Gryphon Sparknotes

The first explanation to question to why Tommy likes Mrs. F is that on page (57, line 430 to 431) it talks about how Tommy was telling Carl Whiteside, the boy who has bad breath and collect lots of marbles in a jar about a fake combination to make it sound real so he convinced him that it's possible . “ and he combined a human being and a hamster.’’ “ it's called a humster.” Next explanation, on (pg.50, l. 445) Mrs. F tells tommy whispered over his shoulder telling the word balcony. “ I don't like that either, It’s ugly my feeling is if you don't like a word don’t use it.” She was telling

The teachers profiled in “Unforgettable Miss Bessie”, “My Favorite Teacher”, and “And the Orchestra Played On” are remembered and admired by the narrators. Miss Bessie, Miss Hattie, and Mr. K. possessed significant qualities that made them remarkable educators. They inspired and encouraged students. They only wanted the best for their students and prepared them for their futures, enabling them to overcome difficulties in school. Besides the content of their subject matter these educators their taught students to believe that their lives and future all depends from themselves: whether they would choose the clean asphalt road or dirty, bumpy one.

Miss Ferenczi’s tutelage represents a breath of fresh air and a new experience for her students. Everything about her is foreign to the students yet not inaccessible. Hope and truth are connected within Miss Ferenzci; her style of dress, lunch choices, and forthright speech are prime examples. Miss Ferenczi has found her own truth, herself, as evidenced by her nonconformist attitude, elaborate dress, delightful stories, and a touch of humility. She exemplifies that all adults are not like those the children are accustomed in their community. Miss Ferenczi’s symbolism of truth is foreshadowed by Tommy when he notices his substitute’s peculiar marionette lines reminding him of Pinocchio. Pinocchio is a wooden boy who wants to be real and is a liar. Miss Ferenczi may be a real, in the flesh, person, but she is very surreal to Tommy and his classmates; they’ve never seen anything like her. Also, Miss Ferenczi bends the truth and tells stories of myths in order to provoke the students’ sense of thought, imagination, and wonder. The truths the children seek are far beyond spelling and arithmetic, but constitute the character the students will eventually mesh with and emit.

Thomas asks what my mom did for a living and I tell him that she was a professor. She taught photography. I used to hide in the darkrooms. Whenever I met one of my mother’s students they would always tell me how lucky I was to have such an attentive and loving mother.

In the book¨The One and Only Ivan¨by K. A. Applegate, the character´s sad and excited qualities contributed to the speaker´s message of never give up on something.

After reading this excerpt from “Under the Feet of Jesus”, the reader can better understand how a protagonist’s character can develop throughout a text. At first, Estrella’s character can be described as immature and curious. However, towards the end of the text, Estrella’s character can be described as humble and understanding. This writer conveys this change in character using literary devices. Moreover, these devices include selection of detail, figurative language, and tone.

Why does Tommy defense Ms. Ferenczi During the story “Gryphon” by Charles Baxter, Tommy defense Ms.Franczi almost in every page, but the question is why. Tommy defense Ms. Franczi because he like her, because they think almost alike for example when Tommy sees a tree that he hadn't seen before and he just notice on the exact same day when Ms. Franczi draws “A large, leafy, deciduous… oak.” (P. 44, L. 70)

A theme evident in the story is believing everything you hear can end in a negative conclusion. Throughout Charles, Laurie’s mom is listening to her son and believing everything he says about Charles. This leads to her making bad assumptions about kindergarten for Laurie. In the story, Laurie’s mom is talking to her husband and she says “Do you think kindergarten is too unsettling for Laurie?” The dad responds with “ It’ll be alright, bound to be people like Charles in the world. Might as well meet them now as later”. As a result of Laurie’s mom believing what her son told her, it led to the conclusion of her making bad assumptions of kindergarten being too unsettling for Laurie. Also, in the story, Laurie’s mom makes a bad assumption based on what laurie told her about Charles. She talks about his mother. She is at a PTA meeting and she

Victor wants to impress a girl named Teresa by pretending that he knows French. Victor’s French teacher understands what he is doing and lets him get away with it. The reader goes on a journey with Victor as he travels through an emotional first day. In the end, Teresa asks Victor to tutor Teresa in French. Victor wants to impress Teresa; he goes and learns as much French as possible.

Glimpses of true beauty, dignity, and humanity show periodically within the camp. The narrator even refers to the camp as being a heaven of peace...” Suddenly I see the camp as a haven of peace. It is true, other may be dying, but one is somehow still alive, one has enough food, enough strength to work ....” The narrator is also touched and surprised as "suddenly, above the teeming crowd pushing forward like a river driven by an unseen power, a girl appears. She descends lightly from the train", as if she is of higher status or more grace. There is just something about this girl that makes him so enchanted by her. Her bravery stands out for while she is near the "gas chamber: communal and disgusting." She faces these horrors and "with a natural gesture she runs her hands down her blouse, casually straightens her skirt....mature look in her eyes." This girl possesses values that the other prisoners have lost. Not only does she have "enchanting blond hair, with beautiful breasts", she also has those rare qualities of courage, faith, and dignity. While she comes

feelings of the past. Portia wants to give Tommy all the support she never got. She wants to protect him.

In “Gryphon” by Charles Baxter, a class of fourth grade students gets a substitute teacher. She is very eccentric but knowledgeable and tells the whole class a lot of myths and facts. It is up to the class to decide what is true or not.

While Claudia is normally detached and unfriendly to most, Tom brings out the tender personality of Claudia. Tom unknowingly helps Claudia see all that’s good and beautiful. Claudia thinks, “I saw it through him and with him” (Lively 75). Claudia’s adoring persona comes into place when she falls in love with Tom. Tom has an effect on Claudia that makes her want things that she wouldn’t otherwise have wanted before.

In his excerpt of Tlon, Borges speaks about the discovery of a nation called Uqbar and exhibits much interest in it. He attempts to conduct research on it, however, fails miserably and can only find a single encyclopedia that mentions it existence. Some years later, Borges comes across an encyclopedia called the first encyclopedia of Tlon. He becomes fascinated with Tlon and concludes that it was nothing more than a concoction of intellectuals who simply made up this planet and decided to write about it. Ironically, as the years pass, Borges comes across more and more information regarding Tlon and soon discovers that the rest of the world is being informed of the planet and its

“Then it all stopped, not overnight, but rapidly enough” (Ishiguro 19). This sentence is an important part of the story because it’s where Tommy becomes a dynamic character; he controls his temper and alters his attitude, ultimately becoming accepted and liked among his peers. By turning over a new leaf, we see this “better” side of him that begins showing up more often than before.