesn’t judge you on your disabilities instead they get you the help you need. What if you lived in a village that killed you because you had a disability, what would you do? Kira the main character in this book was born with a twisted leg. At first the Council of Guardians wanted to feed her to the beast and put her in the field to die because she was “weak” and “useless”, but her strong mother Katrina told them no and that she knows Kira has talent. After Kira’s mother suddenly passed away and her father killed before she was born, it left her to wonder what was to lay ahind in her future?

“The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those that speak it” (Orwell) In the dystopian novel “Gathering Blue”, by Lois Lowry, the main character is Kira. In the novel Kira overcomes many rigorous challenges. The characters in the novel live in a dystopian society. The community in the novel “Gathering Blue” does meet the criteria of a dystopian society because it is controlling, has poverty, and is frightening.

The comic “Baby Blues” written by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott publish in the San Diego Unit in October 23, 2016, features three main character in the colorful two frame comic with humor in between. In the comic, we notice three character involve, which are a mother, father, and baby. As one start to see the comic, we notice a plot that is involve the comic. In the first frame, we see the mother trying to manage the baby in different situation. One situation is when the mother is trying to put on clothing on the baby, but baby is keep running away.

Have you ever thought about what it would be like not to be free? What would it be like not to be able to make choices? What would it be like not to be able to do what you want? It's scary to think about not being free, but even in the world today some people don't even have basic human freedoms. Lois Lowry shows us in her books The Giver and Gathering Blue what it would be like not to have freedom and how important it is that we have it.

Intimate partner violence is characterized not only by physical violence, but also sexual, emotional, and mental violence through the use of threats (Understanding Intimate Partner Violence, 2011). In Black and Blue, Anna Quindlen delves into the mind of a woman who faces intimate partner violence in her everyday life. Fran, or Beth, and her son attempt to get away from Fran’s abusive cop husband. While Black and Blue is a fiction novel, its points about intimate partner violence hold true in many cases such as the breaking of traditional gender roles, high levels of stress, alcohol overconsumption, and learned behavior.

Lee’s Adjustment in The Blue Helmet William Bell’s, The Blue Helmet, is a fantastic novel about a boy with a rough life, overcomes his adversity, and becomes a hard working young adult. Lee the protagonist, changes and grows as a character with the help of Bruce Cutter, who teaches him respect and pacification. Also, with the help of Reena Mercer, who teaches him respect and humility. Lastly, Andrea Gauthier teaches him responsibility. Together these characters prove that Lee is a strong character who overcomes his obstacles and becomes a better person, and a fine young man.

“I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.” Written by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, this heartfelt quote, though it may not look it from her quiet and thoughtful demeanor in the classroom, perfectly describes Samantha Rowberry, myself, a 14 year old girl currently living in England and attending Lakenheath Middle School. Samantha is known for being the girl with the crazy socks, the smart one (a.k.a. the human computer), a frequent actress in school plays, and a fairly good singer; however, there is more to anyone than meets the eye, and the same is true for her. Most people that have met her know nothing of the fact that she was once a dancer and has choreographed her own dances, or even that she

There is a definite transformation in the narrator of "Cathedral" and “Sonny’s Blue.” In “Cathedral” the visit of Robert, the blind man, after the drawing of the cathedral and imagining it with his eyes shut, the narrator leaves his eyes closed and gains an insight of freedom and liberation: “My eyes were still closed. I was in my house. I knew that. But I didn't feel like I was inside anything (76).” The narrator’s experiencing life from the blind man’s point of view and meeting him changed the narrator’s deeply and his outlook on life itself. In "Sonny's Blues" when the narrator sees Sonny performing jazz, he sees how Sonny is able to gain his freedom from music, and instead of judging Sonny he becomes understanding: “Freedom lurked around